Summoners War Sky Arena is celebrating its 11-year anniversary this year, which is huge! And of course a lot of events, a new 11-Year Special Scroll and a new monster group called “Beetle Guardian” awaits us.

One of the events is the Selective Summon event where you can choose a monster from all the natural 5-stars in the game. To make it easier for you to choose your new 5-star monster in Summoners War, we’ve put together this tier list with different categories: PvE, Allrounder, RTA and Siege.

If you want to get the most out of the Nat 5 Monster Selective Summon Event, you should open all of your other scrolls before the selection. But if you summon a duplicate of your selected monster during the event, you can change it 1 time for free. Just remember to do this at the very end of the event, so you don’t end up with another dupe of the second monster you picked.

Now, let’s dive into our tier list with our top picks!

Note: this is not a ranking list, just the best monsters

Tier Lists

PvE
Allrounder
RTA
Siege

Top 10 PvE / Beginners

Leo – Wind Dragon Knight

Leo is one of the best monsters in Summoners War, every Summoner wants a Leo. Why? Because of his unique passive skill that limits the Attack Speed of all enemies and allies to his Attack Speed

Tiana – Wind Polar Queen

Tiana is the only Summoners War monster which has an 100% guaranteed AoE strip. This skill makes her not only unqiue, she’s also very strong and definitely crits with her S2.

Teshar – Wind Phoenix

Teshar is one of the monsters for the Giants Abyss Hard Speed Team. He does AoE hits with his passive, therefore he can clear the waves pretty easily and fast.

Verad – Water Dragon

Verad is one of the best beginner monsters when it comes to a ToA Team and you don’t have Tyron the Water Sylph. He’s a very good controller with Freeze and ATK Bar reduce. At later stage you can use him in PvP Content as well.

Rica – Fire Occult Girl

Rica is not only good for beginners, she’s generally a good allrounder in Summoners War. You can use her for your ToA team, especially ToA Hard when you need a lot of Dots to defeat the enemies. She has also a potential of an AoE stun to control the enemies. In mid/end game you can also use her in PvP.

Amber – Water Battle Angel

Amber is such a good monster, with her passive she deals more damage of the target’s MAX HP per harmful effect which makes her pretty strong in ToA Teams.

Chiwu – Fire Pioneer

Chiwu is a good choice for your Arena team. He as a Speed Lead of 24% and has an Aoe Strip + ATK Bar pushback skill in perfect preparation for your follow up units.

Savannah – Wind Beast Rider

Savannah can be a good damage dealer for one of your first Giants team, also usable in diverse Giants Abyss Team. She brings an AoE Defense Break + ATK Bar pushback.

Bastet – Water Desert Queen

Bastet is just a good allrounder and can be used in Raid Teams, Arena or later in Siege/RTA. She supports her team with a strong ATK Bar push of 25% and Attack Buff as well as protect them with a shield.

Brandia – Fire Polar Queen

Brandia is a strong damage dealer which can boost your Beast Teams and Artifact (Speed) Teams

Top 10 Allrounder

Leo – Wind Dragon Knight

Leo is one of the best monsters in Summoners War, every Summoner wants a Leo. Why? Because of his unique passive skill that limits the Attack Speed of all enemies and allies to his Attack Speed.

Bolverk – Water Lightning Emperor

Bolverk is neither a damage dealer or healer. He’s both! With beneficial effect he can stack his knowledge to do damage on his enemies and heal his allies which makes him valuable for ToA Hell Teams, Siege and RTA.

Tiana – Wind Polar Queen

Tiana is the only Summoners War monster which has an 100% guaranteed AoE strip. This skill makes her not only unqiue, she’s also very strong and definitely crits with her S2.

Feng Yan – Wind Panda Warrior

Feng Yan is always a good choice when it comes to the usage. You can use him everywhere! His passive, Defense Break with S1, Counterattack/Heal and Cleanse with S2 makes him applicable in many areas of the game.

Juno- Fire Oracle

Juno is one of the monsters which can be used in almost every content of the game. Her passive skill that she cleanses harmful effect and get a Speed buffs makes her strong against many team combination. She can be used in different Siege or RTA teams.

Camilla – Water Valkyrja

Camilla has a powerful passive skill and she cleanses every harmful effect if she gets a critical hit. She also heals herself and her allies which makes her a pretty strong tank with good damage.

Woosa – Water Pioneer

Woosa is such a great support monster, he has a strong shield equally 15% of his HP for his allies, can buff Immunity for 3 turns and heal them with S2.

Cheongpung – Wind Art Master

Cheongpung is a good allrounder for PvP content and has valuable skills. He pushes Attack Bar back, can increase the cooltime and Defense break the enemies.

Rica – Fire Occult Girl

Rica is not only good for beginners, she’s generally a good allrounder in Summoners War. You can use her for your ToA team, especially ToA Hard when you need a lot of Dots to defeat the enemies. She has also a potential of an AoE stun to control the enemies. In mid/end game you can also use her in PvP.

Ganymede – Wind Fairy King

Because of his cooltime and Attack Bar reset he is an awesome support for different teams and can be used in many parts of the game like ToA, RTA or Siege.

Top 10 RTA

Vanessa – Fire Valkyrja

Vanessa is one of the Arena Speed Leads with 33% and therefore always a good pick in RTA. Her revive is a skill and can be used even after the first revive.

Miles – Water Sky Surfer

Miles is a great addition in many teams, deals good damage and due to his passive he can even outturn speed teams!

Haegang – Water Art Master

Haegang has an unique passive skill: he cleanses the harmful effect and pushes the Attack Bar of his allies if the enemy strips a benefical effect from an ally. Mostly he will cut in between which is very annoying.

Chandra – Water Beast Monk

Chandra supports his team with his Defend skill, Attack Bar push and speed lead and is a good choice for first turn or second turn bruiser teams.

Oliver – Wind Sky Surfer

Oliver has the Wind Arena Speed Lead of 33% and can do a lot of things to support his team. He can increase the cooltime of the enemies and absorbs their Attack Bar.

Masha – Fire Beast Rider

Masha is a pretty strong damage dealer and counters monsters like Oliver with her passive. As a beast rider she has a “second” life and therefore more change to deal tons of damage.

Velajuel – Fire Archangel

Velajuel is a crazy good bruiser, can cleanse every single harmful effect on all allies with his third skill and supports the damage dealers with his second skill.

Mei Hou Wang – Fire Monkey King

Mei Hou Wang is not only a absurd strong damage dealer, he is also a good counterpick against different monsters which can not oneshot or control him.

Angela – Wind Pudding Princess

Angela is a perfect match for bruiser teams and support her allies with passive cleanse and heal.

