Villain Coins are the currency that fuels the Update 0.5 Villain Invasion event in Anime Expeditions, and they are the only way to pull on the Villain Banner where Secret Itachi and event mythics live. The fastest way to bank them combines three things: currency buffs from skins and evolutions, repeat clears of a low-effort event act, and high-value runs of the relic-gated Crow stage.
Quick answer: Equip the Puppet (Biker) and Stone Alchemist (Boss) skins plus evolved units for a Villain Coins buff, farm Crow Hideout – Act 1 (Hard) on repeat for ~5,250 coins per clear and Crow Relics, then spend those relics on Crow Hideout – Crow via matchmaking for 15,000 coins per successful run.
Set up your currency buffs first
Before you farm anything, raise your Villain Coins multiplier. Two skins from the Villain Banner do the heavy lifting: Puppet (Biker) and Stone Alchemist (Boss). Both increase currency gain and item drop rates when equipped, and Stone Alchemist (Boss) sits in the Rare pool at a 74.68% rate, so it is easy to pick up.
Evolving your mythic units stacks on top of that. Evolving Razorjaw into Razorjaw (Hunter), for example, needs 1x Jaw Skull, the required Sprite counts, and 10,000 Gold at the Evolve pedestal. Fully buffed, players report a Villain Coins bonus around 525%, which turns a base 1,000-coin stage into roughly 5,250 coins per clear.
Inside any event stage, open the Stage Info menu to confirm your active bonuses. The event itself applies Reward Chance: +100% and Villain Coins: +100%, and those combine with your unit and skin buffs.
Best act to farm for Villain Coins and Crow Relics
Act 1 – Death and Act 3 – Sword both award the same 1,000 base Villain Coins on Hard Mode. Because the coin payout is identical, Act 1 – Death is the better repeat farm since it clears faster and is easier to run unattended. Act 3 – Sword is worth choosing when you specifically want more Crow Relic and Predator’s Skull attempts, since both drop at a 5% base chance there.
| Stage (Hard Mode) | Base Villain Coins | Notable drops |
|---|---|---|
| Crow Hideout – Act 1 (Death) | 1,000x | Fastest clear, best for repeat farming |
| Crow Hideout – Act 3 (Sword) | 1,000x | Crow Relic (5%), Predator’s Skull (5%) |
| Crow Hideout – Crow (Dawn) | 15,000x | Requires a Crow Relic to enter |
A clean Act 3 run lands around a 2-minute clear and pays out 1,000 Villain Coins alongside its drop rolls. Farm whichever act you clear reliably, and let the Crow Relics stack up for the next step.
Run Crow Hideout – Crow for 15,000 coins per clear
The Crow Hideout – Crow stage (listed as Crow – Dawn on Hard Mode) is the single biggest Villain Coins payout in the event at 15,000 coins per successful clear. Each entry consumes one Crow Relic, which is why you farm the earlier acts first. The pity path to Secret Itachi also runs through relics, with 30 Crow Relics needed to reach the guarantee.
Note: Losing the stage does not consume your Crow Relic. A Defeat screen still shows your Yen earned, but the relic stays in your inventory, so a failed attempt only costs you time, not progress.
The full farming loop
Put the pieces together and the routine is simple and repeatable:
- AFK-farm Crow Hideout – Act 1 (or Act 3 if you want more relic rolls) to bank Villain Coins and Crow Relics.
- Spend each Crow Relic on Crow Hideout – Crow through matchmaking for 15,000 coins per clear.
- Repeat until you have enough coins for the Villain Banner and enough relics for the Itachi pity track.
You can also grab one-time bonuses along the way. Claim +40x Event Coin from the Headliner Hunt for unit obtainments and another +40x Event Coin from the Daily Quest for spending Gold, then trade event coins for Trait Crystals in the Event Shop.
AFK macro setup for Act 1 farming
If you want the Act 1 farm to run hands-free, a simple recorder loop can handle it. The key is preparing your in-game settings so the game auto-upgrades, auto-skips, and auto-retries without any input.
Extra Villain Coins from Villain Hunt chests
The Villain Hunt event is separate from Villain Invasion and gives another steady coin source. Play any non-competitive mode (Story, Infinite, Challenge, or Mastery), wait for a random villain boss to invade, and defeat it to earn 5 Villain Chests. Infinite mode is the strongest target because it keeps spawning waves without restarts.
Each opened chest gives one reward, and Villain Coins (250x) are the headline drop, alongside reroll materials and a chance at the Crow (Rider) skin. You can clear up to 15 boss kills per day, and daily milestones hand out escalating chest bundles from 5 on Day 1 up to 50 on Day 10. Open chests from the Events page under Villain Hunt or straight from your Items bag.
| Villain Chest reward | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Villain Coins | 250x |
| Trait Crystal | 2x |
| Stat Reroll / Stat Lock | 2x each |
| Equipment Reroll / Equipment Lock | 2x each |
| Crow (Rider) Skin | 1x (chance-based) |
Note: If chests are not appearing, confirm you are in a non-competitive mode and not the Villain Invasion event, which does not spawn these bosses. Villain Hunt closes with Update 1, so bank chests while it is live.
Redeem codes before you grind
Claim the active codes first so you are not farming for rewards the game already hands out for free.
| Code | Reward |
|---|---|
| 200MVISITS | Event boost |
| VILLAININVASION | Event rewards |
| RELEASETOURNAMENT | General resources |
| SORRYFORLONGMAINTENANCE | Compensation drop |
Spending your Villain Coins
Once the coins are stacked, head to the Summon area and open the Villain Banner, where each pull costs 500 Villain Coins. In Banner Settings you can enable auto-sell for Rare, Epic, and Legendary results so multi-pulls convert junk automatically and leave you the mythics. That banner is where Dark Mage, one of the strongest current units, and the 0.01% Secret Itachi come from.
Because Itachi’s rate is so low, treat coins as a long-term resource rather than a single gamble. Keep your buff skins equipped, run the Act farm whenever you are online, cash relics into the 15,000-coin Crow stage, and set a hard spending cap before you start pulling.
