Game Guide · Free-Spirit [FREE]

⚔️ Warrior team

A long-fight team that gets stronger the longer it survives. Works everywhere (PvP, campaign, world boss, guild war) — recommended for free and light spenders. Weak early burst; relies on growing its core heroes.

Build order: Marlena → 다스칼 → Harper → 조야 → Arthur
Lineup: 2 tanks · 2 damage · 1 buffer — front: 다스칼, Arthur; back: Marlena, Harper, 조야

1 Marlena UR Main DPS

Stars
8~9★ → final 10★

Skills
Ultimate → Active → Passive → Basic

Gear
Weapon → Gloves → Boots → Armor

The heart of the team. Best gear and stars go to her first.
2 다스칼 UR Main tank

Stars
early 6★ · real 9★ · final 10★

Skills
Ultimate → Passive → Active → Basic

Gear
Armor → Boots → Gauntlets → Weapon

Buys time for Marlena by soaking damage. Don't build him for attack.
3 Harper UR Buffer

Stars
early 6★ · real 9★ · final 10★

Skills
Ultimate → Passive → Active → Basic

Gear
Weapon → Gauntlets → Armor → Boots

Judge him by how much Marlena's damage grows, not his own.
4 조야 UR Sub DPS

Stars
early 6★ · real 9★ · final 10★

Skills
Ultimate → Passive → Active → Basic

Gear
Weapon → Gauntlets → Armor → Boots

Invest after Marlena, 다스칼 and Harper. Steady damage late in the fight.
5 Arthur UR Early main tank → support tank

Stars
early 7~8★ · late 9★ · final 10★

Skills
Ultimate → Active → Passive → Basic

Gear
Armor → Boots → Gauntlets → Weapon

Main tank until you get 다스칼; still useful later in defense content like guild and server wars.
6 클레아 SSR World boss buffer

Stars
8~9★ · final 10★

Skills
Ultimate → Passive → Active → Basic

Gear
Weapon → Gauntlets → Armor → Boots

World boss only; weak in PvP. Never before your core URs.
7 실리아 SSR Early growth support

Stars
6~7★ (9★ 이상 비추천)

Skills
Ultimate → Passive → Active → Basic

Gear
Weapon → Gauntlets → Armor → Boots

Speeds up the campaign early; swap her out once that job is done.

Star-up order

Marlena 6 → 다스칼 6 → Marlena 8 → 다스칼 8 → Harper 6 → Marlena 9 → 다스칼 9 → Harper 8 → 조야 8–9 → Arthur 7–8 → 클레아 7–9 → 실리아 6–7

Who gets rare gear

Weapon & gloves: Marlena > 조야 > Harper / Armor & boots: 다스칼 > Arthur > Harper

Common mistakes

Raising many URs at once · over-investing in SSRs · stars without gear and skills · building Harper like a damage dealer

Source: BLACKWATER #236 · 퇴근의지배자

🏹 Ranger team

A burst ranged team that removes the enemy's key hero fast and breaks the fight. Counters the warrior meta, great for climbing the arena. Flow: buff → debuff → AoE damage → backline kill.

Build order: Red Lady → Cynthia → Louis → 벨 → Shadow
Lineup: Front: Louis; back: Red Lady, Cynthia, 벨, Shadow — gear and skills in the same order

1 Red Lady UR Assassin (backline killer)

Stars
6★부터 진가

Skills
Ultimate first

Gear
Attack gear first

The team's win condition. Invest in her first and most.
2 Cynthia UR Main DPS (AoE)

Stars
레드 레이디 다음

Skills
Ultimate first

Gear
Attack gear first

The team's main firepower; next after Red Lady.
3 Louis UR Front tank

Stars
min 생존력 확보 후 꾸준히

Skills
Passive first

Gear
Defense gear first (no attack gear)

Every extra few seconds he survives means another round of team skills.
4 벨 UR Attack buffer · healer

Stars
버프 유지 가능한 수준까지

Skills
Ultimate → key passive → the rest

Gear
Weapon → Gloves → Boots → Armor

An attack-based support, not a pure healer. Giving her defense gear first is the biggest mistake.
5 Shadow UR Debuffer

Stars
마지막 순서

Skills
Ultimate first

Gear
Attack gear to strengthen debuffs

Boosts every damage dealer even if the log doesn't show it. Never before Red Lady.
6 Ash SSR DPS + buffer (S tier)

Stars
SSR 중 1순위

Raises monster damage of the top-2 rangers — great in world boss.

