NEW PLAYER PROGRESSION GUIDE

Made by: BeckTheHam#4186, Thanks to: Okloio and Nazim

Updated: 27th May 2021 patch (Moonlight Connections)

Introduction and Disclaimer

This guide will lay out the commonly recommended “milestones” and
content new players should aim to do in their first few weeks playing the
game and some tips for avoiding common mistakes.

The milestones and recommended content to tackle are all solely based on
my opinion and experience in the game.This guide does not teach new
players the basics of the game and its mechanics.

General Tips

● Heroes
1. Do not sell or use 3* and above Heroes as promotion fodder, as there are
quite a few of them who are very strong even compared to higher rarity
heroes and there has been precedent of 3* Heroes being buffed or
receiving Specialty Changes.

2. Heroes can be imprinted (Enhanced using the same hero) up to SSS

imprint, which provides additional stats for allies or themselves. There is a
reputation quest which gives Covenant Bookmarks as reward, which is
why it is recommended that new players imprint their excess heroes
instead of selling it or using it as promotion fodder.
● Artifacts
1. There are also useful 3* Artifacts:
- Daydream Joker, keep 4-6 Max Limit Break (MLB) copies
- Exorcist’s Tonfa, keep 2-3 MLB copies
- Egg of Delusion/Timeless Anchor/Oath Key/Ranon’s Memorandum,
keep 1 MLB copy of each
The rest should be sold if you do not want to keep it.

2. Keep at least 1 MLB copy of all 4* and above Artifacts.

● Gear
1. The game gives all new players multiple sets of free gear with
predetermined main and substats. These are extremely useful for players
to gear their Wyvern Hunt team.

2. Gear management is a complicated but important part of the game, for

players who wish to learn how to evaluate gears themselves, read the
Gear Management Guide.

3. Low rarity (Normal/Good) gear can both be used for enhancing higher
rarity gear or sold for gold, depending on which resource you’re currently
lacking (gold or charms).

● Guild
1. New players are recommended to join any guild as soon as possible even
if the guild isn’t very active as there are useful resources in Guild Shop
which refresh weekly. Joining a guild will also allow players to collect Brave
Crests, which is required to unlock Furious later on.

● Where to spend Skystones

1. Skystones are the premium currency of the game, while players do receive
a steady source of skystone throughout the game, it is recommended to be
mindful of where players spend their skystones.

2. Below are the best places to spend skystones:

1. Secret Shop refreshes at higher ranks; Covenant Bookmarks and
Mystic Medals have a chance of showing up in the Secret Shop with
slightly better rates than just buying it directly. However this does
come with the additional gold cost.

2. Epic Passes if you’re able to complete it in time; Epic Passes are

exceptionally valued for the skystone cost.

3. Hero/Gear Inventory expansion; optional, but worth the one-time

cost as players progress further into the game.

4. Buying Covenant Bookmarks; 950 Skystones for 50 Bookmarks is

decent value, especially if you don’t have the gold to refresh secret
shop.

5. Stamina Refresh; only recommended for endgame players who

needs gear more than heroes.

● Shops - What to buy

1. There are a few shops in the game which sells useful items that refreshes
routinely. New players should try to buy the important items every refresh.
Normal Shop (Weekly)
Must Buys:
None.

Optional:
Malicious Bug Charm (if you have 3 Lab Compasses and aren’t able to use
it before daily reset.

Transmit Stone Shop (Weekly)

Must Buys:
Molagoras x2
Equipment Conversion Gem Selection Chest

Optional:
Ego Fragment (Buy whenever needed)
Lesser/Greater Artifact Charms (Not recommended, buy from Guild Shop
instead)
Giga Phantasma (Not recommended, just level fodder instead)

Powder of Knowledge Shop (5-6 Weeks)

Must Buys:
Bottle of Knowledge

Optional:
Artifact Charms (Buy if you have plenty of artifacts and need the charms)
5* Rotation Artifacts (Buy if its a good artifact)
5* Banner Artifacts (Buy only if its a limited artifact)

Friendship Shop (Daily)

Must Buys:
Energy
Arena Flags
Optional:
Friendship Bookmarks (When you run out of fodder)

Ancient Coin Shop (Weekly)

Must Buys:
None.

Optional:
Malicious Bug Charm (Not recommended, you get enough from other
sources monthly to clear all 5 Hell Raid bosses)

Conquest Point Shop (Daily/Weekly/Seasonal)

Must Buys:
Unknown Slate
Molagora Seed
Energy

Optional:
Seasonal Arena Gear (Some are decent for early-midgame players)
Charms (Buy as you need, recommended to purchase for endgame
players)
Seasonal Frame (If you want the frame, otherwise not worth buying)

RGB Coin Shop (Monthly)

Must Buys:
None.

