Anime Expeditions Unit Passives and Active Abilities Guide (Release Update)

Anime Expeditions
By Jay / / Games

Choosing the best units in Anime Expeditions isn’t only about rarity or raw damage. A unit’s passive skills, active abilities, and unique mechanics often have a much bigger impact during difficult stages. Some characters specialize in crowd control, while others provide buffs, summon allies, or deal powerful area damage that can completely change the outcome of a match.

This guide covers every Secret, Exclusive, Mythic, and Legendary unit currently available in Anime Expeditions. You’ll find all passive abilities, active skills, equipment effects, cooldowns, and unlock requirements available in the release version of the game. Since Epic and Rare units don’t have unique abilities, they aren’t included here.

Best Units Based on Their Abilities

Several units stand out because of how much utility they bring to a team. Shadow (Divine) remains one of the strongest overall thanks to its battlefield rewind, magical damage buff, and permanent summons. 8th Sword (Berserk) is an excellent choice for long stages because its permanent damage scaling allows it to become significantly stronger over time.

Among the Mythic roster, Flame Emperor (Reincarnate) and Hollow (Blaze) work exceptionally well together by spreading and converting Burn effects for massive damage-over-time. Puppet (Telekinetic) is another valuable support unit thanks to its enemy marking and global rewind ability, while Reaper (Released) offers consistent scaling and excellent survivability through its clone mechanics.

For Legendary units, Forbidden Teacher and The Hero are reliable support picks that boost Magical and Physical teams respectively, making them worthwhile additions even in higher-level content.

All Anime Expeditions Unit Passives and Active Abilities

Below is every high-rarity unit currently available in Anime Expeditions, including everything each character can do.

Secret Units

Shadow (Divine)

Rarity: Secret

Element: Dark

Attack Type: Magical

Shadow (Divine) is one of the strongest support-DPS hybrids in Anime Expeditions. Instead of focusing solely on damage, this unit manipulates enemy positioning, summons permanent companions, and increases the damage output of magical allies.

Active Skills

Shadow Realm

  • Global Cooldown: 60 seconds
  • Converts the battlefield into the Shadow Realm.
  • Rewinds enemies within range by 50% of Shadow’s attack range.
  • Increases all Magical units’ damage by 25% for 30 seconds.
  • Each enemy can only be rewound twice.

Divine Spirit

  • Player Cooldown: 99,999 seconds
  • Summons an immortal Divine Spirit.
  • Shadow becomes stunned for 15 seconds.
  • Divine Spirit deals damage equal to Shadow’s base damage.
  • Cannot disappear, be defeated, or become stunned.

Passive Skills

Winged Spirit (Upgrade 3)

  • Summons a flying spirit around Shadow.
  • Attacks every five seconds.
  • Deals 75% of Shadow’s current damage.
  • Applies Stun.

Wolf Spirit (Upgrade 5)

  • Unlocks a Wolf Spirit companion.
  • Can be upgraded separately from Shadow.

8th Sword (Berserk)

Rarity: Secret

Element: Neutral

Attack Type: Physical

8th Sword focuses on scaling throughout longer battles. Every enemy defeated permanently increases its strength while multiple passive effects trigger powerful follow-up attacks.

Passive Skills

Execution Cycle

  • Teleports every 10 seconds.
  • Stuns the targeted enemy.
  • Every kill permanently increases damage by 1%.
  • Maximum bonus: 100%.

Demonic Presence

  • Enemies inside the inner 40% of range continuously take damage.
  • Deals 5% of current damage every second.

Savage Rebound

  • Instantly removes Stun.
  • Performs Thunderclap Cut for 100% damage.
  • Follow-up attacks inflict Dismembered.

Dismemberer’s Rush

  • Automatically attacks enemies below 10% HP.
  • Performs Unrestrained Rampage dealing full damage.

The Nameless Demon

  • Activates after 25 kills.
  • Berserk Mode lasts 15 seconds.
  • Gains:
    • +20% Damage
    • 10% faster attack speed
    • Every attack inflicts Dismembered.

Dismembered

  • Permanently reduces enemy movement speed by 0.15.