Growth stages

Early: focus Red Lady (Louis only to minimum survival) → Mid: Cynthia → Louis → 벨 → Shadow → Late: finish gear and skills of your core heroes instead of new ones

Never do this

Raising every hero at once · Shadow before Red Lady · attack gear on Louis

Source: BLACKWATER #236 · 퇴근의지배자

🔮 Mage team

A sustained team: burn → execute/combo → skill cycling, stronger as time passes. The key is landing the first and the second ultimate reliably.

Build order: Joker → Billy → Nicole → Annie → Ulfred
Lineup: Front: Billy, Ulfred; back: Annie, Joker, Nicole

1 Joker UR Main DPS (execute)

Stars
10★까지 최우선

Top priority for everything; the others set up Joker's executions.
2 Billy UR Protector tank

Stars
min 8★ · real 9★

Skills
Ult 30 → Passive 20–25 → Active 20 → Auto 20

Gear
Armor → Boots → Gloves → Weapon

Stun immunity and damage reduction protect the team's skill cycle. The best counter to Red Lady teams.
3 Nicole UR AoE support healer

Stars
min 8★ · real 9★

Skills
Ult 30 → Active 25–30 → Passive 30 → Auto 20–25

Gear
Weapon → Armor → Boots → Gloves

Attack = healing. Don't neglect her weapon.
4 Annie UR Sub DPS (backline weaken · burn)

Stars
min 8★ · real 9★

Skills
Ult 30 → Passive 30 → Active 20–25 → Auto 20

Gear
Weapon → Gloves → Boots → Armor

Not a main DPS — she weakens the backline so Joker can finish them.
5 Ulfred UR Counter-attack tank

Stars
min 8★ · real 9★

Skills
Ult 30 → Passive 20–25 → Active 20 → Auto 20

Gear
Weapon → Gloves → Boots → Armor (skip armor star-ups)

Gets stronger as he's hit. Too much damage reduction weakens his reflect damage.
6 Stardust SSR World boss support

Stars
핵심 딜러 완★ 후

Skills
Active → Ult → Passive → Auto

Gear
Armor & boots (survival) first; attack gear last

Weak in PvP but lifts the whole mage team in world boss. Invest after Joker, Annie and Nicole.

Battle checks

How many ultimates fired? · Did the second ultimate land? · Did the backline fall first? · Did Billy die before his ultimate?

Source: BLACKWATER #236 · 퇴근의지배자

🏰 Cathedral upgrade requirements

To upgrade the cathedral, these buildings must be at least the listed level. (Data as of March 2026)

Cathedral	Building 1	Building 2	Building 3
1~3	-
4	목재 창고 1	식량 창고 1	약초 저장소 1
5	성벽 3
6	성벽 5
7	훈련장 4	길드연락소 3
8	훈련장 6	길드연락소 5
9	성벽 8	길드연락소 7
10	성벽 9	병원 7
11	연구실 7	훈련장 10	약초 저장소 7
12	연구실 11	성벽 10	항독소작업장 7
13	연구실 12	길드연락소 11	농장 7
14	연구실 13	전사조각상 12	벌목장 7
15	연구실 14	훈련장 14	약초원 7
16 *	연구실 14	훈련장 14	약초원 7
17 *	연구실 15	전사조각상 14	식량 창고 7
18	연구실 17	병영 15	약초 저장소 7
19	연구실 18	전사조각상 17	항독소작업장 10
20	연구실 19	길드연락소 18	농장 10
21	연구실 20	훈련장 20	벌목장 10
22	연구실 21	전사조각상 21	약초원 10
23	연구실 22	병원 22	식량 창고 10
24	연구실 23	성벽 23	목재 창고 10
25	연구실 24	훈련장 24	약초 저장소 10
26	연구실 25	전사조각상 25	항독소작업장 13
27	연구실 26	훈련장 26	농장 13
28	연구실 27	병영 27	벌목장 13
29	연구실 28	길드연락소 28	약초원 13
30	연구실 29	훈련장 29	항독소작업장 15

* Levels 16–17 appear two different ways in the source; please double-check in game.

