Crow Rider is one of the most sought-after exclusive skins in Anime Expeditions’ Villain Invasion update. Unlike many limited cosmetics, this skin can be obtained completely free through the Villain Hunt event. However, since it has a random drop rate, your best chance of unlocking it is by opening as many Villain Chests as possible every day. This guide explains the fastest way to farm Villain Chests, maximize your daily attempts, and improve your chances of obtaining the exclusive Crow Rider skin before the event ends.
How to Get the Crow Rider Skin
The Crow Rider skin is available exclusively from Villain Chests earned during the limited-time Villain Hunt event. Unlike event shop rewards, you cannot purchase the skin directly with Villain Coins. Instead, every Villain Chest has a chance to contain Crow Rider alongside several other useful rewards. Because the drop is entirely luck-based, the most effective strategy is to maximize the number of chests you open each day.
How to Get Villain Chests
Villain Chests are earned by defeating Villain bosses that randomly appear during non-competitive game modes.
Each defeated Villain rewards:
- 5 Villain Chests
There is also a daily cap of:
- 75 Villain Chests per day
To reach the daily limit, you’ll need to defeat a total of:
- 15 Villains
Since Villain appearances are random, choosing the right game mode makes a significant difference.
Best Mode to Farm Crow Rider
The fastest method for farming Villain Chests is Endless Mode. Instead of repeatedly restarting short stages, Endless lets you continue progressing through wave after wave, giving you many opportunities for Villains to spawn during a single run. Endless Mode offers several advantages:
- Continuous Villain spawn opportunities
- Less downtime between runs
- No need to repeatedly return to the lobby
- Faster overall chest farming
If your team is strong enough, you can often remain in one Endless session until around Wave 70 while collecting your full daily limit of Villain Chests. Although Villain spawns are random, staying in one long match generally provides more consistent results than constantly restarting shorter stages.
Recommended Team Setup
A balanced team is much more important than simply bringing your strongest damage dealers. A reliable Endless farming team should include:
- One economy unit
- One powerful AoE damage dealer
- One strong boss killer
Economy First
Deploy your farming unit as early as possible to build your income. The extra economy allows you to upgrade your primary damage units much sooner, making later Villain encounters much easier.
Focus on Wave Clearing
Once your economy is established, prioritize units capable of clearing large enemy waves quickly. Fast wave clears mean faster progression, which creates more opportunities for Villains to appear.
Prepare for Villain Bosses
Villain bosses become tougher as the run continues, so make sure your team includes at least one unit capable of dealing high single-target damage. If your team begins struggling at higher waves, restarting is usually more efficient than forcing a difficult run.
Use Auto Features to Save Time
Several automation features can speed up your farming sessions. If your team can comfortably handle the stage, enable:
- Auto Upgrade
- Auto Skill
- Auto Skip
These options reduce manual input and allow your team to progress through waves much faster. The objective isn’t reaching the highest Endless wave possible—it’s generating as many Villain spawn opportunities as you can before hitting the daily chest cap.
Should You Farm Story Mode Instead?
Story Mode and other non-competitive activities can also spawn Villains. This makes them useful if you’re farming multiple resources simultaneously, such as:
- Gems
- Evolution materials
- Relics
- Story progression rewards
However, Story stages are much shorter than Endless runs.
Since Villain appearances are random, you may need to repeat several Story stages before seeing another Villain, making this method less efficient if your only goal is unlocking Crow Rider.
For dedicated skin farming, Endless remains the superior option.
Don’t Forget Villain Hunt Milestones
Besides the five Villain Chests earned from every Villain defeat, the Villain Hunt event also includes milestone rewards. You receive bonus Villain Chests every time you reach a new milestone. Milestones unlock after defeating:
- 10 Villains
- 20 Villains
- 30 Villains
This continues until:
- 100 total Villains defeated
These milestone rewards are separate from your normal Villain Chest drops, so remember to visit the Event menu regularly and claim them. If you’re consistently farming your daily chest limit, you’ll naturally complete these milestones over time.
What’s Inside a Villain Chest?
Villain Chests contain several valuable rewards that can help improve your account even if Crow Rider doesn’t drop immediately. Possible rewards include:
- Trait Crystals
- Stat Rerolls
- Stat Locks
- Equipment Rerolls
- Equipment Locks
- 250 Villain Coins
- Crow Rider skin
Because every chest has a chance to award the exclusive skin, opening more chests each day is the only way to improve your odds.
Daily Crow Rider Farming Routine
To maximize your chances of unlocking the skin, follow this routine every day.
- Enter Endless Mode.
- Choose the first available Endless map.
- Build your economy early.
- Set up strong wave-clearing and boss damage.
- Continue progressing until roughly Wave 70 or until reaching the daily chest cap.
- Defeat 15 Villains to earn all 75 daily Villain Chests.
- Claim milestone rewards from the Villain Hunt menu.
- Open every Villain Chest immediately.
Repeating this routine each day gives you the highest number of Crow Rider drop attempts available during the event.
Crow Rider is one of the rarest cosmetic rewards in Anime Expeditions’ Villain Invasion event, but every player has the opportunity to unlock it for free through Villain Chests. Since the drop rate is random, consistency is the key to success. By farming Endless Mode, defeating 15 Villains each day, collecting all 75 daily Villain Chests, and claiming every milestone reward, you’ll maximize your chances of obtaining the exclusive skin while also earning Villain Coins and valuable upgrade materials along the way.