Exclusive Units

Crimson (Brother)

Rarity: Exclusive

Element: Dark

Attack Type: Magical

Crimson specializes in damage-over-time attacks by placing marks on enemies before causing devastating explosions.

Passive Skills

Crimson Explosion

  • Normal attacks apply Crimson Mark.
  • Marks explode after five seconds.
  • Explosion deals 15% of Crimson’s current damage.

Crimson Pool

  • Explosions leave burning pools for six seconds.
  • Maximum of three pools.
  • Pools deal 10% damage every two seconds.

Active Skill

Piercing Crimson (Upgrade 9)

  • Player Cooldown: 90 seconds
  • Channels toward a selected area for 10 seconds.
  • Deals 75% damage every second.
  • Continuously applies Crimson Mark.
  • Cannot use normal attacks while channeling.

Toy Maker

Rarity: Exclusive

Element: Dark

Attack Type: Psychic

Rather than attacking directly, Toy Maker constantly summons living toys that block and damage enemies.

Passive Skill

Build-a-Toy

  • Summons Toys on every available path.
  • Toy HP equals 100% of Toy Maker’s damage.

Upgrade bonuses include:

  • Upgrade 2: +15% Toy movement speed.
  • Upgrade 4: Toys explode on death, dealing AoE damage equal to 10% of maximum HP.
  • Upgrade 6: Every fifth summon creates mutated Toys with 150% more HP.

When covering multiple paths, Toy health is divided evenly.

True Saint (Holy)

Rarity: Exclusive

Element: Light

Attack Type: Magical

True Saint rewards critical hits while also temporarily borrowing damage from nearby allies.

Passive Skill

Predictive Calculation

  • Normal attacks apply marks to up to five enemies.
  • Critical hits consume all marks.
  • Each consumed mark deals 10% current damage.
  • Every upgrade adds 2% Critical Chance.

Active Skill

Seize (Upgrade 11)

  • Player Cooldown: 200 seconds
  • Steals 20% damage from the three strongest nearby allies.
  • Buff lasts 60 seconds.

Mythic Units

Cursed Student (True Love)

Element: Dark

Attack Type: Physical

Passive: Cursed Mimicry

  • Every third attack copies the nearest ally’s attack.
  • Deals:
    • 100% own damage
    • +40% copied ally damage
  • Each new copied attack permanently increases inherited damage by 20%.

Equipment Passive: Spirit Bats

  • Every 20 Bleed stacks summon a Bat Spirit.
  • Maximum three bats.
  • Each bat attacks three times.
  • Each attack deals 25% damage.

Elf Mage (Unleashed)

Element: Wind

Attack Type: Magical

Elf Mage builds Arcane Charges before unleashing increasingly powerful spells.

Passive Skills

Arcane Magic

  • Gains one Arcane Charge per attack.
  • Maximum seven charges.

Overcharge

  • Every charge reset permanently increases spell damage.
  • Maximum bonus: 25%.

Arcane Spells

  • 3 Charges: Old Magic (Line AoE)
  • 5 Charges: Eruption (Circle AoE + Mana Burn)
  • 7 Charges: Storm (Full AoE)

Every spell deals 100% current damage.

Flame Emperor (Reincarnate)

Element: Flame

Attack Type: Magical

Flame Emperor excels at spreading Burn across large groups of enemies.

Passive Skill

Wildfire

  • Burn spreads to three nearby enemies.
  • Burn damage equals the user’s full damage over four seconds.

Active Skill

Wall of Fire

  • Places a burning wall.
  • Enemies passing through receive Burn.

Hollow (Blaze)

Element: Flame

Attack Type: Physical

Hollow converts existing Burn effects into stronger flame damage.

Passive Skills

Radial Flames

  • Burn expiration converts into Austere Flames.
  • Deals 85% damage.

Attack Flames

  • Attacking burning enemies converts Burn.
  • Deals 65% damage.

Austere Flames

  • Deals damage over four seconds.
  • Different sources do not stack.

Lady Giant (Envy)

Element: Terra

Attack Type: Physical

Lady Giant alternates between defensive wall placement and temporary Giant Form.