Moore – Water Striker

Moore is with his 24% Speed Lead and his passive a good pick for Speed combs in RTA, he can also strip and Attack Break the enemy.

Top 10 Siege

Leo – Wind Dragon Knight

Leo is one of the best monsters in Summoners War, every Summoner wants a Leo. Why? Because of his unique passive skill that limits the Attack Speed of all enemies and allies to his Attack Speed.

Bolverk – Water Lightning Emperor

Bolverk is neither a damage dealer or healer. He’s both! With beneficial effect he can stack his knowledge to do damage on his enemies and heal his allies which makes him valuable for ToA Hell Teams, Siege and RTA.

Feng Yan – Wind Panda Warrior

Feng Yan is always a good choice when it comes to the usage. You can use him everywhere! His passive, Defense Break with S1, Counterattack/Heal and Cleanse with S2 makes him applicable in many areas of the game.

Aaliyah – Water Totemist

Aaliyah is the Water sister of Riley and is pretty strong together with Defense-based monsters like Feng Yan.

Nora – Fire Totemist

Nora is a nice Siege unit and can be used either in a defense or offense. She heals, strips, make Dots and can also provoke the enemies, therefore she’s a great support and also very annoying against her enemies.

Juno- Fire Oracle

Juno is one of the monsters which can be used in almost every content of the game. Her passive skill that she cleanses harmful effect and get a Speed buffs makes her strong against many team combination. She can be used in different Siege or RTA teams.

Camilla – Water Valkyrja

Camilla has a powerful passive skill and she cleanses every harmful effect if she gets a critical hit. She also heals herself and her allies which makes her a pretty strong tank with good damage.

Byungchul – Wind Dokkaebi Lord

Byungchul is not only strong in defenses, his skills are good in offense teams as well, he will always land a critical hit and heal himself und allies with the second skill.

Helena / Amelia – Fire / Water Unicorn

It depends on your monster box but both ponies are definitely worth and usable for Siege teams.

Mo Long – Water Panda Warrior

The Water brother of Feng Yan is really nice in different Siege teams to snipe fast an enemy and back up heal for example with Bolverk or Riley.

If you’re still unsure what to select, or need some advice on your choice of the 10-Year Ancient Transcendence Scroll, feel free to join the community on DISCORD. We’re happy to help or just have a chat about your new monsters or anything related : )

So just a heads up. In this article, we’re going to talk about the Summoners War “Routine” and all the free rewards you can get. What’s the best way to get the most rewards and make the most progress? We’ve broken it down into daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.

If you’re still feeling bored in Summoners War, check out our motivation post here!

But remember: even if you’re overwhelmed about all the stuff, Summoners War should be a game you enjoy and not a full-time job. It’s totally fine to miss out on some things, especially if you don’t have the time.

The good news is, that everything down below is achievable free to play, even if you’re a beginner! You don’t need to be a veteran player for it. All you need are some monsters, runes and join a guild. Obviously, better runes make it easier to get the rewards quickly, and some content requires specific monsters. This includes the Trial of Ascension, Hell Mode, and the Challenge of Ascension Towers.

Wow, that’s a huge list, isn’t it? You’ll see, there are so many rewards awaiting for you. Which rewards exactly? Let’s go to the next list and see what you can get in each content.

DAILY

Missions: daily = 2x 25 x-tals (1 shop → Limited, 1 missions), 1 random hero rune, 3 arena invitations (*), 1 LD scroll piece, 2 transcendence scroll pieces

Check in: monthly = 300 Energy, 14 MS, 200 x-tals, 1 6* hero+ Rune, 1 6* legy Rune, 1 5* Rainbowmon,1 Devilmon, 1 Reappraisal Stone, 1 LD Scroll + 18 – 21 Legy Scroll pieces

^ everything from Check-in can be doubled for 11€

(*) valuable! Will get to the point when we talk about arena

Chance for: 6* hero+ Runes / Artifacts, Hero+ Gems / Grinds, Devilmon, Reappraisal Stones, 10 x-tals, MS, Elemental Scrolls, LD / Legy Scroll (pieces)

It depends on the current Events. It could be anything from Rune crafting events to special collaborations. Usually we get Scrolls, Runes, Artifacts and sometimes even Devilmon and Reappraisal Stones.

Events are the only way to get Ancient Coins to exchange them in the Ancient Coin Shop. We have got a dedicated guide and Tier List you can check out here.

3 fights each day, you can do on auto play. Rewards you with Guild points.

WEEKLY

Each Monday all reward shops reset. You should always check them for massive rewards:

Arena – Exchange your Glory Points for:

1 Devilmon, 15 MS, 10 LD scroll pieces, or 15 Elemental Scrolls (each)

RTA – Buy the following for your Medals:

(Transmogs), 15 MS, 15 Elemental Scrolls (each)

Once per month: 100 Legandary Scroll Pieces & 50 LD Scroll Pieces

Guild – Use Guild Points for:

5* Rainbowmon, 2 Super Angelmon, 50 Ifrit Pieces, 35 Legendary Scroll Pieces, 10 LD Scroll Pieces, 15 MS, 15 Elemental Scrolls (each), 10 Engraved Scrolls, Almighty Summoning Pieces

Be active in Arena, RTA & Guild Content to earn Glory Points, Medals and Guild Points.

Every week you can head over to your crafting building and craft 3 Reappraisal Stones, 3 Ancient Reappraisal Stones, 7 Rare-Hero Engraved Conversion Stones, 3 Hero-Legend Engraved Conversion Stones, 15 Legendary Summoning Pieces and 10 Light and Dark Pieces.

You need a specific amount of Crystals to do Crafting, which you get from the Rift Beasts and 3*/4* Monsters.

Crafting Reapps is really important, they are high valuable and hard to get. If you’re not sure how to use them, no worries! Check out our guide here.

Arena ends every Sunday at the same time, and you’ll get rewards based on your final rank. If you get at least the rank Conqueror 1, you’ll get 15 Light and Dark Pieces and 150 Crystals. And Legend Rank gets you 80 Light and Dark Pieces and 750 Crystals.

In Interserver Battle we’re fighting against other servers. You need to defeat 25 Arena Defenses and you’ll get Glory EXP for your wins and fails. This includes LD, Legy, All-Attribute, MS, Elemental Scrolls, Scroll Pieces, Reapps, Devilmons, Legendary Artifacts & Runes, Legend Grindstones & Gems, and Crystals.

There are more rewards for every round (5 rounds in total) per week and at the end, you’ll get the Season Server Reward. And the rewards get better the more your server wins.