Optional:
Random lvl 85 Epic Equipment (If you find an extremely well rolled piece)
5* Hero (If its a hero you want)

Galaxy Coin Shop (Monthly)

Must Buys:
ML 5* Hero (When it's a good hero on rotation)

Optional:
Random lvl 85 Epic Equipment (If you find an extremely well rolled piece)

Guild Shop (Weekly/Monthly)

Must Buys:
Molagora Seed
Catalyst Chest (The one that cost Brave Crests)
Equipment Conversion Gem Chest (The one that cost Brave Crests)
5* Artifact - A Symbol of Unity
5* Artifact - Proof of Valor (1 copy is fine)

Optional:
Tera-Phantasma (Can be sold for 10 Silver Transmit Stone)
Labyrinth Compass (When you need it)
Lesser Artifact Charms (When you need it)

Secret Shop (Hourly)

Must Buys:
Covenant Bookmarks
Mystic Medals

Optional:
Epic Gear (Only buy those that have perfect substats)

Huche’s Labyrinth Shop (Daily)

Must Buys:
All Heroic/Epic Charms
Covenant Bookmarks
All Artifact Charms
Optional:
Lesser Equipment Charms (It’s better than using fodder gear, but not by
that much)
Catalysts (Very expensive, only buy if you really need it)

Normal Raid Shop

Must Buy:
None.

Optional:
Epic Artifact Charm
Queen Azumashik’s Gift (Lootbox HELLLLL YEAH)

Hell Raid Shop

Must Buy:
Greater Azimanus Fighter’s Dagger
Greater Azimanus Fighter’s Armor

Optional:
None.

Huche’s Event Shop (8 Hours/Event Only)

Must Buy:
Mystic Medals

Optional:
4-5* Hero Ticket (15% Chance for a 5* Hero)
Molagora (Buy only if you really need it)
Leifs (Always worth more stamina than the skystone cost)

Note: There is the very rare 50% Discount off Huche’s Event Shop which makes
some of the other items worth purchasing as well.
Watching Ads (Daily)
Notices & Event (Bottom Left of Lobby) > Event > Ads
Players get 20 energy for each Ad watched, up to 5 times a day.
1) Rerolling
After completing 1-4, new players are given access to Selective Summon,
which is a 10 pull that can be rerolled up to 30 times. Below is an updated
(As of 9th Jan 2020) reroll guide which details what Selective Summon is
and what to go for.

A single A or S tier 5* Hero start is more than enough to progress in the

game, and players should not feel compelled to reroll for a better start than
that if they do not want to.

1.5) Moonlight Connections (Add pictures)

While this content is unlocked later, new players or rerollers should keep
this in consideration while rerolling/picking their selective as they can opt
for a different selective choice depending on which Moonlight Hero they
intend on picking.

After completing Episode 1, Sanctuary Gate Underground, players gain

access to the Moonlight Connections, which allows them to select 1 of 6
Moonlight Heroes. Players can unlock the full potential of their selected
Moonlight hero by completing 4 relatively simple missions.

Prior to that, players can test the Moonlight Heroes in a limited capacity
(outside of PVP, without full awakening, etc.) before deciding which of the 6
heroes to keep once all 4 missions are completed.

I highly recommend picking Arbiter Vildred or Spectre Tenebria as they are

incredibly strong DPS heroes that are used very often in multiple content all
the way up to and beyond endgame.

Arbiter Vildred/Spectre Tenebria >>>> Dark Corvus/Ruele > Judge Kise/ML Ken

However, I will still give a brief rundown of what each of the 6 Moonlight
Heroes do for players who are interested in the other 4 options.

Arbiter Vildred - One of the best DPS in the game, seeing use in almost
every aspect of PVP and a solid hero even in PVE. For a new player, he
can be built as your farmer instead of Free Spirit Tieria. His skill set allows
players to spec entirely into damage for a quick and early climb into gold
tier arena for more skystones weekly. He scales very well into endgame,
and is still a popular pick despite having literally dozens of “counters”.

Spectre Tenebria - Another top tier DPS, Spectre Tenebria (or S.Tene)
has less “AOE” damage than Arbiter Vildred, but has access to a very
powerful scaling/defensive skill on her S2, making her permanently
untargetable while increasing her Attack and Defense whenever ANY unit
dies. S.Tene is incredibly useful for tougher PVE content like Hell Raid or
Abyss, and is also a very strong DPS for all aspects of PVP.
Ruele of Light - Ruele is one of the best Single Target (ST) healers, her
S2 allows her to heal, full cleanse and apply barrier on a single ally while
her S3 allows her to revive, full heal, full cleanse AND apply invincibility on
a single ally. While this might sound very good, her skills are on a relatively
longer cooldown than other healers like Angelic Montmorancy or Achates.

