Anime Expeditions Dark Scepter: Location, Drop Rates, and Stats

Dark Scepter is a unit-specific equipment piece made for Dark Mage Sovereign. The farm itself is straightforward, but the item matters because it improves both the unit’s rolls and its upgraded passive effects.

Dark Scepter drop location and item details

The main thing to avoid is farming the wrong Villain Invasion stage. Dark Scepter is tied to Crow Hideout – Act 1, and it is not a general equipment drop for every unit.

How to farm Dark Scepter

Go to Villain Invasion

Open the Villain Invasion event.

Choose Crow Hideout – Act 1

Select Crow Hideout – Act 1 as your farming stage.

Clear the stage

Finish the run for a chance at the 2.5% Dark Scepter drop.

Repeat the farm

Keep clearing Crow Hideout – Act 1 until Dark Scepter drops.

Use the 20-clear pity

If RNG is bad, the equipment is guaranteed after 20 clears.

Dark Scepter stats and reroll targets

Dark Scepter rolls two stats when you get it: Range and SPA. The Range roll is simple value, while SPA is stronger when the number goes lower because reduced SPA means faster attacks.

Dark Scepter effects on Dark Mage Sovereign

Dark Scepter is exclusive to Dark Mage Sovereign, and its biggest value comes from upgrading the unit’s Lightning Orbs and Ice Barrage passives. These upgraded versions replace the original passives instead of stacking on top of them.

With Lightning Orbs, lightning magic creates a lightning path inside the unit’s range. Enemies that touch that path take 50% of Dark Mage Sovereign’s current damage every second.

With Ice Barrage, ice magic adds freeze on attacks and builds Frostbite on enemies hit. Frostbite can reach 15 stacks, and the next attack against frozen enemies shatters them, removes the freeze effect, and deals 25% extra damage in a small area.

Is Dark Scepter worth farming?

If you do not own Dark Mage Sovereign, or you are not using that unit often, the farm is less urgent. In that case, the item can wait until you are ready to build around Dark Mage Sovereign specifically.

Dark Scepter farming mistakes to avoid

Do not spend your grind on the wrong stage. Crow Hideout – Act 1 is the stage that matters for this item, so farming other event stages will waste runs if Dark Scepter is your target.

Also avoid treating Dark Scepter like universal equipment. It is locked to Dark Mage Sovereign, so other units cannot use it even if the stat rolls look useful.

The last mistake is stopping too early or keeping a bad roll forever. Since the pity arrives after 20 clears and the stats can be improved with Equipment Rerolls, the clean route is to finish the pity cycle if needed and then fix weak rolls afterward.

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