Anime Last Stands Guide, How to Unlock & Evolve Ancient Giant Oars Luffy

Anime Last Stand (ALS) recently introduced the Ancient Giant Unleashed as part of the Halloween Part 2 update, adding another collectible unit with some intriguing abilities and potential for team composition. This guide will take you through the essentials of acquiring, evolving, and maximizing the Ancient Giant Unleashed, helping players determine if he’s worth the grind and how to best integrate him into gameplay.

How to Unlock and Evolve the Ancient Giant

The Ancient Giant can be found in Halloween capsules in the event shop, and evolving him to his Unleashed form requires the Giant Skull item. Once evolved, the Ancient Giant Unleashed becomes a Celestial-type unit with significantly upgraded stats and abilities. While evolving him is a straightforward process, you’ll need to spend time gathering capsules to obtain the necessary materials.

However, unlike many other units, Ancient Giant Unleashed doesn’t come with a cosmetic accessory that players might expect, which has been a disappointment for some. Although minor, the absence of these visual details, combined with his basic model design, has left players with mixed feelings about his aesthetic appeal. Despite this, his battle skills still have unique aspects that make him a compelling choice.

Ancient Giant Unleashed’s Stats and Abilities

With a placement cost of 1,250 yen, Ancient Giant Unleashed is a slightly pricier unit to deploy but offers distinct advantages in battle. While his initial range isn’t extensive, and his model lacks elaborate animations, he brings a potent set of abilities that make him formidable under the right conditions.

Key Stats:

• Damage: Scales up to a formidable max level, with impressive output for mid-game stages.
• Range: Limited at first but can be maximized with careful upgrades.
• Special Passive Ability: After every 100 kills, the Ancient Giant gains 25% more damage for 10 seconds. This passive, while not unique, is highly effective against large waves of enemies, giving him an advantage in high-density fights.

Skills and Limitations:

• Wind Barrage: Available at upgrade three, this ability adds a special roar-based attack, visually striking but not as potent as similar skills seen in other units.
• AOE (Area of Effect): At upgrade six, Ancient Giant Unleashed becomes a full-AOE unit, significantly improving his crowd control capabilities, though he lacks additional passives like burn or poison effects, which would enhance his utility.

While Ancient Giant’s passive provides a decent boost in specific battle scenarios, he lacks additional debuffs or multi-element capabilities, limiting his versatility. For players looking for a unit capable of tanking while delivering consistent damage, his passive offers some strategic flexibility, although this may not be sufficient for players seeking meta-defining units.

Strategic Placement and Usage Tips

The Ancient Giant Unleashed can be most effective in missions that feature large enemy waves, where his passive ability can activate multiple times and deal successive high-damage bursts. His full-AOE capability upon max upgrade allows him to cover a larger area, but his utility diminishes in higher-difficulty stages where players need units with more diverse abilities, such as freeze or poison effects. While his Celestial typing does allow him to work well in mixed elemental teams, it’s recommended to place him in high-density spots where he can maximize his passive and AOE abilities.