The Apprentice Animus is a pet awarded for defeating the Ancient Dragon on The Summit on at least Insane difficulty as an Apprentice or Adept. It may also be awarded for beating wave 30 (35 on Ascension) of Palantir on Survival or Pure Strategy Mode.
This pet can only be equipped to an Apprentice, Adept or Series EV.
It attacks enemies by firing heroic arrows. These arrows can penetrate through walls and have a damage multiplier based on the Hero's Damage stat.
Unlock Conditions[]
Players will automatically receive an Apprentice Animus after defeating the Ancient Dragon in The Summit on at least Insane difficulty while playing as an Apprentice or Adept.
PC/PS3/360[]
- The Apprentice Animus has a level requirement of 60. However, this is increased to level 74 for items of Mythical Quality.
- As of PC patch 7.16c, Animi are now 7x more effective on Nightmare Difficulty.
Mobile[]
- Rewarded by completing the Death From Above challenge as an Apprentice on at least Medium Difficulty.
Related Items[]
Other animi are unlocked by defeating the Ancient Dragon in The Summit on at least Insane Difficulty while playing other hero classes. Note that these pets can only be equipped by their corresponding hero class (e.g. an Apprentice or Adept can only equip the Apprentice Animus).
- Huntress / Ranger - Huntress Animus
- Monk / Initiate - Monk Animus
- Squire / Countess / Barbarian - Squire Animus