There are also very few content where Ruele’s powerful ST heals can be
fully valued, most of which is in PVP against specific compositions. There
are almost no content in PVE which Ruele is better than other healers, but
that is not to say she is a weak healer.

Dark Corvus - Dark Corvus (D.Corvus) has a very “overpowered” kit that
comes along with a unique drawback, which is that it is incredibly boring.
He is a tank that can deal a ridiculous amount of damage without even
needing to build any offensive stats.

However, he starts every battle with his S3 on full cooldown, and you would
need to find a way to reduce the 8 turn cooldown (either through provoking
the enemy and being hit or using allies with skill cooldown reduction etc.).

Theoretically, players with D.Corvus can easily reach even Challenger tier
arena within the first few months of playing by using a full stall team to
abuse his damage, but that would also involve 10+ minute battles EVERY
BATTLE. D.Corvus has 0 use outside of PVP Offense, and after a certain
tier, stronger players have heroes that can shred through even his defense
if not prepared accordingly.

Judge Kise - Judge Kise (J.Kise) is most “often” used as a glass cannon
AOE DPS in PVP offense, however the PVP meta does not favour squishy
DPS heroes like her due to the presence of fast debuffers and
counterattacking heroes and currently she is basically not used at all past
Master tier PVP.
Pick J.Kise only if you like her design a lot. Like, A LOT. Coincidentally, she
is also usually best used with A. Lots which is another Moonlight hero
before she can fully unleash her potential, which is another drawback.

Martial Artist Ken - ML Ken is a bruiser-y counterattacking hero also used

mostly in PVP. While his skill set looks quite promising, the current meta
and existing counterpicks in addition to the stat requirements he needs
means that players will not see much use out of him past low Challenger.

Given the right circumstances, ML Ken can solo the entire enemy team, but
that is usually less of ML Ken being strong and more of the enemy being
bad.

With that in mind, I’ll now explain how your choice of Moonlight Hero should
affect your reroll choices and progression in the game.

- A.Vildred or S.Tenebria
Selectives: Sigret/Ravi preferably and do NOT get Vildred
Progression: You will be on the fast track of progression, which means you
should also emphasize on building your Hell Raid and PVP teams earlier
(after your Wyvern team).

- D.Corvus or Ruele
Selectives: Sigret/Ravi preferably, Iseria is a good option as she synergises
well with the ML choice.
Progression: Same progression pace for PVE, but you’ll have the
opportunity to climb arena earlier (even if the climb is slow), focus on a
PVP team after completing your Wyvern team.

- J.Kise or ML Ken
Selectives: Sigret preferably, Basar is decent for PVP focus, Rose is also a
good 4* hero that works well with the ML choice.
Progression: Same progression pace for PVE. Compared to the
D.Corvus/Ruele pick, your PVP climb will depend heavily on the gears you
get from farming Wyvern, but if you do get lucky your climb will be a lot
faster.

2) Team Composition
New players are recommended to work on a core set of 4 heroes, as
access to hero upgrading resources like runes, catalysts and molagoras
are fairly restricted early on.

The most efficient teams contain heroes that can transition into being used
in other content, notably Wyvern Hunt which is a core part of gear
progression in the game.

These heroes are available in connections, and are highly recommended

for all new players to get.

Montmorancy: one of the best healers in the game after getting

her Specialty Change and can be used as frontline tank/healer
for Wyvern Hunt.

Alexa: one of the best DPS for Wyvern Hunt, very cheap to
upgrade to a usable level.

Furious: the best “support” in Wyvern Hunt, highly recommended

for all players to get him from connections as soon as possible.

New players can also opt to use a farmer in their general team, “farmer” is
a term to describe heroes who can unleash consecutive AOE attacks which
speeds up battles considerably.

These heroes are considered to be the “best” farmers in the game and all
new players are recommended to at least use one of them.
 Vildred: 5* Hero available in Selective Summon. With the
introduction of Moonlight Connections, I don’t recommend
looking for him in Selectives.

Arbiter Vildred: 5* Moonlight Hero. The best farmer in the game,

period. Available in Moonlight Connections.

Free Spirit Tieria: 4* Moonlight Hero given to all players for free
with all skills fully enhanced. Highly recommended for new
players who do not have Vildred or Arbiter Vildred as there are
additional rewards given for building her.

