Frequently Asked Questions

To start playing Catch a Monster on Roblox:
1. Open Roblox and search for "Catch a Monster" or click the game link
2. Once in-game, you'll spawn with a starter monster
3. Walk around to find wild monsters and press E to engage in battle
4. Defeat monsters and catch them to add to your collection
5. Use the Revive Pond to heal your monsters after battles

Monster grades determine their base stats and rarity. The grades from lowest to highest are:
- E Grade: Common monsters with basic stats
- D Grade: Slightly better than E grade
- C Grade: Average stats, more useful for mid-game
- B Grade: Above average, good for most content
- A Grade: Strong monsters with high stats
- S Grade: Very rare, excellent stats
- SS Grade: Extremely rare, top-tier stats

Higher grade monsters have better base HP and attack power. You can identify grades by checking your inventory after catching a monster.

The fusion system allows you to combine monsters to create stronger ones:
1. Go to the Fuse Machine in the main hub
2. Select 5 monsters of the same species and grade
3. Confirm the fusion to receive a higher grade monster

Tips:
- You need exactly 5 of the same monster type and grade
- If you have more than 10 of the same monster, you may need to clear your selection before adding more
- Fusion is a great way to upgrade your team without relying on luck

To heal your monsters, visit the Revive Pond located in each major area:
1. Walk into the glowing water area
2. Your monsters will automatically start healing
3. Wait until all your monsters are fully restored

Note: You can also heal at the volcano island fountain while still engaging with nearby monsters. This is a known feature/bug that some players use strategically.

You can set your spawn point at different locations:
1. Find a spawn point marker in an area (usually near major landmarks)
2. Interact with it to set your respawn location
3. When you die or use the respawn option, you'll return there

Known Issue: Some spawn points like Volcano Island may not work properly and will respawn you at Area 1. The developers are aware of this.

Eggs spawn at specific locations and contain rare monsters:

- Fire Egg: Found near the volcano and inside volcanic areas
- Other eggs: Spawn at various locations across different islands

Tips:
- Eggs are contested - other players can take them
- Eggs typically have a respawn timer
- Keep an eye on egg spawn locations and check back regularly

Mounts help you travel faster across the map:
1. Press the mount key (default: M) to summon your mount
2. Use the turtle mount to cross water areas
3. Press the mount key again to dismount

Tips:
- Don't spam the mount key on land as it may cause movement glitches
- Be careful when near walls while mounted to avoid falling through the map

Monster types have advantages and disadvantages against each other:

- Fire beats Grass
- Water beats Fire
- Grass beats Water
- Electric is strong against Water
- Normal has no special advantages or weaknesses

Using type advantages in battle can significantly increase your damage output. Always try to match your monster types against enemies for maximum effectiveness.

XP gain is based on battles completed, not just enemy difficulty. Some strategies:

1. Quick Kill Method: Target weaker monsters like Wattoads for fast XP (speed over difficulty)
2. AFK Farming: Use strong monsters in lower-level areas for consistent XP
3. Boss Battles: While slower, bosses give decent XP and rare drops

Tip: XP doesn't scale perfectly with difficulty, so sometimes farming weaker enemies quickly is more efficient than fighting tough monsters.

Several game passes enhance your gameplay experience:

- Auto Catch: Automatically catches defeated monsters
- Extra Slots: Increases your monster storage capacity
- 2x XP: Doubles experience gained from battles
- VIP Access: Exclusive areas and bonuses
- Extra Team Slots: Allows more monsters in your active party

Game passes are purchased with Robux through the in-game store or Roblox game page.

To redeem codes in Catch a Monster:
1. Click the Settings/Codes button in the game menu
2. Enter the code exactly as shown (codes are case-sensitive)
3. Press Submit/Redeem
4. Your rewards will be added automatically

Tip: Check our Codes page regularly for the latest working codes! Codes usually expire after a certain time or number of uses.