Two times a week you fight against another guild in World Guild Battle. The guild can be on the same server or a different server, it’s random. You have 48 hours to complete 10 fights in total. Your guild gets rewards for every loss and win, depending on the rank. You’ll also get EXP rewards for every successful or failed attack. You’ll get things like Legendary Artifacts & Runes, Legend Grindstones & Gems, and Crystals.

1vs1vs1 fights against other guilds on your server give you the best crystal reward in Guild Content. If you got the first place, your guild get the most crystals. You’ll need at least 45 points of contribution (three wins) to get some crystals. The more wins you have, the more crystals you’ll get.

In addition you’ll get a trophy box and EXP rewards including LD, Legy, All-Attribute, MS, Elemental Scrolls, Scroll Pieces, Reapps, Devilmons, 6* hero+ Runes / Artifacts, Legend Grindstones & Gems, Crystals and Mana.

Once a week on a specific day your guild chooses, you need to defeat the Slime Boss to get a Trophy Box with following random rewards. You’ll get things like LD, Legy, All-Attribute, MS, Elemental Scrolls, Scroll Pieces, Devilmon, 6* hero+ Runes, Grindstones, Gems, Rainbowmon, Crystals, Crafting Material and Mana.

MONTHLY

Once in a month the Trial of Ascension needs to be cleared for big rewards. There are different difficulties: Normal, Hard and Hell.

You’ll get this in Normal and Hard:

1500 Crystals

160 Engraved Summoning Pieces

6 Mystical Scrolls

100 Energy

2 4* Rainbowmon

2 5* Rainbowmon

2 Devilmon

2 Light/Dark Scroll

1 Legendary Scroll

1 All-Attribute Scroll

Rewards from ToA Hell:

for every common stage 1 MS

5 Stars: 200 Crystals

10 Stars: 1 Devilmon

15 Stars: LD

20 Stars: All-Attribute

21 Stars+: 50 Crystals

In addition there is another content you can clear for more rewards. This is a one-time clear and won’t reset every month: the Challenge of Ascension with in total 6 towers.

Tip: Use the Free Entrance Event to save some Energy!

Every month Com2us provides a Hall of Heroes with a specific monster that you can get via monster pieces in this dedicated dungeon. The Hall of Heroes is always switching between the elements, and you can find a complete list here.

Farm, obtain, craft and more in the Dimension Hole to get rewards from the Dimension Hole missions. This includes Anicent Magic Stones, Anicent Magic Origin, Dimension Hole Rune Ore, Ancient Rune Box, Ancient Reappraisal Stone, Hero+ Ancient Enchanted Gem/Grindstones, Ancient Legend Grindstone and Ancient Legend Rune.

Every second Saturday the Labyrinth opens its door to reveal the final boss, Tartarus. Your guild has to defeat the mid bosses first and then Tartarus. Depending on the final rank you’ll get Exploration Reward Boxes with random rewards: LD, Legy, MS, Elemental Scrolls, Engraved Summoning Pieces, Scroll Pieces, Devilmons, Grindstones & Gems, Rare+ Runes and Crystals.

Like other games, Summoners War has in-game codes too. We’ll get a monthly code and more codes during events like collaborations, SWC and more. You can find all active codes here.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, we all need these rewards to make more progress as fast as possible. Summoners War has some great rewards for active players, and you don’t even have to spend money to get them.

And the higher your rank in Guild Content and Arena/RTA, the better your rewards will be. If you’re into PvP content, you should definitely check it out, make progress, and achieve higher ranks or join a Guardian Guild.

You can also join the official Summoners War Discord Server or follow the official Instagram account to make sure that you won’t miss any announcements. So you’ll be always up to date for new updates, events and more.

Matching with our latest blogpost “Is it worth playing SW in 2025?” , we’ve got some great tips to get you motivated for your Summoners War journey and keep you going, even after you’ve been playing for years. Because Summoners War isn’t just a game, it’s a community and with tons of content. There is always something to do!

Summoners War can be a full-time job and sometimes it’s hard to keep up the progress. If you’re playing a lot of PvP like RTA and Siege, you need to be active to get the rewards and reach your ambitious ranks. But sometimes, it’s more of a routine and there’s not much new going on, even with new updates, units, and dungeons.

Let’s head down to our tips!

1. Build new units

Com2us is releasing new units every year at regular intervals and we’ve had a bunch of collab units over the past year. We all know that new monsters don’t mean the meta is changing instantly or that the units are strong and overpowered. Many monsters require balance patches to make them even good.

But that’s our point here. Trying out new units can be funny, like when you’re building teams for Dungeons, Arena, or Siege. For example, if you want to play more Siege, it can be essential to build units several times for your offenses. Even 3* or 4* monsters can be useful for Siege offenses and you can test them out in the Guild Battle Research tab and share them with your guild mates. Finding new defenses and offenses for Siege can be tough, but it’s a lot of fun!

Also, if you pick irrelevant or weaker monsters in RTA, the enemy can be overwhelmed and won’t know the monsters’ skills or counters. You can experiement with unusual teams in RTA and just have fun with non-meta monsters!

2. Change your PvP teams

Quite similar to our first point, the second tip is to change your PvP teams. If the meta is changing slowly, you might find it boring to play the same team over and over again or you might not know what to play anymore. In that case, you can test out new units and teams.

Try finding new counters against the meta units or monsters you’re having trouble beating. Lots of YouTubers share their RTA or Siege experiences, showing their offenses and monsters, which is a good source of inspiration to get to know new defenses and offenses for PvP.

Or you could ask your guild mates for new Siege teams. Use the Replay button in RTA, where you can select monsters you find interesting and look what other Summoners are playing.

In Summoners War we’ve got a bunch of units and many of them are underrated. But there’s potential in these monsters. That’s what makes Summoners War stand out — the wide variety and the ability to build new teams.

3. Improve your dungeon teams

Besides PvP, you can also work on your dungeons teams. Are your teams too slow or you’re missing speed teams?Are you’re looking to compete with the top ranks in speed teams or want to be the first? In PvE there are also plenty of options to get things done and work on your personal progress.

Having faster teams means faster runes, artifacts, and rewards!

4. Do something funny

If you’re satisfied with your PvP and PvE teams or you’re not looking to improve them, you can also go for something funny or unusual in Summoners War. For example, you could fill your profile with one 2A monster, evolve all silver-star food monsters to 6-star, play only with Light and Dark monsters or design your island.

5. Find new goals

Once you’ve hit all the goals like Dungeon Speed teams or a certain rank in Arena/RTA, it’s a good idea to find new goals to stay motivated. What’s your next goal? Take a look at your account and see what’s missing. Do you want to have every 2A Monster once or fill out the monster collection as fast as possible? Have you already collected 30 stars in ToA Hell? Or maybe you’re aiming for all the achievements in the game? Have you awakened every monster or evolved them to 6-star?

