Anime Defenders Lunar Empress Unit: How to unlock and stats

Anime Defenders is a tower defense-style game with various summonable units that define the meta each season. One of the newest meta-defining units is the Lunar Empress, a Secret-rarity unit that boasts some of the highest damage in the game. Because of her high effectiveness in endgame content, the Empress has become quite sought-after in the community.

Here’s what you need to know about the Lunar Empress, how you can obtain her, and her stat spread.

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Breaking down Lunar Empress in Anime Defenders

Overview

The Lunar Empress (Image via Roblox || luckylof! on YouTube)

Lunar Empress is an evolution of the Secret unit Lunar Huntress, introduced to the game as a part of the second half of Update 4. She specializes in the area of effect moves from the get-go, which is what makes her so powerful.

The moment you gather enough cash to deploy the Empress, she will begin dealing damage in the surrounding area. With upgrades, her effective area enlarges and becomes a straight line that can cover a large portion of the map. At maximum upgrade level, her AoE line becomes massive, making her one of the best units to use in raids and Endless mode.

The Empress can stack damage every time she deals more than 60% of an enemy’s HP while defeating it or for every fifth enemy she eliminates. This is an immensely powerful ability that can boost her damage output at 0.05% increments to a maximum damage boost of 50%.

As a trade-off, her deployment cost is relatively high at 4,000 Yen. The same goes for her upgrade cost, which can require upwards of 40,000 Yen per level when close to the final upgrade level. This balances the unit out somewhat, but with effective resource management, she can pull your team through to victory.

Lunar Empress is also capable of striking airborne enemies as a ground unit, a quality that is rarely seen in towers of a similar type. She is capable of handling nearly every situation, making the unit a shoo-in for your party.

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How to get the Lunar Empress in Anime Defenders?

Evolving Lunar Huntress into Lunar Empress (Image via Roblox || luckylof! on YouTube)

Lunar Empress requires you to obtain the Lunar Huntress unit from the Lunar Portal. After that, you can evolve the Huntress into the Empress by crafting a Moon Necklace at the Crafting station.

Here’s what you need to craft the Moon Necklace:

• 250x Lunar Essence Extract
• 9x Star Rift (Red)
• 40x Star Rift (Yellow)
• 8x Star Rift (Green)
• 2x Star Rift (Light)
• 9x Star Rift (Blue)

Evolution alters the unit’s stats, making her more powerful and effective in battle. While Lunar Huntress is a good tower in her own right, her firepower does not compare to that of her post-evolution counterpart.

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Stats breakdown

Lunar Empress in action (Image via Roblox || luckylof! on YouTube)

The Lunar Empress starts at 5,825.75 damage when deployed and offers a small circular AoE attack around herself. This ramps up rather quickly as you upgrade the unit, improving her damage, range, attack speed, and attack type.

Listed in the table below are all the upgrade levels, their cost, and the changes they bring. Note that these values apply to a level 70 Lunar Empress, showcasing her max stats.

Upgrade level	Upgrade Cost (Yen)	Damage	DPS	SPA	Range
Base	4,000	5,825.75	1,618.26	3.6s	13.9
Upgrade 1	6,500	11,651.5	3,641.09	3.2	14.8
Upgrade 2	8,000	18,642.4	4,142.76	4.5	17.6
Upgrade 3	12,000	20,972.7	5,115.29	4.1	18.5
Upgrade 4	15,000	30,293.9	2,507.98	5.5	22.2
Upgrade 5	20,000	34,954.5	6,990.9	5	23.1
Upgrade 6	22,000	49,535.52	7,739.93	6.4	40.7
Upgrade 7	25,000	55,327.98	9,377.62	5.9	41.7
Upgrade 8	30,000	61,187.02	9,560.47	6.4	45.4
Upgrade 9	35,000	68,777.14	10,746.43	6.4	45.8
Upgrade 10	40,000	72,838.52	11,381.02	6.4	47.5
Upgrade 11	45,000	75,901.2	12,650.2	6	48.5

Lunar Empress changes her attack types at upgrade levels 2,4, 6, 8, and 10. Accompanying these attack-type alterations is the range increase, allowing her to damage more enemies with a single attack. These upgrades transform her AoE type from a small circle to a big circle, a cone, a small line, and then a massive line.

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FAQs

How do I get the Lunar Empress unit in Anime Defenders?

The Lunar Empress can be obtained by evolving the Lunar Huntress unit using a Moon Necklace in Anime Defenders.

How much does it cost to deploy the Lunar Empress in Anime Defenders?

It costs 4,000 Yen to deploy the Lunar Empress during the battle in Anime Defenders.

How much does it cost to fully upgrade Lunar Empress mid-battle in Anime Defenders?

Without including the deployment cost, you will need 258,500 Yen to upgrade Lunar Empress fully.