You bought the game and now you are already
confused about what to do next since Granblue Fantasy Relink offers a substantial amount
of features to explore. Not gonna lie, I wondered what would be the best things I should
be prioritizing to get the most out of my time.
So I decided to create a beginner's guide to help
my fellow newbies so you will not have to waste so much time like I did. I've been through it
all and it is time for me to save your skin.
In this video we will be covering
the best progression for beginners, what are the do's and don't, tips and tricks, and
traps you should avoid, all that fun stuff, so you can have the best possible start in the game.
Forget Elemental Weaknesses at Early Game
The first tip that I have in mind is about
Elemental Weaknesses. Just like in any JRPG, elemental weaknesses play a pivotal role
when it comes to advantages in combat.
However, elemental weaknesses in
this game are more of a bonus, especially in the early stages of the game.
You can beat the main story campaign without worrying about this. I can attest to this since
I've reached the hardest difficulties without changing my setup from start to finish.
You could be stuck on figuring out the best team when starting the game to counter each element and
end up, wasting time instead of progressing.
My advice to you is just to use your first
solid team to progress without thinking about their elements. I will be explaining in just
a moment what a solid team means. Not that Elemental Weaknesses will not have a bearing, it's
just that, you should be worrying about this when reaching the highest difficulty.
Focus on the Main Story
When starting in Chapter 1, literally the
game lets you access NPC Side Quest, and as the name implies, the are the quests that you can
accept from the NPCs in town. Also at this early, the Quest Counter will be unlocked. It will
probably cross your mind that you should dive into this right away and grind. Since you can
do repeatable quests from the Quest Counter.
I highly suggest avoiding grinding at this
point since you are trading your precious time for lower-tier rewards or a few currencies.
When you reach the endgame which is just 10 to 11 hours from the start of the game, you will
be swarmed with tons of currencies and have easy access to higher grade gears and rewards.
How to know when you are already at endgame?
The endgame starts after you finish the
Final Chapter of the game and the credits roll. Your main goal is to reach Veteran
Skyfarer Grade which will allow you to have access to Extreme difficulty Quests.
There is a specific type of Quest where you will be getting so many currencies and other items
which is going to be your main farming spot which I will be discussing later on.
Form Your First Killer Team
My third tip for you is to form your first
killer or staple team. How to do this? Upon starting the game, use the starting
characters to progress until Chapter 4. It doesn't matter who you will use. Don't worry
as it is relatively easy to reach the said Chapter and it will take a small amount of time.
Now if you are still confused about which temporary team will use, Use Gran, and Katalina
for support characters and choose between Io, Eugen, and Rackam for DPS
Take this time to learn the mechanics and after you reach Chapter 4, the
game will let you recruit your first optional character in the game. By providing you a
free Crewmate Card to recruit an ally.
This could be overwhelming as you will have
a lot of options. The best pick for this is Cagliostro. Shes an all-in-one support that
can provide your party with substantial heal, critical condition revives, and Attack,
Critical Chance, and Defense Buffs.
She is one of the best support out there and you
can never go wrong selecting her. After you select Cagliostro, replace Katalina. Progress in the
story until you receive another Crewmate Card. Or check the Quest Counter from time to time since
Crewmate Cards can also appear there as a first clear reward. And you cannot miss this.
After getting your second Crewmate Card, it is time to finalize your team. I suggest
selecting two pure DPS characters and 2 Support Characters. My first four are
Narmaya and Zeta for the DPS characters and Gran and Cagliostro for support.
However, I will not be advising Narmaya and Zeta as the first DPS characters since both characters
are a little bit advanced in terms of playstyle and gameplay. I simply love them that's why
opted for them and I am used to this genre. But if you are new to the game or this
is going to be your first ARPG title, I suggest choosing Lancelot and Charlotta.
Both are strong DPS but fairly easy to use. They are both speedy and beginner-friendly especially
in Skill rotations. So you will have Charlotta, and Lancelot for DPS characters, Gran for
easy stuns, revives, heal as well, and damage mitigation skill, and lastly, Cagliostro
for a dedicated healer, and revives.