We all have thousands of possibilities to make Summoners War to a game we can enjoy and set new personal goals.

6. Set yourself challenges

Our last point for how to stay motivated in Summoners War are challenges. Challenges can be very enjoyable and make fun. Maybe you have already set challenges for yourself in other games, like reaching Diamond in Valorant in just one month or playing World of Warcraft on the Hardcore mode. Sure, Summoners War might not be the biggest game or have an open world, but you can set new goals and challenges for yourself.

For example, you could finish the Challenge of Ascension Towers within one week, be rank 1 on ToA Hell every month or get 10 wins in Siege in a whole season. Get creative and see what interests you!

You see, there’s always something new to keep you motivated in the game, even after years of playing. Com2us is always dropping new content, units, and balance patches, so the game’s always changing. Sure, sometimes you’ve got to get a little creative to set new goals or challenges for yourself, but this can be a total game changer.

Summoners War is a game we can enjoy in many different ways, there is no right or wrong. Every Summoner can decide how to play the game. Are you the speed runner, the monster collector or the rank 1 hunter?

We hope that these tips will help you to keep playing the game. It’s totally okay to take a break from Summoners War or to be inactive. Sometimes a change is good for you!

Enjoy the game and the community. If you want to talk about your goals and new reached milestones, feel free to join our SW Discord Server!

Personally, we’ve been playing Summoners War for 5 & 6 years straight with no interruptions. After such a long time, it’s not surprising that the game can feel boring. This happens a lot in games like this, especially ones that require so much grinding, like SW.

Today, we’re going to answer the question: Is it still worth playing Summoners War in 2025 and beyond? Maybe you’ve never played it before and you’re looking for a new game you can start playing, or you’re a returning player and you’re not sure if you can keep up with all those players who’ve been playing for years.

Either way, you have to consider if it is worth for you. Every gamer is different, and we all have different needs when it comes to the games we want to play.

Reason 1: Content

First of all, yes! You can still start Summoners War and have a lot of fun with it for a very long time. There is a ton of content you can discover. It’s not going to be easy to unlock and achieve everything right away, so you can expect long-term fun if you’re ready to grind your way through the Sky Island.

These days, the rewards for new and returning players through events are a great help to catch up and have a smooth start into your Summoners War Journey. You’ll get a bunch of Monsters, Runes and other helpful resources completely for free.

Reason 2: PvP

Of course, you can boost your fresh account with in-game purchases, if you want, but in Summoners War this is never necessary and you can achieve everything in PvE without spending anything. On the other hand, if you’re interested in reaching the highest ranks in PvP, especially in RTA (real time arena against other players globally), you’ll have a tough time.

Some pro-players have been playing since the release of the game. If you want to play along here, it won’t be possible with a fresh account if you want to stay free to play. However this is not everyone’s goal and as said you can reach high ranks and have a lot of fun if you grind your way through the game.

Reason 3: Community

Also, there are advantages to starting an established game like Summoners War. The game won’t just disappear after 10 years out of nowhere. You can expect to have a great game with a stable core community. Especially the community of Summoners War is one of it’s greatest benefits! You can meet new friends online in chat, on socials or in your guild. It’s always fun to hang out together and strategize about the game.

Furthermore Com2us hosts a bunch offline events each year, so you can meet your online friends at meetups, fairs or SWC in-person viewings. Not every mobile game is doing this!

If you want to play on your own, it’s also a lot easier than ever. There are tons of guides, videos, etc. out there, that will help you avoid comon beginner mistakes and progress fast through the early stages of the game. Just make sure you follow the latest guides, as some may already be outdated. You can find a lot of helpful information here on this website – feel free to start here: beginners mistakes.

Reason 4: Classic Mobile Game

Graphical, Summoners War might not be the most appealing game compared to modern games. But that’s not really an issue. Many people love the charm of the older games and we also think it’s great to have a game without any in-game ads.

At the end of the day, you have to decide if Summoners War is the right game for you. But don’t worry, this game isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and it’s got a ton of content. If you’re into grind games, you’ll definitely have fun.

It’s worth noting that dupes aren’t necessarily a bad thing in Summoners War. There are ways to exchange them for something valuable or even keep them.

In this article, we’ll go over which dupes you can keep and what to do with useless ones.

Useless dupes

Most dupes are not particularly useful, because you only need these monsters once or the monster is not used at all in the current meta. An exception is Siege Battle. In this content it’s really common to keep specific dupes. We’ll go over which dupes are worth keeping below.

But what should you do with dupes that are really useless? It’s great that we can trade dupes in Summoners War. In your Crafting Building → Others, you’ll find the noble Ancient Crystals.

You can only get these crystals by exchanging dupes. The monsters will be deleted and transferred into 300 Ancient Crystals. All you have to do is select the dupes you want to food and click on “Craft.” You’ll also need Rift Dungeons materials and some Mana in order to craft the crystals. The good news is, that you can only feed monsters that are actually a dupe. You cannot accidentally feed new monsters.

Once you’ve crafted the Ancient Crystals you can move over to the selected Ancient Crystals Shop. There you can purchase some valuable items such as Light and Darkness Scroll, Mystical Scroll, Devilmon and more.

What items are going to have the biggest impact on your account and progress? We recommend to go for Reappraisal Stones and Devilmon which are also limited per month. These items will help you to get better in Summoners War and you’ll be always in need of Reapps and Devilmons.

Most of the Natural 5-Star monsters need skill ups before using them and you can craft better runes with Reappraisal Stones. Check out our Reappraisal Stone guide to know which runes you should reapp.

If you’re looking for Light and Dark monsters, which include the strongest monsters in the game, you can go for the Light and Darkness scroll. But keep in mind that there is a very low chance of getting Natural 5-Stars from the scrolls and even a lightning! It’s RNG after all, but with additional scrolls you have more chances to get something valuable out of the scrolls.

In our opinion you can ignore the other items. Sometimes it’s worth taking a look into the 6-Star Legend Runes and Gems/Grindstones. If you’re in need of a specific rune or Gem/Grindstone, you could also consider this with your Ancient Crystals. But compared to the above mentioned materials, you’ll get your runes and Gem/Grindstones mainly from farming.

Useful Dupes – Tier List

Let’s move on to the useful dupes. As we mentioned earlier, some monsters are really good to keep as dupes for Siege. In this content you can use a specific monster more than once for different attacks.

For RTA or the most PvE parts, you don’t need duplicate monsters to succeed. In RTA, you can’t even choose the same monster if the enemy has already picked it. There is one exception, though. If you want to have different builds and traps, you can do that. For instance, you can build a Sonia as a Leo trap in RTA. In Abyss Dungeons on the other hand, there’s no option to pick a monster twice. So, it doesn’t make any sense to keep many dupes for RTA and PvE content.