The Endless Spire is a challenging tower mode:

- Location: Accessible from the main hub area
- Gameplay: Fight through increasingly difficult floors
- Rewards: Earn exclusive rewards, crystals, and rare monsters
- Progression: Your progress is saved, so you can continue where you left off

Tips:
- Prepare a strong team before entering
- Higher floors have stronger enemies but better rewards
- Use type advantages strategically

The trading system allows players to exchange monsters:
1. Find another player you want to trade with
2. Send or accept a trade request
3. Both players select monsters to trade
4. Confirm the trade

Caution:
- Be careful of unfair trades
- Verify the grade and stats of monsters before confirming
- Trading cannot be reversed once confirmed

Bosses are powerful monsters that spawn at specific locations:

1. Blazelord: Found in the volcano area - make sure you're in the correct position to engage
2. Other bosses spawn on timers in their respective areas

If a boss won't engage:
- Make sure you're close enough
- Try moving around the boss
- The boss might be on cooldown from a recent fight

Tips:
- Bring a full team of high-grade monsters
- Use type advantages
- Coordinate with other players for difficult bosses

Your monster storage depends on your account status:

- Free Players: Limited storage slots (exact number may vary)
- With Extra Slots Pass: Significantly increased storage

Managing Storage:
- Release unwanted low-grade monsters
- Fuse duplicate monsters to save space
- Keep only your best monsters of each type

Each monster has several stats:

- HP (Health Points): How much damage a monster can take
- Attack: Base damage dealt to enemies
- Type: Element type (Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Normal)
- Grade: Overall quality rating (E to SS)
- Level: Increases through XP, improves stats

Note: Some monsters like Dragon Cannelloni may have stat growth issues at certain levels. This is being addressed by developers.

Catch a Monster features multiple islands:

1. Starter Island: Beginning area with basic monsters
2. Forest Area: Grass-type monsters and early game content
3. Volcano Island: Fire-type monsters including Blazelord boss
4. Ocean Areas: Water-type monsters, accessible via turtle mount
5. Spire Area: Location of the Endless Spire challenge

Each island has unique monsters, challenges, and resources.

To adjust audio settings:
1. Open the Settings menu
2. Look for the Audio/Sound options
3. Toggle music and sound effects as desired

Note: If you hear constant ambient sounds (like meowing) that seem out of place, this may be a known audio bug. Adjusting your settings or rejoining the server can sometimes help.

Potential Serum is an upgrade item that increases a monster's potential stat:

1. Obtain Potential Serum from Endless Spire rewards or codes
2. Use it on a monster from your inventory
3. Each use increases the monster's potential

Tips:
- Success chance decreases as potential gets higher
- Recommended to use 1-2 times per monster if you get a good bonus
- Higher potential means better stat growth when leveling

Arcane Sparkstone is a rare item that allows you to evolve monsters:

- Evolve monsters from rank B to rank A
- Provides a significant stat boost
- Can be obtained from Endless Spire shop or rewards

Requirements:
- Your monster must be at B rank
- You need the required amount of Arcane Sparkstones
- The monster will gain improved stats after evolution

Both are special variants of regular monsters with different bonuses:

Shiny Monsters:
- Have sparkles around them
- 30% critical hit rate bonus
- Visual sparkle effect when following you
- Can be identified before catching by looking for sparkles

Huge Monsters:
- Approximately 2x the normal size when following you
- May have additional stat bonuses
- Both shiny and huge status can be preserved through fusion

According to player discussions, Fluffairy (from the Thanksgiving event) is considered better than Flaragon:

- Better overall stats
- Useful abilities
- However, obtaining a high-rank Fluffairy during the limited event can be challenging

Note: Both monsters are strong choices. Your decision may depend on availability and what ranks you can achieve.

This is a known bug that occasionally affects the Starter Island fountain:

Solutions:
1. Go to another island: The volcano island and frost isle fountains usually work properly
2. Rejoin the server: Leaving and rejoining often fixes this issue
3. Use code "heal": The developers released a code to help with this issue

Tip: If you're stuck with dead pets on starter island, try jumping across the water to reach volcano island (spam jump button to avoid drowning).

Pets sometimes stop attacking due to several bugs:

Common Causes & Fixes:
1. Pyrowulf Bug: Pets may freeze when fighting Pyrowulf - try repositioning
2. Auto-attack glitch: Toggle auto-attack off and on again
3. Stuck in corners: Pets can get stuck in arena corners - move away to reset them
4. AFK bug: If you've been idle, prompts disappear - rejoin the game

Quick Fix: Press the mount button (M) - this often resets your pets and teleports them to you.