After getting another Crewmate Card by
progressing in the story, I highly suggest getting Percival and you can replace Gran if
you wish. Since in single-player sessions, I find DPS characters a little bit underperforming
so I rely on their buffs instead.
Percival can buff the party with his unique
buff skill Flammenmarsch, I hope I pronounced it correctly which increases Attack and Defense which
also stacks with Cagliostro's Phantasmagoria.
So your main party will look like
Charlotta, Lancelot, or other DPS you desire, with Percival, Cagliostro.
Of course, these are just my recommendations, and if you already have a team in mind
and you want to use your favorites, by no means follow them. I am simply providing my
recommendation since there will be a lot of new players who have 0% knowledge about the game.
Building and Focusing on Your Carries First
My fourth tip in this guide is to focus on
building your main carries first or should I say farmers after selecting your first four
characters. It is highly recommended to focus your resources solely on your main team
while progressing through the story.
These resources are raw materials when upgrading
weapons, Rupies which is the gold in this game, and Mastery Points. Note
that all of these resources will be extensively scarce in the early game.
Going back to Mastery Points, you can only upgrade from time to time here since I have mentioned that
it will be scarce so focus on your main DPS first, unlock more skills then the rest of the
characters in your team will follow.
Hang in there all of these resources
will be abundant at endgame and it's not that far from your current progress. What
we are doing here is, we are trying to build a solid team to tackle endgame content as
early as now and it should be your highest priority. So don't spread your resources ever.
When you raise them well enough, they are going to be your staple farmers at endgame content, and
raising new characters will be 10x much faster since you can just use your first four characters
to farm currencies and materials later on.
Don't Hesitate Upgrading Your Weapons
My fifth tip for you is don't hesitate to upgrade your weapons. This is tricky at
first since you will be having thoughts when upgrading your current weapons by thinking
there will be better weapons later on.
But the real truth is, you will eventually max
them all. There will be certain Masteries tied to each weapon. And to unlock them you need to
upgrade these weapons. The higher the weapon level upgrade, the more nodes it unlocks.
Of course, the weapons that you will be upgrading belong to your first four
characters. Focus on your strongest DPS and max its weapon as high as you can.
Just use whatever materials that the main campaign provides and you will do fine. Make
sure to explore every location that you will be visiting for hidden chests so you can
have additional materials. As I mentioned, there is no need to grind.
Avoid Sigils and Wrightstones Grind at Early Game
Moving to the sixth tip. Focus on progressing through the main story rather than farming
for Sigils and Writestones. It is easy to be distracted if you shift your focus on Sigils and
Wrightstones since they provide additional Traits that can bolster your character's prowess.
If you farm during the early stages of the game by spamming Quests from the Quest Counter,
you will be getting lower-tier Sigils and Wristones in exchange for your precious time.
The returns are simply not worth it.
The best Sigils like Tier IV or Tier V Sigils and
even the best Wrighstones will become easier to obtain at endgame through Transmutation in
Siero's KnickKnack Shop. Or can be traded with Dalia Badges in the same shop. This
special currency is easy to farm when you reach the endgame by getting and completing
" Quick Quest " from the Quest Counter.
You will be sleeping on a mountain of Sigils and
Wrightstones at endgame so it is highly suggested to focus on completing the story first before
starting to mess with Sigils and Wrightstones.
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Keep Your Lower Tier Sigils
and Excess Materials
For my 7th tip, keep your lower-tier sigils
and excess materials. When you are about to reach endgame, this is around Chapters
8 to 10, you will have excess materials and a bunch of lower-tier Sigils. Since you
only concentrated on your staple team.
A higher level of weapon upgrades before
entering the endgame does require a lot of Rupies. You can think that hey, I
should be selling these materials and low-tier Sigils for some cash. For the love
of the universe, please don't be like me.
Excess materials and unwanted Sigils can be
traded for KnickKnack Vouchers in Siero's Shop. Which nets more value than selling them
and I will be explaining this shortly.
Spam Your First Legit Farming Spot
For my next tip, this is going to be the main reason why I have suggested skipping the
grinding in the early game and doing it in the endgame. After you progress significantly in the
main story and complete it for the first time, your rank or Skyfarer Grade will
be upgraded to Veteran Skyfarer.