Which monsters are good to keep for Siege then? (keep in mind that this Tier List might change in the future, as the Siege meta changes)

Must keep

In Siege many Summoners are relying on safe offs. This includes offenses with Feng Yan, Aaliyah or Leo. If you have duplicates of these monsters you can go in twice or more and get your wins very easily.

Good to keep

These monsters are also really good in many offenses and can be used in various attacks. It might be a good idea to keep them, if you already have different teams with them.

Worth considering

These dupes are situational and depending on your preferred play style. If you’re a sniper and cleave player, monsters such as Cheongpong, Federica or Odin are good choices for dupes.

That’s all you need to know about dupes! If you’re still unsure which monster you should keep, just ask our community on Discord. We’re always happy to help!

What is a Reappraisal Stone?

Runes have a wide-ranging complexity and it’s not that easy to understand every detail, especially as a beginner. But runes are a crucial element of Summoners War. If you don’t have runes, your monsters won’t be able to deal damage, survive in the dungeons, or have any stats at all.

With Reapps it’s possible to change all four sub-stats of a rune that has been power-upped to +12. That means you can completely convert a rune to a better rune! Every roll of this rune reappraisal costs one Reappraisal Stone and let you select between two options of different rune sub-stats.

If the new rolled values are not better than before, you can choose “before reappraisal” and keep the current rune as it is. Once you’ve done that, you can invest more Reappraisal Stones until you find the best stats for a certain rune. If you think the new stats are a better choice, you can select “after reappraisal” to have the rune values changed to the new ones.

To sum up: Reapps can turn a bad rune into a highly valuable one. Many summoners are grinding for high speed or other efficient rolls. It’s pretty insane that you can improve your account with these stones, but in many cases you need a lot of them!

If you’re a beginner, we highly recommend to save your Reapps for now. You should only use them on specific runes that will improve your overall rune quality. We’ll get to that point later on. First, let’s look at where you can get Reappraisal Stones.

Where to get?

Okay, we mentioned that the Reapps are pretty rare and you can’t obtain them via farming. So, how do we get the reappraisal stones exactly?

One option is the weekly crafting feature. You can get 3 reappraisal stones every week by going to the “Special” tab in your crafting building. You definitely should start crafting them every week, as soon as you can. You’ll need the crystals from the Rift Beast Dungeons. Also the Ancient Reappraisal Stones can be crafted here. They have the same effect, but only on Ancient runes.

Ancient runes are an improved version of normal runes and can be obtained in the Dimension Hole Dungeons. The base rolls of these runes can be higher, which makes them very interesting to use Reapps on. Keep in mind that you need the Ancient Reapps for Ancient Runes. The crafting of those are limited to 2 per week (also to find in the crafting building → “Special”). You can also claim another one as a monthly reward in the Dimensional Hole. If you check the “Mission,” you can unlock the additional Ancient Reapp right there.

Another way are the special events that are provided in-game by Com2us. Many events offer  Reappraisal Stones as rewards. Usually these events are pretty easy, beginner friendly and free to play. In most of these events you just need to farm dungeons, fight in the arena, participate in guild content, which you’re already doing.

As we mentioned in our Ancient Coins Guide, you can also purchase 1 Reappraisal Stone for 100 Ancient coins here.

The last option is to obtain the stones through real-money packs. If you’re not free to play you can consider buying packs that include Reappraisal Stones or the specific Rune Reappraisal packages. If this is something you’re looking into, our guide has all the information you need to save money on packs.

What runes to consider?

It’s a tough question because every summoner has a different opinion and experience about it and you can’t really compare the focus of each player.

Basically, we recommend using Reapps only on legendary runes, preferably in slot 2/4/6. The best rune sets you can reapp are Violent, Will, and Swift. These are the most used rune sets with the most effect and importance in the game.

Why slot 2/4/6? On these slots you can have HP, DEF, ATK, CDMG and more as a percentage instead of a flat stat. This means you can get higher stats out of it. Also SPD on slot 2 is a significant stat for many monsters. The chances of farming an efficient rune with %-main stat is way lower compared to the other rune slots. This is where you can make improvements with Reappraisal Stones.

In addition, it’s highly recommended that you should reapp runes with a prefix property. The stats you’ll want to have as a prefix are Accuracy, Resistance, and for a no-damage dealer, Crit Rate and Crit Dmg on the highest roll possible. If a stat is already in the prefix, it’s not possible to get these stats into your runes normal sub-stats.

The prefix is fixed and will never change, even if you’re using a Reappraisal Stone on that rune. And the prefix stat can never roll into the other sub-stats. This way, you reduce the chances of rolling stats into your rune, that you don’t want to have there. You’ll have more chances to get the efficient stats such as HP%, SPD or DEF%, which you can then improve further with grindstones.

It is a good idea to keep your runes organized. Make use of the rune marking feature and set of the markers to mark the runes you consider using Reapps on in the future. This way you’ll have a much better overview and can focus on your next reapp targets.

So, you know everything about Reappraisal Stones now. If you’re still unsure which runes you should use your Reapps on, you can just ask the community on our Discord Server. Reapps are as complex as runes themselves, so it’s important to use them wisely and not waste them.

Second awakening monsters (also known as 2A) are special monsters that can have a further awakening form by farming the monster specific dungeon in the Dimension Hole.

Only natural 2-Star or 3-Star monsters can have a second awakening. They are usually weaker and not used as often as 4-Star or 5-Star monsters. If you awaken such a monster, it will become stronger than before and its skills can change. Right now, there are 14 monster families that have a second awakening available. Hopefully, there’ll be more to soon!

How to second awaken

To second awaken a monster, you need experience from the monster dungeon in the Dimension Hole and it also has to be fully skilled up. Since these are natural 2-Star and 3-Star monsters, it’s pretty very easy to find skill ups for them. You’ll get a certain amount of experience with every run in the Dimension Hole dungeon. It depends on the dungeon level, but obviously Level 5 has the most experience gain.

You can usually use free-to-play monsters to farm these dungeons to get your second awakening experience.

Tip: Click on “Strategy Info” in the top left corner and then “Strategy Deck” to get some team recommendations. You can also test your teams by checking the “Test” box. This way you won’t use any energy, but you won’t gain any experience either. The test mode is there to ensure your team doesn’t fail and you don’t waste your valuable Dimension Energy.

Keep in mind that every Dimension Hole area has a specific entry requirement:

Karzhan Remains

Only default 4-Star or lower Monsters can enter.

