Anime Mysterious Stages & Acts — What Each One Pays

Every stage in the game is competing for the same thing: your hourly income. This is the map of what actually pays.

Story (main progression)

The backbone — clear it to unlock everything else, including the Gilgamesh event, which stays locked until Fate Story is done. Stage 5 on Nightmare drops the Itachi Shirt.

Namek (early gem loop)

Act 3 Nightmare is the standard fast early gem farm. The rule: clear speed beats act height — only climb when your time-per-clear stays flat.

Valhalla (sustained farm)

Creators farming Update 0.5 said it plainly: “if you want to farm gems and gold, keep farming Valhalla.” It remains the best per-hour route once your team is geared — this does not change with the new patch.

Fate Story (Update 0.5, new)

5 stages, up to Nightmare. Stage 5 Nightmare pays ~48 gems + 80 gold + 20-30 Fate Coins (creator-reported). This is the best route while you still need Saber pulls, because it feeds both currencies at once.

Mysterious Story (material farm)

3 stages. Stage 3 Nightmare is the evolution-material hub since the Yuta event closed:

Nightmare (difficulty layer)

Nightmare is a difficulty, not a stage — it multiplies drops across all of the above. Only take it on when the clear stays short, and remember Update 0.5’s quality-of-life toggles (Auto Ultimate, VFX off) make longer fights far less painful.

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