Anime Expeditions punishes bad early decisions. Spend gems too soon, ignore farms, or delay Expedition Hub, and your account slows down hard.

The fastest route is simple: get True Saint, claim every free reward, save gems until level 10, clear story on hard mode, evolve your first carry, then build relics through Expedition Hub.

• Anime Expeditions Beginner Route
• Get True Saint Early
• Why True Saint Matters
• Claim Codes and Group Reward First
• Save Gems Until Level 10
• Best Banner to Summon On
• Best Beginner Units in Anime Expeditions
• Good Early Legendary Units
• Best Mythical Targets
• Get Stone Alchemist from Beginner's Path
• Best Story Mode Strategy: Hard Mode + Farms
• Farm-First Opening
• What to Do at Level 10
• Spend Event Coins on Materials First
• Evolve True Saint First
• Start Expedition Hub at Level 20
• Upgrade Armory Early
• Do Not Rush Kachi as a Beginner
• Use Trait Rerolls Carefully
• Utah Trait Warning
• Post-Story Progression
• Common Beginner Mistakes
• FAQ
• What is the fastest way to progress in Anime Expeditions?
• Should I spend gems before level 10?
• What is the best early farm unit?
• Which banner is best in Anime Expeditions?
• When should I start Expedition Hub?
• Summary

↖ Anime Expeditions Beginner Route

Follow this order. It cuts out most early-game waste.

If you follow this route, you avoid the two biggest traps: early gem waste and weak in-match economy.

↖ Get True Saint Early

True Saint is one of the best beginner carries. It can handle a huge part of story mode, especially with farm support.

If you missed the Time Chamber reward, just grab it from the calendar. You are not locked out.

↖ Why True Saint Matters

Evolved True Saint gets:

• Extra upgrade
• Better AoE
• New attack
• Four damage ticks
• Active skill that steals 20% damage from the three strongest units in range for 60 seconds

That makes it a safe first evolution for most new accounts.

↖ Claim Codes and Group Reward First

Before story mode, collect every free reward.

Early rewards matter because they reduce farming time. Do this before wasting stamina or gems.

↖ Save Gems Until Level 10

Do not dump gems at level 1.

You only need enough summons to fill your team. After that, save. Secret units unlock at level 10, so summoning heavily before then lowers your long-term value.

↖ Best Banner to Summon On

Even if the mini banner shows a unit you like, the standard banner is usually better because it builds pity toward secrets.

↖ Best Beginner Units in Anime Expeditions

Early on, you need reliable units, not perfect units.

↖ Good Early Legendary Units

Use them as temporary carries. Do not overinvest unless they stay useful.

↖ Best Mythical Targets

Puppet is one of the best early mythicals because the damage mark helps your whole team kill bosses faster.

↖ Get Stone Alchemist from Beginner's Path

After 10 summons, open Beginner's Path and claim Stone Alchemist.

This is your first farm unit. Equip it immediately.

Farm units generate money during matches. More money means faster upgrades. Faster upgrades mean easier bosses.

↖ Best Story Mode Strategy: Hard Mode + Farms

Play story on hard mode if your team can survive. The rewards are much better, and with True Saint it is very doable.

↖ Farm-First Opening

Use this setup for hard story:

1. Place Stone Alchemist first.

2. Add Roman if you have it.

3. Upgrade farms early.

4. Place one strong unit near base if enemies leak.

5. After farms are upgraded, place damage near the start.

6. Turn on auto-upgrade for main DPS.

This strategy cleared hard story consistently in testing. If you lose early, you placed damage too late. If you lose to boss, your farm upgrades were too slow or your main carry is underbuilt.

↖ What to Do at Level 10

At level 10, start spending gems properly.

Do not chase every unit. Build a small, strong core.

↖ Spend Event Coins on Materials First

Do not buy only trait rerolls. That is a common beginner mistake.

Your first goal is evolution, not perfect traits.

Gray Sprite is used to craft evolution materials. Get it early from:

• Headliner Hunt
• Event shop
• Gold shop
• Progression rewards

If you cannot evolve your carry, rerolls will not save your account.

↖ Evolve True Saint First

For most beginners, True Saint is the safest first evolution.

Once evolved, True Saint can clear most story content with proper farm support.

↖ Start Expedition Hub at Level 20

Do not ignore Expedition Hub.

It unlocks at level 20 and becomes one of the most important progression systems later.

↖ Upgrade Armory Early

The Armory is the priority.

At Armory level 2, you can craft relics. Some relics are craft-only and can give strong bonuses, including damage buffs around 15%.

You can also reroll equipment stats. Bad gear rolls can be awful, like 0%–11% of a possible buff. Aim for:

• 50%+ early baseline
• 90%+ late-game target

Ignoring Expedition Hub creates a gear gap that hurts hard later.

↖ Do Not Rush Kachi as a Beginner

Kachi is strong, but not beginner-friendly.

He is expensive and trait-dependent. Max investment can cost around 92,000 yen, and without Unbound, he may feel inefficient.

New players should stabilize first: evolve True Saint, build mythicals, upgrade Armory, and get relics.

↖ Use Trait Rerolls Carefully

Reroll only units that will stay in your team.

Good targets:

• True Saint
• Best mythicals
• Strong evolved units
• Long-term supports
• Secret units you can actually build

Avoid rerolling temporary legendaries. Rerolls disappear fast.

↖ Utah Trait Warning

Unbound is not always best.

For Utah, better long-term traits are often:

Utah benefits from multiple placements because of bleed stacking and copied attacks. If you roll Unbound, it is usable, but not the best endgame target.

↖ Post-Story Progression

After story mode, focus on systems that scale your account.

This is where account power starts coming from more than raw unit pulls.

↖ Common Beginner Mistakes

If your progress feels slow, check this table first. One of these is probably the reason.

↖ FAQ

↖ What is the fastest way to progress in Anime Expeditions?

Get True Saint, redeem codes, claim group rewards, save gems until level 10, complete Beginner's Path, use Stone Alchemist, clear story on hard mode, then evolve True Saint.

↖ Should I spend gems before level 10?

Only a little. Summon enough to fill your team, then save. At level 10, secret units unlock, making the standard banner much more valuable.

↖ What is the best early farm unit?

Stone Alchemist is the best early farm because it comes from Beginner's Path. Roman is better later when maps require stronger economy.

↖ Which banner is best in Anime Expeditions?

The standard banner is the best gem banner because it has secret pity. Use beginner tickets on the beginner banner. Avoid the mini banner in most cases.

↖ When should I start Expedition Hub?

Start at level 20 as soon as it unlocks. Upgrade the Armory early so you can craft relics and reroll equipment stats.

↖ Summary

Fast Anime Expeditions progression is about clean resource timing.

Get True Saint. Claim all free rewards. Save gems until level 10. Use the standard banner. Complete Beginner's Path for Stone Alchemist. Clear story on hard mode with a farm-first strategy.

Then evolve True Saint, start Expedition Hub at level 20, upgrade the Armory, craft relics, reroll gear, and move into mastery, raids, challenges, ascension, and guild progression.

Do not chase every shiny unit early. Build the systems that make every unit stronger.