🌟 GODLY UNIT - SS-TIER

Frieren (Frieran Ascended) Guide

The legendary elf mage from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Master the most powerful Godly unit with infinite team scaling and reality-bending Black Hole ultimate.

Godly Tier
SS-Tier
Max DPS
86.6M
Black Hole
7.5T dmg
Element
Nature

⚡ Godly Unit - Extensive Grind Required

Evolving to Frieran (Ascended) requires: 9 Godly Trials, 1000 Nature Essence, Helix of Mana, and evolving 2 other units (Sterk & Furn). Expect 7-10 days of dedicated farming (2-3 weeks casual).

3-Stage Evolution Path

Stage 1: The Last Great Mage

Base Form - Mythic Rarity

A-Tier
DPS (L85): 6,250
Deploy Cost: $500
Range: 35-38
Element: Light

How to Obtain:

  • Summer Event Limited Banner
  • Summer Limited Token
  • Mana Rush: 1% drop rate, 45 pity
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Stage 2: The Ascended Mage

First Evolution - Mythic

S-Tier

Evolution Requirements:

  • 1x Ancient Artifact
  • Level 85 (max level base form)
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Frieran (Ascended)

GODLY FORM - Final Evolution

SS-Tier
DPS (L85): 86,647,273
Deploy Cost: $750
Range: 25-50
Element: Nature

Godly Evolution Requirements:

  • 1x Helix of Mana (craft from Glyph + Empty Helix)
  • 1000x Nature Essence (500 for Sterk, 500 for Furn)
  • 450x Mythic Spirit Shard
  • 15x Legendary Spirit Shard
  • Complete 9 Godly Trials (with Ascended Mage)
  • Evolve Sterk (prerequisite)
  • Evolve Furn (prerequisite)

🏆 The 9 Godly Trials

Complete all 9 Godly Trials with The Ascended Mage equipped to earn the Glyph of Mana. The Glyph is required to craft the Helix of Mana for final evolution.

Trial Completion Requirements

✓ Must have The Ascended Mage in your inventory

✓ Complete all 9 trials (specific requirements vary)

✓ Reward: Glyph of Mana (one-time reward)

💡 Pro Tip: Farm all other materials BEFORE starting Godly Trials. You need 1000 Nature Essence to evolve Sterk and Furn first - these are prerequisites!

đŸ’Ģ Black Hole - Ultimate Ability

The most powerful single ability in Anime Last Stand. Reality-warping magic that erases existence itself.

Damage Output

7.5 TRILLION

Enough to one-shot almost any enemy in the game

Timestop Duration

55 Seconds

Freeze all enemies for nearly a full minute

Complete Effects:

  • ▸ 7,500,000,000,000 damage (7.5 trillion) - instant kill most enemies
  • ▸ 55-second timestop - all enemies frozen in place
  • ▸ 20-second rewind - pushes enemies back on their path
  • ▸ 30-second extinguish debuff - prevents healing/regeneration

âš ī¸ Note: Black Hole unlocks at Upgrade 13 (max upgrade). Save this for emergency waves or final bosses - it's that powerful!

All Abilities (Godly Form)

Godly Buff (Passive)

For every magic subtype unit equipped, Frieran gains +5% range & +2.5% damage. Each magic subtype unit equipped gains +10% range & +2.5% damage from Frieran's presence.

Example with 4 Magic Units:

  • â€ĸ Frieran gains: +20% range, +10% damage
  • â€ĸ EACH magic ally gains: +10% range, +2.5% damage
  • â€ĸ = Exponential team scaling!

Mage's Staff (Passive)

Cycles through elemental spells: Fire → Water → Nature → Dark → Light. Grants +10% damage & range for 20 seconds per activation.

đŸ”Ĩ Fire 💧 Water đŸŒŋ Nature 🌑 Dark ✨ Light

Mastered Zeltreck (Active - Upgrade 8)

Deals 0.5x damage × number of enemies with boss multipliers. Includes enemy rewind mechanics.

Cooldown: 150 seconds | Type: AoE scaling damage

Ancient Golem (Active - Upgrade 12)

Spawns a scaling summon with wave-dependent HP calculations. Tanky unit that absorbs damage.

Cooldown: 250 seconds | Type: Summon

Black Hole (Active - Upgrade 13)

See Black Hole section above for full details on this ultimate ability.

7.5T damage + 55s timestop + 20s rewind + 30s extinguish

Complete Farming Guide

âąī¸ Time Investment: Expect 7-10 days of dedicated farming (2-3 weeks casual). This is one of the longest grinds in ALS.

