Updated September 11, 2026
Dark Mage (Sovereign)
Judar from Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic · Magical damage · Carry
Tier
S — meta-defining
How to get
Summon banner · Mythic rate
Role
Carry
Overview
Dark Mage is the highest-ranked unit in Anime Expeditions as of the Villain Update, sitting first in both the Top 5 and the DPS category on the official wiki tier list. It is also, unusually, a Mythic rather than a Secret — which means the pity that guarantees it is 400 summons rather than 10,000. In Gems-per-power terms nothing else in the game is close.
Why S tier: S, and the best S. It out-ranks both launch Secrets on the official DPS list while costing an order of magnitude less to guarantee.
Evolution
Dark Mage
Base summon unit
Dark Mage (Sovereign)
Upgraded form — this guide
How to get Dark Mage
- 1Summon for it as a Mythic — the Mythic rate is 0.25% across all banners.
- 2Guaranteed by Mythic pity at 400 summons (20,000 Gems, or 16,000 with VIP).
- 3Use the Mini Banner if Dark Mage is its featured unit — a single Mythic at 100% is far better odds than the Standard Banner's three-way split.
- 4Evolve into the Sovereign form with the Dark Scepter, its unit-specific Secret equipment.
Pairs well with
Shadow (Divine)S
Top-5 unit that ranks in DPS, Support and Crowd-Control at once — the rare pick that is never a wasted slot.
Puppet (Telekinetic)S
Top-5 unit and the best Support in the game. The wiki's recommended trait for it is Optics, not Unbound.
Salmon Sorcerer (Grade 1)A
The #1 Crowd-Control unit on the official list. Recommended trait is Primordial, not Unbound.