My team wiped at the boss because one hero hit a cap mid-fight and my strategy fell apart. I sat back, checked my inventory, and realized everything I thought I knew about upgrades was half-true. You can keep that from happening to your squad.
I play, test, and explain so you don’t waste Fragments or hours. Read this like a combat plan: quick, tactical, and built to get you out of the grind loop and back into fights that matter.
You’ll hear a dozen people in Discord complain about reaching a cap — here’s how to level past it
Leveling is the simplest stat gain you’ll make: more level, higher base numbers. You raise a hero’s level by feeding them Combat Texts, which drop from quests, chests, and routine play. I grind the missions that reward Combat Texts on repeat; you can too.
How do I level up my heroes?
Feed Combat Texts to raise levels. When you hit a level cap (the first shows at 20), you’ll need a Breakthrough to push further. Breakthroughs require separate materials—grind the stages that drop those specific items or run the repeatable events that list Breakthrough resources.
There are five caps total; the max final level is 80. My rule: don’t tunnel on one hero too early—spread levels so your team doesn’t fail when content scales up.
You can tell a mid-game player by how they talk about awakenings at the table
Awakening alters a hero’s playstyle, not just raw numbers. Each hero has six awakening tiers that change skills, passives, or weapon traits. Awakening is like tuning a guitar — small adjustments can rewrite how a hero sings in combat.
What is Awakening and how do I perform it?
To awaken a hero one tier, you need a Stigma Awakened Stone. One Stone costs 200 Fragments of Sacred Light, which come from Sudden Mission completions and later-stage content. Full six-tier awakenings are resource-heavy; I recommend spreading stones across your roster instead of finishing one hero unless you’re building a dedicated carry.
You overhear arguments in matchmaking about which Karma turns a weapon into a main — that’s where games are won
Weapons have signature behaviors that Karma rewrites. Applying Karma changes a weapon’s traits and exclusive effects; the right Karma transforms how a hero plays at a glance.
How does Karma change my hero’s weapon?
There are two Karma types:
- General Karma — created with Fragment of Memory. Fragments drop in the Tower of Trials and from Treasure Chests. Use these to try different traits without committing exclusive resources.
- Exclusive Karma — tied to specific heroes and available via Hero Quests or transport missions (visit Shanoa to trade). These are rarer but often define a hero’s signature role.
Applying Karma is my favorite upgrade because it’s immediate and visible. Applying the correct Karma is like swapping lenses on a camera: the battlefield doesn’t change, but how your hero tells the story does.
You’ll remember one match where a skill level turned the tide — so here’s how to get them higher
Skills are the bones of your hero’s kit. Increasing a skill raises damage, shortens cooldowns, or opens enhanced effects. Every skill upgrade consumes a Record of Battle.
Where do I get Records of Battle to upgrade skills?
Records of Battle drop from Hunts. After you clear the early game, Hunts that require a team of Level 20 heroes open up—those repeatable runs are your fastest source. I run them on cooldowns and prioritize skill books for heroes I plan to field daily.
Quick checklist I keep in my notes:
- Level early-team breadth so Hunts and Breakthroughs are unlocked.
- Use Fragments of Sacred Light on useful awakenings, not vanity tiers.
- Rotate General Karma while farming Exclusive Karma targets in Hero Quests.
- Use Steam and the game’s Discord, plus Moyens I/O and Reddit threads, to track which Hunts currently drop Records of Battle—community posts update faster than patch notes.
If you want a practical grind loop: run Sudden Missions for Fragments of Sacred Light, Tower of Trials for Fragment of Memory, and repeatable Hunts for Records of Battle. Tools like the Steam community hub, the App Store or Google Play reviews, and the official Discord will tell you where the drops are trending.
So who are you investing in first, and which resource are you willing to farm until your thumbs ache?