Some bosses (like Flaragon and Blazelord) can glitch and fall through the ground:

If the boss falls underground:
1. You may still be able to damage it from above
2. Try jumping to reach the loot if it spawns underground
3. If the egg is stuck, jump near it to trigger collection

If you can't reach the loot:
- Wait for the boss to respawn
- Try a different server
- The developers are aware of this issue

Currently, boss eggs can be taken by anyone who reaches them first, regardless of who did the most damage:

How it works:
- The player who gets the last hit gets credit for the kill
- Anyone can pick up the dropped egg
- This is a current game mechanic that players find frustrating

Tips to protect your loot:
- Fight bosses in private servers
- Stay close to the boss when it's about to die
- Be ready to grab the egg immediately

The community has requested damage-based rewards, so this may change in future updates.

If you sold your turtle mount and can't cross water, here are your options:

Solutions:
1. Water jumping exploit: Spam jump + mount buttons to skip across water
2. Get a new mount: Purchase the Dragon Cannelloni (99 Robux) which can fly
3. Defeat the boss again: The turtle mount comes from defeating a boss on starter island

Prevention:
- Lock valuable items before selling
- Be careful when using "Select All" + Sell
- Double-check before confirming sales

Rank A monsters cannot be obtained through fusion. The maximum rank you can fuse to is Rank B.

How to get Rank A monsters:
1. Catch them directly: Some rare spawns are A rank
2. Hatch from eggs: Boss eggs and event eggs can contain A rank monsters
3. Use Arcane Sparkstone: Evolve B rank to A rank with this item

Tip: Save your Arcane Sparkstones from Endless Spire for your best B rank monsters!

Private servers have different spawn mechanics:

Eggs:
- Eggs don't spawn immediately when server starts
- They spawn periodically over time (like public servers)
- Stay on the island where you want eggs to appear

Bosses:
- Bosses only spawn if a player is on that island
- You may need to wait if you just arrived
- Spawn timers continue while players are present

Tip: Public servers have eggs because they've been running longer and players haven't collected them all.

Some players have reported eggs vanishing from incubators:

Known Causes:
1. Update interference: Major updates may cause egg display issues
2. Timer bug: Sometimes eggs show wrong/duplicate timers
3. UI glitch: Eggs may still be there but not visible

Solutions:
- Rejoin the server to refresh the display
- Create a support ticket if the egg is truly gone
- Take screenshots of rare eggs for proof

Prevention: Avoid leaving eggs in incubators during announced update times.

The Endless Spire has some known issues:

Pets not spawning:
- Huge pets sometimes don't work properly in the spire
- After teleporting to a floor, pets may not appear
- Some attacks (like Sproutusk) may not deal damage

Floor 40 Boss Issue:
- Mountusk boss has high regeneration
- If pushed too far, it heals back to full HP
- You need sustained high damage to defeat it

Tips:
- Bring regular (non-huge) pets as backup
- Don't knock the boss too far back
- Stay close to maintain consistent damage

During some updates, Frostoise and Fluffairy were accidentally swapped:

- Catching Frostoise would give you Fluffairy
- Catching Fluffairy would give you Frostoise

Solution:
- If you want Fluffairy, catch Frostoise (or vice versa)
- This bug was identified during the Thanksgiving event
- Check your inventory to confirm what you actually received

This has been reported to developers and may be fixed in patches.

The Dragon Cannelloni purchase has had some known issues:

Disappearing Dragon:
- Some players report the dragon vanishing from inventory
- This appears to happen after certain game updates
- Create a support ticket with proof of purchase

Stat Issues:
- Dragon Cannelloni stats may not increase properly when leveling
- This is a known bug being addressed

To Get Help:
1. Go to the Discord server
2. Create a support ticket
3. Include screenshots/proof of purchase
4. Developers have been restoring lost items

This is an unintended exploit/bug that allows any mount to fly:

How it works:
- Spam the mount button (M) and jump button simultaneously
- On mobile: hold jump and spam mount button
- This causes the mount to gain altitude

Note: This exploit may be patched in future updates. It's useful for:
- Reaching Frost Isle without a turtle
- Collecting eggs in hard-to-reach places
- Faster travel

Warning: Using exploits may result in account action in some games, though this one has been widely used.

