Anime Defenders Evolution Crafting Guide [Update 4 Part 2] - Try Hard Guides (2024)

Certain units can be evolved into better, stronger units than before in Anime Defenders, but how exactly do you evolve them? Well, it involves heading to a crafting station and crafting a specific evolution item. We have all the details in our Evolution Crafting guide that we’ve just updated to cover new Evo items added in Update 4 Part 2!

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All Craftable EVO Items in Anime Defenders

In Anime Defenders, units can evolve into more powerful units, but you need to craft specific items for each one to evolve them. The main material you need to acquire are Star Rifts. These come in multiple different colors, and some are harder to get than others, so for more details on how to get them, check out our How to Get Star Rifts in Anime Defenders guide.

But on some Evo items, you’ll need some unique materials like Magic Mirrors, Lunar and Solar Essence Extract, and .

How to Evolve Aether Knight in Anime Defenders

Aether Knight is a Secret Unit and is currently only obtainable from the Lucky Ticket Banner by spending Lucky Tickets. Yet, once he evolves into Grand Aether Knight, he becomes a powerhouse of the unit. But first, you must craft the Spiritual Butterfly:

• How to craft Spiritual Butterfly
  • Materials needed:
    • x9 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x35 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x7 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 40,000

How to Evolve Jadefire Knight in Anime Defenders

If you are summoning on the Lucky Ticket Banner, you’ll need plenty of Lucky Tickets, but if you manage to snag the Jadefire Knight, you can evolve them with an Evo item called Dark Sword:

• How to craft Dark Sword
  • Materials needed:
    • x5 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x20 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x4 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x1 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x5 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 30,000

How to Evolve Lunar Huntress in Anime Defenders

If you are extremely lucky, you can get your hands on a Lunar Temple Portal (Secret) and have 100% of getting the Lunar Huntress. But she can evolve using the Moon Necklace Evo item:

• How to craft Moon Necklace
  • Materials needed:
    • x250 Lunar Essence Extract
    • x9 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x40 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x8 Star Rift (Green)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x9 Star Rifts (Blue)
• Gold Cost:
  • 40,000

How to Evolve Solar Slayer in Anime Defenders

Very much like the Lunar Huntress, the Solar Slayer can be obtained by getting a Solar Temple Portal (Secret), and again, he can be evolved using the Evo item Solar Sigil:

• How to craft Solar Sigil
  • Materials needed:
    • x250 Solar Essence Extract
    • x8 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x40 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x8 Star Rift (Green)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 40,000

How to Evolve Princess Swordmaster in Anime Defenders

If you have managed to level up your Premium Battle Pass to level 20, you’ll have snagged Princess Swordmaster, but did you know you could evolve her using the Evo item Heart Necklace?

• How to craft Heart Necklace
  • Materials needed:
    • x3 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x4 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x12 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x1 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x3 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 15,000

How to Evolve Dragon Wizard in Anime Defenders

Dragon Wizard is a special unit found only in an Ancient Dragon Secret Portal. Once you have them, you next need to craft the Dragon Badge to evolve them:

• How to craft Dragon Badge
  • Materials needed:
    • x5 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x20 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x70 Draconic Crystal
    • x4 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x1 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x5 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 27,500

How to Evolve The Demon Lord in Anime Defenders

The Demon Lord is a new unit that can only be acquired by obtaining a Secret Demon Portal and then crafting a Demonic Scepter to evolve them:

• How to craft Demonic Scepter
  • Materials needed:
    • x7 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x7 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x30 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x100 Demonic Extract
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
• Gold Cost:
  • 35,000

How to Evolve Cursed Berserker Knight in Anime Defenders

The Cursed Berserker Knight is a new unit added in Update 4 that can be acquired by obtaining a Secret Cursed Kingdom Portal. If you want to evolve Cursed Berserker Knight into Cursed Berserker Paladin, you need to craft the Cursed Sword:

• How to craft Cursed Sword
  • Materials needed:
    • x9 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x120 Cursed Crystals
    • x8 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x35 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x7 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 40,000

How to Evolve Darkness Prince in Anime Defenders

To evolve the Darkness Prince, you must first craft the Cursed Hat:

• How to craft Cursed Hat
  • Materials needed:
    • x10 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x10 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x40 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x3 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x10 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 40,000

How to Evolve Shadow Dragon in Anime Defenders

The Shadow Dragon unit is a new unit you can only get from Wishes from the Hall of Mirror mode. You need the Beast Sigil to evolve it:

• How to craft Beast Sigil
  • Materials needed:
    • x9 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x9 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • x38 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x6 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x120 Magic Mirrors
• Gold Cost:
  • 45,000