Passive Skills

Stone Wall

  • Summons defensive walls every 15 seconds.
  • Maximum two walls.
  • Base Form: 75% HP scaling.
  • Giant Form: 50% HP scaling.

Rock Storm

  • Every four attacks throws a giant rock.
  • Base Form: 100% damage.
  • Giant Form: 125% damage.

Active Skill

Size Control: Giant

  • Local Cooldown: 60 seconds
  • Lasts 25 seconds.
  • +125% Damage.
  • +50% Range.
  • Attacks 25% slower.

Puppet (Telekinetic)

Element: Light

Attack Type: Psychic

Puppet supports teammates by marking enemies and summoning defensive Dolls.

Passive Skill

Marionette’s Gaze

  • Every 15 seconds marks the strongest enemy.
  • Marked targets receive 20% additional damage.

Equipment Passive

Puppet Creation

  • Defeated marked enemies summon Dolls.
  • Doll HP equals 200% of Puppet’s damage.

Active Skill

Complete Control

  • Global Cooldown: 30 seconds
  • Unlocks at Upgrade 8.
  • Rewinds all enemies inside range by two seconds.

Reaper (Released)

Element: Light

Attack Type: Physical

Reaper becomes stronger by fighting different enemy types while remaining highly mobile.

Passive Skills

Adaptation

  • New enemy types permanently grant:
    • +10% Damage
    • +10% Critical Chance

Critical Tempo

  • Critical hits reduce SPA by 5%.
  • Lasts 20 seconds.
  • Stacks up to 15%.

Mirage Swap

  • Automatically removes Stun.
  • Swaps positions with Mirage Clone.

Active Skill

Mirage Step

  • Teleports within attack range.
  • Creates a Mirage Clone dealing 50% base damage.

Salmon Sorcerer (Grade 1)

Element: Gale

Attack Type: Magical

Passive Skills

Crumble Away

  • Every upgrade permanently applies 20% Slow.

Plummet

  • Enemies entering the inner half of attack range become Staggered for two seconds.

String Demon (Awakened)

Element: Neutral

Attack Type: Magical

String Demon combines crowd control with coordinated ally attacks.

Passive Skills

Cocoon of Carnage

  • Every fifth attack cocoons enemies.
  • Cocoon lasts five seconds or until hit ten times.
  • Breaking it deals 125% damage.

String Sync

  • Links nearby allies.
  • Maximum three linked allies.
  • Linked allies perform follow-up attacks equal to String Demon’s damage.
  • Links cannot refresh for 15 seconds.

Legendary Units

Ice Queen

Element: Hydro

Attack Type: Magical

Soul Rend

  • Deals 20% more damage against enemies below 20% HP.

Freeze

  • Freezes enemies for two seconds.
  • Prevents movement and actions.
  • Five-second cooldown.

Greed

Element: Dark

Attack Type: Physical

Fox Hunt

  • Deals 20% bonus damage against Boss enemies.

Forbidden Teacher

Element: None

Attack Type: Magical

Teacher Blessing

  • Increases nearby Magical units’ damage.
  • Bonus grows by 5% every upgrade.

Ramen Guy

Element: None

Attack Type: Physical

Capital Lock

  • Selling refunds only 10% of investment.

Donbori

  • Increases Yen earned from kills by 50%.

Scissor

Element: Terra

Attack Type: Physical

Stacking Cuts

  • Consecutive attacks against the same target increase damage by 5%.
  • Maximum bonus: 20%.

Water Princess

Element: Hydro

Attack Type: Magical

Debuff Shield

  • Protects the nearest ally from one debuff.
  • Shield regenerates every 15 seconds.

The Hero

Element: None

Attack Type: Physical

Hero Blessing

  • Buffs nearby Physical units.
  • Damage bonus increases by 5% with every upgrade.

Abilities are what truly separate average units from top-tier carries in Anime Expeditions. While base stats matter, powerful passives like permanent damage scaling, battlefield control, crowd control, and team-wide buffs often determine which units perform best in difficult content. As future updates introduce additional characters and balance changes, the game’s meta will continue evolving, making it important to stay informed about every unit’s unique skill set before investing your resources.

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