Players reported issues with Flarecast Feathers during the Thanksgiving event:

Known Issues:
1. Feathers from boss kills and daily rewards show separately
2. Total count may not display correctly in shop
3. Some boss kills don't award feathers

Solutions:
- Check both your inventory AND currency display
- Rejoin to refresh feather count
- Use code "feather200" for bonus feathers

Feather Farming:
- Boss drops ~15-35 feathers per kill
- Daily rewards give additional feathers
- Event shop items require 100-2000 feathers

Eclipse Knight is a Secret Evolution of ShadeKnight — it requires an RNG-based evolution attempt, not a guaranteed one.

Requirements:
- 1x ShadeKnight (any rank)
- 3x Refined Fire Gems
- 3x Refined Water Gems
- 3x Refined Ice Gems
- 3x Refined Plant Gems
- 3x Refined Dark Gems
- 3x Refined Ground Gems
- 8x Refined Water Gems (total 11 water)

Important Notes:
- The success rate is RNG-based — the community average is 10–25+ attempts
- Each failed attempt costs all the gem materials
- There is currently no pity system (many players are requesting one)
- ShadeKnight can be found as a boss on Neverland Island
- Refined Gems can be crafted: 3 Stardust Shards + 1 Raw Gem = 1 Refined Gem (75% success)

Undine cannot be caught in the wild — it is only available through Rifts.

How to get Undine:
1. Obtain Red Rift portals (buy 10 per week from the Spire Tower Shop)
2. Open a Red Rift and defeat the Rift Boss
3. Catch Undine inside the Rift

Pro tip — 100% Catch Rate:
- Use a Pet Snack (from Spire Tower Shop) + a Ripple Ball together
- This combination gives a 100% catch rate on Undine

Is Undine worth it?
Absolutely. Undine B-rank is currently stronger than Tidevex A-rank. Undine has excellent stun abilities that make it a core part of the best endgame teams alongside Eclipse Knight.

Tideland Rift (from Tideland Island) also contains Undine as an alternative source.

As of February 2026, Lunavox is generally NOT recommended due to several bugs:

Current Bugs:
- Taunt ability is broken — enemies ignore the taunt and attack other monsters
- Lunavox stays at the backline instead of the frontline (range issue)
- First skill deals 0 damage in some cases
- Range was partially fixed in the Feb 2026 update but still inconsistent

Evolution Cost:
- Requires: Noctane (B-rank or higher) + Vitalium Stones (from Tidevex boss) + Refined Gems
- Noctane is rare (~5% chance from Fire Eggs on Volcano Island)

Recommendation: Wait until the developers patch Lunavox properly before investing materials. Follow the official Discord for patch notes.

Best value order (community consensus):

1. Ultra Luck (+300%) — 599 Robux ⭐ BEST PICK
Gives 4x luck for better egg ranks and catches. Better value than Extra Luck.

2. 2x EXP — 799 Robux
Permanently doubles all XP gained. Great time-saver for leveling pets.

3. Pet Inventory +100 — 59 Robux
Cheap and essential. Buy this first if you are running out of pet slots.

4. VIP — 199 Robux
Gives name tag and +10% coins/XP. Mostly for supporting the developers.

⚠️ SKIP: Extra Luck (+200%) — 999 Robux
Ultra Luck gives +300% for less Robux. Never buy Extra Luck.

Important: Luck Gamepasses do NOT stack with each other — only the highest tier applies for rank luck. Luck affects rank quality on catches and hatches, NOT catch success rate.

EM% (Enhancement Modifier) is a stat multiplier applied to your monster after evolution. Higher EM% = stronger monster.

EM% Range: 140% (minimum) to 220% (maximum)
Target: Aim for 190%+ for competitive play; 210%+ is best-in-slot

How to improve EM%:
- Use a Chaos Potion to reroll EM% to a new random value
- Warning: Chaos Potion can increase OR decrease your current EM%
- Average 6–8 Chaos Potions needed to hit a good value
- Use Potential Serums (from Spire Shop, 500 Tower Gems each) to boost stats — success rate decreases with each use

Arcane Spark Stones are used for B-rank → A-rank fusion:
- 17 stones needed per fusion
- 500 Tower Gems each (recently reduced from 900)
- Only 32 available per week in the Spire Shop
- Budget ~8,500 Tower Gems total for one A-rank fusion

Bloodmoon is a special weather event that benefits mutation hunters.