How Evolve Legion Commander in Anime Defenders

The Legion Commander is another unit exclusive to the Exclusive Wish Fountain, and you must craft the Commander’s Medallion to evolve it:

• How to craft Commander’s Medallion
  • Materials needed:
    • x6 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • x7 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x32 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x6 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x50 Magic Mirrors
• Gold Cost:
  • 35,000

How to Evolve Crimson Katana in Anime Defenders

To evolve the Fire Demon Ninja in Anime Defenders, you have to craft the Crimson Katana:

• How to craft Crimson Katana
  • Materials needed:
    • x7 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x6 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • x33 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x6 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
• Gold Cost:
  • 34,000

How to Evolve Pink Demon Witch in Anime Defenders

To evolve Pink Demon Witch, you must craft the Demon Flower:

• How to craft Demon Flower
  • Materials needed:
    • x2 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x3 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x12 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x1 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x1 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x4 Star Rifts (Purple)
• Gold Cost:
  • 14,000

How to Evolve the Demon King in Anime Defenders

If you manage to snag this secret unit, the Demon King, you can evolve him by using the Golden Crown:

• How to craft Golden Crown
  • Materials needed:
    • x8 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x38 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
• Gold Cost:
  • 42,000

How to Evolve the Ice Dragon in Anime Defenders

The Ice Dragon can be evolved in AD by crafting the Ice Dragon Scale:

• How to craft Ice Dragon Scale
  • x4 Star Rifts (Purple )
  • x3 Star Rifts (Red)
  • x16 Star Rifts (Yellow)
  • x5 Star Rifts (Green)
  • x1 Star Rifts (Dark)
  • x1 Star Rifts (Light)
• Gold Cost:
  • 18,000

How to Evolve Legion Assassin in Anime Defenders

The Legion Assassin is another unit exclusive to the Exclusive Fountain that uses Wishes as currency to summon, and they can be evolved by crafting the Nightshade Cloak:

• How to craft Nightshade Cloak
  • Materials needed:
    • x8 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x35 Star Rifts (Yellow)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
    • x100 Magic Mirrors
• Gold Cost:
  • 40,000

How to Evolve the Legion Veteran in Anime Defenders

By using Wishes and wishing on the Exclusive Fountain, you can get your hands on the Legion Veteran, and they can be evolved by crafting the Veteran’s Medal:

• How to craft Veteran’s Medal
• Materials needed:
  • x7 Star Rifts (Blue)
  • x6 Star Rifts (Red)
  • x33 Star Rifts (Yellow)
  • x6 Star Rifts (Purple)
  • x2 Star Rifts (Light)
  • x75 Magic Mirror
• Gold Cost:
  • 30,000

How to Evolve The Cursed Knight in Anime Defenders

To evolve one of the best units, The Cursed Knight, otherwise known as Igris, you must craft the Cursed Soul Evo item:

• How to craft Cursed Soul
  • Materials needed:
    • x14 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x14 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x35 Star Rifts (Yellow )
    • x13 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x3 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • Gold Cost:
      • 38,000

How to Evolve Rift Sorcerer in Anime Defenders

To evolve Gojo, the Rift Sorcerer in Anime Defenders, you need to craft the Dimension Pendant:

• How to craft Dimension Pendant
  • Materials needed:
    • x8 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x38 Star Rifts (Yellow )
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Purple)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 40,000

How to Evolve Muscular Sorcerer in Anime Defenders

To evolve Muscular Sorcerer, you have to craft the Cursed Dagger:

• How to craft Cursed Dagger
  • Materials needed:
    • x7 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x7 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x35 Star Rifts (Yellow )
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x1 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x7 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • Gold Cost:
      • 35,000

How to Evolve Slime Spirit in Anime Defenders

To evolve Slime Spirit in Anime Defenders, you must craft the Slime Spirit Essence:

• How to craft Slime Spirit Essence
  • Materials needed:
    • x6 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x6 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x20 Star Rifts (Yellow )
    • x1 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x1 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x6 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • Gold Cost:
      • 20,000

How to Evolve Beast Sorcerer in Anime Defenders

To evolve Beast Sorcerer, you must craft Spirit Pendant:

• How to craft Cursed Dagger
  • Materials needed:
    • x6 Star Rifts (Green)
    • x8 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x34 Star Rifts (Yellow )
    • x1 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x2 Star Rifts (Dark)
    • x7 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • Gold Cost:
      • 35,000

How to Evolve Donut Warrior in Anime Defenders

To evolve Donut Warrior, you must craft the Donut of Prosperity:

• How to craft Donut of Prosperity
  • Materials needed:
    • x4 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x4 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x11 Star Rifts (Yellow )
    • x1 Star Rifts (Rainbow)
    • x4 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • Gold Cost:
      • 9,000

How to Evolve Warrior Queen in Anime Defenders

To evolve Warrior Queen, you must craft the Celestial Sword:

• How to craft Celestial Sword
  • Materials needed:
    • x8 Star Rifts (Blue)
    • x6 Star Rifts (Red)
    • x30 Star Rifts (Yellow )
    • x2 Star Rifts (Rainbow )
    • x7 Star Rifts (Purple)
    • Gold Cost:
      • 30,000

How to Evolve Ant King in Anime Defenders

To evolve Ant King, you need to craft an item called the Blue Soul:

• How to craft Blue Soul
  • Materials needed:
    • x13 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x10 Star Rift (Red)
    • x32 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x12 Star Rift (Green)
    • x1 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 26,500

How to Evolve Curse Prince in Anime Defenders

To evolve the Curse Prince, aka Sukuna, you must craft Cursed Finger:

• How to craft Cursed Finger
  • Materials needed:
    • x6 Star Rift (Red)
    • x14 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x6 Star Rift (Green)
    • x5 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x1 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 14,000

How to Evolve The Gamer in Anime Defenders

To make The Gamer more powerful, you need to craft the Demon Greatsword:

• How to craft Demon Greatsword
  • Materials needed:
    • x9 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x9 Star Rift (Red)
    • x35 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x9 Star Rift (Green)
    • x9 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x3 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 33,000

How to Evolve Esper in Anime Defenders

To evolve Esper, you must craft Esper’s Spirit:

• How to craft Esper’s Spirit
  • Materials needed:
    • x7 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x7 Star Rift (Red)
    • x25 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x6 Star Rift (Green)
    • x5 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x2 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 28,000

How to Evolve Fire Dragon Soul in Anime Defenders

To evolve Fire Dragon, you need to craft the Fire Dragon Soul:

• How to craft Fire Dragon Soul
  • Materials needed:
    • x6 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x14 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x6 Star Rift (Green)
    • x5 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x1 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 28,000

How to Evolve Elf Wizardess in Anime Defenders

To make Elf Wizardess more powerful and evolve her, you must craft the Flame Grimoire:

• How to craft Flame Grimoire
  • Materials needed:
    • x3 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x3 Star Rift (Red)
    • x3 Star Rift (Green)
    • x3 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x1 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 8,500

How to Evolve Carp in Anime Defenders

For those who want to evolve the extremely powerful Carp based on Garp from One Piece, you need to craft the Marine’s Hat:

• How to craft Marine’s Hat
  • Materials needed:
    • x13 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x12 Star Rift (Red)
    • x30 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x10 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x2 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 25,000

How to Evolve Chance Taker in Anime Defenders

Want to evolve Chance Taker? Well, you need to craft the Roulette Machine:

• How to craft Roulette Machine
  • Materials needed:
    • x10 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x10 Star Rift (Red)
    • x35 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x8 Star Rift (Green)
    • x8 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x3 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 35,000

How to Evolve Thunder Shinobi in Anime Defenders

To evolve the Thunder Shinbobi, you must craft the Shadow Eye:

• How to craft Shadow Eye
  • Materials needed:
    • x6 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x6 Star Rift (Red)
    • x15 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x4 Star Rift (Purple)
    • x1 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 23,000

How to Evolve Skull Warrior in Anime Defenders

To evolve Skull Warrior, you need to craft Skull Mask:

• How to craft Skull Mask
  • Materials needed:
    • x6 Star Rift (Blue)
    • x6 Star Rift (Red)
    • x28 Star Rift (Yellow)
    • x4 Star Rift (Green)
    • x2 Star Rift (Rainbow)
  • Gold Cost:
    • 25,000

How to Evolve Sharpshooter in Anime Defenders

If you’re looking to evolve Sharpshooter, you must craft the Sky Splitting Bow:

• How to craft Sky Splitting Bow
  • Materials needed:
  • x7 Star Rift (Blue)
  • x5 Star Rift (Red)
  • x15 Star Rift (Yellow)
  • x6 Star Rift (Green)
  • x1 Star Rift (Rainbow)
• Gold Cost:
  • 13,000

Where to Find and How to Use Crafting in Anime Defenders?

To find the crafting and evolution area, head into the Summon area and look to your right; you’ll see orange text labeled Crafting. Just walk into the circle below this text and press E. This will open up the Craft window. Here, click the ? mark square, select the evolution item you want to craft, and hit confirm once done.

A list of all materials and the gold needed will appear on the screen. If you have anything, just hit Craft +1 button at the bottom of this window to craft the item!