Shadow Garden

Shadow Garden is the second of three Raid Mode arenas in Anime Apocalypse, themed after the Cid Kagenou / Shadow Garden organization from The Eminence in Shadow. The arena is named on the official Trello “About Raid” card, which mirrors the developer’s Discord channel.

Mode pairing: Raid only. Shadow Garden is not in the rotation for Survival, Infinite, or Titan Defense modes.

IP tie-in: This map’s theming references the Cid Kagenou organization in The Eminence in Shadow, consistent with other anime-IP-named content in the game (Spin / SBR, Saiyan / DBZ, Pride / Seven Deadly Sins, and more).

Reward economy: Raid completions drop Raid Coins, which are spent at the Raid Shop.

Recommended build: The site’s Reaper Burst Build (Spin · Head of Hei · Akaza · Coyote with Reaper trait, Battle Suit + Rage gadget) is the recommended Raid Mode loadout for all three raid arenas, including Shadow Garden.

Raid Mode economics that apply to Shadow Garden

The rules from the Trello “About Raid” card govern Shadow Garden along with the other two arenas:

• Co-op size: 1-6 players per raid
• Boss HP scaling: boss HP scales with party size; endgame players prefer solo for faster farming
• Ticket cost: the first three raids cost 1 ticket each; later raids (4/5) cost 5 tickets each — Shadow Garden as “Raid 2 of 3” sits in the 1-ticket bracket
• Coin reward: 31-76 raid coins per boss kill, spent at the Raid Shop for trait spins, lucky spins, cosmetics, and abilities
• Drops: cosmetics, titles, abilities, and lucky spin rewards

Cid Kagenou connection

The Shadow Garden organization in The Eminence in Shadow is led by Cid Kagenou, the protagonist. On this site Cid’s ability is Atomic — the raid-exclusive S-tier ability — and Cid is one of the six abilities with a documented V-skill (see the V-Skills guide).

The three raid arenas

Shadow Garden sits between the Demon Slayer-themed Infinity Castle and Western Land. All three arenas share the same entry cost, coin payout, and 1-6 player co-op structure.

How Raid compares with Survival and Infinite

Why farm here

The raid drop table is the same across all three arenas — cosmetics, titles, abilities, lucky spin rewards, plus 31-76 raid coins per kill — so the practical reason to pick Shadow Garden is the same as for Infinity Castle: the 1-ticket entry cost and solo-run boss-HP scaling for faster clears.

Synergies & comparison

Shadow Garden sits exclusively in the Raid Mode rotation alongside Infinity Castle and Western Land — these arenas are separate from the Survival/Infinite rotation (Shibuya, Impel Down) and from Trost’s Titan Defense. The three raid arenas share identical entry cost, coin payout, and party scaling, so the IP layer (The Eminence in Shadow here, Demon Slayer at Infinity Castle) is the most visible difference between them. The Reaper trait is the consensus best Raid pick — the same Reaper Burst Build that applies at Infinity Castle is the recommended Shadow Garden loadout.