A recommended general team would contain the 5* hero from Selective

Summon, one of the farmers, Montmorancy and Alexa. With Alexa’s spot
being the flexible spot for completing story missions.

Below are some 3* Heroes with amazing Specialty Changes that new
players are encouraged to build if they own them:

Montmorancy: Specialty Change upgrades her kit into one of the

best all-rounded healer kits in the game. Highly recommended
for all players to build her.
 Kluri: Top tier PVP hero after Specialty Change, being able to
both Def Break and Provoke a single enemy while ignoring
evasion checks in addition to her constant turn cycling.

Doris: Her Specialty Change also makes her a solid healer, she
has more defensive buffs while Montmorancy has more cleanses
and lower cooldowns. More often used in PVP.

Ras: Unlocks his Specialty Change after clearing 2nd Continent

10-10, Ras has one of the most impactful Specialty Changes,
turning him into a top tier tank/support in all contents.

3) Adventurer’s Path
Early on in the game, new players will be introduced to the Adventurer’s
Path, which is basically just free stuff for completing certain tasks. Players
should try to complete it as they progress in the game.

There is also an additional Adventurer’s Path called “Beautiful Pursuer”

which will give you rewards for building Free Spirit Tieria, who is a very
strong farmer after her buffs.

In a sense, progression in the early/mid game can be tied to Adventurer’s

Path.
4) Progression - Early Game

Aspiring Adventurer
After getting a Selective Summon result that the player is happy with, they
should start looking to progress through the Story Mode while fulfilling the 3
side missions for additional rewards.

Players should be able to clear the first Adventurer’s Path “Aspiring

Adventurer” fairly quickly while progressing to 2-7. This Path introduces
Spirit Altar, Labyrinth and basic Hero/Gear Enhancing.

Spirit Altar - Very important for awakening heroes, although New Players
shouldn’t be farming these until the later stages.

Labyrinth - Players get 1 entry ticket a day, being able to hold up to 3. The
earlier Labyrinths like “Tirel Castle” or “Farche Labyrinth” do not contain
anything valuable, but the later areas in “Nixied’s Sanctum” contains really
useful gear. “Azamakalis” aka Normal/Hell Raid will provide Players with a
weekly/monthly source of valuable gear/currency.
Growing Adventurer
This Path is similar to the previous one, easily completed while progressing
through Story Mode 4-4 and introduces Arena, Abyss, Hunts and Crafting
with Hunt Materials.

Arena - Arena provides the bulk of weekly skystones for mid/endgame

players. New Players should try to clear their hourly arena entries even if
they aren’t able to win, as conquest points are awarded regardless.

Abyss - Players get 3 entries daily which do not roll over to the next day.
The earlier floors are relatively easy. Players can “purify” the abyss to
exchange all remaining entries for stigma and gold daily.

Hunts - A core part of the game where players get the bulk of their gear
and other valuable resources. Wyvern Hunt is the best Hunt for most
players to farm.

Crafting - Using the crafting materials dropped in Hunts, players can craft
specific types of gear. Really expensive, and not something new players
should worry about.

Adept Adventurer
Once again, continue to progress through Story Mode up to 7-10, this Path
doesn’t introduce any new mechanics/content.

Mystic Medal - Reward for completing this Path, main source of these are
from participating in Guild Wars, and is very useful for players to get
guaranteed Moonlight 5* Heroes.

Remarkable Adventurer
The last Path for 1st Continent, completed by clearing Story Mode 10-10
and promoting a hero to 6*. Nothing new is introduced here.
Achieving Adventurer
This path is the longest with 70 quests to complete, however the important
quest new players should aim for is “Clear Stage 3-10 in Mining City
Aakhen” as it rewards players with 200 AP in that region.

Which will get you closer to unlocking Furious in connections.

4) Progression - End of Early Game

Wyvern Hunt
At this point, new players should focus on unlocking Furious, and begin
working on their Wyvern Hunt team.

Wyvern hunt is considered the best hunt to farm for a vast majority of
players as it drops gear with the Speed Set, which is generally useful for
most heroes in the game.

For an in-depth guide to Wyvern Hunts, read the Wyvern 13 Team Guide.

Hunts in general will be something all players will farm constantly when
they have the stamina to spare or during the occasional Hunt Buff Event.

Azmakalis - Normal Raid

The next content new players should build for would be Normal Raid, found
in the Labyrinth page.Unlike the other Labyrinths, Azmakalis contains 5
bosses which drops tokens players can exchange for gear or other
assorted items. The raid resets weekly, and players are recommended to
clear all 5 bosses every week for the rewards.

Read this in-depth guide to Normal Raid for more details.

