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11 Overview
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33 Anima are encountered in the open world and caught through auto-chess battles called Bond Encounters. The collection loop forms one of the game's core activities alongside exploration and competitive Nexus Battles.
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55 How Catching Works
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77 The process follows three steps. First, the player approaches a wild Anima visible in the game world. Second, they engage it in a Bond Encounter, which is an auto-chess battle using their existing team. Third, after winning the encounter, the player forms a contract with the defeated Anima, adding it to their roster.
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99 During the Nexus Bond Test, 66 Anima were available in the game world. Beta testers reported gathering around 29 of those (nearly half) within approximately 7 hours of play, suggesting the collection loop is relatively accessible for common creatures.
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1111 Acquisition by Rarity
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1313 How an Anima can be obtained depends on its star rating.
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1515 RarityAcquisition methods3-star and belowOrdinary Bond Encounters in the open world. Cannot be obtained repeatedly through catching for evolution purposes.4-starPurchasable once via accumulated rewards. Also obtainable once from high-difficulty Bond Encounters, once from Gym Challenge rewards, once as event rewards, and unlimited times from side-run gacha.5-star (Gold)Quest rewards, special activities, one from Nightmare Abyss difficulty, purchasable from the store for 800 Aspect Gems, unlimited from Kardia-limited gacha pools, and reputation rewards from the Committee for a Joyful Iia.
1616 Evolution Through Duplicates
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1818 Catching or acquiring duplicate copies of the same Anima allows evolution, up to six times. Each evolution presumably unlocks higher stats or new abilities.