The Crow Rider skin is one of the most sought-after cosmetics in Anime Expeditions Update 0.5, and the best part is that you don’t have to spend any Robux to get it. Instead, it’s available as a random reward from Villain Chests, meaning every player has a chance to unlock it just by playing the event.
That said, since the skin is based on luck, your goal isn’t to find a secret method—it’s to maximise the number of Villain Chests you open every single day. The more chests you earn, the more chances you have to pull the Crow Rider skin.
This guide explains the fastest farming method and how to hit the daily chest cap as efficiently as possible.
How to Get the Crow Rider Skin
The Crow Rider skin can only be obtained from Villain Chests.
These chests are earned during the limited-time Villain Hunt event, where Villain bosses randomly appear while you’re playing non-competitive game modes.
Every time you defeat one of these Villains, you’ll receive:
- 5 Villain Chests
Since the Crow Rider skin is a random drop, opening more chests is the key to unlocking it faster.
Daily Villain Chest Limit
There is a daily limit on how many Villain Chests you can earn.
- Maximum Villain Chests per day: 75
- Chests earned per Villain: 5
- Villains needed to reach the cap: 15
Once you’ve defeated 15 Villains, you’ll have earned the maximum number of daily Villain Chests.
If you’re serious about getting Crow Rider, try to reach this limit every day while the event is active.
Best Mode for Farming Villains
Although Villains can appear in several game modes, Endless Mode is by far the fastest option.
Here’s why it works so well:
- You stay in one match instead of constantly restarting.
- Every new wave creates another chance for a Villain to spawn.
- Early waves are quick to clear.
- You can continue farming until you reach the daily chest limit.
Instead of loading into dozens of short matches, Endless lets you continuously generate Villain spawn opportunities.
Which Endless Map Should You Choose?
For the fastest farming, select:
- Endless Mode
- The first available map
The first Endless map is generally easier than later ones, allowing you to clear waves much faster while still triggering Villain spawn checks.
The quicker you progress through waves, the more spawn opportunities you’ll generate during a single run.
How Far Should You Go?
With a strong team, you can usually stay in Endless until around:
- Wave 70
Many players are able to reach their full daily limit of 75 Villain Chests during a single Endless run.
However, Villain appearances are still random, so your exact results may vary from one session to another.
If you hit the daily cap before Wave 70, there’s no need to keep farming unless you’re after other rewards.
Best Team Setup
You don’t need an extremely complicated team to farm efficiently.
A balanced setup should include:
- One economy unit for generating money.
- One strong wave-clearing DPS.
- One high single-target boss damage unit.
Start by placing your economy unit as early as possible, then build enough damage to comfortably clear every wave.
Once your core team is established, Villains become much easier to defeat as they appear.
Useful Auto Features
If your team is strong enough, enable every automation feature available.
Recommended settings:
- Auto Upgrade
- Auto Skill
- Auto Skip
Auto Skip is especially useful because it speeds up wave progression, giving you more Villain spawn opportunities in less time.
Just make sure your team can comfortably handle the faster pace before turning it on.
Should You Restart?
Eventually, enemy health begins scaling much faster.
If your units start struggling to defeat Villains efficiently, it’s usually better to leave and begin another Endless run instead of forcing your way through extremely high waves.
Remember, you’re farming Villain spawns, not trying to set a personal wave record.
Fast clears are almost always more efficient than slow late-game waves.
Can Story Mode Farm Villain Chests?
Yes.
Villains can also appear in:
- Story Mode
- Other non-competitive game modes
This makes Story Mode a decent option if you’re already farming:
- Gems
- Evolution materials
- Relics
- Other progression resources
However, Story stages are much shorter, meaning you’ll restart frequently and generally receive fewer Villain spawn opportunities compared to Endless Mode.
If your only objective is unlocking Crow Rider, Endless remains the better choice.
Don’t Forget Villain Hunt Milestones
One mistake many players make is forgetting to claim the milestone rewards.
Open:
Events → Villain Hunt
As you defeat Villains, you’ll unlock milestone rewards every:
- 10 Villain defeats
These milestone rewards continue up to 100 Villains defeated.
Even better, these milestone chests are separate from the five chests you receive after each Villain kill, giving you even more chances to obtain the Crow Rider skin.
Be sure to check the Event menu regularly and claim any milestones you’ve unlocked.
What’s Inside Villain Chests?
Every Villain Chest can reward a variety of useful items.
Possible rewards include:
- Trait Crystals
- Stat Rerolls
- Stat Locks
- Equipment Rerolls
- Equipment Locks
- 250 Villain Coins
- Crow Rider Skin (rare)
Although the Crow Rider skin is the main prize, the other rewards are still valuable for improving your units throughout the Villain Invasion event.
No. The Crow Rider skin is a random drop from Villain Chests, so there’s no guaranteed number of chests required to unlock it.
The best strategy is simply to maximise your daily chest count. By consistently reaching the 75-chest daily cap and collecting every available Villain Hunt milestone reward, you’ll give yourself the highest possible number of chances to obtain the skin before the Villain Invasion event ends.
Even if the skin doesn’t drop immediately, the extra Trait Crystals, rerolls, locks, and Villain Coins you earn along the way will still help strengthen your account, making every farming session worthwhile.