Bank ~1,800 gems per story
Clearing a story for the first time grants roughly 1,800 gems. Stack that across multiple stories and it funds a real portion of your early progression.
Anime Origins Story Mode
Story mode is where you earn your first gems in Anime Origins — clear each story on normal and hard, do the quests, and collect first-clear rewards. This guide explains the normal-versus-hard split, the quest loop, and how to ready your team before attempting a hard stage.
Why it matters
Story mode is your first gem source
Before you farm anything else, story mode hands you the gems that fund summons, rerolls, and artifact rolls. First-clearing a story awards roughly 1,800 gems — a gempile that compounds into gear if you spend it deliberately.
Quests add objectives & rewards
Each stage carries quest objectives with their own rewards. Completing them speeds your income while you clear the story anyway.
Story feeds the whole loop
Gems from story become summons, artifact rolls, and trait rerolls — which then make harder stories easier to clear.
Normal vs hard
Normal or hard — what's the difference?
Same story, two difficulties. Normal clears the content and banks the first-clear gems; hard replays the same quests with stronger waves and better rewards. Don't jump to hard before your team is ready.
| Difficulty | Waves / difficulty | Rewards | When to run it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Standard waves, easier clears. | First-clear gems & quests. | Always first |
| Hard | Stronger waves, same quests. | Better quest rewards and clear gems. | After a strong team |
Exact stage stats are community-reported, not on an official table.
Quest loop
How the story quest loop works
Story isn't one-and-done. Each clear feeds the next, so knowing the loop helps you farm efficiently instead of stalling at a wall.
Clear a story on normal
Run normal difficulty to clear each story and bank the first-clear gems before attempting the harder version. Collect quest rewards as you go.
Spend gems into your team
Use the gems to summon new units, roll artifacts, and reroll traits. Gear your strongest carries so the next story is easier.
Repeat on hard for better rewards
Hard stages retread the same quests with stronger waves — better quests and rewards for a well-built team.
Feed your gains back in
Every gem cycle makes the next story chain easier to clear. That's the loop that turns first-clear gems into a competitive roster.
Team ready
Know your team's ready for hard when…
Hard stages punish an under-geared team. Check these signs before you spend energy clearing a hard stage.
- Your main units are leveled. A carry you haven't upgraded undercuts your damage ceiling.
- Your carries have useful traits. A damage or speed trait on your best fighters costs little and pays off on hard.
- You've rolled reasonable artifacts. Even a mid-roll artifact on a carry swings a hard stage.
- You can clear normal comfortably. If normal is a struggle, hard will stall you.
- You've checked the quest objectives. Load with the units that complete each quest for maximum rewards.
Checklist
Make the most of story mode today
A focused routine to bank first-clear gems and push into hard stages without wasting resources.
- Clear each new story on normal first to lock in the ~1,800-gem first-clear pile.
- Do the story quests as you clear so you don't leave rewards on the table.
- Spend those gems deliberately — summon, roll, and reroll on your carries, not your bench.
- Only attack hard once your main team is leveled, geared, and trait-ready.
- Replay hard for its quest rewards once it's comfortable, then move to the next story chain.
Next step
Prepare to clear hard stages
Story rewards the well-geared. Chain the loop.