Upgrading Characters

There are different means of upgrading characters, often requiring expending farmable resource. Most of these is accessed through the Boost menu.

Upgrade Overview

Aspect	Resource	Acquire Method
Level	Battle Records and Draco	Farming Quests, Event Shops
Skill	Skill books, Class materials, and Draco	Farming Quests, Event Shops
Rank	Class materials	Farming Quests, Event Shops
Intimacy	Gift Boxes	Farming Quests, Event Shops
Proficiency	Memories	Scouting

Leveling Up

Levelling up directly increases character's stats, which improves their combat effectiveness directly. Instead of characters getting exp and the like from clearing quests, characters require battle records and draco to level up. And each character has their own stat growth, and benefits from levelling differently. The stats that grow through levelling would be HP, ATK, and DEF. After a character reaches their maximum level their Rank can be increased.

Requirements to increase a character's level scales exponentially as their level goes higher. There is a 1:1.1 ratio on the required cost for exp and draco. And the stat gains don't necessarily scale higher as they gain levels, instead grow linearly. Due to this, it is ideal to mostly cap a character's level if you're invested in ranking them up or simply maxing them out, and otherwise keep them at certain threshold where costs aren't too steep.

The best way to acquire Draco and Battle Records is from Exploration Quests.

Icon	Name	Exp	Draco
	Battle Record I	200	220
	Battle Record II	400	440
	Battle Record III	1000	1100
	Battle Record IV	2000	2200

Maximum Level
Rarity	Bronze	Silver	Gold
6★	50	80	90
5★	50	70	80
4★	45	60	70
3★	40	55
2★	30
1★	30

The amount of Experience and Draco required to level up characters increases exponentially with each level and rank. It's more efficient to level up multiple characters simultaneously rather than focusing on one character.

Target		Exp Calculations				Draco Calculations				Totals
Rank	Level	Experience	B-3 Plays	Stamina	Days	Draco	A-3 Plays	Stamina	Days	Plays	Stamina	Days
Bronze	50	24142	6	102	0.4	26556	8	136	0.6	14	238	1.0
Silver	55	78818	19	323	1.3	86700	25	425	1.8	44	748	3.1
Silver	60	109103	26	442	1.8	120013	35	595	2.5	61	1037	4.3
Silver	70	207488	50	850	3.5	228237	66	1122	4.7	116	1972	8.2
Silver	80	392233	94	1598	6.7	431456	124	2108	8.8	218	3706	15.4

*Silver rank calculations start at Silver Rank Level 1

Bronze Rank: Cumulative EXP and Draco needed to Level Up

Level	Required Exp	Required Draco
1	0	0
2	100	110
3	206	227
4	???	???
5	432	475
6	???	???
7	680	748
8	813	894
9	???	???
10	1098	1208
11	1252	1377
12	1414	1555
13	????	????
14	1763	1939
15	1952	2147
16	2151	2366
17	2361	2597
18	2582	2840
19	2815	3097
20	3061	3367
21	3321	3653
22	3595	3955
23	3885	4274
24	4191	4610
25	4515	4967

Level	Required Exp	Required Draco
26	4858	5344
27	5221	5743
28	5606	6167
29	6014	6615
30	6447	7092
31	6906	7597
32	7394	8133
33	7912	8703
34	8463	9309
35	9049	9954
36	9672	10639
37	10334	11367
38	11038	12142
39	11788	12967
40	12587	13846
41	13438	14782
42	14344	15778
43	15310	16841
44	16340	17974
45	17438	19182
46	18610	20471
47	19861	21847
48	21196	23316
49	22621	24883
50	24142	26556

Silver Rank: Cumulative EXP and Draco needed to Level Up

Level	Required Exp	Required Draco
1	0	0
2	170	187
3	352	387
4	546	601
5	753	828
6	974	1071
7	1210	1331
8	1462	1608
9	1731	1904
10	2018	2220
11	2324	2556
12	2650	2915
13	2998	3298
14	3369	3706
15	3765	4142
16	4187	4606
17	4637	5101
18	5117	5629
19	5629	6192
20	6175	6793
21	6757	7433
22	7377	8115
23	8038	8842
24	8742	9616
25	9492	10441
26	10291	11320
27	11142	12256
28	12049	13254
29	13015	14317
30	14044	15448
31	15140	16654
32	16308	17939
33	17552	19307
34	18877	20765
35	20289	22318
36	21793	23972
37	23395	25735
38	25102	27612
39	26920	29612
40	28857	31743

Level	Required Exp	Required Draco
41	30920	34012
42	33118	36430
43	35459	39005
44	37953	41748
45	40610	44671
46	43440	47784
47	46454	51099
48	49664	54630
49	53083	58391
50	56725	62398
51	60604	66664
52	64736	71210
53	69137	76051
54	73825	81208
55	78818	86700
56	81436	89580
57	89800	98780
58	95833	105416
59	102259	112485
60	109103	120013
61	116392	128031
62	124155	136571
63	132423	145665
64	141229	155352
65	150608	165669
66	160597	176657
67	171236	188360
68	182567	200824
69	194635	214099
70	207488	228237
71	221177	243295
72	235756	259332
73	251283	276411
74	267820	294602
75	285432	313975
76	304189	334608
77	324166	356583
78	345442	379986
79	368101	404911
80	392233	431456

Rank Up

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Increasing rank gives Romanes new art, spritework, level up curve and access to level 7 skills.His Level 50 bronze rank stats are retained and can now be further enhanced.

