Beginner’s Guide to Epic Seven
Welcome to Epic Seven! This guide will provide you with all the information you need to get started on your journey in this exciting gacha RPG.
1. Starting Team and Rerolling
After you start the game and complete the tutorial, you will receive 30 Covenant Bookmarks, which can be used for 10 summons each. You are guaranteed to get at least one 5-star Hero within these first 30 summons. Many players choose to reroll their initial summons until they obtain a powerful combination of starting Heroes.
Heroes to Aim For
Here are some of the top-tier Heroes you should aim for when rerolling:
5-Stars
- Sez: An excellent DPS and farming unit with heal block. He is also a strong pick for PvP Cleave teams.
- Vildred: Another great DPS and farming unit who excels in PvP Cleave teams.
- Aramintha: A versatile unit who combines heal block, burn damage, and attack buffing.
- Destina: One of the best healers in the game, capable of cleansing debuffs.
- Ravi: A slow but extremely durable offensive tank.
4-Stars
- Angelica: A top-tier healer who provides immunity and barriers.
- Achates: A strong healer who can grant invincibility.
- Schuri: A powerful unit who can manipulate Combat Readiness (turn order).
- Armin: A tanky healer who can inflict blind and poison.
- Clarissa: A strong DPS and farming unit with debuffing capabilities.
- Lots: A healer who can manipulate Combat Readiness.
- Karin: A single-target nuker with defense break.
- Silk: A speedy unit who can both buff and debuff speed.
- Cidd: A single-target nuker with defense break.
- Surin: A powerful debuffer who can inflict bleed and extend debuffs.
3-Stars
- Hazel: Provides attack buff, healing, and heal block.
- Kiris: Excels at taking down bosses due to her poison.
- Taranor Guard: Offers defense break and Combat Readiness manipulation.
- Jecht: A healer who provides speed buff and cleanse.
- Carmainrose: A DPS unit who can strip buffs and self-buff.
- Mistychain: A sub-healer with heal block and attack break.
- Kluri: A self-sustaining tank who shines after her specialty change.
Ideal Starting Team:
A strong starting team should include one DPS unit, one healer, one buffer, and one debuffer. Sez and Angelica make an excellent core for any starting team.
Important Note: Healers in Epic Seven typically scale their healing based on their own HP. Therefore, it’s generally recommended to build them tanky and use them as your frontline tank.
2. Progression After 1-10
Once you’ve assembled a solid team, here’s what you should focus on:
- Progress through the Story: Focus on building one strong team to efficiently clear the story mode.
- Abyss Tower: This challenging tower offers amazing rewards. Don’t be afraid to use the "purification" option to spend gold for a chance to obtain helpful buffs.
- Daily Missions: Complete these for free Skystones (premium currency).
- PvP Arena: Participate in the Arena to earn weekly Skystone rewards based on your rank.
- Awaken Your Heroes: Use your limited Molagora (skill upgrade materials) wisely. Prioritize upgrading your healer and support units first.
- Join a Guild: Contribute to your guild and request elemental runes to earn Guild Points.
3. Building Your First 6-Star Heroes
- Priority 1: DPS/Farmer: 6-starring your primary damage dealer or farming unit will significantly speed up your progression.
- Priority 2: Frontline/Healer: Increasing the survivability of your frontline unit or healer will make your team much more stable.
4. Unlocking Endgame Content
After clearing 10-10 on normal difficulty, you’ll unlock:
- Moonlight Summons: Use your Galaxy Bookmarks to summon powerful Moonlight Heroes.
- World Mode: Explore a vast world with various challenges and rewards.
- Specialty Change Quests: Complete these quests to unlock powerful upgrades for certain Heroes.
- Hunt Challenges: Assemble teams to farm essential gear materials.
- Rank Up to 50: Unlocks the highest grade gear from the shop.
- Raid Content: Team up with others to take down challenging bosses.
