Strategy Guide
Anime Apocalypse Farming Guide for Coins and Mastery
Good farming is not just about raw damage. The best farming loop combines fast wave control, economy buffs, and enough safety that you can repeat the route without resets.
Quick Answer
Recommended Builds
Elite Speed Farmer
The ultimate setup for clearing waves and farming coins. Uses Black Hole to group enemies and Shadow Monarch summons plus Coyote's ranged attacks for fast clears.
Drop Black Hole to group a wave, then unleash Shadow Monarch's AoE slashes. Use Rage for faster movement and damage between rooms. Reaper scales damage throughout the run.
Open Build Calculator →Early Game Progression
A balanced starter build focused on simple mechanics and reliable progression. Perfect for clearing the first few worlds and farming early resources.
Focus on grouping enemies and using Sosuke's reliable slashes. Use Fortune to speed up coin and EXP gain.
Open Build Calculator →Infinite Mode Scaling
Optimized for long-duration Infinite mode runs where enemy scaling becomes extreme. Coyote's safe ranged combat and Shadow Monarch's summons create a layered defense.
Keep distance with Coyote's Cero Metralleta for screen clearing. Shadow Monarch summons provide a defensive frontline. Cycle Black Hole and Infinity for overwhelming late waves.
Open Build Calculator →Split farming into three goals
Coin farming, mastery farming, and material farming overlap, but they are not exactly the same loop. Economy traits and titles matter more for coins, while mastery routes care more about clear speed and repetition.
That is why farming pages should target specific intents instead of just saying best farming build everywhere.
Build for repetition, not one perfect run
If a setup clears one room fast but forces constant resets, it is not a real farming build. A repeatable route with lower stress often produces more value per hour.
Early accounts should be willing to use simpler setups like Sosuke, Tiger, Panda, Fortune, and Swift while building toward the stronger mythic farming core.
- Best endgame farming core: Shadow Monarch or Coyote, Black Hole, Reaper, Wealthy
- Best beginner farming core: Sosuke, Tiger or Panda, Fortune, Swift
- Best mastery support trait: Master
Know when to pivot from farming to pushing
Once farming no longer upgrades your next breakpoint quickly, move that time into raids, Infinite, or title unlocks. Farming only matters when it leads to a stronger account state.
Recommended Items
Abilities
Shadow Monarch
Fast attack speed and summons for wave clearing and Infinite mode.
Coyote
Still a premier Infinite and ranged farming option after the SBR+AOT update.
Sosuke
Excellent beginner carry with simple mechanics.
Pets
Kurama
A high-damage pet for offensive-focused players.
Tiger
A great early-game pet for farming coins.
Panda
A solid defensive pet for mid-game progression.
Hawk
Provides speed boosts for faster farming and traversal.
Gadgets
Black Hole
The undisputed king of tactical utility and crowd control.
Rage
Vital for high-speed farming and aggressive burst damage.
Medkit
Basic healing utility for early-game players.
Traits
Reaper
Damage scaling that increases with every kill.
Fortune
Boosts coins and EXP gained from kills.
Master
Boosts mastery gain for faster ability leveling.
Swift
Increases attack and movement speed.
Titles
Wealthy
Economy-focused title with increased coin and drop rates.
Collector
Boosts drop rates and item acquisition.
Infinite Champion
Specialized title for Infinite Mode performance.