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- Find good clubs & friends in discord recruitment & friend channels. You can filter for high lvl players in-game too and see who they’re lending via “i” button.
=== Beginner guides ===
==== I’m ready to play! Now what? ====
1. Read https://j163.au/#LifesBeginnerGuide Life’s guide] to learn the basics. <br>
2. See [https://bit.ly/MidoTeamBuilding Midokuni’s Teambuilding tab] for student suggestions.
3. Boost Serina to 2✩ (Tsubaki to 3✩ if you want). Save your eligma until extreme/insane raids. You do not need 5✩s until then. <br>
4. Use Yuuka & Tsubaki or other evasion tanks early on (before T4 bags). Non-evasion tanks need their T4 bag to tank properly. <br>
- SHoshino is not a tank, she just *can tank* under the right circumstances. I wouldn’t use her until she can solo the frontline, which is usually after her T4 bag. <br>
- [https://imgur.com/a/G6zsUE7 Basic team examples] per chapter.
==== I DONT WANT TO READ!! ====
- The
[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jmXbVHQB7Ys casual’s guide to BA] by ??????
==== I’m still struggling in general content… ====
- Don’t use auto team fill, auto fight, or auto skip battle (unless it’s safe). The AI is *really bad*. <br>
- Level up, gear up. Shotgun tanks will be really squishy before T4 bags. [https://imgur.com/a/ii6ENlb Gear priority guide]. <br>
- Balance your aoe between teams, check your EX totals aren’t too high. Double check your teams with [https://bit.ly/MidoTeamBuilding Midokuni’s Teambuilding tab]. <br>
- If you’re missing a lot of 2✩ essentials (especially Tsubaki, Mutsuki, Chise & Momoi who take a long time farm), consider doing a few more multi pulls. <br>
- Stages become difficult 15-20+ lvls below enemies due to the level penalty.
==== What is the level penalty? ====
- The higher level unit gets a *damage reduction buff* against the attacker. Your units’ and the enemies’ stats do not change. It’s 2% damage reduction per level, capped at 60%. Basically, your student does less damage when they are below an enemy’s level, and vice versa. <br>
- The recommended level and your account level doesn’t matter. The latter just limits your characters’ max lvl. <br>
- Example: <br>
* Lvl 60 Iroha vs lvl 70 boss. The boss takes 20% less damage from Iroha.
* Both same level: no effect. <br>
* Lvl 80 Iroha vs lvl 70 boss. Iroha takes 20% less damage from the boss. <br>
* Neither Iroha nor the boss’ stats change. Her stats given to strikers as a Special remains the same. <br>
- Enemies in story chapters 13-15, bounties, commissions, and some events are higher lvl than the recommended (check with [https://schale.gg/?stage=1131101 schale.gg].
==== Story gameplay tips? ====
- Focus fire elite enemies; they have a skull icon above their health bar.
- Prep the last wave: pool energy and cycle through cheap EX skills to get your dps ready. <br>
- Nuke the boss immediately with 2+ dps EX skills. Place overlapping aoe so it hits enemies multiple times (e.g. 3 with Hibiki, 2+ with Mutsuki). <br>
- Tsubaki taunt when enemies do something dangerous (like Iori jumping back to EX, or the giant yellow robot charging up). This forces them to cancel and auto attack instead.
==== How do I do this map/event challenge? ====
- For maps: JP Wikiru & SchaleDB: [https://bluearchive.wikiru.jp/?21章 JP Wikiru] and [https://schale.gg/?stage=1152103 Schale.gg] (maps tab). <br>
- YouTube is your best friend. There’s a video for every stage in the game. Watch a variety for team comp ideas and execution. <br>
- For event challenges, use broad search terms like “Blue Archive Sweets challenge 2”, “Blue Archive bunny challenge 5”.
=== Spending AP ===
==== Where should I spend AP? Who do I farm, when, and how much? ====
> - <https://imgur.com/a/UQqzdid>
> - Check <#897744941428658196> pins for an event guide and Justin’s event planner. They also list which events are worth pyro & pvp refreshing.
