Ekrim Location, Best Build & Weakness

Aniidex: Whisperwake Isles Aniilog · No. 029
Stat total: 542
Catch rate: 28%
Forms: 2
Breaker tier: A
Author: Dakota Chinnick
Methodology: Data Methodology

Ekrim is a Breaker Aniimo (Dark, Nova). Catch it in the wild in Cloudreach Falls at level 62–64. The game itself recommends it as a Breaker for the Dark element.

Elusive Ekrim can skillfully grab treasures with the talon on its tail and then vanish into the darkness without a trace.

How to get Ekrim

Obtainability: Moderate.

Wild spawnFound in Cloudreach Falls at level 62–64. 3 spawn points are placed in the world.
EvolutionEvolve Eko at level 25. Eko · Aniimo reaches Lv. 25.; BREAK Talent Level greater than or equal to 6.

Ekrim spawns at 3 placed points across 1 area of Idyll — Cloudreach Falls — at level 62–64. The map shows every point; the table breaks them down by region and form.

World map of Idyll showing where to find Ekrim in Aniimo — Where to find Ekrim: 1 place marked on the Idyll map

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Cloudreach FallsWild spawn area · Approximate area
- Basic 62–64

Open in the full map 1 approximate areas (the game only stores the map cell).

Where Ekrim spawns, by region and form
Region	Level range	Spawn points	Form	Accuracy
Cloudreach Falls	62–64	3	Basic	Approximate area

How to catch Ekrim

Ekrim has a base catch rate of 28% at full HP with a standard Aniipod. Lowering its HP, breaking it and throwing from behind all raise the odds. About 1 in 20,000 wild encounters is Sparkling, a rare mutation every species can roll.

Full-HP catch chance for Ekrim by Aniipod
Aniipod	Multiplier	Works on	Chance at full HP
Aniipod	×1	Up to Lv 1	28%
Legendary Aniipod	×1	Up to Lv 35	28%
Aniipod Pro	×1.5	Up to Lv 25	42%
Aniipod Hyper	×2	Up to Lv 35	56%
Aniipod Mega	×2	Up to Lv 35	56%
Aniipod Track	×2	Up to Lv 35	56%
Aniipod Ultra	Guaranteed	Up to Lv 35	100%
Legendary Aniipod: Departure with the Wind	Guaranteed	Up to Lv 35	100%
Legendary Aniipod: Departure with the Wind for Irisalis	Guaranteed	Up to Lv 35	100%
Sparkling Cube	Guaranteed	Up to Lv 35	100%

Chances are the game's base rate times the Aniipod multiplier at full HP, capped at 100%. Real throws are better than this once the target is damaged or broken. Catch calculator →

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Ekrim base stats

Ekrim's six base stats total 542. Its HP sits at the 91st percentile of all 236 ranked forms; bars show where each stat falls across the roster.

HP: 110
ATK: 88
BREAK: 108
P.DEF: 76
M.DEF: 70
REGEN: 90

Sparkling chance: 1 in 20,000
Weight: 6 kg
Height: 1.5 m

Pathfinding: Fly Lv. 2Glide Lv. 2Sprint Lv. 3

Is Ekrim Good?

Calculated

Ekrim ranks #12 of 36 Breaker Aniimo on the Meta ladder, A tier within its role. Against other Breaker Aniimo it stands out in REGEN 90, HP 110. It trails them in M.DEF 70.

Why Ekrim ranks there as a Breaker

Top 1% for BREAK and top 39% for BREAK damage among ranked Aniimo. The game itself recommends it for its element and role. Weakest input: ATK (top 65%).

BREAK 45/45
BREAK damage 22/35
ATK 7/20
Game pick +15

Above the role median: REGEN 90 (median 76.5), HP 110 (median 97)
Below the role median: M.DEF 70 (median 73)

Nearest Breaker Aniimo in the ranking

InferlupaC Dark/Fire · Moderate
GeoclawC Ice · Moderate
HelgonB Wind · Moderate
EkrimA #12 of 36 Breaker
BlazenB Lightning · Moderate
Shrubclaw · Beach FormC Earth/Grass · Moderate

Ranked within its role on stats, skills and the game’s own picks, with the tier list’s published weights; team fit and investment are not part of the score. Best Breaker Aniimo

Best Ekrim build

Ekrim plays as a Breaker, and its kit is fixed (the game files list no alternative moves), so building Ekrim comes down to the skill to lead with, its trait, the held items that suit a Breaker and who it fights alongside.

