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Beginner's Guide to Guardian Tales: How to Build the Ultimate Hero Squad

May 27, 2025

Beginner's Guide to Guardian Tales: How to Build the Ultimate Hero Squad


Guardian Tales is not your run-of-the-mill pixelated action RPG—it's a complete adventure loaded with puzzle-solving, real-time combat that will get your adrenaline pumping, and a plethora of collectible heroes. For newcomers, the hardest part isn't merely survival—it's creating the dream hero team.

Whether you're brand new or struggling to step up your game, this guide will help you create a solid, well-rounded team that's ready for anything from the story campaign to PvP battles.

1. Understand Hero Roles and Elements

All heroes in Guardian Tales fit into a specific role and are aligned with an element, both of which play a critical part in team building and battle strategy.

Hero Roles:

  • Tank – Frontline defender (e.g., Future Princess)
  • Warrior – High melee damage dealers
  • Ranged – Distance attackers, e.g., archers or gunners
  • Support – Buffers and healers that keep your team alive

Elements:

  • Fire > Earth > Water > Fire (Elemental triangle)
  • Light and Dark counter each other directly

Tip: Having the right elements match enemy weaknesses can give a massive combat advantage.

2. Build Around a Strong Leader

Your main hero (leader) determines your team's lead skills, e.g., powerful chain attacks. Selecting the proper leader is key to maximizing your team's synergy.

Best Leaders for Beginners:

  • Future Princess: Excellent for PvP and PvE with good support and tanking
  • Beth: Dark melee unit with devastating chain damage
  • Garam: Water-elemental ranged DPS great for raid damage

3. Team Balance Is Everything

A winning team usually has:

  • 1 Tank
  • 1 Ranged or Melee DPS
  • 1 Support
  • 1 Flex Pick (any role depending on your need)

This gives your team sustain, survivability, and damage output—especially in harder modes like Guild Raids.

4. Master Chain Skills and Team Synergy

Each hero has a chain skill that triggers under special enemy statuses like "injured" or "downed." A good team will chain these skills one after the other to deal maximum overall damage.

Example Chain:

  • Future Princess (Downed) → Bianca (Airborne) → Nari (Injured)

Use this Chain Skill Guide for optimum combos.

5. Upgrade the Right Heroes

Rather than upgrading every unit, invest your resources in:

  • Exclusive Weapons – Check here for weapon compatibility.
  • Awakening Nodes – Unlock extra stats and powerful bonuses
  • Limit Breaks – Boost your hero's stats and chain skill damage
  • Gear Sets – Put on sets that match each role (e.g., tank gear on tanks)

Use the Guardian Tales Tier List (Up-to-Date) to prioritize hero investment.

6. Farm Efficiently

Resources are limited, so spend stamina wisely. Here are top farming activities:

  • Story Mode – Unlocks heroes and valuable gear
  • Rifts – Great for gold and evolution stones
  • Tower of Horizon / Heavenhold Tower – Offers rare rewards
  • Colosseum & Arena – Earn gems and test your team against others

7. Customize Teams for Each Mode

  • PvE (Story/Dungeons) – Balanced, tanky teams
  • Colosseum (Auto PvP) – Tanky teams with support
  • Arena (Manual PvP) – Fast, high-damage units like Bari
  • Guild Raid – High DPS chain combos

Find more advanced strategies on the Guardian Tales Reddit.

8. Join a Guild

Don't skip this one! Being in a Guild unlocks:

  • Guild Raids
  • Exclusive shop rewards
  • Gem rewards and rank ups

9. Stay Current with Events and the Meta

Guardian Tales consistently pushes new content and balance patches. Stay informed through:

Final Thoughts

Building the ultimate hero squad in Guardian Tales is all about balance, synergy, and smart investment. Understand each hero’s strengths, maximize chain skills, and tailor your team to the game mode you’re tackling.

So gear up, Guardian! Kanterbury needs your best squad to fend off evil—and now, you’re more than ready to answer the call.

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