🎯 Event guides

Crystal Valley · picking skills

Pick 1 of 2 skills per level — choices are permanent. Lv.1–4 are passive, Lv.5 is used manually. Kill plague rats to collect skill crystals.

Lv	Left	Right
1	Auto-gain 1,080 crystals every interval	+1,500 crystals per plague rat
2	Single-hero march size +50	March speed in the valley +25%
3	+5,000 crystals on a won vein fight (60s CD)	+5,000 crystals on a lost vein fight (60s CD)
4	Gathering speed +15%	Incoming debuffs -30s
5	Hero damage +15% for 60s (300s CD)	Gathering speed +50% for 60s (300s CD)

Recommended picks (Lv.1 → 5)

Strong · fight for the center RLLRL If you can win, win rewards pay the most
Weaker · safe gathering RRRLR Avoid fights, gather as much as you can
Low power · still contest the center RLRRL Even losses pay out — keep challenging
Aggressive gatherer (winnable fights only) RRLLR Gather normally, steal veins from weaker players

Mind the cooldowns on Lv.3 and Lv.5. Choose by server situation, guild plan and your power. · Source: BLACKWATER #236 · 퇴근의지배자

Siege Wipeout

5-wave relay fight near the guild rally point · 9 event levels · under 30 min · 5-minute prep at start

5-min prep — Find the green circles (zombies) and gold circles (boss).
Clear green circles — Everyone clears the zombies in the green circles.
Gold-circle boss — Everyone lands a hit; the boss dies and the wave ends → repeat to wave 5
Wave rewards — Claim after each wave; rewards grow by stage. Restart the game if they don't show.
Random x2 — Sometimes rewards double (e.g. 1,800 → 3,600 diamonds)

💡 Don't move your city toward the circles — troops move faster from farther away. From wave 3, clear with squads 1 and 2 only.

Elixir War

Guild vs guild, 30-minute score battle. Buildings + camp gathering + potion pouches = points. Guild score decides the winner; personal score sets personal rewards.

Building	Opens	Pts/s	Role	Priority
Elixir Castle	after 10 min	80	Decides the match (center)	★★★★★
Alchemy Workshop	at start	50	Key early points	★★★★
Medical Tent	at start	30	Heals wounded troops	★★★
Observatory	at start	10	Capture points +10%	★★★
War Ruins	after 10 min	10	Allies ATK/DEF/HP +15%	★★★
Cursed Altar	after 10 min	10	Enemies ATK/DEF/HP -15%	★★★
Migration Gate	at start	10	Shorter move cooldown	★★★

Lineup — R5/R4 pick 20 starters + 10 subs; active players first.
Prep (5 min before) — Set squads, check the map. Don't wander outside the safe zone.
Early 0–10 min — First Alchemy Workshop; then Observatory, Migration Gate, Medical Tent (mid/low power). Never charge alone; leave defenders after capturing.
Mid 10–13 min — All main forces to the Elixir Castle; assigned players take the Ruins and Altar.
Late 13 min+ — Camps and pouches flood in. High power defends; mid/low power gathers and collects pouches.

💡 Low power still helps through defense, gathering and pouches. Troops are provided for the event; heal the wounded at the Medical Tent.

Overview

A plague has turned animals into beasts. As a plague doctor you rebuild a ruined town: treat patients in the Sanctuary, assign survivors to the right buildings, and fight with up to 5 heroes. Early on, just follow the main quests.

As of 2026-11-08