Beginner

First Session: Chests, Spins, and Hage

Join the group, redeem the codes on the experience page, spend the three Hage spins, finish Nero at level 5, then take the first Mana Crystal to the tower.

First Session: Chests, Spins, and Hage

Join the group, redeem the codes on the experience page, spend the three Hage spins, finish Nero at level 5, then take the first Mana Crystal to the tower.

Use this route for the first hour. Join the AnimeCore Studio group before you redeem anything, then spend Spins at the Hage Priest and the first Mana Crystal at Grimoire Tower. Do not spend crystals on a second book until you know what the first one does.

Before you leave the menu

  1. Join the AnimeCore Studio group on the same Roblox account you play on. Redemption guides say codes fail until that membership is active, and some players need to relaunch after joining.
  2. Open Menu, then Settings, and paste codes from the codes list. SHADOW and NATCH are the strings printed on the experience description during Update 1.
  3. Open chests as you get them. Reported holding caps are 50 Normal, 25 Medium, and 10 Big. A full bag blocks the next drop.

Spins from those codes are not Grimoire rolls. Take them to the church.

Spend the three starting spins

The Hage Priest is in the church in Hage Village. Menu, Customize, Rolls is the same menu. You start with one roll each for Race, Social Class, and Trait.

Keep Devil, Elf, or Human-Dwarf. Keep Sovereign or Royal if they appear. Keep Chosen One. Everything else can wait for more spins. The full bonus lines are on Races, Classes, and Traits. The reroll guide explains when a Special Spin is worth more than a normal one.

Quests that pay before the tower

Blue question marks mark quest NPCs. These early turn-ins are the ones with printed rewards:

Quest giver Level Printed reward
Tony 1 59 XP, 25 Yuls
Lily 3 43 XP, 75 Yuls
Orin 4 184 XP, 100 Yuls
Nero 5 Permanent +75 Health, +35 Stamina, +50 Mana, and a double jump
Quarry 7 269 XP, 175 Yuls
Farmer 10 637 XP, 250 Yuls
Rowan 15 877 XP, 375 Yuls
Cole 20 900 XP, 500 Yuls, then Salik in the Ruins

Lucie's card is titled level 4 and also lists a level 7 requirement. Try her at 4 and return at 7 if she is locked.

Do Nero Training the moment you hit level 5. The other quests pay XP and Yuls once. Nero's bonus stays on the character, and the double jump shortens every later route. The double jump does not appear on the quest tracker.

Potato, firewood, ore, and bandit tasks in the starting village are the repeatable loop while you wait on Nero and the broom. Press E to turn a quest in, then E again to take it back.

Broom, then the first book

Talk to Master Elsie and finish Learning to Fly. That unlocks the Magic Broom. Summon it with H. The first broom is listed as Rare, Mana cost 6, speed x1, control 4. Her later Medium Magic Broom is Epic, Mana cost 4, speed x1.5, control 6.

Then get the first Grimoire:

  1. Open the two starter chests. The usual chain is a Normal Chest into a Medium Chest into the first Mana Crystal.
  2. Go to Grimoire Tower. Finral in Hage teleports there for Yuls. On foot or broom, leave the village between compass headings 105 and 120.
  3. If the tower door is locked, take the key from the tutorial NPC nearby.
  4. Spend one Mana Crystal at the red gacha box. Spins do not work here.

Read the pity counter on the tower before you roll a second time. Two different pity tables are in circulation, and they are explained in the Grimoire guide.

Where the first hour ends

Put early stat points into Power if you are using Grimoire skills. Strength scales the basic M1. Stop when Cole's level 20 quest is available and open the boss route before you walk into Salik.

Update 1 is already named on the Roblox page. It does not change this opening order. New book names were not published, so do not wait on a secret Grimoire before you take the first crystal roll.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Clover Time free?

Yes. Clover Time [SHADOW GRIMOIRE] is a free Roblox experience by AnimeCore Studio. Optional Robux items exist, including a Grimoire Bag reported at 469 Robux and a Big Starter Bundle reported at 2599 Robux. The opening quests, the first tower roll, and the first broom do not require them.

What is the difference between Spins and Mana Crystals?

Spins and Special Spins reroll Race, Social Class, and Trait at the Hage Priest or in Menu, Customize, Rolls. Crystal Mana, also called a Mana Crystal, is spent at Grimoire Tower. One crystal is one tower roll. Spins do not roll books.

How do I get my first Grimoire?

Open the two starter chests for the usual first Mana Crystal, follow the tower marker, and spend the crystal in the rolling area. No level gate is documented for that first roll. If the door is locked, the nearby tutorial NPC can give a key. Finral in Hage can also teleport you there for Yuls.

Which stat should I level?

Grimoire skills unlock from Power in Profile, Stats. Basic M1 attacks scale with Strength. Chain's last skill stays locked until 50 Power. The Bandit Dagger is the documented weapon that scales with Sword. Mana helps the broom stay in the air. There is no single spread for every book.

What is the Shadow Grimoire update?

The Roblox page title is Clover Time [SHADOW GRIMOIRE] and the description says Update 1 is here. The announced additions are 1 Secret and 2 Epic grimoires, 2 bosses, 3 quests, and the Royal Capital. Names for those new books and bosses were not published in the records read for this wiki.