How to Evolve Mythic Units in 8 Bit Tower Defense: Where the EVOLVE Tab Is
The evolve option sits on each unit's detail screen under the EVOLVE sub-tab. Here's how to check whether a Mythic unit has an evolved form in 8 Bit Tower Defense.
Quick answer
The evolve option is the EVOLVE sub-tab on each unit's detail screen. Open the unit, switch to its EVOLVE tab, and read the message there: a unit without an evolved form says so outright, in the style of 'EVOLVE: No evolution - Chameleon doesn't have an evolved form.'
- Every unit's detail screen has an EVOLVE sub-tab, so evolution is checked per unit.
- The game's official description advertises that you can evolve Mythics into stronger forms, so Mythic evolution is a real feature.
- Not every unit has an evolved form: Chameleon and Quill Porcupine both show 'No evolution' on their EVOLVE tab.
- Evolution is separate from the stats and grade reroll controls on the same unit screens.
Where the evolve option is
Evolution is checked on each unit's own detail screen: every unit's detail screen has an EVOLVE sub-tab alongside its other tabs. To reach it for any unit:
- Open the detail screen of the unit you want to evolve or check.
- Switch to the EVOLVE sub-tab on that screen.
- Read what the tab says about that specific unit.
In the observed footage, evolution is checked unit by unit on each unit's own EVOLVE tab.
How to tell whether your Mythic has an evolved form
The EVOLVE tab answers this directly, and it is the reliable check. Units without an evolved form display a plain-text message on the tab naming the unit — observed examples read "EVOLVE: No evolution - Chameleon doesn't have an evolved form." and the equivalent message for Quill Porcupine. If you open a unit's EVOLVE tab and see that "No evolution" line with your unit's name, that unit does not have an evolved form, no matter how strong or rare it is.
Some context helps set expectations. The game's official description advertises that players can "Evolve Mythics into stronger forms," so evolved Mythic forms are a real, developer-advertised part of the game. But evolved forms are not universal across the roster: Chameleon and Quill Porcupine, two sampled units, both showed "No evolution" on their EVOLVE tab. Rarity alone doesn't settle the question — the tab names the unit and states whether an evolved form exists for it.
Evolution is not the same as rerolls and other upgrades
Unit detail screens also carry stats and grade reroll controls, and it is easy to land on those while hunting for the evolve option. The two sides of the same unit screen handle different things:
Data table
- Sub-tab
- EVOLVE
- What it handles
- Evolution. Read the message on this tab for that unit; a 'No evolution' line naming the unit means it has no evolved form.
- Sub-tab
- Stats
- What it handles
- Grades and traits. Reroll controls here adjust grades and traits — they do not evolve the unit.
On the Chameleon stats screen, for example, the reroll area showed "REROLL GRADES - 45 Stat Rerolls (or Gems)" with an "Ask before trait rerolls" setting nearby. So if you are looking at stat or grade rerolls, you are on the Stats side of the unit screen, not the evolution side; switch over to the EVOLVE sub-tab for evolution itself. For more on the reroll side of unit growth, see the unit upgrades guide, how to get stat rerolls and the traits guide.
Keep building your roster
Since evolution is checked per unit, it pays to know what units exist and how to collect more of them. The units list and unit rarities guide cover the roster and its rarity tiers, while how to get units explains the ways to add new ones to your collection.