• Inugami
• Griffon
• Warbear

Ellunia Remains

Only the Monsters of the same attribute can enter.

• High Elemental
• Fairy
• Pixie

Lumel Remains

Sum of Monster Default Grade

• Werewolf
• Martial Cat

Khalderun Remains

Monsters of each type

• Living Armor
• Frankenstein
• Howl
• Grim Reaper

Sacreon Remains

Different attribute Monsters

• Vagabond
• Mystic Witch

Dimension Hole Energy is very valuable, because you can only recharge it 3 times a week. Additionally, you only get 1 Dimension Hole Energy every 30 minutes for free. There is no other way to buy more of it, not even in real-money packs for example. Sometimes there is a special Crystal-Shop where you can purchase additional Dimension Hole Energy in a limited amount.

Once the experience bar is full and the monster is fully skilled upped, simply tap on “awaken” in your monster box to complete the process, that’s it! The monster transforms into its second awakening form, becoming stronger.

All new skills of the second awakened monster are back at level 1. If you want to level them up, you can only use other second-awakened monsters from the same monster family or devilmons. Both resources are valuable, so think twice if skill-ups are necessary.

Which monsters are worth?

Since there are lots of monsters with a second awakening form that you can use in PvE or PvP, we’ve decided to create two tier lists for each content type. Some monsters are better for PvE and are very essential for dungeon teams, while others are good for Siege content.

These tier lists will help you to decide which monster should be second awakened and whether it’s worth using up your valuable Dimension Hole Energy. It’s not worth using your energy on monsters that aren’t relevant to Summoners War at the moment. Even with the second awakening, many monsters are still weak and unused in either content and still need a buff to shine.

But there are really strong monsters that benefits from the second awakening form and they’re essential for your progress!

PvE Tier List

Let’s take a closer look at our 2A PvE tier list first:

Must Have
Good
Specific (are not bad but can be replaced by other monsters and only be used in certain content)
Useless

As you can see, many monsters are really helpful for your dungeon teams and are powerful in many PvE areas of Summoners War, it’s worth to build them! Then there are monsters that aren’t useful for PvE content and it’s a waste of your Dimension Energy.

PvP Tier List

It can be worth to build these monsters for PvP though. Next, let’s see which monsters are good for PvP content like Arena, RTA or Siege.

Must Have
Good
Specific (e.x. niche Siege Offs)
Useless

We’ve got a great selection of monsters for PvP content, and it can be a good idea to build them more than once for secure offenses in Siege.

Many monsters can be used for specific Siege offs, but it’s not necessary to build them, unless you want to test an offense or it’s really good against certain defenses.

We hope these lists will help you to figure out when and how to use your Dimension Hole Energy in the best way. If you’re looking to chat with other Summoners or share experience with your 2A, our Discord Server is the place to be!

How to get Ancient Coins?

It’s not easy to get your hands on some ancient coins. Unfortunately, there’s no way to farm this currency or get the coins through in-game packs. Therefore, Ancient Coins are highly exclusive and valuable. They’re even rarer than the important Reappraisal Stone, which you can buy from several packs.

The only way to get Ancient Coins in Summoners War is through events that are always time-limited. There are a few events that offer rewards in the form of Ancient Coins. But you’ve got to be active during these events if you want to get your hands on the rare coins. Otherwise, you’ll miss out, and there’s no way to get the coins after the event ends.

Fortunately, the events are designed to be accessible for new players and require you to complete some missions, like farming a specific dungeon or playing Arena wings. However, the amount of coins you can earn from each event is capped. So, it’s important to make sure you spend them wisely.

What’s the best way to spend ancient coins?

The Ancient Coins can only be used in the exclusive Ancient Magic Shop. It’s a shop where you can spend your precious coins and contains many different items from Scrolls to Reappraisal Stone and even Monster Pieces. You’ll find the shop in-game in the bottom right corner of the game under “Shop” and then on the top right under “Ancient Coin”.

For new players, the purchase of monster pieces can be essential. This is the only way to get these specific monsters (the only exception is Fran, which is also a reward from the Summoners Way for all players). Next to Elsharion, the Light Ifrit, and Eirgar, the Dark Vampire Lord, you can purchase monsters from old collaboration events such as Street Fighter, Cookie Run Kingdom, and Assassins Creed. That’s where the name ancient coins comes from, as you can select rewards from the past. The monsters are in the original Summoners War design, so you won’t be able to get the exclusive collaboration design anymore. But don’t worry, their skills are the same.

The Ancient Magic Shop has a great selection of Legendary Scroll Pieces, Engraved Scrolls, 6-Star Legend Runes, and Reappraisal Stones. You can also buy some collectible, such as backgrounds and mounts, as well as cute Harg emojis.

Once you’ve purchased all the important monster pieces (see the next paragraph), we suggest buying Reappraisal Stones with your coins. These are one of the rarest currencies in Summoners War, and there’s no way to farm the stones, just like the Ancient Coins. You can get scrolls and runes by farming, but since the Ancient Coins are so rare, many Summoners are just buying Reappraisal Stones from the Ancient Magic Shop.

Ancient Coins Monster Tierlist

Darkness Vampire Lord (500 Coins)

It’s a unique monster in the game, and you can only get it from the Ancient Coin shop. This monster family doesn’t include any monsters with different elemental attributes.

He’s at the top of our list because the Dark Vampire Lord is a great addition to your early game. He can be used in Elemental Raid Teams and also in your Punisher Team. If you build him a bit tankier, he can sustain and buff your entire team with an ATK buff and the vampire effect. Also, his 38% ATK leader skill in dungeons helps you with your damage output.

Fire Shadow Claw (500 Coins)

Bernadotte, the Fire Shadow Claw, is another unique monster that doesn’t have any other monsters of other elements in its family. It’s the Summoners War version of Ken from the Street Fighter collaboration.

It’s a great monster for PVE and can help you build a fast Steel Fortress team. His leader skill (33% Crit Rate in dungeons) reduces the Crit requirement for the team. Bernadotte is a great choice for solo raids because he deals a lot of damage and also leaves a branding effect on enemies, which lifts their damage as well.

Light Ifrit (500 Coins)

All Ifrits can only be obtained through special methods and cannot be summoned from any scrolls. You can get Ifrit pieces from the guild shop and use them to summon Fire, Water and Wind Ifrit. The Dark Ifrit is a fusion monster, and the Light Ifrit, Elsharion, is only available in the Ancient Coin shop.

He brings a 33% ATK leader skill with him, which is essential for your solo Raid 5 team. Elsharion is also used, together with Raoq, Dusky, and a speed leader, in a niche cleave team in RTA.

