Ant Evolution Stats Guide: DNA, Power and Luck — Permanent vs Timed Boosts

DNA, Power and Luck get grouped together as Ant Evolution's "stats", but only two of them actually come in permanent and timed flavors. Power and Luck are multiplier modifiers sold as developer products; DNA is a reward resource that arrives as an amount. The quick classification:

Quick answer

Power and Luck are Ant Evolution's two purchasable multiplier modifiers, and each exists as separate permanent and timed products: Permanent Power x2 to x35, Permanent Luck x1.5 to x12, plus timed boosts like 2x Power (15 min) whose duration is written in the name. DNA is neither - it is a reward resource delivered in amounts through code rewards and DNA-named shop packages, so the permanent-vs-timed question does not apply to it.

• Permanent means a separate product line: the name starts with 'Permanent' and carries no duration.
• Timed means the duration is in the name: 2x Power (15 min) R$39, 2x Luck (15 min) R$39 and 2x Power Server (10 min) R$149.
• Rebirth for permanent power is listed on the official game description as a core activity, so permanent power is not only a shop purchase.
• DNA arrives as amounts: code rewards grant it (500 DNA in one listed example) and the shop sells DNA Vial R$19 up to DNA Vault R$449.

The "power" bar on screen is not shop Power

Ant Evolution uses "power" for two different things, and telling them apart makes the shop far less confusing. During play, the UI shows an evolution counter: a bottom banner reading 'EAT TO EVOLVE 17/20' with a power bar at the top of the screen tracking the same number. Eating the glowing food dots fills that bar, and at thresholds like HATCH or EVOLVE TO WORKER ANT you advance to the next form. It scales with your whole run, too — the same counter that starts at 17/20 for a fresh egg reads 489K/576K on a winged queen by the end of a first session. That bar measures evolution progress toward your next stage (the evolution stages guide follows that progression), not the purchasable Power multiplier. Everywhere below, "Power" means the shop multiplier.

Power and Luck products: permanent vs timed at a glance

In the shop's developer products, Power and Luck are listed as two distinct multiplier modifiers, and each comes in two separate product lines rather than one product with a toggle. The name tells you the line: 'Permanent Power x3' never expires, while '2x Power (15 min)' states its own runtime. Here is every Power and Luck product in the listed catalog, with its version, duration and price:

Data table

Data table

Product	Version	Duration	Price (Robux)
Permanent Power x2	Permanent	No expiry	R$9
Permanent Power x3	Permanent	No expiry	R$39
Permanent Power x5	Permanent	No expiry	R$99
Permanent Power x8	Permanent	No expiry	R$249
Permanent Power x12	Permanent	No expiry	R$649
Permanent Power x20	Permanent	No expiry	R$1,649
Permanent Power x35	Permanent	No expiry	R$3,999
Permanent Luck x1.5	Permanent	No expiry	R$9
Permanent Luck x2	Permanent	No expiry	R$39
Permanent Luck x3	Permanent	No expiry	R$99
Permanent Luck x4	Permanent	No expiry	R$249
Permanent Luck x6	Permanent	No expiry	R$649
Permanent Luck x8	Permanent	No expiry	R$1,649
Permanent Luck x12	Permanent	No expiry	R$3,999
2x Power (15 min)	Timed	15 minutes	R$39
2x Luck (15 min)	Timed	15 minutes	R$39
2x Power Server (10 min)	Timed, whole server	10 minutes	R$149

Names and Robux prices are as listed in the game's developer-product catalog and can change. The catalog documents the multipliers, durations and prices, but not how the multipliers apply or stack in-game — that behavior is not stated, so the table is the documented extent of it.

The R$39 tier is the one place permanent and timed sit directly side by side: Permanent Power x3 versus 2x Power (15 min), and Permanent Luck x2 versus 2x Luck (15 min). In the Luck pair the multiplier is even identical at x2 — one version never expires, the other runs 15 minutes. Since the catalog doesn't say whether timed boosts stack on top of permanent ones, those listed durations and prices are what you have to go on when choosing. (See also power and luck boosts.)

The permanent line — and rebirth, the in-game route

Permanent Power runs from x2 (R$9) up to x35 (R$3,999) in the listed ladder, stepping through x3, x5, x8, x12 and x20; Permanent Luck runs from x1.5 (R$9) up to x12 (R$3,999), through x2, x3, x4, x6 and x8. None of these names carries a duration — that absence of a timer is exactly how the catalog separates persistent multipliers from timed boosts.

Shop purchases are not the only documented source, either. The official game description lists 'Rebirth for permanent power' among Ant Evolution's core activities, alongside eating food, seeds and acorns to grow, biting bugs and battling players, rolling mutations like wings and fire, and taking down the GIANT MANTIS boss. So permanent power is also something you earn by playing; the description does not state how much power a rebirth grants, its formula, or how rebirth power relates to the shop's permanent tiers.

The rebirth guide and permanent power pages follow that system.

Timed boosts: 15 minutes, 10 minutes, and code rewards

Every timed Power or Luck product the catalog lists wears its expiry in its name: 2x Power (15 min) and 2x Luck (15 min) run for 15 minutes, and 2x Power Server (10 min) applies to the whole server for 10 minutes. Codes are the other documented source of timed boosts: code rewards can package DNA together with a timed multiplier, as in the RELEASE code listed at 500 DNA plus 2x Power for 15 minutes. Code availability changes over time, so check the maintained codes list for what currently works rather than relying on any single example.

DNA is measured in amounts, not time

DNA never shows up as a permanent or timed product because it is not a multiplier — it is a resource you hold in quantities. The documented delivery routes are code rewards (codes pages list 'Free DNA' among their reward types, like the RELEASE example above) and four shop packages named for the amount inside:

• DNA Vial — R$19
• DNA Flask — R$69
• DNA Barrel — R$179
• DNA Vault — R$449

The listings establish how DNA is delivered, not what it is spent on in-game; that part is not covered by the catalog or the code rewards shown here. For the resource itself, see the DNA guide.

Reading any Power, Luck or DNA product at a glance

One habit answers the permanent-vs-timed question every time you open the shop: read the product name before the price.

Decision guide

Choose for your situation

You are choosing between the named values in the Ant Evolution shop

You want a boost that never expires

Pick from the Permanent line: Permanent Power x2 to x35 or Permanent Luck x1.5 to x12. No duration in the name, no expiry.

You want a short boost for one session

Pick the timed product whose name carries the duration: 2x Power (15 min) or 2x Luck (15 min), both listed at R$39.

You want to boost your whole server

2x Power Server (10 min) is listed as a whole-server boost running 10 minutes, at R$149.

You are topping up DNA instead

DNA is an amount, not a boost - choose by package size: DNA Vial R$19, DNA Flask R$69, DNA Barrel R$179 or DNA Vault R$449.

For how these values feed the wider progression, the power guide and luck guide dig into each multiplier separately.