From one of the most popular manhwa of the recent decade comes Solo Leveling: Arise—a cross-platform 3D gacha game adaptation that offers its players various collectible characters, outstanding graphics, a high-octane real-time combat system, and captivating storylines faithful to the source material.
Scroll down and read more to learn all the tasks you need to prioritize as a beginner in Solo Leveling: Arise, as well as some tips to help optimize your early game experience and build a solid foundation for your account!
Solo Leveling: Arise – Early Progression Guide for Beginners
Listed below are all the mechanics and features you’ll be able to access as a beginner, as well as several tips to help you utilize them more efficiently as a new player.
Draws
You can get the following from Draws:
- Player Weapons (Sung Jinwoo) are weapons that can only be used by Jinwoo.
- Hunter Weapons are weapons that can only be used by Hunters.
- Hunters are characters that can either be used as supporters for Jinwoo or as playable units in Hunter Battles.
There are two banners that you’ll be able to access even as a beginner in Solo Leveling: Arise, namely:
| Draw Banners Accessible to Beginners | Item Required |
|---|---|
| Custom Draw Banner |  Custom Draw Tickets |
| Rate Up Draw Banner |  Rate Up Draw Tickets |
TIP: Both Custom Draw Tickets and Rate Up Draw Tickets can be bought with Essence Stones, but make sure to save them only for Rate Up Draw Tickets, as they are much harder to farm.
Battle Modes
There are two main Battle Modes in Solo Leveling: Arise—Sung Jinwoo Modes and Hunter Modes.
Sung Jinwoo Modes are battles where you can only use The Player (Sung Jinwoo) as your primary character, while the Hunters in your team can only be used for their Support Skills.
Main Story chapters and Dungeon Breaks feature mostly Sung Jinwoo Modes in terms of battles, so make sure your Sung Jinwoo’s stats, skills, and artifacts are optimized before you try to clear them.
During combat, Sung Jinwoo can execute Basic Attacks, two Basic Skills, QTEs, Weapon Skills, and Support Skills, as well as dodge, move, and dash. Moreover, he can switch between two weapons by using Weapon Skills.
NOTE: You can revisit Combat Tutorials by going to the Menu > Tutorial > Battle. Your controls change depending on which platform you’re on, so make sure to pay attention to the control mapping.
Hunter Modes, on the other hand, are battles where you’re allowed to switch between the three Hunters you put in your team during combat.
Hunters can do almost everything Jinwoo can do during combat—except use Weapon Skills (Hunters’ Exclusive Equipment don’t possess Weapon Skills) and Support Skills (the on-field Hunter is swapped instead).
Side Story chapters and Encore Missions feature mostly Hunter Modes in terms of battles, so make sure your Hunters’ levels, skills, and equipment are optimized before you try to clear them.
TIP: You can use Semi-Auto and Auto Modes in both modes during combat, but use them at your discretion. Taking advantage of the Extreme Evasion feature is key if you want to win tougher fights, so we recommend frequently using manual controls instead!
Power Up Mechanics
Just like how there are two kinds of Battle Modes, there are also two ways that you can become stronger in Solo Leveling: Arise. It’s by upgrading Sung Jinwoo and upgrading Hunters separately.
Sung Jinwoo can be powered up through the following methods:
| Power-Up Methods (Sung Jinwoo) | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Level Up | Player EXP |
| Player Weapon & Player Weapon Upgrades | Player Weapon Duplicates Gold Designs Melding Cubes Weapon Enhancement Gears |
| Skills & Skill Upgrades | Skill Runes Skill Scrolls (Player) Gold |
| Blessing Stones | Blessing Stones |
| Class Change | Unlock New Classes (Story) Win Class Change Battles |
| Artifacts & Artifact Upgrades | Artifact Enhancement Chips Gold |
| Stat Point Allocation | Stat Points |
The ability to allocate Stat Points is unique to Sung Jinwoo, and you can use it to increase any of these parameters:
| All Sung Jinwoo Stats | Description |
|---|---|
| Strength | Increases Jinwoo’s Basic Attack. |
| Vitality | Increases Jinwoo’s HP and Defense. |
| Agility | Increases Jinwoo’s Critical Hit Rate and Critical Damage. |
| Intelligence | Increases Jinwoo’s total MP and decreases his skills’ cooldowns. |
| Perception | Increases Jinwoo’s Precision, which determines the minimum amount of damage he deals per attack. |
Sung Jinwoo will be given five Stat Points every time he levels up. You can level up Sung Jinwoo by collecting Player EXP, which you can get by completing Story Stages, clearing Gates, and claiming Activity Funds.
Use them wisely, but do note that you can reset your Stat Point allocations in exchange for Gold, so don’t stress too much about investing in the wrong stat/s!
TIP: If you don't know which stat to invest your stat points in, just remember that putting most of your Stat Points in Strength would be a great choice, especially if you're a beginner. Additionally, invest in your Perception until your Precision reaches at least 80%. Agility would be the third-best stat to increase, so put a few Stat Points into it if you want better crits and overall DPS.