Water Magic Order Guardian (500 Coins)

The Water Magic Order Guardian, Anders, is the newest release in the ancient coin shop. It’s part of the Witcher collaboration and was given for free as Water Geralt. The skills are the same, but the Witcher design is no longer available.

For new players, Anders can be a great pick in your first Dragons team and also helpful for your Trials of Ascension runs. He brings an AoE defense break, a lots of attack bar control, and even the ability to stun enemies.

Light Fairy Queen (100 Coins)

You may already be familiar with Fran, as everyone gets her from the Summoners Way. If you accidentally fed her, you can get another one from this coin shop. Don’t forget, you don’t need to level up her skills with additional Fran, you can use any common 3-star fairy for that.

The Light Fairy Queen is a great healer and ATK/Immunity buffer. These abilities will be useful to you right from the start of the game, whether you need her healing in the Scenario, your first Dungeon teams or the Trials of Ascension.

Wind Lollipop Warrior (500 Coins)

Thomas was released as GingerBrave during the Cookie Run Kingdom collaboration.

You won’t see many players using this monster, it can still be seen as a budget Sagar. Because of his high base speed of 110 and his passive skill, Thomas can be picked in RTA to get the first turn.

Light Elite Magical Archer (100 Coins)

Fami, the Light Elite Magical Archer, is comparable to Chris, the Magical Archer. They’re not quite the same, though.

Fami is a niche damage dealer, that can snipe the enemy with her 3^rd skill. She’s the only monster in Summoners War, with a Critical Damage leader skill.

Light Dual Blade (500 Coins)

Frederic is the Summoners War version of Altaïr from the Assassin’s Creed collaboration event.

For that amount of coins, it’s probably not worth buying it. He can be used as a damage dealer to snipe one enemy, but there are better options available. Some players are using the Light Dual Blade in their arena offense.

Darkness Cow Girl (100 Coins)

As with the Ifrit family, the Water, Fire, and Wind Cow Girls are also only available from the Guild Shop. The Light Cow Girl, Loren, is available in a secret dungeon. The Dark sister, Cassie, can only be bought in the Ancient Coin Shop.

Loren, Cassie’s light sister, is essential in the game and it’s worth having multiple copies for different builds and use cases. The Dark Cow Girl, on the other hand, isn’t used at all. She’s still waiting for her balance patch to become as famous as her light sister!

Conclusion

Not all monsters need to be purchased and summoned. Some of them aren’t worth the Ancient Coins. If you’re looking to expand or complete your monster collection or have a unique idea for a team, you can also consider the lower-ranked monsters as well. Otherwise, it’s a good idea to get some Reappraisal Stones to make the most of your rune quality.

How to make your selection?

We know everyone has a different pool of monsters already. Different play styles and the focus on different content also makes the choices for your personal special summon list highly individual. For that reason, we can only give you an estimate of what to consider, but we can’t give you a list of monsters that fits your individual Summoners War account.

As a reference, we took our Tierlist from the “Selective Summon Event” that happened just some weeks ago. It’s a good idea to check it out, too. You can find it here.

First things first: figure out what your main focus is in Summoners War. Are you just starting out and about to build your next dungeon team? You’re already playing at high ranks in the real time arena, but still struggling with ToA Hell and the Challenge of Ascension? Or maybe your main focus is Siege Battle, and you really want to build new offenses and defenses? It doesn’t matter what your goal is, just make sure you know what you want to achieve next. Once you know that, you’ll know where to start looking.

Best monsters to pick for the Special Summon [Tierlist]

Here are some monsters that are generally good in one or more areas of the game:

Leo – Wind Dragon Knight

You can use him in RTA, Siege, and Arena. His unique passive skill makes him a popular monster. You can read our Monster Spotlight to learn more about Leo.

Bolverk – Water Lightning Emperor

With Bolverk, you’ll have less trouble in Hell mode of the Trial of Ascension. He’s also a great offense for Siege Battle, along with Amelia and Mo Long.

Tiana – Wind Polar Queen

Tiana is the only monster that can do a 100% guaranteed AOE strip. She’s a great choice for cleave teams in Arena and Siege Battle, and she can even be built multiple times.

Feng Yan – Wind Panda Warrior

Also known as the “unfair bear” because he can take on an entire team by himself. He’s a great addition to Leo and can be used in Siege Battle, Arena, and RTA.

Cheongpung – Wind Art Master

There are lots of ways to use CP. You can use it in Arena, RTA, Siege Battle, and Trials of Ascension. His skills bring a lot to the battlefield, what makes him very versatile.

For your 4-star monster selection it’s recommendable to choose the ones you not already have. In case you don’t miss any water, fire or wind monster, you should choose monsters, that can be used as skill-ups. Keep in mind that some monsters can be used as skill-ups for 5-star monsters as well. This includes for example the monsters from the Witcher and the Assassin’s Creed collaborations, Cannon Girl, Vampire and Sky Dancer, just to name some. It is also possible to select fusion monsters, to save yourself the time and resources to level and evolve them. Of course for the light and dark 4-star monsters, this is a bit of another story.

What about the Light and Dark monsters?

This is the first time we’ll be able to select one 4- and 5-star from light and dark each, to increase their summon rate slightly. We already had a lucky guild mate who summoned his selected Dark 5-star, Nephthys! The choice here is a bit harder, as you probably don’t have that many of them yet.

For the natural 4-star monsters, these are our top 5 picks (listed in no specific order):

Leah – Light Blade Dancer

Leah is a great cleave unit for your arena offense and maybe also for Siege Battle. Thanks to her passive, the damage is increased up to 200%, depending on the speed difference between her and the enemy.

Kinki – Light Onimusha

Even after Kinki’s recent nerf, he’s still a solid unit in the game. You can see a lot of Arena and Siege Battle defenses with Kinki as a tanky, robust, damage dealer.

Betta – Dark Mermaid

A great supporter to heal and revive your team. The AOE Anti-Crit and Immunity buff also gives your team more sustainability, especially in Siege Battle but also in the newer Challenge of Ascension.

Robo-F29 – Dark ROBO

This Robo is a great AOE stripper that can also deal decent damage, if you build it that way. You can use it in RTA and Siege Battle to strip and control your enemies.

Tilasha – Dark Undine

This is a must-have for every Leo and Ragdoll player in RTA. Tilasha is a budget Vivachel and could be a great pick for your list if you missed her in the recent Hall of Heroes.