5. Hunt Teambuilding and Mechanics
Hunts are challenging battles that reward you with valuable gear crafting materials. Here’s a breakdown of the first three Hunts:
Wyvern (Fire Element)
Mechanics:
- The Wyvern gains an extra turn if there are fewer than two debuffs on it.
- Upon using its ultimate, it cleanses all debuffs and buffs, gains a shield, and its speed is reduced.
- If the shield isn’t broken before its next turn, it unleashes a devastating AoE attack.
- Standard attacks have a chance to inflict poison.
Team Building:
- Bruiser Teams: Focus on high HP and defense, with one or two healers, a defense buffer, a defense breaker, and a DPS.
- Debuff Teams: Utilize multiple debuffers (like Surin) to prevent the Wyvern from taking extra turns. A fast Combat Readiness manipulator like Schuri is crucial for this strategy.
Golem (Earth Element)
Mechanics:
- Accompanied by two units: a small healer and a crystal that buffs the Golem’s attack and defense.
- Every direct attack (including Guardian attacks) charges the Golem’s "Revenge" ultimate.
- The Golem’s attacks can stun and defense break.
- Damage output increases the longer the fight goes on.
Team Building:
- Heal Block Teams: Utilize Heroes like Hazel, Haste, Aramintha, Baal & Sezan, and Wanderer Silk to prevent the Golem from being healed.
- Poison Teams: Focus on inflicting poison with Heroes like Kiris to bypass the Golem’s mechanics.
Banshee (Water Element)
Mechanics:
- At 66% and 33% HP, the Banshee cleanses and silences your team, then splits into four smaller Banshees.
- You must kill the smaller Banshees quickly, leaving the Light element Banshee for last.
- If the smaller Banshees aren’t killed quickly enough, the main Banshee will resummon and unleash a powerful AoE attack.
Team Building:
- "Skip" Teams: Utilize a defense breaker, attack buffer, and a strong single-target DPS to kill the Banshee before it can split.
- "Normal" Teams: Focus on AoE damage with Heroes like Vildred and Bellona to quickly dispatch the smaller Banshees.
6. Raid Content
Raids are challenging endgame content that requires careful planning and coordination. Here’s a brief overview of each Raid boss:
Devourer Arahakan (West-North-West)
Normal Mode:
- Starts with two Spiky adds and gains strength over time.
- Has a 90% damage reduction shield that disappears when the adds are defeated or when Arahakan uses its ultimate.
- The ultimate blocks new buffs, has a chance to inflict slow, and summons two weaker adds.
Hell Mode:
- Features two Spider adds that steal buffs, grant enemies Combat Readiness, and heal Arahakan when their HP is higher than his.
Recommended Strategy:
- Focus on killing the adds while using AoE attacks and Guardian attacks to slowly chip away at Arahakan’s health.
- Once Arahakan’s health is low enough, switch to single-target attacks to finish him off before the Spiders can heal him.
Executioner Karkanis (East-North-East)
- Enters stealth mode at 66% and 33% HP. Use an AoE attack to bring him out of stealth.
- Counterattacks if the attacker has a debuff applied.
- Adds are highly durable and best used as distractions.
Secretary Vera (South-West)
- A DPS check encounter.
- At 50% HP, Vera transforms into a cocoon and spawns eggs.
- Destroy the cocoon quickly to prevent Vera from becoming stronger.
Juleeve Council (South-East)
- A survival-focused encounter.
- Gains buffs for each debuff applied to him.
- Inflicts poison and strips buffs.
- Splits into three swarms at 66% and 33% HP, dealing damage and stripping buffs each turn.
Queen (North)
- Starts with four eggs, two of which hatch into Arahakan adds when attacked.
- Attacking the Arahakan adds damages the Queen.
- At 50% HP, two more eggs hatch, releasing Bee adds that can counterattack.
- The Queen grows stronger over time and can inflict buff strip and cooldown increase.
This guide provides a solid foundation for your Epic Seven journey. Remember to focus on building a strong team, completing daily tasks, and progressing through the game’s content at your own pace. Good luck, and may your summons be legendary!
