Evolution (進化), otherwise called Awakening, is the process of going through Evolution Synthesis (進化合成) and making your flower knight progress to a more powerful form.
Certain flower knights may also have a second Evolution phase known as Blooming (開花). Note that "Blooming" term is not the same as the Blossomed Affection, which refers to the 2nd affection gauge.
How to Evolve
Evolution Page, depending on the rarity of the girl will require different sets of dragons.
From the Character button, click on the fourth tab from the left labeled Evolution/Blooming Synthesis (進化開花合成) to select a flower knight for evolution.
In the Evolution Synthesis tab, the game will list all the unevolved knight girls, regardless whether they have fulfilled the requirements or not (see below).
Selecting the knight girl will open a page where the evolution requirements, as well as the pre and post-evolution stats are listed.
Requirements (Evolution)
All flower knights can perform the Evolution when the following conditions are met:
- The flower knight must be at maximum level.
- The required amount of gold must be sufficient in order to pay for the process.
- The required Evolution Dragons/Blums must be available for consumption during the process. The Blums must be the of the same type as the flower knight to be evolved.
Blums (ブルム), also called Evolution Dragons (進化竜), are earned from events or dragon-based Daily Missions. Dragons come in three rarities and four different types. The types are the same as what flower knights can be: slash, thrust, blunt, and magic.
| 1 Star, 5 Year Old Blum |
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| 3 Star, 20 Year Old Blum |
   
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| 5 Star, 100 Year Old Blum |
   
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A flower knight's rarity will determine what consumables are required for her evolution.
| Evolution Requirements | ||
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| Rarity | Gold | Blums |
| 2 Star | 50,000 |
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| 3 Star | 80,000 |
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| 4 Star | 100,000 |
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| 5 Star | 150,000 |
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| 6 Star | 200,000 |
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The exception to the above table is Golden-rayed Lily who, despite being a 5 star flower knight, has the same evolution requirements as a 4 star flower knight.
Requirements (Blooming)
Unlike the Evolved form which is available to all knight girls by default, the Bloomed form are only made available to certain flower knights, and requires several materials as shown at the slideshow at the right.
Currently, only a few Knight girls (as listed in the Bloomed category) can perform the Blooming. More knight girls will be able to reach their Bloomed form after their forms are implemented in subsequent updates (usually during the 2nd half of the main event).
The following conditions needs to be fulfilled to perform Blooming:
- The flower knight must already have its Bloomed Form implemented in the game.
- The flower knight must already been evolved and be at max level.
- The required amount of gold must be sufficient in order to pay for the process.
- Blooming requires the following materials: Elixir, Blooming Birds and Petals.
Blooming Birds
The required bird color depends on the type of the Flower Knight. Two Blooming Birds of matching type are needed for each Blooming. Blooming Birds can be purchased from Shop by spending Medal of the Sun. Blooming Birds can also be aquired from the Unique Missions.
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Petals
The required petals depends on the Nationality of the Flower Knight. Two petals of matching nationality are needed for each Blooming. Petals can be purchased from Shop by spending Crystal of Life, and may be made available in nation-based maps in subsequent updates.
| List of Petals | ||
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| Petal | Name | Nation |
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知徳の花びら Petal of Knowledge and Virtue |
ブロッサムヒル Blossom Hill |
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雪原の花びら Petal of Snowfield |
ウィンターローズ Winter Rose |
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深い森の花びら Petal of Deep Forest |
リリィウッド Lily Wood |
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風谷の花びら Petal of Wind Valley |
ベルガモットバレー Bergamot Valley |
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常夏の花びら Petal of Everlasting Summer |
バナナオーシャン Banana Ocean |
Elixirs
Elixirs, also known as Secret Medicine, are currently available in either gold or rainbow color. An Elixir with the matching rarity to the Flower Knight is required for blooming. They can be obtained as stage rewards from a certain mission map.
Gold
The required Gold for blooming is 50,000 Gold higher than the evolution cost relative to its rarity. As such, 5-star knights requires 200,000 Gold while 6-star knights requires 250,000 Gold for blooming.
Example
As stated above, the required material for blooming is affected by three factors: type, nationality and rarity. Let's look at the example below:
| Before Blooming | Required Material | After Blooming |
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| File:Sakura icon01.png |
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File:Sakura icon02.png |
In Sakura's case, she is a magic-type Flower Knight, so she requires purple Blooming Birds as shown above. As she is one of the 6-star Flower Knight in Blossom Hill, she requires the Petal of Knowledge and Virtue and a rainbow blooming elixir. And finally, she needs 250,000 Gold to perform the Blooming.
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Effects
For all flower knights, both Evolution and Blooming resets their current level to one while retaining most of the original stats and increases the flower knight's maximum level cap by 10.
Evolution grants a significant increase in stats to the flower knight, and doubles the stat boost obtained from affection. Depending on the rarity of the flower knight being evolved, they may learn new ability or improve their existing abilities.
| Rarity | Pre-Evolution
Max Level |
Post-Evolution
Max Level |
Ability
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| 2 Star | 50 | 60 | None |
| 3 Star | 50 | 60 | Learns an ability |
| 4 Star | 50 | 60 | Owned ability is powered up |
| 5 Star | 60 | 70 | Learns secondary ability |
| 6 Star | 60 | 70 | Learns secondary ability |
The exception to the above table is Lilac who is a 4 star flower knight that learns a secondary ability instead of getting her primary ability powered up.
Flower knights in the Blooming phase will have smaller stat increase relative to Evolution phase. In exchange, their existing abilities will either be boosted, or gains a secondary effect.
When to Evolve
A flower knight will usually experience a stat reduction upon evolution due to their level resetting to one. That said, simply leveling them up a couple times will offset this stat reduction very quickly. Upon evolution, performing strengthening synthesis with 10 Manyus of any age/rarity should be enough to make the flower knight stronger than when she was not evolved. Also note that at the moment of evolution, flower knights may experience some stat increases if the flower knight has a lot of affection because evolution will double the effectiveness of affection.
Hence, evolving is probably most effective if you can do at least one strengthening synthesis after the evolution. This will only cost 1,000 gold for synthesizing 10 Manyus at once.
Finally, be aware that the maximum level of the flower knights owned by any Comrade in Arms is limited by the highest leveled flower knight you own, so getting the most use out of your friends will require evolving and fully leveling up at least one 5 star or 6 star flower knight. New players should aim for this as one of their first major goals.