Just a heads-up: Some light & dark 4-star monsters will be available in the upcoming Hall of Heroes. You can find the full list of all upcoming Hall of Heroes from the 10 anniversary event here Additionally, the Dark Steel Commander, Evan, will be in the next Hall of Heroes, available from June 14th to June 16th

For the light and dark 5-star monsters, you probably have your dream monster in mind already. If you’re still looking for some inspiration, here’s our selection of the top light and dark 5-stars to consider (listed in no specific order):

Nephthys – Dark Desert Queen

If you pick Nephthys, you’ll already have a 24% speed lead. You can also apply defense break, heal block, glancing and silence on all enemies. Thanks to her passive, this can’t be resisted by the enemies.

Maximilian – Dark Weapon Master

He’s a very strong cleave monster that brings his own speed lead and AOE defense break with him. He deals multiple hits, spreads a lot of debuffs and absorbs the attack bar of his enemies. Fights against Maximilian often end quickly.

Lucifer – Light Demon

Lucifer is a great choice for anyone with a Leo. Their passive skills complement each other perfectly, making them ideal Arena and RTA.

Tian Lang – Light Panda Warrior

He is one of the most desired light 5-stars because of his unique passive. Whenever the attack bar of any monster is increased through a skill, he decreases the effect by 50% and gets 15% attack bar himself. His first and second skills can deal good damage and apply a defense break.

Ragdoll – Dark Dragon Knight

Ragdoll is another great addition to a Leo comp. For every critical hit against your team, Ragdoll pushes your team’s attack-bars by 10% and he also reflects 15% of the damage he receives. He’s a great bruiser for second-turn teams.

Whatever you choose for your personal Special Summoning list, we wish you the best of luck and hope you can enjoy all the 10^th anniversary events.

How does the Rune Crafting Event work?

In Summoners War, we use monsters to farm dungeons, build teams, and compete with other players in the real time arena. However, without the right runes (and Artifacts), our monsters won’t do much. That’s why we’re farming every day, trading our crystals for more energy, and hoping to find good runes.

All the runes you’re farming in the Giants, Dragons, Necropolis, or Spiritual Realms dungeons are random. We can select the dungeon according to the rune set we want, but we’re still getting one random rune set out of five or six different ones. It takes quite some time to build up good runes for the monsters you want to use.

Runes that are really overpowered and get you ahead of your opponents are rarely found straight in any dungeon. You’re more likely to get them from using Reappraisal stones or from a Rune Crafting Event. So, how do you participate in the event and what runes should you choose?

The current event (June 9^th to July 28^th, 2024) is related to the 10^th anniversary of Summoners War. This article will also help you with most other rune crafting events, as they always have a similar structure. This time, you have to collect “10-Year Emblems”. It’s pretty simple: just farm as much as you can in any dungeon and they will drop. Also, for buying or using 100 crystals, you’ll get 10 Emblems each. New players who created their account after April 11^th, get more when they check in daily for seven days. You can use the Emblems you collect to craft your runes in just five simple steps:

1. Select the tune type

2. Select the rune number (1-6)

3. Select the main property

4. Reroll the sub properties

5. Power up the rune to +6 and reroll these results

And that’s it! It couldn’t be simpler, but you still have to make some key decisions to get the best results for your runes.

What rune to pick? Choosing right for your account!

Just a heads-up: You have seven weeks to finalize your two runes. You can optimize them until the last day of the event, so it’s a good idea to do so. It’s important not to rush this event, so we’ll mention it again later.

There are a lot of things to consider in the rune crafting event, including the type of rune, the slot, and the main and sub stats. Also, every slot and type can only be picked once, so plan ahead which runes you want to pick. Let’s break it down:

The Slot:

Obviously the best slots to pick are 2, 4, or 6. These are harder to obtain because you want a main stat with a % value instead of a flat stat (SPD excluded).

Choose the two slots you need the most runes for, depending on the type of rune you’re choosing. Personally, we prefer slots 4 and 6, because you can have speed as a substat here.

The Type:

The best rune sets to pick are definitely Violent, Will, Swift and Despair. There might be a reason to pick something else if you’re desperately looking for a specific rune. The four sets mentioned are generally the best in the game and you’ll need a lot of them always. That’s why you should go for two of them.

Our runes of choice are one Violent and one Will.

The Main Stat:

If you’re choosing to get a slot 2 rune, speed is the main stat you want. You’ll need them on more monsters compared to the other stats, like HP%, DEF% or ATK%.

For the 4^th and 6^th rune slot, HP% is always a good choice and has a wide area of application. ATK% for Slot 6 is great for damage dealers or Crit Damage / Crit Rate for a slot 4 rune.

Take a look at your rune inventory and get familiar with what you already have and what you want to have more of.

Here we’re going for Crit Rate and HP%.

The Sub Stats:

Ideally, you want to have grindable, %-substats like HP%, DEF%, and/or ATK% in every rune. Crit rate is also nice to have for an ATK%-slot 6 rune. But the most desired substat is Speed. These events are your chance to get a super fast rune for the rune type of your choice.

Make sure that all of the substats are as high as possible. Just a reminder to take your time until the last day of the event. Speed should be on six, respectively 18 after powering up the rune. Before that, don’t collect the rune.

It’s important to know what you’re missing for your account. Maybe you already have a decent amount of efficient and fast Slot 6 Vio Runes and you’re more in need of Slot 2 speed runes. If you are playing RTA, it also depends on the team and style of play you’re using. For example, a turn-two teams needs different runes than a first-turn cleave.

What else should you know?

This time, the event has a “Sub Properties Notification System”. You can also reroll the sub properties of each rune 10 times at once instead of doing it one by one. These are great features that will save you a lot of clicks and time, and also prevent you from skipping the good substats you’re looking for by accident. Just choose up to four substats you want in your rune and set their values.

Once you’ve done that, it will stop rerolling your rune if the requirements are met. It can be a good idea to start with just two substats and build the rune up step by step. That way, you’ll have a usable rune even if you never hit the maximum in all substats. Once you hit that, you can add a third and fourth subproperty and increase the numeric values.

After you’ve created your perfect rune, you can power it up to +6 in the last step of the event. You can even reroll the powerup results, until you’re satisfied. This means you can get to 18 Speed as a substat, before you collect your crafted runes. For that reason, those rune crafting events are so popular. You only need two more Speed rolls after that, and you’ll have a beautiful quad speed rune!

One downside to the event is that you won’t get any prefix in your rune. Prefixes are the additional subproperty some runes naturally have. This is another reason to take your time and get the best possible rune out of the event. If it’s not that good after the event, it won’t be a target for your Reappraisal stones.

Summary of the 6-star Rune Crafting Event

This event is your chance to craft high-quality runes. Take your time over the full seven weeks to get the best out of your selections and make decisions based on your rune inventory and play style. While the crafted runes lack prefixes, the ability to fine-tune them makes this event valuable.

Feel free to share screenshots of your final runes on our Discord server. We wish you good luck with this event.