Lead skill: Guilty Hook · 73 power · 5s cooldown
Ultimate: Honor Among Thieves · 130 power
Trait: Heart Spike
Team: Gracewing Tromber Royalby All suggested teams

Ekrim skills and mechanics

5 skills for Ekrim, each with its element, damage type, power, EP cost and cooldown.

Ekrim kit at a glance

Ekrim has 5 skills in its kit. The game files list no alternative moves to swap in, so every skill below is part of how it plays.

Hardest-hitting skill: Guilty Hook (73 power).
Ultimate: Honor Among Thieves (130 power, charged on its gauge rather than EP).
BREAK damage across its skills: 63.
1 skill helps the team (healing, buffs or debuffs).

Trait

Heart Spike — Landing a CRIT grants 1 stack of [Shadow]. Accumulating ? stacks of [Shadow] turns the next Basic Attack into an enhanced Tail Hook attack, dealing damage equal to ? Might to the locked-on target and restoring ?% of the caster’s lost HP.

Skill	Element	Kind	Power	EP	Cooldown
ATKBasic attack (BREAK) Wields the power of darkness to attack targets at close range.Physical damage	Dark	Physical	—	—	—
Shadow Avatar Blinks to the target and deals damage once. Cast the second stage to slam the ground. If the second-stage damage lands a Crit, immediately gains max stacks of [Shadow] (? stacks). The second-stage skill grants additional Crit Rate ranging from 0% to ?%; the farther the target, the higher the bonus.	—	Utility	—	—	—
Guilty Hook Launches a Hookshot to damage targets in a frontal cone. Then retracts the Hookshot to damage them again and pulls non-Alpha targets in front of the caster.5s cooldown	—	Basic attack	73	—	5 s
Shadow Wing Slash Dashes toward the target and slashes with the wings to deal damage. Increases the caster’s Crit Rate by ?% for ?s.18s cooldown	—	Basic attack	50	—	18 s
Honor Among ThievesUltimate Dives and surges behind the target to deal wide-area damage. Steals ?% BREAK Efficiency from the target for ?s.8s cooldown	Dark	Basic attack	130	—	8 s

A “?” marks a value the game calculates while you play; the game files do not contain it, so we do not guess it.

Strengths, weaknesses and spatial counters

Ekrim is weak to Wind, Light and resists Earth.

Weak to: Wind 1.6×Light 1.6×
Resists: Earth 0.625×

Damage multiplier taken by Ekrim from each attacking element Red = it takes extra damage from that element, green = it takes less.
Fire	Water	Grass	Lightning	Ice	Earth	Wind	Light	Dark
1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	0.625×	1.6×	1.6×	1×

Spatial counters

Flying
Ekrim can take flight: while airborne it evades attacks from ground enemies but takes more damage, and Ranged attacks are more effective against it.

Elements

Ekrim evolution

Ekrim is the final stage of its evolution line.

No. 031EkoLuminWindSupport2Total 427

Isles No. 029EkrimNovaDarkBreaker2Total 542Evolves at Lv. 25 · Aniimo reaches Lv. 25.; BREAK Talent Level greater than or equal to 6.

See the whole Ekrim evolution line

Best teammates and teams for Ekrim

Teammates are picked by rule, not by rating alone: each one fills a role Ekrim lacks and resists an element it is weak to. The stat ladder only breaks ties.

Game-recommended Dark Breaker

Suggested parties

Best overall

DamageLow
BreakHigh
HealingHigh
SupportHigh
EnergyHigh
Element coverage6/9

Shared weakness: LightningLightNo Pound skill for Tunneling foes

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With easy-to-get teammates

DamageLow
BreakHigh
HealingHigh
SupportHigh
EnergyHigh
Element coverage7/9

Shared weakness: LightningLightNo Pound skill for Tunneling foes

Open in the team builder

Ekrim in Homeland

Homeland jobs Ekrim can work, and the facilities whose recipes use them.

Dark Lv. 3 Artisanship Lv. 3

Facilities it can work

Farmland · Dark Woodland · Dark Crafting Table · Artisanship Jukebox Dryer · Dark Woodworking Bench · Artisanship Pickling Jar · Dark

Ekrim forms (2)

Every form of Ekrim. A form can change elements, stats, trait, skills and where it spawns. One of them is a Prismana form. How Prismana forms appear, and how they differ from Sparkling ones: Prismana Forms · Rare Forms

Compare Ekrim forms

All 2 forms on the same axes, so you can see what a form actually changes: elements, role, base stats, weaknesses, catch rate, trait, skills, Homeland work and where it spawns.