Phase 1: Obtain Base Unit

  • ▸ Farm Mana Rush (1% drop, 45 pity)
  • ▸ OR wait for Summer Event Limited Banner
  • ▸ OR use Summer Limited Token

Phase 2: Farm 1000 Nature Essence

You need 1000 total: 500 for Sterk evolution, 500 for Furn evolution (prerequisites).

Nature Essence Sources:

  • Story missions (chapter rewards)
  • Raids (dark/nature element raids)
  • Daily missions
  • Event rewards

Phase 3: Evolve Prerequisites

  1. Evolve Sterk with 500 Nature Essence
  2. Evolve Furn (Apprentice) with 500 Nature Essence
  3. Obtain 1 Ancient Artifact
  4. Evolve The Last Great Mage → The Ascended Mage

Phase 4: Complete Godly Trials

With The Ascended Mage, complete all 9 Godly Trials to earn Glyph of Mana.

Phase 5: Gather Final Materials

  • ▸ Obtain Empty Helix (Godly Trials/Boss Rush)
  • ▸ Craft Helix of Mana (Glyph + Empty Helix)
  • ▸ Farm 450 Mythic Spirit Shards
  • ▸ Farm 15 Legendary Spirit Shards

Phase 6: Final Evolution

Use all materials to evolve The Ascended Mage → Frieran (Ascended)!

Team Synergies

CORE MECHANIC: Magic Unit Stacking

Frieran's Godly Buff scales with EVERY magic subtype unit on your team. Build full magic teams for exponential damage and range scaling!

Magic Subtype Units (Best Partners)

Stack as many magic units as possible. Each one grants:
â€ĸ Frieran: +5% range, +2.5% damage
â€ĸ All magic allies: +10% range, +2.5% damage

Examples: Lulu, Mob, most mage-type units

Nature Element Units

Frieran is Nature element in Godly form. Synergizes with nature-based team compositions and element buffs.

Strengths & Weaknesses

✓ Strengths

  • ▸ One of the best Godly units in the game (community consensus)
  • ▸ Scales exponentially with magic subtype team compositions
  • ▸ Black Hole: 7.5T damage + 55s timestop (game-changing ultimate)
  • ▸ Team-wide buffs benefit entire squad (+10% range/+2.5% dmg per magic unit)
  • ▸ Low base deployment cost ($500 base, $750 Godly)
  • ▸ Versatile: works in any team and any mode
  • ▸ Ancient Golem summon provides tankiness
  • ▸ Mage's Staff cycles 5 elements for constant buffs
  • ▸ Mastered Zeltreck scales with enemy count (better vs hordes)
  • ▸ Long range (50 at max Godly upgrade)

✗ Weaknesses

  • ▸ Extremely grindy evolution (1000 Nature Essence, 9 Godly Trials, evolve 2 other units)
  • ▸ Requires 7-10 days farming (2-3 weeks casual)
  • ▸ Summer Event limited availability for base unit
  • ▸ High total upgrade cost ($2M+ for Godly form)
  • ▸ Requires magic-heavy team to maximize Godly Buff
  • ▸ Long ability cooldowns (150s, 250s, ultimate)
  • ▸ Placement limit 1 (can't stack multiple Frierens)

💡 Pro Tips

  • → Build a magic-heavy team to maximize Godly Buff - each magic unit gives +10% range/+2.5% dmg to all
  • → Farm Nature Essence BEFORE attempting Godly Trials - you need 1000 total
  • → Evolve Sterk and Furn FIRST before starting Godly Trials (prerequisites)
  • → Save Black Hole ultimate for emergency waves or boss phases (massive 7.5T damage)
  • → Ancient Golem summon can tank damage - position strategically
  • → Mage's Staff cycles elements automatically - plan team around multi-element coverage
  • → Expect 7-10 days of dedicated farming (2-3 weeks casual) for full Godly evolution
  • → Mastered Zeltreck works best against horde waves (scales with enemy count)
  • → Low deployment cost ($750 Godly) means you can place her early in matches
  • → Use timestop from Black Hole to reposition or heal other units

Community Notes

  • â„šī¸ Widely considered one of the best Godly units in ALS (alongside Rimuru)
  • â„šī¸ Great Godly Buff makes her viable in ANY team composition
  • â„šī¸ Can be used anywhere - extremely versatile
  • â„šī¸ Evolution is very grindy but absolutely worth it
  • â„šī¸ Summer Event limited base unit - obtain during event or via Mana Rush
  • â„šī¸ Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime is trending - popular character
  • â„šī¸ Black Hole ability is meme-tier powerful (7.5 trillion damage!)
  • â„šī¸ Community recommendation: Build full magic team around her

Last Updated: 2025-10-30 | Confidence: HIGH (2.4/3.0) | Sources: 6

Quick Stats

Anime: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Base Tier: A-Tier
Godly Tier: SS-Tier
Element: Light/Nature
Type: Magical

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