Anime Legacy Simulator how to level up pets—formally called fighters or champions in-game—requires feeding them food items or deconstructed duplicate units. You can access any fighter in your inventory, open the Feed menu, and apply food items or converted units to increase their level and damage up to the current level 35 cap.
Unlike standard clicker simulators where pets grant passive multiplier auras without active training, Anime Legacy Simulator uses an anime-fighter format where your equipped companions actively battle alongside your avatar. Raising their levels is essential because fighter stats provide the vast majority of your overall damage output across Heaven Island, Slayers Village, and Cursed Academy.
Step-by-Step: How to Feed and Level Up Fighters
Leveling up a unit takes only a few inputs once you have accumulated enough food in your storage:
- Open your inventory by clicking the bag icon or pressing the Fighters menu hotkey.
- Select the fighter you want to upgrade from your unit list.
- Click the Feed button located below the unit's stat card.
- Choose the amount of food you want to apply, or use the quick selection option to consume all available food.
- Confirm the action to watch your unit's level, base damage, and combat output increase immediately.
Fighters scale significantly with each level gained. For example, high-rarity units like the Secret Gojo begin at level 1 with 210 base damage and scale up to roughly 90,000 damage once maxed out at level 35.
How to Get Food: Auto-Deconstruct and Inventory Dismantling
The primary source of fighter EXP food in Anime Legacy Simulator is duplicate units rolled from summon stars. Consumable items such as Pirate Rations (included in the starter bundle) and Rice Balls also grant direct fighter EXP, but summoning duplicates is the main sustainable farming method.
Configuring Star Summon Auto-Deconstruct
Walking up to a world summon star—or opening it remotely if you own the Remote Access gamepass—allows you to configure how pulled fighters are handled automatically.
- Stand on or open any summon star banner.
- Click the gear icon to open Star Settings.
- Locate the pull actions: Announcement, Auto Sell, Auto Lock, and Auto Deconstruct (also displayed as Auto-Delete on some menus).
- Select the bottom option, Auto Deconstruct, for all unit rarities you do not plan to equip (such as Commons, Uncommons, and Rares).
- When you auto-summon using Yen, discarded units will instantly convert into food points instead of cluttering your inventory.
Selling units through Auto Sell only returns gold or Yen, which is far less efficient than deconstructing them into food for stat progression.
Manual Dismantling in Inventory
If you pulled units with auto-settings disabled and your bag is full of duplicates, you can dismantle them manually inside your backpack:
- Open the inventory menu.
- Click the dismantle icon located near the bottom right, next to the trash can icon.
- Check off the individual fighters you wish to recycle.
- Click confirm to instantly turn those units into food.
Before mass-deconstructing, make sure to click the lock icon on your high-tier units, Shinies, or units carrying rare traits to prevent accidental deletion.
Faster Leveling: Traits and EXP Boosters
Farming hundreds of thousands of food points to max out Mythical and Secret units can take substantial time. You can significantly reduce the amount of food required by equipping specific EXP-boosting traits and passes before feeding your fighters.
| EXP Boost Source | Type | Acquisition Method | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genius 1 | Fighter Trait | Trait reroll NPC in Lobby | +10% EXP gained |
| Genius 2 | Fighter Trait | Trait reroll NPC in Lobby | +18% EXP gained |
| Genius 3 | Fighter Trait | Trait reroll NPC in Lobby | +25% EXP gained |
| Prodigy | Rainbow Trait | Trait reroll NPC in Lobby (pity 750) | Up to +100% EXP gained |
| 2x EXP Gamepass | Premium Pass | In-game shop (299 Robux / 2,990 Gems) | Doubles EXP gained from food and player leveling |
The Genius and Prodigy Reroll Strategy
Before committing a large stockpile of food to a newly acquired Mythic or Secret fighter, visit the trait reroll machine located in the central lobby.
Roll for a temporary EXP trait like Genius 3 (+25% EXP) or Prodigy (+100% EXP). When a unit holds an EXP trait, each piece of food grants substantially more progress toward the next level, saving tens of thousands of food points. Once the unit reaches the level 35 cap, the EXP trait becomes redundant; at that stage, you can reroll the trait into combat-focused passives such as Tank (+50% damage), Giant (+100% damage), Mercenary (+100% damage, +25% boss damage, +50% ultimate damage), or Blessing.
Level Cap and Fighter Progression Limits
In the current game build, all fighters share a hard level cap of Level 35.
While regular units cap at 35, their total output depends heavily on their base rarity and whether they are standard or Shiny:
- Base Stats: Common units like Ussopa start with an attack speed of 1.1s and 10 base damage. In contrast, Mythicals like Lufe start at 0.8s attack speed and 82 base damage, while Secrets like Gojo sit at 210 base damage at level 1.
- Shiny Variants: Shiny units spawn with higher baseline multipliers. For instance, a regular Yuta possesses 105 base damage, whereas a Shiny Yuta starts at 157 base damage. Both reach maximum power at level 35, but the Shiny version maintains higher scaling through every level.
- VIP Exclusive Copy: The VIP fighter unlocked through the V.I.P gamepass automatically mimics the base damage of your strongest fighter (matching 210 base damage alongside Secret units) and requires fewer EXP resources to level up than standard endgame summons.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can fighters level up automatically by attacking enemies?
No. Fighters in Anime Legacy Simulator do not gain experience directly from attacking mobs or world bosses. All unit leveling is performed manually inside the Feed menu by consuming food obtained from duplicate summons or consumable ration packs.
Where can I get Pirate Rations and Rice Balls?
Pirate Rations are bundled into specialty shop offerings such as the Starter Pack (available for 99 Robux or 990 Gems). The primary everyday source of fighter food remains deconstructing duplicate units pulled from world summon stars.
Does the 2x EXP gamepass work on fighter feeding?
Yes. Official game data and player tests confirm the 2x EXP pass doubles the progression gained when donating food to your fighters, in addition to doubling player account leveling speed.
Should I keep Prodigy on my fighter permanently?
No. Prodigy only boosts EXP gain. Once your unit reaches the level 35 cap, Prodigy provides no combat value. You should reroll for damage traits like Giant, Mercenary, or Blessing once leveling is complete.
