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Free 5★ Characters in Another Eden and How to Unlock Them​

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Free 5★ characters are one of the biggest strengths of Another Eden, and new or returning players can build a full high‑end roster just from story, episodes, and campaigns. This guide focuses on permanent, repeatable sources rather than one‑off anniversary gifts.​

Always‑available free 5★ characters

Several characters can be obtained (and in some cases upgraded to 5★) purely by playing story, Another Dungeons, and side content.​

  • Story and episode characters: Many story recruits and episode units (like Cerrine, Azami, and Cyrus) can be upgraded to 5★ through manifests, treatises, or dedicated quests without gacha.​
  • Symphonies and cross events: Collab‑style Symphonies permanently give free 4★/5★ units when you clear their story; these are repeatedly highlighted as some of the best starter carries for new accounts.​
  • Fishing/Leviathan: Clearing the long fishing questline and beating Leviathan unlocks Levia, a free 5★ water mage, via the “Waves of Time” quest.​

A curated list of which characters are truly free and how to obtain them is maintained on the community wiki at https://www.anothereden.wiki/w/Free_Characters.​

Progress and campaign‑based free 5★ pulls

Beyond fixed characters, the game regularly hands out guaranteed 5★ pulls tied to progression and campaigns.​​

  • Part 2 “catch‑up” banners: Completing specific sections of Part 2 unlocks special banners where you can pick between two 5★ options (for example, weapon‑type or region‑based choices), plus extra “catch‑up” tickets that randomly grant older 5★ units.​​
  • Guiding Light from Apocrypha: Completing the Apocrypha trilogy grants fragments that combine into a “Guiding Light” drop, which gives a random 5★ Light unit from an older pool.​
  • Revival/progress events: Periodic “Revival” or “progress campaign” events for new/returning players include 5★ selectors once you reach key points like the Spacetime Rift, letting you choose from a pool of older but still useful units.​

During big anniversaries (such as the 8th), the game often stacks these with extra free encounters and selectors, leading to up to 10 free 5★ characters if you complete all steps.​

Daily/limited free 5★ encounters

Some free 5★s come from time‑limited but frequently repeated systems rather than one‑time codes.​​

  • Whispers of Time + Drops: Campaigns occasionally offer “1 free encounter per day, up to 10”, where doing all 10 days guarantees at least one 5★ character.​
  • Adventure/Guiding Tokens: Special tokens from events or subs can be consumed as free 5★ pulls on designated banners; content creators often showcase these as “free 5★” opportunities even though they are time‑bound.​

Checking the in‑game notices and official social media during anniversaries and big updates ensures you never miss out on these guaranteed pulls.​​

Which free 5★ characters are worth prioritising?

Not all free characters are equal; some sit near the top of modern tier lists.​​

  • Community tier lists frequently rate certain free units (like Azami AS, Cerrine AS, Curio, and some Symphony characters) as S or A tier thanks to strong zones, buffs, or damage.​​
  • Dedicated videos break down the “best free 5★ characters” with explanations of how to unlock each and how they perform in endgame content.​​

For up‑to‑date picks and unlocking paths, useful resources include:

Using these, you can plan a progression route that stacks story, Symphonies, Apocrypha, and progress campaigns to collect a full stable of strong 5★ characters without relying solely on the gacha.​

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