How to Get Madara in Anime Origins (Secret Unit Guide)
The full route
- Unlock legend stages. Beat the Hidden Sand (Naruto) story world on normal/hard. Legend stages sit behind the story and are where artifacts drop — see story & legend stages.
- Farm Hidden Sand legend act 3. It drops the SND4 artifact at roughly 50% per clear, plus Umbral Splinters. A two-farm + Vegeta/Goku setup clears it on auto-skip; most players macro it overnight for 50+ artifacts. Act 1 drops SND1, act 2 drops SND2, act 3 drops SND3 and SND4.
- Refine. Open the artifact menu, select SND4 and spend Umbral Splinters (~500 per refine) — the tablet's listed drop chance goes 2% → 4% → 6% (Perfected) → 10% (Ascendant). Splinters also come from the gold shop.
- Open artifacts in a group. Enter the artifact portal with other players who brought artifacts: everyone picks from the pooled rewards and you get a group drop bonus, so you can take a friend's tablet.
- Use Madara's Tablet from your inventory, then open Quests → Quest Lines → Madara. The steps require Sasuke and Naruto on your team and specific clears.
- Craft the Ghost Gunbai. The recipe needs parts from SND1, SND2 and SND3 artifacts (bandage from SND3, base from SND2) — same legend map, same macro.
- Clear the Ghost Trial with the Gunbai in your inventory, then claim the key in the quest line. Launch-week reports call the trial very hard; it was being discussed for tuning.
Madara's kit (showcase values)
| Ability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Susanoo Ribcage | 50% chance to block any debuff or crowd control and become immune for 3s. |
| Susanoo Time | Starts with 20s; kills extend it (+3s normal, +10s mini-boss, +15s boss) up to 180s. |
| Heaven's Pressure | Every 5th attack drops a Susanoo blade for 75% damage in an AoE and marks enemies with Calamity for 6s; the mark detonates and repeats a portion of all damage he dealt while it was active. |
| Heaven Splitter (active) | Manifests the perfect Susanoo: 300% damage slash reaching triple his range, then transforms him — the evolved form is CC-immune, extends Susanoo per blocked debuff, and chases leaving enemies with Yasaka beads (175%). |
| Placement / cost | Hybrid, 1,000 to place, cone → circle AoE; roughly 29.7k per hit at 4.7s SPA fully upgraded in the launch showcase. |
Is he worth the grind?
Every launch tier list puts Madara at the top of the damage bracket and he is obtainable by anyone without gems, which is why the tier list ranks him S. The trade-off is time: the route is a multi-night artifact farm plus a hard trial. If you are new, build Vegeta/Goku/Bulma first (beginner guide), then start the Hidden Sand macro. Compare with the other secrets on secret units.
Madara FAQ
Is Madara a banner unit?
No. Madara is the quest-line secret: you cannot summon him. You unlock the quest with Madara's Tablet from Hidden Sand artifacts, complete the quest steps (which require Sasuke and Naruto), craft the Ghost Gunbai and clear the Ghost Trial, then claim the key.
What is the drop rate for Madara's Tablet?
Creators report 2% from an unrefined Hidden Sand (SND4) artifact, rising to 4% and 6% with Umbral Splinter refines and up to 10% at the Ascendant tier, plus a bonus when you open artifacts in a group. These are community numbers, not developer-published.
Is Madara hybrid?
Yes — he is one of only two hybrid units on launch (Ban becomes the other on final upgrade), so he hits ground and flying enemies.
What is Madara's best trait?
Showcases point to Immortal (0.1%) because his kit is pure damage with a built-in crowd-control immunity; if your Immortal is already on another unit, Ascendant (damage + range) is the fallback.