> - Midokuni’s guide (“farmable summary” tab):
> <https://bit.ly/MidoFarmSummary>
> - Try to avoid commissions unless there’s a 2x or better event. Do it if you must for a raid clear. Commissions chart:
> <https://imgur.com/a/Ilwad9g>
> - Don’t farm BDs (Blu-ray discs) from normal mode unless you’re an end game player who doesn’t need gear, and you want to gamble. The drop rates are 1-4%.
> - Gear priority guide:
> https://j163.au/#GearPriorityGuide
> You can also use Justin’s resource planner above (settings -> resource planner. Set up chars, click gear, click AP icon)
==== How do I level faster? Is it worth refreshing? How much AP do I get naturally? ====
- You gain 1:1 account experience for AP spent. Your AP does not regen if you’re capped, so don’t let it for long periods of time. <br>
- If you care about optimizing, refresh 3x daily as much as you can afford. The sooner you get higher & max lvl, the more benefits you gain over time. <br>
- You can use pvp coins, but events usually offer rare items, so hoard enough for those. You need 210 pvp coins a day x 7 or 14 days to max refresh (but you also gain coins everyday).
- [https://imgur.com/a/ySZIC3F Free AP you get per week & expert permit shop info]. <br>
- Max your cafe comfort when possible for more more free AP per hour. Cafe upgrades are in every third chapter (3-5, 6-5, 9-5, etc.)
==== How long will it take to reach max level? ====
- [https://imgur.com/a/EcMFxxL Estimates]. <br>
- [https://imgur.com/a/nj5OvZh Account exp chart]. <br>
- [https://imgur.com/a/YY2ZZel Student exp chart]. <br>
- Level 1-69 is about the halfway point. <br>
- The max level at launch was 70, and the game has been out for over a year. They slowly increased it to 83, which is why it feels daunting to new players.
=== Skills, gear, raids, and investing in units ===
==== Should I level and gear special units? ====
- Yes, if they’re a dps or healer (e.g. Hibiki, Iroha, Serina, Hanae, Ako). Give them their important gear. (3rd slot for dps specials is not as important as you won’t be crit malding in campaign, but you might in raids). [https://j163.au/#GearPriorityGuide Gear Priority guide]. <br>
- If they aren’t a dps or healer, you can hold off for later. Prioritize your strikers and dps/healer specials.
- Specials give 10% ATK/HP and 5% DEF/HEALING to strikers, so you’ll want to level & gear everyone eventually. (Click the Support info button when looking at teams to see how much stats).
- Some specials have unique situations. For example: Shizuko needs a minimum HP of X to reflect both balls on Shirokuro. So you’d hit that threshold via mix of stars, levels, gear, and EX lvls.
==== Who should I skill up? How? ====
> - Your main aoe dps for story, then prep for raids. You can boost healers, but EX3 at most (if you even need that). Tanks don’t have much stats to scale with. You can ignore scaling skills for now. <br>
- [https://j163.au/#SkillLevelingGuide Bricc Skill Leveling guide]. <br>
- Try to stick to the breakpoints; EX: 3, 5. Other skills: 4, 7, 10. These give the most “bang for your buck” since it gets very expensive.
- You can use the wiki or Justin’s planner in <#905229231741628436> to figure out total resources needed for leveling.
- SchaleDB has a quick overview of who uses what. Example:
> <https://schale.gg/?item=183>
==== How do I raid? Why shouldn’t I spend eligma yet? ====
- You do not need 5✩s until extreme/insane raids. Prioritize well if you want comfy enough clears in every raid (see the question below for examples).
- The eligma cost increases every 20 eleph bought, up to 5 cost. [https://j163.au/#EligmaElephChart Eligma/Eleph chart]. <br>
> - Read [https://j163.au/#CausewsGeneralRaidGuide Causew’s General Raid guide]. <br>
- Double check your gear & skills are up to par. Gear guide & Skill guide:
[https://j163.au/#GearPriorityGuide Gear priority guide] and [https://j163.au/#SkillLevelingGuide Bricc Skill Leveling guide]. <br>
- Make team comps, check videos in that guide & <#1074577041527156736> for an idea of unit investment & execution.
- Get feedback from experienced raiders, mock it with a strong borrow from your club/friends before you use a real ticket. Boost with eligma as a last resort (preferably on unfarmable important dps).
> - For the raid schedule, see the pins in your discord’s raid channel.
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