Your Hunters, on the other hand, can be powered up using the following methods:
| Power-Up Methods (Hunters) | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Level Up | Gold |
| Hunter Weapon & Hunter Weapon Upgrades | Hunter Weapon Duplicates Melding Cubes Design Gold Weapon Enhancement Gears |
| Skills & Skill Upgrades | Gold Skill Scrolls (Hunter) |
| Hunter Upgrade | Gold Mana Power Elixirs |
| Advancement | Hunter Data (Hunter Duplicates) |
| Artifacts & Artifact Upgrades | Artifact Enhancement Chips Gold |
TIP: Don’t salvage R (blue) Weapons, especially if it’s a Hunter Weapon! As a beginner, you’ll be better off equipping R Weapons on your Hunters as they’re easier to Advance and provide better stat boosts than low-star SR and 0-star SSR Weapons at max Dimensional Weapon Advancement,
Activity Fund
The Activity Fund is Solo Leveling: Arise’s AFK Rewards system. It gives you countless valuable resources passively, even while you’re offline:
- Gold
- Player EXP
- Mana Crystals
- Artifact Enhancement Chips
- Weapon Enhancement Gears
The rewards you receive from the Activity Fund increase every two levels Sung Jinwoo (The Player) gains.
TIP: Make sure to claim your Activity Funds at least twice a day to avoid wasting the resources you could've gained if your Activity Funds weren't full. If you don't claim your Activity Funds after 24 hours, you'll be losing precious growth materials!
Solo Leveling: Arise – Primary Objectives for Beginners
Listed below are all the tasks that you should be prioritizing as a beginner in Solo Leveling: Arise
Play Through the Story
Just like most games in the gacha genre, Solo Leveling: Arise requires players to progress through the story before they can unlock other game modes—some of which are essential for powering up your heroes such as Encore Missions and Gates.
Of course, unlocking game modes isn’t the only reason why you should consider clearing story chapters. You’ll also be able to farm a good amount of Selection Draw Tickets and Essence Stones by doing it—especially if you also clear Side Chapters as well.
As a beginner, you’ll want to clear story stages every day until you either run into a level restriction or a stage that you can’t clear with your current Power.
Also, make sure to always pay attention to the Battle Missions for each stage and try to accomplish all three of them whenever you can. That way, you’ll get more rewards per chapter.
Clear Dungeon Breaks, Special Gates & Red Gates
As seen in the image above, there are four different types of gates in Solo Leveling: Arise, aside from the Bonus Gate which appears at random locations:
| Gate Types | Primary Farmable Resources |
|---|---|
| Normal Gate (Blue) | Armor Artifact Equipment Weapon Enhancement Gears Artifact Enhancement Chips |
| Red Gate (Red) | Armor Artifact Equipment Mana Crystals Skill Scrolls |
| Special Gate (Yellow) | Armor Artifact Equipment Gold |
| Dungeon Break (Purple) | Melding Cubes Designs Marks of Time |
As soon as you unlock the Gates right after unlocking the Assassin class, you’ll want to avoid clearing Normal Gates and go for Red Gates, Special Gates, and Dungeon Breaks instead, as they’ll generally give you better rewards.
You can change the Gates through the Rescan feature, which resets all the gates you have on your Gates page—potentially changing their type and rank. Using Rescan also allows you to increase or decrease the difficulty levels of your Gates.
Aside from their types, Gates are also categorized into ranks, namely:
- S-Rank
- A-Rank
- B-Rank
- C-Rank
- D-Rank
- E-Rank
While a Gate’s type determines what kind of resource you get, a Gate’s rank affects its difficulty and the amount of resources you get in Mining Operations. The higher the rank, the harder it is to clear, but the more resources it gives you upon being mined.
A Gate becomes available for mining after you’ve cleared it, which gives you a variety of items such as when cleared. Make sure to only clear high-rank gates (preferably only B-Rank and above) for better rewards!
Deplete All Your Keys Daily
As a beginner, you have to get all your keys (i.e. Encore Mission Keys, Gate Keys, Dungeon Instance Keys) down to 0 before the end of each day if you want to maximize the amount of growth items you farm.
Aside from the Hunter Archive Keys which recharge only 1 key per day, all keys (e.g. Gate Keys & Encore Mission Keys) will be recharged up to your current max capacity every day.
Participate In Events
If you’re a new player, then participating in as many events as you can even early on is a sure-fire way to farm most—if not all types of items in the game.
Events in Solo leveling: Arise ranges from EXP Bonus Events to Login Events and Minigame events—all of which will most definitely help you get stronger fast even as a new player!
Some events require you to complete specific tasks or collect event-exclusive items, so just make sure to visit the Events page every day.
Complete Your Daily Missions, Weekly Missions, & Challenges
If you don’t know what to do during your first few days of playing, just make a habit of clearing all the Daily Missions and Weekly Missions.
Not only will doing the Daily Missions and Weekly Missions point you in the right direction on what tasks to prioritize, but it’ll also give you a consistent stream of Gold and Essence Stones—two of the hardest items to farm in the game.
The same goes for Challenges, which give you countless valuable items (most notably lots of Selection Draw Tickets) in exchange for completing specific tasks as you get further into the game.
Conclusion
Now that you know how to play more efficiently as a beginner in Solo Leveling: Arise, how about checking out our other guides for similar games such as AFK Journey, Atelier Resleriana, and Reverse 1999?
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