As mentioned previously, you will have
access to Extreme Difficulty Quests. But one in particular stands out. Spam the
Quest named Assault Formation! This will provide you with the best returns in terms
of almost every currency in the game.
You will be drowning with EXP, Mastery Points,
Rafale Coins, Rupees, and technically Sigils and Wrightstones and other materials. I am not
going into the details of how to specifically farm the quest since I made a specific
guide for it so be sure to watch it after this video. Link in the description.
By farming constantly in this node, you will be reaching level 100 in no time and
this quest will help you solidify your staple team even faster for them to be ready
for much higher difficulty quest.
You will also be getting a lot of Mastery Points
if you do this so you will have the chance to even progress your Masteries 10x faster. This
whole picture right here is the main reason why farming at the early game is not advisable.
Fastest Way To Get Sigils and Wrightstones
For my ninth tip and I believe I mentioned this
a while ago. You should be taking advantage of Siero's Transmutation Feature. It is so easy
to get Knickknack Vouchers especially if you follow my currency and leveling guide
that I mentioned before this tip.
In just a few runs of the Assault Formation
Quest, you will be getting a lot of excess materials which are Machine Units and High-Level
Scraps from this quest. After getting dozens of the said material, head to Siero's Shop
and trade your High-level Scraps and Machine Units for tons and tons of vouchers.
After doing so, I believe you only have access to level 2 Transmutation at this point since you
will have access to level 3 Transmutation after reaching the rank of Zegagrande Legend. But the
Level 2 Transmutation is enough for you to get Higher Tier level Sigils and Wrightstones.
For just 10 Vouchers, you can get a random Wrightstone or Sigil. At Level 2
Transmutation, you can get as high as Tier IV to V Sigils. Given it's random, you can easily
stock High Tier Sigils since replenishing the KnickKnack Voucher is very easy to do so, thanks
to the farming spot that I have mentioned.
Repeat this process and eventually, you
will get the Sigils and Wrighstones that you want or the ones that will match your
character builds. It is so easy to get more Sigils by following this method.
Don't Be Addicted to Over Mastery
The Tenth Tip is don't be too addicted to Over
Mastery. When a character reaches level 80, Over Mastery will be unlocked which provides your
character with additional random stats boost. It is easy to just use your hard-earned Mastery
Points while trying to aim for better passives or additional stats and then get not-so-good
passives, resulting in a huge waste of time.
Before you do this, make sure to max out your
Offensive, Defensive, and Collectible Masteries first since there will be no RNG involved
in it. Unlocking more Sigil Slots is also a priority so just use Over Mastery once and max
out the other ones that I mentioned first. After everything is maxed, then it is the perfect time
to aim for better passives in Over Mastery.
Loading Your Saves
Down to my eleventh tip, which is taking advantage of reloading your
saves or progress. I value my time the most and I have discovered that I can easily reload
my save to undo actions. First things first, go to your in-game settings and turn off your
Auto-Save feature and you are ready to go.
You can take advantage of this if
you have stacked 999 Vouchers. Save your progress, load the game, and use
the Vouchers by accessing the highest Transmutation Level, use it all and if you don't
want the Sigils and Wrightones that you received from the gacha, do a quest so you can reset the
predetermined results from the Transmutation.
After the quest, save the game and
try again. If you do want the results, especially when accessing Transmarvel, repeat
the mentioned until you get the ones you like.
This method is useful when you are trying
to aim for a specific Sigil or just avoid bad luck entirely. It also works in Over Mastery
do the same method, use your Mastery Points to get an Over Mastery, and if you don't like the
results, follow the same steps I mentioned.
Don't Forget Fate Episodes
And finally, for the last tip, Fate Episodes are really important as a player
can easily forget that they exist at times. Fate Episodes does provide significant stats boost
and Sigil Slots. As soon as you complete the main scenario, watch every episode for your
main characters before tackling endgame.
These are the best things that I am considering
as essential tips that you need to know to have the best start possible. I am having
so much fun playing this game and what do you think about these beginner tips?
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