Crimson is a Season 1 Battle Pass unit in Anime Expeditions — the normal version unlocks at level 50 on the free reward track, and Shiny Crimson unlocks at level 50 on the premium reward track.
Crimson is an Exclusive-rarity unit themed on the Season 1 “Crimson” pass, and he does not show up in normal summons or banner pulls. That means the whole task is a progression grind: level the Battle Pass, claim him when the tier opens, and lock him in before the season rewards rotate out. Below is the fast unlock, the efficient farming route, his kit, and the materials to evolve him into Crimson Brother.
Crimson comes only from the Season 1 Battle Pass
| Version | How to get it |
|---|---|
| Crimson | Reach level 50 on the free reward track |
| Shiny Crimson | Reach level 50 on the premium reward track |
There is no shortcut around the pass itself — Crimson sits on a reward tier, not in a summon pool, so you unlock him by earning Battle Pass EXP and climbing to the right level. The base unit lives on the free track, which every player can progress, while the shiny variant is gated behind the paid premium track. Both versions share the same level-50 milestone, just on different tracks.
Open the Battle Pass panel from the lobby before you start grinding. The level-50 free-track and level-50 premium-track split is what the in-game tiers show, but some unit listings only note that Crimson is Battle Pass exclusive without pinning the exact tier, so confirm the live Season 1 panel and your current XP bar in your own game before committing to a long grind.
Leveling the Battle Pass efficiently
Defeat enemies in any mode
Killing enemies awards Battle Pass EXP regardless of the mode you queue, so any active session moves the bar.
Complete quests as they appear
Quests hand out chunks of EXP on top of your combat gains, so clear them whenever one is available.
Repeat story acts on loop
Re-running story acts is the steadiest EXP source because it keeps enemies and rewards flowing without dead time.
Stack daily and weekly missions
Do your dailies and weeklies during those story runs so the pass progresses while you farm normally, instead of grinding twice.
Clear your daily and weekly missions every session — they drop the largest single EXP chunks and stack right on top of story-act farming, so you climb toward level 50 far faster than combat alone.
Buying your way to the Crimson tiers
If you want Shiny Crimson, you need the premium pass, which costs 999 Robux and opens the premium reward track. There is also a separate buy 50 levels game pass for 4,999 Robux that instantly unlocks all tiers if you would rather skip the grind entirely. Prices and availability can shift mid-season, so check the current cost in the in-game store before you buy.
What Crimson and Crimson Brother do in a fight
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Piercing Crimson | Fires a continuous red beam at a chosen spot for 10 seconds, dealing 75% of Crimson’s damage per second and applying Crimson Mark; Crimson stops attacking normally while it is active. |
| Crimson Explosion | Regular attacks apply Crimson Mark, and marked enemies explode after 5 seconds for 15% of Crimson’s current damage. |
| Crimson Pool | The explosion leaves a pool for 6 seconds with a capacity of three, dealing 10% of Crimson’s current damage every 2 seconds to enemies standing on it. |
Crimson’s kit is built around marking enemies and then punishing them with delayed damage rather than raw hits. His normal attacks stamp Crimson Mark, marked enemies blow up on a timer, and the blast leaves a lingering pool — so his damage keeps ticking even after he moves on. After you evolve him into Crimson Brother, he also gains Piercing Crimson, a heavy single-target beam that trades his normal attacks for concentrated pressure.
Evolving Crimson into Crimson Brother
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Red Sprite | 20 |
| Pink Sprite | 20 |
| Rainbow Sprite | 1 |
| Gold | 5,000 |
Once you have the base unit, the natural next step is the evolution, since that is what unlocks the stronger mark-and-pool mechanics plus the Piercing Crimson active. Gather the materials below and evolve him in the Unit Manager.
Mistakes to avoid and the Season 1 clock
The most common misstep is burning summon currency hoping Crimson shows up in a banner — he never will, because his only source is the Battle Pass. The second is assuming he is purely paywalled: the base unit is fully free on the free track, and only the shiny version and the level-skip shortcut cost Robux.
The bigger thing to plan around is timing. Crimson is a Season 1 exclusive, so his availability can change or rotate once the season ends. Treat level 50 as a deadline rather than a someday goal, and claim him the moment the tier opens.
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