Utilities

Introduction

Utilities are the tools and deployables that give you options against nextbots. Some are movement items like Hermes Shoes and Stilts that change how you cross the map, some are deployables like Jump Pads and Speed Pads that you place to create escape routes, and some are revive gear like the Revive Grenade and Defibrillator that keep your team alive. Every utility costs Tokens and XP to unlock and upgrade, so spending smart matters: a loadout built around your map and playstyle outperforms a bag of everything. This page ranks the tools, explains how to get and upgrade each one, and recommends loadouts for speed, support and solo survival.

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Core Mechanics

Utilities in Evade are unlocked with Tokens and XP earned from rounds, then upgraded to extend their effect or cooldown. Movement items like Hermes Shoes increase your top speed, which matters because most nextbots are slightly slower than a player at full speed — the item extends that margin. Deployables like Jump Pads and Speed Pads are placed on the map before or during a chase to create instant escape options. Cola gives a short speed burst at the cost of a consumable. Revive gear changes the support game: the Revive Grenade revives everyone within its radius (roughly 20 studs), while a Defibrillator gives instant single revives and is faster than manual revives. Each tool costs resources, so building a loadout around your role — speed runner, support or all-rounder — is more efficient than unlocking everything.

Advantages

The right utility loadout turns impossible chases into routine escapes. Hermes Shoes give you the extra top speed that matters most when a fast bot spawns, Jump Pads create instant vertical routes on maps with ledges, and Speed Pads give you the burst to cross open ground. Revive gear changes the game for teams: a well-timed Revive Grenade can save two or three teammates at once, which keeps streaks alive and denies the nextbots confirms. Because utilities are upgraded with Tokens and XP, focusing on two or three tools you actually use is cheaper than spreading resources across the whole shop. Knowing each tool's best situation also stops you from wasting a deployable on the wrong map.

Challenges

Utility prices and upgrade costs are community-reported rather than officially published, so exact numbers can shift with balance patches. Deployables take time to place, and a badly placed Jump Pad is an open invitation for a chase instead of an escape. Some tools overlap — Hermes Shoes and Cola both boost speed, and the Revive Grenade and Defibrillator both revive — so players can waste resources on redundant upgrades. Tools also have cooldowns or consumable limits, which means you cannot rely on a single item for the whole round; you still need solid movement habits. The shop also adds seasonal tools during events, which can introduce a temporary best-in-slot item that makes older advice obsolete, so re-check your loadout whenever a new event rolls out. Because upgrade costs are community-reported, budgeting for a full upgrade path can underestimate the real Token cost, and starting with a cheaper tool set is a safer plan for new players.

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