Post Tutorial Recap

So, you just finished the tutorial and are ready to take on the rest of the game! Well, allow me to be your guiding hand in doing so. For the sake of continuity, I'll highlight the things that you should now have after finishing the tutorial mission:

• A random 5* relic from a pre-selected pool consisting of: Zantetsuken (VI), Danjuro (XII) or Blitz Sword (VIII).

• Regardless of which one you get, they all have unique advantages. The Danjuro can be equipped by nearly every character in the game (if not all of them), the Blitz Sword enjoys the hard-to-find FF (Final Fantasy) 8 synergy, and the Zantetsuken has a 3% chance to inflict "Death" status on an enemy (instantly killing them) per hit with the sword.

• I received the Zantetsuken as my draw, so keep this in mind when reviewing any suggested strategies.

• You received the White Mage (WM) and Black Mage (BM) Core characters. It would be in your best interest to keep these two characters moderately leveled (not more than 5-6 levels behind your party average), unless you want to apply Growth Eggs (EXP giving items used to level up characters) on them later for a couple of specific fights. 

• A note on Core Characters: These are essentially "Job" classes from the various Final Fantasy games. We will be benching these guys out as soon as we get more named characters to fill in our party slots. As of the time of this writing, Core characters can't compete with other named characters mainly due to the following factors:

1. Overall bad stats.
2. Very limited skill selections.
3. No RS (Realm Synergy) stat bonuses, with the exception of the Monday Daily Dungeon. 

• To their favor, some Cores enjoy above average SBs (Soul Breaks) and RMs (Record Materias), a passive ability system we will be discussing as we approach level 50. 

• Tyro is also a notable exception to the above, simply for the fact that he can use every piece of equipment and ability in the game. Adding to this insane versatility, he also enjoys game-changing Soul Breaks, should you chance upon drawing his Sentinel's Grimoire or Healing Grimoire relics. The former gives your party a 200% DEF and RES bonus that stacks with other abilities that buff those stats, such as Shell or Protect. The latter gives you a Curaja (most powerful healing spell) level party heal, but costs 2 Soul Break bars to cast. It is still a very decent SB nonetheless.

• A better understanding of the basic mechanics in the game. You know about abilities, RWs (Roaming Warriors), targeting, item and orb drops, SBs, entering realms and overall flow of battle. You may have also completed Mako Reactor No. 5, in which case you also know about RS.

With all of that out of the way, let's take our next step in restoring the Records of the Great Chronicle!