Materials, mechanics and upgrades · checked 2026-09-26
5th God Hand: the useful numbers
Evolve Broken Falcon with an Eclipse Shard, 25 Purple, 25 Yellow, 25 Blue and 3 Rainbow Sprites, plus 10,000 Gold. This is the damage-and-control branch; Silver Falcon is the support alternative.
- Element
- Dark
- Archetype
- Psychic
- Placement limit
- 1
Source: 5th God Hand — Anime Expeditions Wiki contributors. This reference panel adapts their tables and rewrites their mechanics under CC BY-SA 4.0; the adapted panel is available under the same license. No live-client test or Wiki endorsement is claimed.
Eclipse Distortion
Every third regular attack creates a 10-second distortion. Entering enemies take 50% of the unit's current damage and disappear for 2 seconds without advancing; the effect has a 12-second cooldown.
Causality
An enemy surviving distortion receives a non-stacking 5-second Mark of Fate and adds 1 to the 35-point Fated Meter. Each marked enemy in range adds 2.5% damage and 1% range. Marked targets take 5% more damage from this unit.
Eclipse
Each Fated Meter point adds 5% to distortion damage. At 35 points, enemies in range take 100% of current damage each second for 5 seconds, then the meter resets. Orb of Causality replaces Causality; its bonuses belong to a separate equipped build.
Upgrade costs and level-1 stats
Placement through Upgrade 8 totals 58,500 Yen before discounts. Yen is the in-stage budget; evolution Gold is a separate resource.
Wiki reference at level 1, no ascension bonus, 0% stat potential, no trait, equipment or external buffs, Competitive Mode off. Damage, SPA and range are the displayed regular-attack stats. This is not a total-DPS simulation: passives, Bleed, summons, enemy count and attack animation can change actual output.
| Upgrade | Cost (Yen) | Total spent | Damage | SPA (s) | Range | Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 · Place | 1,350 | 1,350 | 682 | 6.5 | 14.5 | Shatter · cone AoE |
| 1 | 2,500 | 3,850 | 938 | 6.4 | 15.5 | — |
| 2 | 3,700 | 7,550 | 1,176 | 6.2 | 16.5 | — |
| 3 | 4,850 | 12,400 | 1,524 | 6 | 17.5 | — |
| 4 | 6,300 | 18,700 | 1,838 | 5.7 | 18.5 | — |
| 5 | 7,400 | 26,100 | 2,317 | 5.5 | 19.5 | — |
| 6 | 8,650 | 34,750 | 2,851 | 5.3 | 20.5 | — |
| 7 | 10,250 | 45,000 | 4,962 | 12 | 22 | Calamity · full AoE |
| 8 | 13,500 | 58,500 | 5,960 | 11.5 | 23 | — |
Upgrade 7 changes the attack from cone to full AoE and lengthens SPA. Compare the number of enemies reached and distortion cycles; damage divided by SPA alone cannot rank these two attacks.
For your own build, enter the damage and SPA shown on your unit in the damage calculator. Keep level, upgrade and equipped effects consistent between comparisons.
Femto · Griffith · Broken Falcon
How to get 5th God Hand
- Start the Broken Falcon quest in Crimson Shore before farming souls.
- The Wiki Eclipse Shard record, checked September 26, lists 100 Sacrificed Souls at the Broken Falcon NPC. Older ATH coverage reports 150; confirm the current exchange price before spending.
- Choose the Sacrifice branch for this form; Redeemed Souls lead to Silver Falcon instead. The complete Wiki recipe is listed below and linked to the material-gap calculator.
Soul exchange conflict: ATH reports 150, while Earnaldo reports 100 Sacrificed Souls. Confirm the NPC price before budgeting. The quest route is a publisher report, not first-party verification. Do not assume soul yield per run, additional recipe costs or ownership of both final forms from one base copy.
ATH · September 9 acquisition guideAnswer first
Is 5th God Hand worth building?
Documented jobs
Damage · Control
Secret · Psychic damage classification
September 2026 publisher assessment
PGG's September 8 list gives 5th God Hand a preliminary S assessment. The older five-source matrix does not include this unit.
Safe decision
Build it when these jobs solve a real team gap. Test the complete setup before spending rare rerolls or replacing a proven slot.
Kit interpretation
What 5th God Hand does
Every third regular attack creates Distortion, briefly removing affected enemies and dealing damage. Survivors receive Mark of Fate and fill a 35-point Fated Meter. Marked enemies improve the unit's damage and range; a full meter triggers a burst before resetting. Orb of Causality replaces the Causality passive.
