This guide is written from a F2P and low-spender perspective. If you are a whale or have heavily starred heroes, you can replace the suggested heroes below with your own star picks.
What Should I Do First?
Focus on pushing Odyssey, Torment Rift and building your first team. Summon to get a good roster (1-2 damage dealers, 2 supports, 1-2 tanks).
- Finish Tutorial
- Push Odyssey until stuck
- Claim all mail and login rewards
- Set your Wish List (summon 30x to unlock)
- Buy the daily 30% off regular summons
- Spend early gems on roster building
- Finish daily missions
- Check official discord for codes
- Push Odyssey
- Build 1 team
- Gear 2 DPS
- Weekly Torment Rift
- Carry relic breakpoints
- Wish List cleanup
- Deep PvP pushes
- Second team
- Luxury shop buys
Odyssey (Campaign) Milestones
Keep pushing to unlock stages and events. The two most impactful early targets are Stage 3-18 (Shrine) and Stage 8-3 (Beacon Tree).
Push to Stage 3-18 first to unlock the Shrine, then aim for Stage 8-3 to activate the Beacon Tree. Both give account-wide buffs that help every hero in every mode.
Normal Summons and Wish List
Summoning Tips
- The Wish List unlocks after 30 regular summons.
- Once you have finished ascending one of the left-side deities on the wish list, swap them for one on the right.
- Pity System: Guaranteed deity every 50 summons.
- It is not recommended to spend Elysian Gems on regular summons - except for the first 1-2 days to get some units into your roster.
Shop Priority
One-Copy Wonders
These are deities that can fulfill their role at Elite rarity in the Early Game. Get a copy early - most are supports. The order depends on which heroes you summon more of.
Most support heroes also qualify as one-copy wonders. Focus on heroes you have the most copies of.
Ascension Tips
- Avoid using regular ascended-grade deities as fodder. Only use Zodiac deities as fodder.
- Focus on building one hero per faction at a time to avoid spreading fodder too thin.
- You can start building a deity once you have 2 Elite+ copies (Zodiacs) - that is enough to reach Mythic.
- Some deities do not perform well until they reach Divine, so wait for four copies to ascend them right away.
- Once a deity reaches Mythic, they no longer require fodder (only the deity itself).
- Zodiac deities cap at Legendary+. Only ascend a Zodiac to Legendary if you have 2 extra copies to use as fodder.
Faction Summons
In the early phase your main carry and good supports are your primary targets. Spend your feathers on heroes you are missing or that you need to level up for progression.
Priority order: Carry > Support > Tank
The Wish List also applies to Faction summons. It is recommended to save faction feathers for the upcoming banner event - this happens every 2 weeks.
Chronos Chamber
Unlocks after a total of 750 summons. Within the Chronos Chamber you can summon Starglint Deities using Star Tracer currency. You can specify which deity you want to summon.
Recommended Order
Go for Nyx first - after that go for Zeus all the way. Zeus is the best damage-dealing hero for all modes, but needs Divine ascension and Relic Level 30 to be fully upgraded.
Pity System
- You will get the Starglint deity every 40 summons guaranteed.
- After doing 30 summons you can switch to single pulls to save resources until getting the deity.
Starglint and Mindsea
The Starglint faction has the most rare heroes. They can only be obtained through their special currency "Star Tracer", regular summons (0.2% drop chance) or in the Mindsea shop.
Join a Mindsea as Early as Possible
After completing Stage 3-9 you can join a Mindsea. Open the list and search for an open Mindsea with a high activity rate. Collect "Dream Conch" rewards within the Mindsea Currents of Thought. Then you can buy a Starglint deity in the Mindsea shop.
Get One of These
The Core Rule of the Game
You are not building 5 equal heroes.
Deal the damage. Get the gear, the relics, the investment.
Give the carry energy, buffs, and uptime. They exist to enable the carry.
Example: if Isis is your carry, you need supports to give her energy, healing and buffs to deal faster damage and use her ultimate more often than the enemy team does.
When You Feel Stuck
Use this checklist when Odyssey progress stalls or you cannot beat the next stage.
If Odyssey progress upgrades Shrine, go push Odyssey first. Some stages give you "Undying Flame" as reward to level up your shrine.
Weekly Torment Rift progress gives account-wide stats that never get wasted.
Some heroes are weak before their breakpoint. Do not judge them too early.
Your top two damage dealers should have priority gear. Do not spread it around.
You level five heroes to share their level with every hero on the Altar. If your Altar slots are empty you are missing account-wide level boosts.
Totems must be pulled and upgraded with duplicates. Even one upgraded Totem is worth the early investment. Use an Attack or Damage totem first. Also try different hero positions in a fight.
Wish List - Your Free Early Picks
The Wish List lets you influence which hero you pull in each faction. Pick wrong and your gold pinions feed the wrong hero. These are the recommended F2P picks per faction:
Wishlist
Have a higher chance to get Deities in the Wishlist
while summoning Epic Deities.
(Does not change Epic Deities overall drop rate.)
Team Compositions
These are solid starting compositions to build toward. Mix and match based on which heroes you have available.
Note on Meret: She can function as a control-focused carry, not only as a support piece. In the comps below she appears in protective shells, but she is also viable as your primary damage dealer when properly invested.
A versatile early-mid comp. Poseidon anchors the frontline with early CC, Caishen accelerates energy rotation, and Isis or Jingwei delivers the damage payload.
Momus taunts to protect the backline, Yuelao layers healing, and Tefnut supports Hecate's sustained magical damage output.
Heracles soaks damage upfront while Bastet and Phoenix pressure high-value targets. Mengpo provides revival insurance for a second life on key heroes.
Nuba and Pan layer CC and debuffs while Anubis locks down priority targets. Nuwa adds legendary-tier support. Bring your strongest DD as the damage anchor.
The classic Skadi control loop. Poseidon opens with AoE CC, Khepri dives the backline, and every controlled enemy triggers Skadi's passive for bonus damage and energy.
Bastet and Heracles anchor the frontline. Set adds disruption, Phoenix targets high-value backline heroes, and Athena or Diana provides protection or healing depending on what you need.
A high-damage multi-warrior comp. Heracles and Hladgunnr split frontline duties, Jingwei and Hecate deliver consistent damage, and Skadi closes gaps on any CC-vulnerable target.
Caishen accelerates Jingwei and Chronos into faster ultimate cycles. Nuba and Mengpo keep the frontline alive. A strong mid-game energy rotation comp.
A heavy support shell for Hecate. Momus taunts, Cancer and Yuelao stack heals and shields, with Meret completing the protective core.
Skadi is your damage carry. Poseidon opens with AoE CC, Khepri disrupts the backline, and Pan and Nuwa provide layered support and control.
Capricorn and Wenshen provide sustained physical pressure. Jormungandr and Hladgunnr hold the frontline. Anubis locks down priority targets in the backline.
Hephaestus synergizes with Momus in a heavy frontline shell. Yuelao and Meret stack support, with Hecate as the damage carry.
Nezha acts as the spearhead. Prometheus and Hephaestus form a sturdy frontline while Yuelao and Diana keep everyone alive and in the fight.
