Upgrading Knights

Flower Knights can be **upgraded** or **evolved** to make them stronger.

## Leveling

By combining 1-10 characters selected as *materials* with the character selected as a *base*, the base character will gain experience. The amount of experience gained depends on the character being used as material, Manyu characters offer an especially large amount. Character Upgrade consumes Coins, based on the level and evolution stage of the base character.

Once a character has gathered a certain amount of experience, she will level up, and her Stats will increase.
The 3 Stats which can be increased are HP, Attack, and Defense. The amount varies from character to character, but those with high rarity tend to see a greater increase.

Locked (protected) Characters and those assigned to a squad cannot be used as materials.

### Skill Leveling

Through Character Upgrade, characters that have the same skill as the base character can be used for Skill Leveling, however, Skill levels are not guaranteed to increase. The higher they are, the lower the chance of an increase. Alternatively, you can use **Skillbloom** that has a 100% chance to increase Skill Level.

### Equipment Slots

Equipment slots are increased by using the same character as both the base and material in Character Upgrade, it is possible to increase equipment slots to a maximum of 4. Unlike skill levels, these slots are guaranteed to increase, so be sure to try it whenever you get more than one of the same character. If using the same type Manyu, there is a chance for Equipment Level up.

#### Skillblooms

★★★
Battle Skill level +1
(★★★ Characters)
★★★★
Battle Skill level +1
★★★★★
Battle Skill level +1
(★★★★★ Characters)
★★★★★★
Battle Skill level +1
(★★★★★★ Characters)

**Dressblooms**

★★★
Equip Slot +1
(★★★ Characters)
★★★★
Equip Slot +1
★★★★★
Equip Slot +1
(★★★★★ Characters)
★★★★★★
Equip Slot +1
(★★★★★★ Characters)

### Status Up

The stats of your base Character can be raised by using this Special Material Characters called **Ampy Beast** during Enhancement. There are 3 types of **Ampy Beast** and each type increases HP, Attack, and Defense respectively.

**Status Up Limits**
The limits for each character are as follows:

* HP - Can be raised to a maximum of +3000
* Attack - Can be raised to a maximum of +1000
* Defense - Can be raised to a maximum of +400

#### Ampy Beast

★★★★★
Gives Max HP: +30
★★★★★
Gives ATK: +10
★★★★★
Gives DEF: +4

## Character Evolution

Raising the Character to it's maximum level allows you to perform Character Evolution. Evolving your Character resets its level to 1 and raises maximum level by 10. The affection level stays the same and the stats bonus from affection is doubled. ★★★ and higher characters gain new Abilities on evolution.

Evolution also unlocks a different portrait for the character, often with much more revealing clothing and/or poses.

**Requirements in Performing Evolution:**

* Your Character must be at maximum level.
* The required Evolution Material Characters must be present.
* You must have the sufficient amount of Coins.

For each rarity there is a different amount of Evolution Material Characters and Coins needed for evolution:

Dragons
 Lv. 20
 Lv. 100
 Coins