Anime Nexus RNG Shinjo Unit Stats and Evolution Guide

Shinjo is an Eternal pilot unit unlocked at floor 40 of the Haunted Tower to deploy as an evolving base defender in Anime Nexus RNG. Players evolve Shinjo through Merlyn into Shinjo (EVA-01) to gain high-damage berserk attacks.

How Do You Get Shinjo in Anime Nexus RNG?

The Haunted Tower is the exclusive game mode that awards the base Shinjo unit. Clearing floor 40 grants Shinjo directly to your inventory as an Eternal unit milestone reward during the Halloween event. Players cannot obtain base Shinjo from standard RNG rolls or limited banners.

"HAUNTED TOWER: endless floors, Shinjo at floor 40" — the official Roblox game page update description

Climbing higher in the tower ranking provides extra copies. According to the event reward tables documented on the Anime Nexus RNG Wiki, finishing in rank 1, rank 2, or rank 3 when the Haunted Tower event concludes rewards a numbered version of shiny units for Shinjo. Reaching milestone floor 60 also grants an S2 Engine, which serves as the core evolution item needed for Shinjo's upgrade.

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What Are Shinjo's Base Stats and Upgrade Costs?

Base Shinjo is a support pilot unit that deals zero damage on his own before undergoing evolution. His default passive skill, Unit-01 Pilot, states that Shinjo does not fight unassisted and must board Unit-01 at Merlyn to attack incoming waves. Placing base Shinjo on the field costs ¥500.

At level 1, base Shinjo carries the following unboosted values:

• Placement Cost: ¥500
• Damage: 0
• Seconds Per Attack (SPA): 0.9s
• Range: 5
• Health: 1,000

Leveling base Shinjo from level 1 to level 100 requires a total of ¥14,092,444. His damage stat remains at 0 throughout all 100 levels because his entire offensive moveset unlocks only after completing his transformation.

Shinjo Evolution Requirements and Material Sources

Merlyn is the lobby non-player character who handles the transformation of Shinjo into Shinjo (EVA-01). Evolving Shinjo requires the base unit to reach at least level 1, accompanied by specific event items and currency.

The Evolutions database lists the full material recipe required by Merlyn:

• Shinjo (Level 1 or higher)
• 1 S2 Engine
• 200 Ghost Souls
• 1,500 Pumpkin Coins
• 8 Clock Gears
• 3 Cursed Keys
• 3,000 Halloween Candy
• ¥1,500,000 Yen

Gathering these components requires participating across multiple Halloween modes. S2 Engines drop at a 10% rate upon clearing a Pumpkin Portal with Shinjo placed on the field, with a guaranteed drop on the 10th clear, or directly from the Haunted Tower floor 60 milestone. Ghost Souls drop from defeated portal enemies and ghosts found wandering Halloween Island. Clock Gears appear as drops from tier III through tier V portals, milestone floors every 20 levels in the tower, and inside the Pumpkin Shop for 60 Pumpkin Coins. Cursed Keys come from milestone floors 30 to 180, the Halloween Pass, trick-or-treat doors, or the Pumpkin Shop for 150 Pumpkin Coins.

How Does Shinjo (EVA-01) Perform in Combat?

Shinjo (EVA-01) is the evolved combat form that deploys Unit-01 with AT Field coverage and berserk damage buffs. Placing Shinjo (EVA-01) on the map costs ¥2,300. Leveling this evolved unit from level 1 to level 100 costs ¥64,807,584 in total.

At level 1, Shinjo (EVA-01) delivers 35,072 base damage (52,607 for shiny versions), 9,750 health, a 0.93-second attack rate, and a range of 34, beginning with the Beast Pounce attack. Reaching level 7 unlocks AT Field Burst, and reaching level 13 unlocks Berserk Claws. At level 100, his base damage reaches 139,245 (208,865 for shiny versions) and his health reaches 38,707.

Unit-01 operates using four built-in passives:

1. Absolute Terror Field: Unit-01's AT Field spans its entire 34-unit range, dealing 80% damage to each enemy that crosses into the zone once while adding 2% to Synch Rate.
2. Activity Limit: Unit-01 consumes 1 of its 20 battery charges per attack or skill, gaining +3% damage per charge used up to +60%. When charges reach 0, Unit-01 shuts down for 2 seconds, enters berserk status for 6 seconds (+40% damage and +20% attack speed), gains 20% Synch Rate, and restores full battery charges.
3. Synch Rate: Each basic attack and skill adds 1% to Shinjo's Synch Rate. Reaching 100%, 200%, and 300% activates berserk status for 6 seconds. Reaching 400% awakens Unit-01 until the current wave ends, granting +60% damage, +30% attack speed, and permanent berserk status for the remainder of the wave before resetting Synch Rate to 0.
4. S2 Engine: Once per wave, if Unit-01 takes fatal damage, the engine keeps it standing at 30% health and triggers a 10-second berserk state with +40% damage and +20% attack speed.

Shinjo Deployment and Upgrade Comparison

Investment planning helps players allocate resources effectively between climbing the tower and processing standard unit evolution steps.

Winning runs in Pumpkin Portals with base Shinjo on the field secures the S2 Engine quickly if you have not yet reached floor 60 of the Haunted Tower. Once transformed at Merlyn, Shinjo (EVA-01) functions as a primary damage anchor capable of cycling internal battery charges into extended berserk attack speed phases.

Where does this guide's official Anime Nexus RNG information come from?

Official details in this guide follow Anime Nexus RNG Wiki - Codes, Tier List, Units & Guides, which describes the game in its own words.

Made by the Anime Nexus RNG team, straight from the game data.

Anime Nexus RNG Wiki - Codes, Tier List, Units & Guides