📚 Complete Beginner's Guide
Master the game from level 1 to 100 with this comprehensive guide covering essential mechanics and proven strategies.
📋 Table of Contents
Spoiler-Free Section
The first section contains essential mechanics you need to know to make better decisions. The walkthrough section below contains specific strategies and spoilers.
🔧 Essential Mechanics (Non-Spoiler)
⚡ Cast Speed/Attack Speed
🚨 CRITICAL: Speed mechanics work in tiers, not percentages!
- • Hover over attack/cast speed to see the 'tier' and minimum % needed to reach it
- • 20% cast speed = Cast Speed I, but 24% is the same as 0% until you reach 25% (Cast Speed II)
- • Speed determines attack order and frequency - arrange items/buffs to meet tier breakpoints
- • Pro Tip: Always aim for the minimum % to reach the next tier, don't waste stats on in-between values
🛡️ Elemental Resistance
🚨 CRITICAL: You get auto-debuffed as you advance through zones!
- • Always maintain maximum resistance to the zone's damage type
- • Check zone damage type by hovering over bottom right (below possible drops) before entering
- • Only skills and items can raise resistance - plan accordingly
- • Save all resist charms! They're the only charms worth keeping
❤️ Life Regeneration
✅ Life Regen is KING - all other healing methods are inferior
- • Life drain appears to be broken or ineffective
- • Life regeneration is the only reliable way to stay alive
- • Save ALL life regen items! They're essential for survival
🎯 Spell vs Attack Classification
💡 Always hover over skills to check their classification!
- • If your skill is classified as "Spell" → Focus on Cast Speed
- • If your skill is classified as "Attack" → Focus on Attack Speed
- • Don't waste stats on the wrong speed type for your build
🚀 Engage Skills
⚡ Engage skills cast FIRST before each wave, before main attacks
- • Perfect for auras - they'll always be active with no delay
- • Ensures buffs are applied before combat begins
- • No delay between engage skill and main attack
💥 AOE Skills
👑 AOE skills are KING for most situations
- • Clear multiple enemies simultaneously
- • More efficient than single-target skills in most scenarios
- • Prioritize AOE skills when building your team
🏨 Heroes Inn
🏆 Robust trait is ALWAYS the best choice
- • Robust trait provides the highest vitality scaling
- • HP is the most important stat for advancing through all zones
- • Always prioritize Robust heroes when available
SPOILER WARNING
The section below contains specific strategies and walkthrough information. Turn back if you want to discover the game on your own!
🗺️ Complete Walkthrough
🌱 Early Game: Zones 1-19
✅ Use any heroes to reach Zone 19 - no specific requirements
Goal: Clear Zone 19 to unlock B-rank heroes at the Inn
Strategy: Focus on learning the game mechanics and experimenting with different hero combinations
⚔️ Mid Game: Zones 20-40
🎯 First Real Challenge: Zone 22
📋 Requirements for Zone 22:
- • Close to max poison resist (75%) on everyone
- • Minimum 5 life regen on all heroes
👥 Recommended Team Setup:
1 Paladin
- • Prayer (life regen skill)
- • Any attack skill of your choice
2 Necromancers
- • Poison Explosion as main attack
- • Any second skill of your choice
💡 This setup works all the way to Zone 40!
🔥 Late Game: Zones 41-71
🎯 Clear Zone 40 to unlock A-rank heroes at the Inn
👥 New Team Setup:
1 Paladin
- • Vengeance (huge single target damage)
- • Salvation (elemental resist buff)
- • Stack Attack Speed
2 Necromancers
- • Bone Prison (AOE arcane damage with stun)
- • Any second skill (focus on survival)
- • Stack Cast Speed
- • Note: Bone damage is arcane, not elemental
🔄 Alternative Setup:
If having problems with 2 necros, substitute the second necro with another Paladin using Prayer (life regen) and Vengeance. Vengeance often deals more single-target damage than necro AOE.
💡 Pro Tip: Choose your setup based on your item drops (cast speed vs attack speed items)
👑 End Game: Zone 71+
🔄 Time to remake all 3 heroes with S-rank heroes!
👥 S-Rank Team Setup:
Paladin #1
- • Fist of the Heavens (spell, AOE arcane)
- • Salvation (resist aura)
Paladin #2
- • Fist of the Heavens (spell, AOE arcane)
- • Redemption (life regen and mana regen)
Any Third Hero (Recommended: Necromancer)
- • Bone Prison (AOE arcane)
- • Amplify (arcane debuff)
- • Perfect synergy - all heroes do arcane damage
🎯 Key Changes:
- • Paladins are now spellcasters - only need Cast Speed
- • Craft boots, belt, and gloves using Caster tab for mana regen
- • Your paladins are so powerful you can choose any third hero
📜 Essential Recipes
💡 Save uncommon and common 2+ slot items for socketing!
