Alchemy Stars Beginner's Guide (Part 2)
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Welcome to our Alchemy Stars Beginner’s Guide – Part 2! In this page, we’ll be continuing from where we left off in our first part of the guide which provided you with the basics of Alchemy Stars. Here, we’ll be providing you with more information about your team, as well as some tips that you can do in order to be part of your daily routine.
Unlocking areas of the game’s menu is also needed, so you must play through the game’s story. The game’s progression is provided to you based on your accomplishments with the story, so you’ll want to have a good team. Let’s check the things that you can do in Alchemy Stars!
Keep a Balanced Team
Whenever you recruit characters in Alchemy Stars, you shouldn’t just rely on their Star ratings as well as their elements. There are different kinds of roles that each character has, and they are important in terms of keeping balance with your team. If you check your character unit, you’ll notice that there’s a designated role shown on the left-hand side of the screen.
Here are the roles that you’ll able to find in Alchemy Stars:
So how many of each role should you place in a team? You have 5 slots therefore you’ll want to have one of each type. One DPS, Support, and Converter will keep your team balanced, and you’ll have two slots that you can mix and match according to your liking. This way, you’ll be more flexible with your decisions, such as adding more dps for power, more converters for choices, or perhaps more support for the bonuses.
Strengthen your Characters
As you progress through the game’s story and other content, enemies will start becoming stronger. Because of this, you might get challenging battles ahead of you, and completing all sub missions of an operation can get tricky. In order to continue forward, you’ll want to strengthen your characters. One of the ways of getting your characters stronger such as Upgrading and Ascension.
Other ways for your characters to get stronger is through breakthroughs and improving their equipment. But if you’re starting at the game, you will want to focus on these later on as you progress through the story. Focusing on upgrades and eventually ascension are tasks you will want to start with.
The Colossus
Once you have cleared Operation 1-10, you’ll be able to unlock the Colossus feature in the game. Upon checking on it for the first time, you’ll be introduced to the huge ship with different levels and rooms. Here, you’ll learn that there are different rooms that you can repair, and you can designate characters to man these rooms. The Colossus is a place that lets you claim different bonuses, items, and more, and it’s all based on the room you repair.
For example, you can collect Prism from the Prism Pillar, this is a good way for you to replenish this resource in order for you to continue with the game’s story. Eventually, you’ll be able to visit the base of your friends and exchange items.
Some of the rooms in the Colossus lets you retrieve materials. Aside from farming them from different areas in the game, this is a way for you to acquire extra in a passive manner. Extra characters that you have that you don’t really use can be put to work in the Colossus since there are dispatch missions too. Based on your needs, focus on upgrading specific rooms that provide you with the bonus that you require the most.
Learn more about the Currencies and Materials
Similar to other Gacha games, there are different types of currencies and materials that you can find in Alchemy Stars. Some currencies are used for basic tasks such as upgrades, while some are needed in order for purchasing and summoning. Here is the list of currencies you’ll commonly see in the game:
Currencies:
| Currency | Description |
|---|---|
| Jasper | Jaspers are used to increase the EXP to your units. Based on the variety of Jasper that you use; you'll be able to provide up to a substantial number of experience in order for them to level up. |
| Lumamber | Lumamber is a premium currency, usually purchased with real money. You can use Lumamber to buy prisms, star flares, and from the store. Since this currency is premium, it's difficult to obtain for a free to play player. |
| Nightium | Nightium is the basic currency that you can acquire. They are given as rewards from sign in, missions, events, etc. They can be used when upgrading your characters and equipment, they are also used at the mystery shop. |
| Prism | Prism is the material that's used as Stamina. In order to complete missions, you will need prism to play. These are generally regenerated over time, but you can also get them from the Colossus base. |
| Star Flare | Star Flares are the currencies used in order to recruit characters. They can be purchased with Lumamber, and there is a Special Star Flare that's used for targeted banners. |
Materials:
| Material | Description |
|---|---|
| Ascension Materials | Ascension Materials are required for the Ascension feature of a character. These include Crystal Dust, Destiny Champagne, Flare Silt, Battle Archives, and more. You can tap on each material to see where they can be acquired. |
| Breakthough Materials | Breakthrough Materials are used for the Breaktrough feature on the character page, these provide you with increased stats for your character. These include Heartstone and Solamber of your respective character which is acquired from duplicate recruits. |
Collect your free items and daily rewards
Part of your routine in Alchemy Stars is for you to claim the free items that you can get in the game. Each reset day, you’re provided with sign-in rewards and monthly login rewards. A lot of the items that you can get from here will help you with your game.
Always make sure to check your in-game mail as well since you can receive updates with freebies every now and then. The items can you get can range from Nightium, Ascension Materials, Lumamber, Jaspers, and more. They’re free, so always check in each day!
With all of these tips, you should be able to play Alchemy Stars in no time without issues. Gather your team, and progress through the game’s story! You’ll eventually be able to strengthen your team, and be prepared for any content that will come in the future.
We hope that our Part 2 of our Alchemy Stars Beginner’s guide has helped you out. We will be having other guides available as well, so please don’t forget to check them out. If you have any other questions, you can also check out our dedicated Answers Page. You can leave us a comment as well, we’d love to hear from you!