Also see Rank Up Release History.

Increasing a character's rank is the next step to increasing their effectiveness in battle. There are three ranks in Anothereidos: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Currently only 3★ and above are able to increase their rank and the maximum rank is silver. Not all characters can increase their rank when implemented. The rank up feature is currently still in development and may take some time before they're granted access. As a result some character's ability to rank up is currently unimplemented.

When a character reaches maximum level for their rarity and rank they gain the ability to "Rank Up." Ranking up resets their current level back to one, but keeps their current base stats. No character can be made worse by increasing their rank. Silver rank characters will always be better than they were in bronze rank. Additionally characters are assigned a new level curve with a new maximum level and resource requirements. These new levels have different growth rates compared to their bronze rank growth rates. Leveling up a character in bronze rank is not the same as leveling them up in silver. Keep in mind these new growth rates might not benefit some characters as much as other characters and some characters benefit significantly more than others. In rare instances increasing rank can enhance a character's SPD.

Additionally increasing a character's rank gives them new art, new battle spritework, and grants them access to level 7 skills. Due to the size of the development team and number of artists not all characters receive rank up artwork immediately.

The items required to increase the rank of character vary depending on the character's class and rarity. All characters with the same class require the same type of items. Higher rarity characters require more of these items. All of these items can be acquired from Exploration Quests and Event Exchanges. These items are more difficult to obtain from exploration quests compared to Draco and Exp, so it's best to grab these from event exchanges. Each class has it's own upgrade item (feathers for vanguards, bottles for healers, claws for strangers, etc.) and an additional item that is used by two of the classes (both fighters and guards use polish).

Items Required to Increase Rank from Bronze to Silver
Rarity
3★	x10000	x10000	x10000	x10000	x10000	x10000	x10000	x10000
4★	x15000 x3 x2	x15000 x3 x2	x15000 x3 x2	x15000 x3 x2	x15000 x3 x2	x15000 x3 x2	x15000 x3 x2	x15000 x3 x2
5★	x20000 x6 x4	x20000 x6 x4	x20000 x6 x4	x20000 x6 x4	x20000 x6 x4	x20000 x6 x4	x20000 x6 x4	x20000 x6 x4
6★	x30000 x10 x5	x30000 x10 x5	x30000 x10 x5	x30000 x10 x5	x30000 x10 x5	x30000 x10 x5	x30000 x10 x5	x30000 x10 x5

Upgrading Skills

Upgrading skills is another way to enhance your character's combat effectiveness. Skills can be upgraded by giving characters Skill Manuals and Class Upgrade Materials. The amount of and types of resources required to upgrade skills vary depending on the character's rarity and class. Higher rarity characters require more items compared to lower rarity ones. These items can be acquired from Exploration Quests and Event Exchanges. These items are more difficult to obtain from exploration quests compared to Draco and Exp, so it's best to grab these from event exchanges. Each class has it's own upgrade item (feathers for vanguards, bottles for healers, claws for strangers, etc.) and an additional item that is used by two of the classes (both fighters and guards use polish).

Upgrading skills can do one or more of the following

• Increase the numerical value in the skill's description.
• Reduce the SP required to use a skill.
• Increase the initial SP of the skill when the character is deployed.
• Add an additional effect to the skill or modify it's range.

If characters do not have a numerical value in their skill or there is no change in the skill's description, the enhancement comes from reducing their skill's cooldown time. For example summoners like Anima or Hanzo have their initial summon or resummon time reduced when their skills are upgraded, but the stats of their summons are dependent on the character's level.

The maximum skill level for bronze rank characters is 3. Skills can be enhanced further by increasing the character's rank to silver. The maximum skill level for silver rank characters is 7. Generally the most significant skill upgrades occur at higher skill levels.

Total Amount of Resources Required to Upgrade a Character's Skill from Level 1 to Level 7
Rarity
1★	x3	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
2★	x3	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1
3★	x3 x2 x3	x1 x2 x3 x1	x1 x2 x3 x1	x1 x2 x3 x1	x1 x2 x3 x1	x1 x2 x3 x1	x1 x2 x3 x1	x1 x2 x3 x1	x1 x2 x3 x1
4★	x4 x6 x7	x4 x3 x3 x2	x4 x3 x3 x2	x4 x3 x3 x2	x4 x3 x3 x2	x4 x3 x3 x2	x4 x3 x3 x2	x4 x3 x3 x2	x4 x3 x3 x2
5★	x8 x12 x12	x5 x3 x6 x5	x5 x3 x6 x5	x5 x3 x6 x5	x5 x3 x6 x5	x5 x3 x6 x5	x5 x3 x6 x5	x5 x3 x6 x5	x5 x3 x6 x5
6★	x10 x16 x16	x10 x4 x12 x7	x10 x4 x12 x7	x10 x4 x12 x7	x10 x4 x12 x7	x10 x4 x12 x7	x10 x4 x12 x7	x10 x4 x12 x7	x10 x4 x12 x7

Intimacy

Anima's intimacy bonuses are HP +5, Nature Boost, and DEF +13. However, none of them actually work.