White (Cast Speed Wand)
- • Requirements: 2-slot wand
- • Runes: Ara 14, Lf 16
- • Effect: 20% Cast Speed
Bulwark (Life Regen Helm)
- • Requirements: 3-slot helm
- • Runes: Sorio 13, LF 16, Yed 12
- • Effect: +10 Life Regen
Gloom (Resist Chest)
- • Requirements: 3-slot mesh
- • Runes: Tst 19, Wun 22, Ruz 21
- • Effect: 30% All Element Resist
Affluence (Gold/Magic Find)
- • Requirements: 3-slot mesh
- • Runes: Tund 20, Jag 18, Thtl 3
- • Effect: 250% Gold, 100% Magic Find
Grit (Armor/Weapon)
- • Requirements: 4-slot mesh or weapon
- • Runes: Dana 1, Yed 12, Ara 14, Ru 28
- • Effect: 25% Cast Speed + Frozen Armor
Smoke (Early Defense)
- • Requirements: 2-slot body armor
- • Runes: 4, 17
- • Effect: Huge Defense + 50% All Resist
Melody (Early Shield)
- • Requirements: 2-slot shield
- • Runes: Sorio 13, Radn 5
- • Effect: 25% All Resist + 25% Magic Find
Sanctuary (Advanced Shield)
- • Requirements: 3-slot shield
- • Runes: 18, 18, 23
- • Effect: +20% Block, +250 Defense, +50-70% All Resist
Nature (Caster Mace)
- • Requirements: 3-slot mace
- • Runes: 18, 26, 21, 10
- • Effect: +40% Cast Speed, +% Mana, +7 HP Regen, +30-40% All Resist
💰 Recipe Sources:
- • Get recipes from the 3 merchants in towns
- • The 3rd merchant is in the 2nd town (level 77 requirement)
- • Use the Socket tab to place items and see available recipes
🎯 Item Priorities
🏆 Must-Save Items:
- • Resist Charms - Only charms worth keeping
- • Life Regen Items - Essential for survival
- • Cast Speed Items - For spellcasters
- • Attack Speed Items - For physical attackers
- • 2+ Socket Items (uncommon/common) - For runewords
💍 Rings & Amulets
- • Priority: Resist, Life Regen, Cast Speed
- • Save: All amulets for later use
- • Avoid: Other stats are generally not worth it
👢 Gloves, Boots & Belts
- • Use to round out resistances you need
- • Mana Regen for casters
- • Fill gaps in your defensive stats
🎯 Stat Priority Order:
- 1. HP/Vitality - Most important for survival
- 2. Elemental Resistances - Match zone requirements
- 3. Life Regeneration - Only reliable healing
- 4. Speed (Cast/Attack) - Based on your skills
- 5. Mana Regen - For sustained casting
🎯 Advanced Strategies & Tips
💰 Magic Find & Gold Find Strategies
🏆 Gold Find Strategy:
Collect full Gold Find set for main damage dealer or all damage dealers. At full set, earn 30k gold per 2 minutes at levels 40-60. This solves all financial problems!
🎲 Magic Find Strategy:
For team Magic Find, aim for 400+ total across all team members. This provides very rewarding item drops.
📜 Magic Find Recipes:
Dream (MF Helm)
- • Requirements: 3-slot helm
- • Runes: Lf 16, Jo 31, Ruz 21
- • Effect: 12-25% Magic Find, 5-20% All Resist
Enigma (Level-Based MF)
- • Requirements: 3-slot mesh
- • Runes: Jo 31, Ertl 6, Bel 30
- • Effect: 1.25% Magic Find per level
⚙️ Additional Mechanics
⚔️ Damage vs Type
This mechanic only works for attack skills and not spells. Keep this in mind when planning your builds.
🗡️ Dual Wielding
Did you know? Berserkers can use two 1-handed weapons! This opens up unique build possibilities.
🔥 Fire Resistance Strategy
Stacking Fire Resistance Cap can make some stages extremely easy, like Zone 71 (opening of new town) - often clearable on first try!
🌟 Alternative S-Rank Team Compositions
⚡ Static Field Strategy:
Interesting endgame strategy: Double mage + support can clear endgame via Static Field. This has been proven effective by community players.
☠️ Ultimate Poison/Debuff Setup:
Necromancer #1
- • Poison Nova (AOE poison damage)
- • Decrepify (attack/cast speed debuff)
Necromancer #2
- • Poison Explosion (AOE poison damage)
- • Lower Resistances (resistance debuff)
Amazon (Ranged)
- • Plague Javelin (ranged poison)
- • Insight (lower resist support)
💡 This setup focuses on debuffs + AOE poison damage + DOT effects for sustained damage over time.
🎉 Congratulations!
🏆 You now know everything needed to beat the game!
Follow this guide and you'll progress smoothly from level 1 to 100. Remember to adapt your strategy based on your item drops and always prioritize the core mechanics.
💬 Share your results and experiences with the community!
Good luck on your journey through the zones!