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Echocalypsetells a dark, yet hopeful tale of two siblings—unwillingly separated in a post-apocalyptic world besieged by calamities, civil unrest, and rogue gods. Like most gacha games, it offers a narrative-heavy experience and multiple game modes that you can really sink your teeth into.
It also features a vast selection of unique characters you may collect, captivating side stories, and mostly automated, yet still engaging turn-based combat. But first, if you want to experience everything Echocalypse has to offer with little to no roadblocks to your progress, there are several important things you need to keep in mind as a beginner.
Reroll For Better SSR Units
Rerolling for top-tier units (i.e. Cases) in Echocalypse isn’t necessary.Still, it does ensure that you won’t have much trouble getting through the midgame and endgame content instead of leaving it up to your luck in the gacha later down the line.
If you don’t have any issues spending around15 to 30 minutes per reroll sessionbefore starting the game, then we highly recommend the followingtop-tier unitsas reroll targets:
Getting at least one of these units will give you a very solid foundation in the early game—one that you can then build on as you continue to get more SSR units from time-limited events, giveaways, and gacha draws.
We have afull guide on how to reroll in Echoalypse here.
Prioritize Clearing Expedition Stages
As soon as you start the game (or once you’re done rerolling), you’ll want tofocus on the Expedition first, which is Echocalypse’s story mode.
By playing Expedition, you’ll be able tofollow the game’s main storyline,as well ascollect preciousresourcesthat you’ll need to progress your account, such as:
Clearing Expedition stagesalsoincreases your account levelandunlocks other game modes and featuresthat Echocalypse has to offer.
Ideally, you shouldcomplete Chapter Sevenof the ExpeditionASAP, as doing so will allow you toclaim your free SSR unit from the Selected 10x Draw. At that point, you’ll be able to create a solid team consisting of at least three SSR units that’ll help you tackle other game modes.
Add Lots Of Friends
Adding friends is essentialin this game simply because you can receivefree Action Pointsevery day from your friends.Aim to add at least 20 friends ASAP, as this will allow you toclaim up to 100 Action Points per daily reset.
The easiest way to make friends in Echocalypse is tochoose the ‘Add’ option on your Friends page and click ‘Add All’.
This will send friend requests to random players around your level, which should net you several friends within just a day.
However,make sure that the friends you’ve added continue to stay active while you play,as most beginner accounts tend to go inactive during their first few days. Inactive friends can’t send you Action Points, so always replace them with active ones.
Optimize Your Team’s Positioning
Echocalypse’s combat system is predominantly automated, but it doesn’t mean there’s no strategy behind it. For example,shown in the image above is the fixed turn order of your units according to their position on the Deploy page.
As you can see,your frontline units go first, followed by your backline units.Use this information as a reference to optimize the order in which your units attack and use their skills, in addition to managing their susceptibility to enemy attacks.
As ageneral rule, you want thetanky units in the front—preferably ones that can cast buffs and debuffs, thenDPS units and Healers in the back, to ensure they don’t attack without any buffs, heal prematurely, or get annihilated by non-backline targeting attacks.
Consider Link Or Leader Buffs When Building A Team
Leader Buffs are activated when two or more units in the same faction are deployed in a team.Here are all theLeader Buffsyou can get by making a team where some or most units are in the same faction:
2
All units ATK +90
3
All units HP +3,300
4
All units DEF +130
ATK +5%
5
All units HP +6,700
Resistance Percentage +5%
Link Buffs, however, areapplied to a single unit whendeployed with another unit they have a relationship with, lore-wise.Link Buff effects vary from character to character, but the maximum number of Link Buffs a unit has depends on their rarity:
SSR
Leader Buffs and Link Buffs aren’t exactly must-havesif you just want to build a good starting team, but they’ll become increasingly important for min-maxing as you get closer to the late game.
Your six main party members can still get Link Buffs from units deployed in your backup slots, sochoose your backup units wisely.
Most resources in Echocalypse can be farmed pretty easily, even in the early game, but you still have tobe careful not to overspend some of them,especially materials that increase your units’ power.
For example,instead of spendingAugment Protocols on multiple, less essential characters, it may be wise to invest most of them in one DPSunit first—perhapstwo at mostin the early game, depending on how well they synergize.
Unit levels and Augmentation tiers are transferablein Echocalypse. With this in mind,get all six units in your formation to at least Augmentation Tier Twobefore focusing on your DPS unit/s.
This willunlock all party members’ passive skillsandincrease some of their stats significantly, allowing them to survive longer and deal more damage in battle.
Spend Your S Elementiums And Iridimorphites Wisely
S Elementiumsare used exclusively forobtaining units from the gacha, whileIridimorphites are the game’s main currencyand can be used to buy a variety of items from the Shop—including S Elementiums.
S Elementiums and Iridimorphites are two of the rarest resources in the game,so as a beginner, you’d be wise to spend themverycarefully, especially if you’re a F2P player.
The best way to spend these rare items at the start of the game is toinvest most of what you get early on in the character gacha banners (i.e. Case Draw).Also, feel free to purchase some Action Points with Iridimorphites occasionally if you want to farm more items per day.
All Case Draw banners share theDraw Weight system, which is apity systemthatincreases the odds of you getting an SSR unit every time you draw without getting an SSR unit—capping out at 50 draws where you’ll finally be guaranteed an SSR unit. The draw count resets every time you get an SSR unit.
Claim Your Free Action Points Twice A Day
Action Points can be considered as ‘stamina’ in Echocalypse.They are consumed whenever you play a variety of game modes, such as theExpedition,Event Expedition, and Regression.
Without Action Points, your choice of playable game modes will be limited.They’re very important, especially for new players who need constant access to all three game modes mentioned above for farming unit upgrade materials.
This is why you should alwaysclaim yourDaily Supplies, which will give youtwo batches of 100 Action Points per day.They’re available only for up to six hours daily and their scheduled appearance is determined by your current location or server’s time zone.
Finish Your Combat Missions Daily
YourCombat Missionsare one of the very fewconsistentsources ofIridimorphites. Here are all thedailyrewardsyou can get bycompleting your Combat Missionsandachieving activity milestones:
As a beginner, you may alsouse the Combat Missions as a rough guidelineon which tasks to prioritize daily.
Establishing a daily routine based on clearing all Combat Missionsor at least clearing enough so you can claim all milestone rewardsis agood first step for new players.
Check Out Events And Code Giveaways For Free Stuff
If you find yourself lacking some resources early on, it’s always a good idea totake a look at ongoing events and see what rewards you can claim.
Being a gacha game,Echocalypse has no shortage of planned seasonal or promotional events,which translates to a lot of free stuff that you may collect even as a beginner.
The same goes withredeeming codes, which you’re able to do anytime just by going to yourBasic Infopage and clicking the’Redeem Code’option. Here, you canredeem codesthat you’ll mostly find on Echocalypse’sofficial social media pagesin exchange for various rewards.