Bloodmoon Effects:
- Increases chance of catching Bloodlit mutant monsters
- Bloodlit monsters have bonus crit rate (note: no extra HP unlike Shiny mutations)
- Popular strategy: open Red Rifts during Bloodmoon for shiny/mutation chances

Tip: Many experienced players time their Rift runs to coincide with Bloodmoon weather for better mutation odds. Watch the weather display in the top corner of your screen.

Other Special Weathers:
- Aurora + Night together → Flora spawns (rarest monster in game)
- Snowy → +30% XP earned
- Rainy → +30% Coins earned
- Lightning → Sand Eggs spawn (needed for Volcamel)

Flora (also called Florella) is the rarest wild spawn in Catch a Monster.

Spawn Requirements (BOTH must be active simultaneously):
- Weather: Aurora
- Time: Night

Exact Location:
- Go to Neverland Island
- From the spawn point, look to the small island on your LEFT
- Flora only appears here during Aurora + Night weather

Why Flora is special:
- Even at D-rank, Flora deals ~60,000 damage
- That is approximately 2x stronger than Gingerjoy at the same rank
- Currently one of the most powerful monsters in the game

Strategy: Server hop until you find a server with Aurora weather, then wait for Night to begin. Check the small island immediately.

Refined Ground Gems are dropped by the Aurobull boss on Dunevil Isle.

Farming Steps:
1. Travel to Dunevil Isle (Level 55–65 recommended)
2. Find and defeat the Aurobull boss (respawns ~15 minutes)
3. Collect Refined Ground Gems from drops

What Refined Ground Gems are used for:
- Solron evolution: requires 21 Refined Ground Gems + 1 of each other type (Fire, Water, Ice, Plant, Dark)
- Other ground-type evolutions

Tip: You can also craft Refined Gems from raw materials: 3 Stardust Shards + 1 Raw Gem = 1 Refined Gem (75% success rate). Server hop between public servers to reset the Aurobull respawn timer.

Vitalium Stones drop from the Tidevex boss on Tideland Island.

How to farm:
1. Travel to Tideland Island (Level 35–55 recommended)
2. Find and defeat the Tidevex boss
3. Vitalium Stones have a chance to drop with each kill

What they are used for:
- Required material for the Lunavox evolution (evolving Noctane B into Lunavox)
- Note: As of Feb 2026, Lunavox has several bugs — verify the fix status before investing Vitalium Stones

Tip: Tidevex has very high HP and is difficult to solo under Level 60. Consider joining a carried Rift run or farming with friends in a Private Server.

To unlock Level 70, you must defeat the Frostwyrm boss on Spirit Grove island.

Steps:
1. Reach Spirit Grove Island (Level 65+ recommended)
2. Find and defeat the Frostwyrm boss
3. This grants the "Kill Frost" achievement
4. Your level cap increases to Level 70

Level cap progression:
- Default cap: Level 50
- Level 55: Defeat ShadeKnight on Neverland ("Boss Killer: Shade Knight" achievement)
- Level 65: General progression cap
- Level 70: Defeat Frostwyrm on Spirit Grove

Note: Spirit Grove is a high-level area added in the February 13, 2026 update. Bring your strongest team — Eclipse Knight + Undine is recommended.

A "carry" is when a strong, high-level player helps weaker players complete difficult content (usually Rifts).

How Rifts work:
- Rifts are special boss instances accessed using Rift Portals
- The Rift Boss has very high HP that scales up with the number of players
- Every player who deals any damage is eligible for loot (eggs, XP, coins)
- The player who gets the monster egg is random (not necessarily the one who did most damage)

How to find a carry:
- Ask in the official Discord #chat channel: "LF carry [X] Red Rifts"
- Share your Roblox username and wait for a strong player to invite you

How to get Red Rift Portals:
- Purchase up to 10 per week from the Spire Tower Shop (affordable price)
- Wild Rifts also spawn occasionally on weekends

Best team for carries: Eclipse Knight A + Undine B is the current meta.

Solron is the evolution of Gildron, added in the February 20, 2026 Valentine Update.

Evolution Materials:
- 1x Gildron (any rank)
- 21x Refined Ground Gems
- 1x Refined Fire Gem
- 1x Refined Water Gem
- 1x Refined Ice Gem
- 1x Refined Plant Gem
- 1x Refined Dark Gem

How to farm Refined Ground Gems:
Defeat Aurobull on Dunevil Isle (~15 min respawn). Ground Gems are the main bottleneck.