These are mechanical roles, not a promise that the unit wins every map. Placement, upgrades, target type, allies and stage duration can change the outcome.
Reroll stop rule
Trait direction
Compare carry traits with the same meter uptime and enemy survival conditions. Raw attack damage alone does not measure the Distortion and full-meter cycle.
Use the trait odds calculator before committing crystals. A mechanically relevant owned trait can be better account value than chasing a rarer headline trait.
Investment stack
Evolution and equipment checks
Broken Falcon → 5th God Hand
- 25 Purple Sprites
- 25 Yellow Sprites
- 25 Blue Sprites
- 3 Rainbow Sprites
- 1 Eclipse Shard
- 10,000 Gold
Choose the Sacrifice branch. The Wiki's Eclipse Shard record lists 100 Sacrificed Souls at Broken Falcon's NPC; older ATH coverage reports 150. The calculator counts the finished shard, not its soul exchange. Each branch needs its own base copy.
Reported evolved passive: Distortion, Mark of Fate and a 35-point Fated Meter provide damage and control; Orb of Causality changes the equipped kit.
Update 2.5 · Published recipe · reviewed 2026-09-26. Recipe source: Anime Expeditions Wiki contributors · 5th God Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted; same license)
Add to evolution gap calculator →1 unit-specific equipment record
Count eligible enemies that survive long enough to be marked. A fixed damage multiplier would hide the difference between a crowded wave and a lone boss.
Reported Update 2.5 stats: Damage +1% to +10% · SPA -1% to -5%
Causality replacement (equipment passive): Replaces Causality. Distortion survivors receive Mark of Fate and add one Fated Meter point (cap 35). Each marked enemy within range adds 5% damage and 2.5% range to the wearer. Marks do not stack; marked targets take 20% more damage from the wearer.
Evidence limits: The update report corroborates the item name only. Detailed mechanics and locations come from one community record, not an in-game test. Act, chance, pity and crafting requirements remain unverified.
Reported at Crimson Shore and Armory; confirm the reward panel and recipe. · Partial cross-check
Update 2.5 · Reviewed 2026-09-16
Community item record — Unit, stats, passive and reported locations
Update 2.5 report — Item names and update association only
Original field protocol
How to test 5th God Hand on your account
- 1. Freeze the conditions
Use the same stage, act, party, upgrade, placement, trait and equipment. Record the game date or visible version.
- 2. Measure the kit's real job
Record time to a full Fated Meter, enemies marked, burst activations and leaks on identical waves. Compare Orb of Causality separately from the base kit.
- 3. Keep outcomes separate
Record personal output, team effect, control, economy and clear consistency as separate fields. One blended score hides why a unit worked.
- 4. Repeat and label the sample
Start with at least 10 matched runs when practical, publish the exact count and retain failures. A small sample is useful when it is honestly labeled.
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Related units to inspect
Sources, confidence and deliberate omissions
- Community unit record
Form, rarity, damage type and published passive description; some fields are incomplete
- PGG · September 8 tier assessment
Character aliases, role assessment and preliminary rank; not a five-source consensus
- ATH · September 9 acquisition guide
Reported raid and Broken Falcon quest routes; not an in-game test
- Earnaldo · September 8 conflicting item and exchange report
Reports Crazed Chestplate and 100-soul exchanges, conflicting with ATH; not independent live-client verification
- Wiki Eclipse Shard · checked September 26
100 Sacrificed Souls exchange; conflicts with older ATH 150-soul report
The historical July labels and role scopes stay visible on the five-source tier matrix. Where a dated Wiki table is available above, its level and equipment conditions are explicit. Other unsupported base stats, placement costs, banner odds and universal DPS remain omitted. The live client is stronger evidence for your current version. If a cited mechanic changes, send the page URL, screenshot or official note through the correction channel.
5th God Hand quick questions
What role does 5th God Hand play?
The documented profile supports Damage, Control jobs and uses a Psychic damage classification. The best role depends on which part of the kit your stage and team can activate.
What trait should I use on 5th God Hand?
Compare carry traits with the same meter uptime and enemy survival conditions. Raw attack damage alone does not measure the Distortion and full-meter cycle. Treat this as a direction and stop rule, not a guarantee that one rare trait is optimal for every account.
Is 5th God Hand top tier?
PGG's September 8 list gives 5th God Hand a preliminary S assessment. The older five-source matrix does not include this unit. Rankings are dated judgments; matched tests and current balance notes should decide expensive investment.