Intimacy is a stat that indicates how intimate the character is with Gaia / The Protagonist. Intimacy is rated at a value between 0% and 100% After reaching 100% intimacy the character opens their heart to Gaia and he's able to see into their pasts using his "Dragon Eyes." Additionally intimacy is supposed to give intimacy bonuses at 30%, 50%, and 100%. Intimacy bonuses vary between characters and can be viewed on the interaction screen. Currently the intimacy bonus mechanic is unimplemented and intimacy only unlocks a character's still01, they have no actual battle effect on characters.

Intimacy Bonuses can include:

• DEF +5 / +7 / +13
• HP +5 / +7 / +13
• RES +5 / +7 / +13
• Nature Boost

Icon	Name	Intimacy
	Yellow Gift Box	10
	Purple Gift Box	5
	Blue Gift Box	3
	Green Gift Box	1

Proficiency

Robin's first 25 proficiency increases.The per level growths get worse the more system is invested in.

Generally, it's recommended to avoid this system entirely.

Proficiency is a small stat bonus gained through expending Draco and character duplicates. The maximum proficiency level is 99. Proficiency bonuses experience diminishing returns very quickly. At the moment, it's not a wise use of Draco to enhance any of your characters past +10 at the absolute most, with +7 or +8 being a fair stopping point. The stat gains at around +7 quickly drop and become very minimal. Since it's not easy to farm large amounts of Draco or duplicates, enhancing characters to high proficiency is very difficult with minimal gain. Due to the hundreds of dupes required and the extremely low success rates at the highest levels it's very unlikely you will ever reach +99.

• Proficiency can enhance HP, Attack, Defense, Reposition, and Attack Speed. This is the only way to improve base reposition and attack speed.
• The cost and number of duplicates needed to increase Proficiency increases with Proficiency level.
• At higher levels, upgrades can fail. These only consumes the Draco and not the duplicates.
• Stat gains are different between characters, and there is no known formula for their gains.
• The stat gains are flat and works independent of what level your character is. You will gain the same stat boost between giving +1 proficiency to a Lv 1 Romanes, and a Lv 50 Romanes.
  • Proficiency doesn't scale with Rank either, so a Bronze Rank Anima will have the same flat stat increases as a Silver Rank Anima.
• +1 gives the largest boost in stats. Subsequent boosts will give less stat gains and increasingly severe diminishing returns. At the moment, upgrading a character past +8 isn't much worth the cost unless you really like a character.
• The max Proficiency level is +99 and requires several hundred duplicates.
• The final proficiency increase for a 4-star costs 1,250,000 Draco, 7 Dupes, and has success rate of 0.5%.
• If you somehow manage to reach +99 proficiency for a specific character it doesn't affect any scouting pool. The character can still be scouted at anytime.
• Only a couple characters have been seen at +99, but they seemed to show an overall 10% increase in HP, Attack, and Attack Speed, and around a 30% increase in Defense (compared using max level Bronze rank).

Conclusion

Upgrading characters to reach their maximum potential can be a long and tedious process. It's generally recommended to follow this pattern for most characters:

1. Intimacy (if they have a still01)
2. Level up
3. Rank up, then level to ~50.
4. Skill upgrades
5. Finish leveling
6. Proficiency (can be ignored entirely)

Average Time and Stamina Required to Fully Upgrade a 6-Star

	Exp									Totals
Quantity	416375	488012	10	12	14	12	10	16	16
Stamina	1700	2380	70	180	380	198	68	200	330	5506
Days	7.1	9.9	0.3	0.8	1.6	0.8	0.3	0.8	1.4	22.9

Average Time and Stamina Required to Fully Upgrade a 5-Star

	Exp									Totals
Quantity	231630	274793	5	12	3	9	8	12	12
Stamina	952	1343	40	180	80	162	51	150	240	3198
Days	4.0	5.6	0.2	0.8	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.6	1.0	13.3

Average Time and Stamina Required to Fully Upgrade a 4-Star

	Exp									Totals
Quantity	121690	148859	7	3	3	4	4	6	7
Stamina	493	731	50	45	80	72	34	75	150	1730
Days	2.1	3.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.6	7.2

Average Time and Stamina Required to Fully Upgrade a 3-Star

	Exp									Totals
Quantity	91405	110546	1	3	2	1	3	2	3
Stamina	374	544	10	45	60	18	17	25	60	1153
Days	1.6	2.3	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	4.8