How to get Gildron:
Gildron is obtained from Gildron Eggs during the Valentine 2026 event. The event runs until the end of February 2026.

Tip: The community shorthand for the gem combo is "21 ground + 1 each other type."

No — Luck Gamepasses do NOT stack. Only the highest tier you own applies.

Luck Gamepass tiers:
- Luck +100% (299 Robux) → 2x luck
- Extra Luck +200% (999 Robux) → 3x luck
- Ultra Luck +300% (599 Robux) → 4x luck

If you own both Ultra Luck (+300%) and Extra Luck (+200%), only the Ultra Luck effect applies. You effectively wasted money buying both.

Recommendation: Buy Ultra Luck (599 Robux) directly — it gives more luck than Extra Luck (999 Robux) for less money.

Also note: Luck Gamepasses affect rank quality on catches and egg hatches only. They do NOT affect your catch success rate — that is a separate mechanic controlled by your catch ball type and Pet Snacks.

This is a known false positive bug in the code redemption system.

What happens: The game incorrectly shows "Already Redeemed" on valid codes, even when you have never used them before.

Fix:
1. Close the code redemption window
2. Try entering the code again (sometimes 2–3 attempts needed)
3. Make sure you are entering the code with the correct capitalization
4. On mobile: do NOT press Enter — it may auto-redeem before the button is clicked

If it still doesn't work:
- The code may have genuinely expired
- Check the official Discord #announcements channel for expiry notices
- Some codes are time-limited and expire within a few days

Tip: Always try a code at least 2–3 times before concluding it is expired.

Tower Gems are the main currency earned in the Endless Spire.

Daily cap: Approximately 4,800 Tower Gems per day from normal Spire runs.

Re-entry trick (bonus gems):
1. Clear all enemies except one on any floor
2. Exit the Spire with 1 enemy still alive
3. Re-enter the Spire — you will be put back on that floor
4. Kill the last enemy and claim bonus Tower Gems
5. Repeat as needed

Spire Shop priorities (weekly stock):
- Arcane Spark Stone: 500 gems each, 32 available per week → 16,000 gems/week
- Potential Serum: 500 gems each (very limited stock)
- XP Potions: 300 gems each
- Red Rift Portals: 10 available cheaply each week

Time to afford one A-rank fusion:
You need 17 Arcane Stones × 500 gems = 8,500 gems minimum.
At 4,800 gems/day, that is roughly 2 days of Spire (if you skip other purchases).

No — Luck Gamepasses have zero effect on evolution success rate.

This is one of the most common misconceptions in the game. Luck Gamepasses affect:
- Rank quality when catching wild monsters
- Rank quality when hatching eggs

Luck Gamepasses do NOT affect:
- Secret evolution RNG (e.g., ShadeKnight → Eclipse Knight)
- Enhancement / EM% rolls
- Gear quality in the Craft Store

Secret evolution success rate is a fixed RNG value regardless of what gamepasses you own. If you fail an evolution attempt, it is not because your luck gamepass failed to work — the system simply doesn't apply there.

The only way to increase evolution success is the Evolution Luck gamepass (if added in a future update) or event boosts specifically described as "evolution chance."

Psyber as a Rift boss has a massive built-in damage reduction mechanic added in a recent update.

What changed: Players who previously dealt billions of DPS found their damage reduced to as low as 30 million against Psyber Rift. This is an intentional protection mechanic, not a bug — though many players find it extremely frustrating given how it disproportionately penalises high-investment teams.

What this means for you:
- Carrying 3 players in a Psyber Rift is now much harder than before
- Even with Eclipse Knight A+10 + Undine, clear times are significantly longer
- The community widely considers the current nerf level too punishing and has submitted multiple requests to reduce or remove it

Workaround: Lower player count in the Rift (2-man instead of 3) reduces boss HP, partially compensating for the damage cap. Solo Psyber Rifts are currently the most efficient if you are strong enough.

Here is how the three mutations rank in the current meta (March 2026):

Huge > Shiny > Bloodlit (generally)

| Mutation | Stat Bonus | How to Get | Overall Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huge | Large HP + ATK boost | Any catch/hatch (very rare) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Shiny | HP + ATK boost + crit rate | Any catch/hatch (rare) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Bloodlit | Crit rate only (no HP boost) | Primarily during Bloodmoon weather | ⭐⭐⭐ |

Why Bloodlit is weaker despite being rarer: Bloodlit gives only a crit rate bonus with no HP boost, making it the weakest of the three despite appearing less frequently. The community has widely requested a Bloodlit buff to make it competitive.

