Lineup Buff Guide
Tales of Grimm Guide
Tales of Grimm is an idle RPG where you play as the Dreamer, and lead an army of creatures, heroes, and other entities as you help the natives of the fairy tale land of Oz. During combat, your party’s composition and individual attributes matter. Thanks to the game’s Lineup Buff system, your party will have buffs applied to everyone, depending on the hero types in the party. In our Lineup Buff Guide, we will quickly discuss this feature and how you can take advantage of it.
Lineup Buff Overview
As the name suggests, Lineup Buff are stat bonuses that are applied to the entire party, depending on the number of heroes of the same type that are included in the same party. For example, having at 2 water type heroes in the same party will activate the “Hydro Force” lineup buff, which will provide the entire party with ATK and HP bonuses. The stat bonuses will stay active as long as the requirements of the lineup buff are met.For elemental types (Water, Fire, Wind), you’ll need at least 2 heroes of the same type to activate the first level of the lineup buff. For Light and Dark hero types, just having one of them is enough to activate the Radiant or Abyss lineup buffs. As you have more heroes of the same type (up to five), the highest rank of the lineup buff will be activated. This is why mono-type parties are very effective against bosses or enemies with type counter weaknesses.
If you’re maintaining a diverse party, you can consider the following lineups to maximize the stat boosts that your party will get:
* 2-3 (Two same + Three same type heroes) Example, 2 Wind heroes and 3 Fire Heroes will activate both Hydro and Pyro Force lineup buffs, giving your party a total of ATK +18% and HP +13%.
* 2-2-1 (Two same + two same + 1 Light or 1 Dark) This setup also gives your party ATK +18% and HP +13% buffs.
* 3-1-1 (Three same + 1 Light + 1 Dark) This varied lineup provides ATK +19% and HP +14% buffs.
Hydro Force
| Requirement | Lineup Buff |
|---|---|
| Deploy 2 Water Heroes | ATK +7%, HP +5% |
| Deploy 3 Water Heroes | ATK +11%, HP +8% |
| Deploy 4 Water Heroes | ATK +16%, HP +12% |
| Deploy 5 Water Heroes | ATK +22%, HP +16%, Control +3% |
Pyro Force
| Requirement | Lineup Buff |
|---|---|
| Deploy 2 Fire Heroes | ATK +7%, HP +5% |
| Deploy 3 Fire Heroes | ATK +11%, HP +8% |
| Deploy 4 Fire Heroes | ATK +16%, HP +12% |
| Deploy 5 Fire Heroes | ATK +22%, HP +16%, Crit Rate +3% |
Anemo Force
| Requirement | Lineup Buff |
|---|---|
| Deploy 2 Wind Heroes | ATK +7%, HP +5% |
| Deploy 3 Wind Heroes | ATK +11%, HP +8% |
| Deploy 4 Wind Heroes | ATK +16%, HP +12% |
| Deploy 5 Wind Heroes | ATK +22%, HP +16%, Dodge +3% |
Radiant Force
| Requirement | Lineup Buff |
|---|---|
| Deploy 1 Light Hero | ATK +4%, HP +3% |
| Deploy 2 Wind Heroes | ATK +10%, HP +7% |
| Deploy 3 Wind Heroes | ATK +15%, HP +11% |
| Deploy 4 Wind Heroes | ATK +22%, HP +15% |
| Deploy 5 Wind Heroes | ATK +30%, HP +20%, DMG Relief +3% |
Abyss Force
| Requirement | Lineup Buff |
|---|---|
| Deploy 1 Light Hero | ATK +4%, HP +3% |
| Deploy 2 Wind Heroes | ATK +10%, HP +7% |
| Deploy 3 Wind Heroes | ATK +15%, HP +11% |
| Deploy 4 Wind Heroes | ATK +22%, HP +15% |
| Deploy 5 Wind Heroes | ATK +30%, HP +20%, DMG Bonus +3% |
Fusing Force
| Requirement | Lineup Buff |
|---|---|
| Deploy 1 Hero for each type | ATK +17%, HP +12% |
Viewing the Active Lineup Buff
You can conveniently bring up the Lineup Buff chart as reference by doing the steps below. You can also view the Type Counter chart using the same method below.1. From the main screen, tap Hero
2. Tap the Formation button in the bottom-right corner.
3. Tap the diamond icon beside your player name, in the top-left corner.
Alternative method:
1. From the main screen, tap Adventure
2. Tap the Lineup button in the lower-right corner.
3. Tap the diamond icon beside your player name, in the top-left corner.
This concludes our Lineup Buff Guide for Tales of Grimm. For more Tales of Grimm content, please check out our other pages within this guide.