Awakening

Awakening is the process by which a monster is transformed, changing in appearance, and gaining a boost to stats, and sometimes access to new Skills as well. Not all monsters can be awakened, as only monsters with gold stars can undergo this process. Silver star monsters cannot be awakened, and purple stars signify that a monster has already awakened. Awakening a monster requires essences.

Essences

Essences are required to awaken a monster. Usually, essences of the same element or attribute as the monster are required, as well as generic magic essences. The base grade of the monster also affects the grade of essences required, with natural 4-Star and 5-Star monsters requiring high grade essences, and 1-Star and 2-Star monster needing only low grade essences.

Amount of Essences required

Base Monster Grade	Essences required						Example
	Elemental			Magic
	High	Mid	Low	High	Mid	Low
			3			2	Angelmon
			10			5	Low Elementals
			20			15	Imp, Howl, Pixie
			20		2	10	Salamander
		1	15			20	Yeti
		2	15			15	Hellhound, Garuda
		5	10		10	15	Fairy, Vagabond
		5	15		5	10	Harpu, Elemental, Viking, Warbear
		15	10		10	5	Battle Mammoth, Bounty Hunter, Golem, Grim Reaper, Harpy, Lizardman, High Elemental, Bearman, Serpent, Beast Hunter, Inugami, Mystic Witch, Amazon, Martial Cat, Drunken Master, Inferno, Griffon, Living Armor, Werewolf, Minotauros
		20	5		15	5	Epikion Priest, Magical Archer, Taoist, Harg
	10	20		5	15		Sylphid, Rakshasa, Brownie Magician, Ninja, Succubus, Death Knight, Joker, Undine, Phantom Thief, Pierret, Nine-Tailed Fox, Barbaric King, Kobold Bomber, Mermaid, Pirate Captain, Sylph, Samurai, Kung Fu Girl, Lich
	12	15		10	15		Vampire, Sky Dancer
	20	10		15	5		Dragon, Valkyrja

Effect of awakening

When awakened, monsters undergo a change in physical appearance as well as gaining a significant boost to base stats. Note that upon awakening, some monsters may experience a decrease in their non-type stats. For example, Phantom Thief (Wind), an Attack type monster, when awakened into Julien, has decreased Defense. Besides visual and stat change, awakened monsters may also gain access to new skills, such as new passive or leader skills. Existing skills may also receive an upgrade in effectiveness as well.

Awakening does not reset the experience of a monster, nor does it affect the evolution status or skill level of a monster, as it is an independent process. As such, evolution or awakening can be done in any order.

In other language

Language	Title
English	Monster Awakening
Korean	몬스터 각성
Japanese	モンスター覚醒
Traditional Chinese	魔靈覺醒
Simplified Chinese	魔灵觉醒
French	Eveil de monstre
German	Monstererweckung
Russian	Пробуждение монстра
Portuguese	Depertar Monstro
Spanish	Despertar de Monstruo
Indonesian	Awaken Monster
Malay	Kebangkitan Raksasa
Vietnamese	Thức tỉnh Quái thú
Thai	ปลุกมอนสเตอร์