Note: A Shiny + Huge combination is theoretically possible through fusion (1 Shiny + 1 Huge + 3 normal = chance for Shiny Huge result) and is extremely powerful.

Mutation transfers through fusion: All three mutations carry forward with the 1+4 fusion method (1 mutant + 4 normal = mutant result at higher rank).

This is a real and frustrating problem with the current balance, and you are not imagining it.

Why it happens: The Huge mutation applies a significant multiplier to both HP and ATK on top of the base stats. An A-grade monster with Huge mutation can end up with comparable or higher raw stats than a plain S-grade.

Community stance: This is considered a balance issue. S-rank monsters are far harder to obtain (rare catches, boss eggs, special events) yet in practice lose out to Huge A monsters in many content scenarios.

What you should do:
1. Keep your S-grade — it still has the highest base potential when combined with Huge mutation
2. A Huge S-grade is the theoretically strongest combination in the game
3. Until you can get a Huge S, a Huge A is a perfectly viable competitor
4. Focus on ranking up your S-grade to A-rank (via Arcane Sparks) for maximum stat growth

Summary: S-grade is not useless, but the current game heavily rewards mutation variants. A plain S-grade = strong. Huge A-grade = also strong. Huge S-grade = best in slot.

Spirit Branch Herbs drop on Spirit Grove Island, the high-level area added in the February 13, 2026 update.

How to farm them:
1. Reach Spirit Grove Island (Level 65+ recommended)
2. Defeat monsters on the island — Spirit Branch Herb drops from kills
3. Also drops from the Frostwyrm boss (higher quantity per kill)

What they are used for:
- Crafting and evolution recipes that require this specific herb
- Check the Crafting Station in the main hub for exact recipes

Tips:
- Spirit Grove is a high-level area — bring your strongest team (Eclipse Knight + Undine recommended)
- Server hop between public servers after clearing the island to reset spawn timers faster
- Herbs are tradeable items, so check if other players are selling excess in the trade channel

Level requirement reminder: You must defeat Frostwyrm to unlock Level 70 cap. Farming Spirit Branch Herb is most efficient once you are Level 65+.

A Gem Box is a special item that contains a random evolution gem when opened.

Key facts:
- Each Gem Box gives one random gem — you cannot choose which type
- Gem types are distributed randomly (Fire, Water, Ice, Plant, Dark, Ground, etc.)
- The randomness means you might get 20 boxes and receive mostly gems you don't need

How to get Gem Boxes:
- Rift Event Shop: The main source — earn event currency by opening Rifts and spend it in the event shop
- Event rewards: Some seasonal events include Gem Boxes in the reward track
- Limited-time drops: Occasionally appear during special in-game events

Community tip: Many players recommend against spending event currency on Gem Boxes because of the random element. If the event shop has a specific gem you need, buy it directly instead. Gem Boxes are only worthwhile if you need gems of any type.

Note: The community has widely requested a "selectable Gem Box" option so players can choose which gem type they receive. This has not been added yet.

EM% (Enhancement Modifier) is pure RNG — the range is 140% to 220%, and every roll is independent with no memory of previous results.

Why you keep getting low values:
- Low-end rolls (140–165%) are statistically the most common part of the range
- There is no "bad luck protection" or pity — five 140% rolls in a row is just unlucky, not a bug
- The game does not guarantee that your next roll will be higher than your current one

Expected outcomes (community data):
- Average rolls needed to hit 190%+: 6–8 Chaos Potions
- Average rolls needed to hit 210%+: 12–20+ Chaos Potions
- Worst-case scenarios of 25+ potions have been reported

Strategy to avoid frustration:
1. Decide your minimum target before you start (190% is the competitive standard)
2. Stop the moment you hit it — do not keep chasing 220%
3. Save up 8–10 Chaos Potions before starting so you can get through a session quickly
4. A Chaos Potion can make your current EM% worse — never potion above 200% unless you have many potions spare

How to get Chaos Potions: Event boss drops, event shops, and crafting with Reversion Potions.