Form	Basic	Prismana Form
Kind	Basic form · Default form	Prismana form
Element	Dark	Dark Fire
Role	Breaker	Breaker
HP	110	110
ATK	88	88
BREAK	108	108
P.DEF	76	76
M.DEF	70	70
REGEN	90	90
Base stat total	542	542
Weak to	Wind 1.6×, Light 1.6×	Water 1.6×, Wind 1.6×, Light 1.6×
Trait	Heart Spike	Heart Spike
Skill	ATK Shadow Avatar Guilty Hook Shadow Wing Slash Honor Among Thieves	ATK Shadow Avatar Guilty Hook Shadow Wing Slash Honor Among Thieves Flamewing Slash
Homeland jobs	Dark 3, Artisanship 3	Dark 4, Artisanship 4, Fire 3
Movement	Sprint 3, Fly 2, Glide 2	Sprint 3, Fly 2, Glide 2
Where to find	Cloudreach Falls	—

Basic · Basic form · Default form

Where to find

Cloudreach Falls

Ekrim Prismana: how to find it · Prismana form

Ekrim evolution line

Ekrim overview

Ekrim is a Breaker Aniimo (Dark, Nova) with a base-stat total of 542; its best stat is HP at 110. Ekrim spawns in Cloudreach Falls, with 3 placed spawn points at level 62–64. Its base catch rate is 28% at full HP, and about 1 in 20,000 wild encounters is Sparkling. Ekrim evolves from Eko. Ekrim is the final stage of its line. Ekrim takes extra damage from Wind (1.6×), Light (1.6×). Ekrim is A tier on the meta tier list: #12 of 36 Breaker Aniimo, ranked on stats, skills and the game's own picks. On the combat ladder Ekrim sits in tier B, ranked #104 of 236 forms. Ekrim has 1 extra forms — Prismana Form — each with its own elements, stats or habitat. In Homeland, Ekrim works best at Dark (level 3).

Aniimo guides

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Ekrim FAQ

Where can I find Ekrim?

Ekrim spawns in Cloudreach Falls at level 62–64, with 3 placed spawn points in the current build. The map above marks every one; open the interactive map to pan and filter.

What is the catch rate of Ekrim?

Ekrim has a 28% base catch rate at full HP with a standard Aniipod. A Aniipod Track raises that to 56% at full HP, and lowering its HP, breaking it or throwing from behind raises it further.

How rare is a Sparkling Ekrim?

About 1 in 20,000 wild Ekrim is Sparkling, a rare mutation the game rolls when a wild Aniimo appears.

What does Ekrim evolve into?

Ekrim does not evolve any further.

What element is Ekrim and what is it weak to?

Ekrim is Dark type. It is weak to Wind, Light and resists Earth.

What is a good team for Ekrim?

One rule-built party is Ekrim, Gracewing, Tromber, Royalby; together they hit 6 of the 9 elements super-effectively. Watch out for Lightning, Light: two members are weak to it and nobody resists it.

Can Ekrim fly or tunnel in battle?

Ekrim can take flight: while airborne it evades attacks from ground enemies but takes more damage, and Ranged attacks are more effective against it.

Is Ekrim good?

Ekrim is A tier among Breaker Aniimo — #12 of 36 on the meta tier list, which weighs stats, skills and the game's own recommendations. By base stats, Ekrim is tier B on the combat ladder — ranked #104 of 236 forms. As a Breaker, its standout stat is HP.

How do I get a Prismana Ekrim?

Ekrim's Prismana form has no wild spawn condition in the game files, so it does not come from Prismana Flow. The Prismana page covers the Prismana Pact and the other routes.

What are the best skills for Ekrim?

Ekrim has 5 skills in its kit. The game files list no alternative moves to swap in, so every skill below is part of how it plays. Hardest-hitting skill: Guilty Hook (73 power). Ultimate: Honor Among Thieves (130 power, charged on its gauge rather than EP). BREAK damage across its skills: 63. 1 skill helps the team (healing, buffs or debuffs).

What is the best Ekrim build?

Ekrim has a fixed kit, so its build is about what to lead with and who to pair it with: Lead skill: Guilty Hook; Ultimate: Honor Among Thieves; Trait: Heart Spike; Team: Gracewing, Tromber, Royalby.