PROGRESSION

Where to spend resources first, what actually moves a character's power, and the account milestones that unlock the real farming loop.

Character upgrade priority

  1. Character levels. Most of a character's stats come from levels. Getting to Lv. 80 is cheap enough that it should never be the bottleneck.
  2. Weapon levels. Large stat gains, and levels transfer when you switch weapons — invest without fear.
  3. Skill levels. Damage and effect scaling improve with skill ranks. They matter more once base stats are in place.
  4. Revelation Cards. The bulk of late-game stats. Aim for a coherent 4-piece set plus the matching Space card rather than random high-rarity pieces.
  5. Awareness. Duplicates unlock Awareness 1–6, upgrading skills and adding new mechanics. Powerful, but gacha-bound; never the first thing a new account should chase.
  6. Mental Image. A separate upgrade track fed by Astrolabe materials. Slow, seasonal and worth doing for your core team.

Want to price out a specific build? Open the Materials Planner to add characters, set target levels and see the materials you still need.

Wonder progresses differently

Schema Tree, not Revelation Cards

Wonder skips the Revelation system entirely. His core stats and Persona skill levels come from the Schema Tree. Schema Points come from filling the Persona Compendium and from Velvet Trials. He also equips up to three Personas at once, so his "build" is really three kits plus the tree.

Account milestones

Leader Level 35

Heavens Revelation Cards unlock. Start collecting, but don't burn stamina farming yet.

Leader Level 50

Special Domains can guarantee Gold Revelation Cards. This is the point where serious card farming begins.

Every week

Spend Astrolabe Thieves Usage before reset — unused attempts are lost value. The same goes for weekly guild and trial modes.

Every patch

Character releases move roughly every three weeks after v4.0. Budget pulls around the schedule, not around impulse.

Roles and affinities

RoleJob
AssassinSingle-target damage
SweeperArea-of-effect damage
StrategistBuffs and ally support
SaboteurDebuffs and ailments
GuardianShields and taunt-style protection
MedicHealing and sustain
NavigatorOff-field buffs, debuffs and healing
AffinitySignature effect
PhysicalCritical hits can knock down even Physical-resistant foes
GunSame knockdown rule as Physical
FireChance to Burn for max-HP damage each turn
IceChance to Freeze, lowering the target's Attack
ElectricChance to Shock, raising Critical susceptibility
WindChance to inflict Windswept, lowering Defense
PsychicBonus damage against mental ailments
NuclearBonus damage against elemental ailments
BlessStacking Bless heals allies each turn
CurseStacking Curse damages foes each turn
AlmightyTrue damage that ignores Defense

Upgrade priorities, role definitions and affinity effects cross-checked against Prydwen's Character Progression guide (updated Dec 2025).