Automaton Tower
To be updated when the new tower is released. Always worth completing
every month (biweekly).

Story Mode
The difficulty of stages in Story Mode ramps up considerably near the end
of Cidonia and gets even tougher beyond that. It is recommended for
players to beat Cidonia 10-10 to unlock Ras’ Specialty Change.
New Players are highly recommended not to do any of the stages in the 3rd
Continent Eureka until later as doing so will move Urgent Missions to that
continent instead.

Unrecorded History
Unrecorded History(UH) is essentially part 2 of the Ritania storyline, and
takes place before the story in Cidonia. New players can begin to progress
UH for additional molagoras, skystones and most importantly gaining
access to AP Shops to purchase catalysts.

5) Progression - Mid Game

At this point, players should have teams set up to complete Wyvern 12+
Hunt, Normal Raid and completed Cidonia 10-10.

Arena
With the heroes built thus far, players should have no issues climbing to at
least Gold rank in Arena, which will be a decent source of Skystones
weekly.

Depending on their hero pool, some players may be able to climb even
higher into Master rank if they choose to gear their PVP heroes for it.

Azimanak Hunt
The next hunt players should start building for, Azimanak drops the Unity
(Dual Attack Chance), Immunity and Rage sets. Besides unity, Immunity
and Rage sets are extremely useful for players hoping to enter competitive
PVP and endgame PVE respectively.

Recommended hunt to farm in conjunction with Wyvern.

Abyss
New Players might find themselves having trouble dealing with each
advancing Abyss floor, and can consider building some heroes who are
able to “cheese” some of these stages.

Kiris - 3* Hero whose kit revolves around applying,maintaining

and extending multiple poison stacks on enemies. Poison does
5% of the enemy’s maximum hp, which makes it extremely strong
against bosses.

Schuri - 4* Hero who is able to provide constant CR manipulation

through his skills, as well as the occasional poison on his S1.
When paired with Lots and A. Lots, Schuri is able to provide the
team with a ridiculous amount of turn cycling.

Spectre Tenebria - ML 5* Hero with poison debuffs on her S1,

one of the best DPS for Abyss in general as she is also
untargetable by enemies.

6) Progression - End of Mid Game

Players at this point would be mostly farming for gear in Wyvern/Azimanak

Hunts, improving their PVP teams and beginning to work on heroes that
are specialized in specific content.
Guild War
Main source of Mystic Medals in the game, players should aim to join a
guild that participates in Guild Wars.
Azmakalis - Hell Raid
Players should begin working on teams to beat Hell Raid, as the rewards
obtainable here is used even in later stages of endgame content.

For players interested, read this Hell Raid Guide.

These two gear are highly recommended for almost all players.

Story Mode
Players who think they are prepared can begin doing 3rd Continent Eureka
for additional pieces of gear in the AP Shops found in that continent.

7) Progression - Start of End Game

Players are considered in the end game when they are able to complete
most PVE content in the game, up to Abyss 100+ and whining about their
terrible drops in Hunts trying to upgrade and equip their heroes with
reforged gear.

There are plenty of content Endgame players can work on, depending on
what heroes they own.
Arena
Regardless of hero pool, most players should attempt to push into
Challenger rank in PVP at this point in the game.
Hall of Trials
For players who do own some of the heroes mentioned below, Hall of Trials
can be a fun content to begin working on.

Kitty Clarissa; A 4* ML Hero, staple for HoT thanks to her AoE

Cleanse, Dispels and S1 triggering Dual Attack from DPS.

Tamarinne; 5* Hero, when the restrictions aren’t specifically

tailored to completely invalidate her kit, she is best in slot for
HoT.

Cermia; 5* Hero, the best DPS for every HoT except Zeno
thanks to her self Greater Attack Buff and S1 EE which gives her
a chance to attack twice.

Banshee Hunt
Banshee drops the Lifesteal, Destruction (Crit Damage), Counter and Eff
Resist sets. Besides Destruction which is generally a useful set for DPS
heroes, the other 3 sets are usually used on niche types of heroes which is
why it is the 3rd hunt recommended for players to start farming.

For players interested, read this in-depth guide to Banshee 13 Hunt.

8) Progression - End Game

Once a player has completed all available content and is at least
Challenger in Arena. Most Endgame players begin expanding their PVP
hero pool to push for higher ranks in Arena and RTA, while others prefer to
build specialized comps for Hunts or Hall of Trials.
Conclusion
Remember, the true treasure is the friends experiences we’ve made along
the way. Don’t rush to endgame, enjoy the progression because endgame
isn’t as hyped up as it’s made out to be.