Epic Seven is one of the top-grossing anime-stylized gacha games to ever grace the mobile market. With a robust and intuitive turn-based combat system, it has captivated millions of players globally along with hosting a successful multi-year World championship. As a new player, you will have access to resources in abundance. A judicious and strategic use of these resources is crucial for your progression. Let’s check out all the gameplay mechanics of Epic Seven in this thorough beginner’s guide!

The Combat System of Epic Seven

If you’re familiar with how turn-based games work, then the combat mechanic of Epic Seven won’t surprise you much. You firstly need to create a line-up of 4 unique characters and a Pet. In the beginning, you won’t get access to Pets, so don’t sweat about it. The characters can be of any rarity or element. Battles work in a turn-by-turn order, where each ally or enemy takes their turn depending on how high they are in the combat readiness stat. This is a passive stat that dictates the turn order of all enemies and allies. The higher the speed, the faster your hero will get turns. There are many abilities that can increase/decrease combat readiness as well. 

Each battle can consist of a single wave of enemies or multiple waves of enemies. You can get passive buffs such as HP recovery and Soul recovery by tapping on glowing structures when you move from 1 wave to another. This increases the intuitiveness of combat in-game. Epic Seven is fully equipped with multiple quality-of-life features such as 2X battle speed, auto-combat, auto-repeat, and background auto-repeat. The last feature allows players to simply focus on other in-game tasks while the battling continues in the background. 

The Gacha System of Epic Seven

As we mentioned before, Epic Seven hosts a linear gacha system that allows players to recruit the strongest heroes in the game. The gacha system of Epic Seven allows players to get both heroes and Artifacts making it a mixed banner. Keep in mind some banners only feature heroes, such as Galaxy Summons. You must know that there are 5 types of elements in Epic Seven – Fire, Ice, Wind, Light, and Dark. The Light & Dark elemental heroes can only be recruited via Galaxy Summons, Standard Banner summons, and Mystic summons. Both of these banners exist alongside the Rate-Up Banners. You can access the gacha system via the “Recruit” option. 

This will take you to a different portal that hosts multiple summoning banners. It’s important to understand which banners exist and their uses. Check them out:

• Standard Banner – This is the basic summoning banner. You can get any hero of any element in the game (excluding collaboration and limited heroes) via this banner. All the artifacts (excluding collaboration and limited artifacts) can be summoned via this banner as well. Covenant bookmarks are required to summon on this banner. It costs 5 covenant bookmarks for a single summon and 50 for a ten-pull. There exists no pity in this banner. 
• Rate-Up Banner – New heroes or existing heroes are usually highlighted via this banner. You have a higher chance of getting the heroes and artifacts listed as rate-ups on this banner. You can get only Fire, Ice, and Wind elemental heroes in this banner. Covenant bookmarks are required to summon on this banner. It costs 5 covenant bookmarks for a single summon and 50 for a ten-pull. There exists pity at 120 summons on this banner. 

• Galaxy Summons – This summoning banner is used to summon only Light & Dark elemental heroes. You can get any Light & Dark element hero in the game (excluding collaboration and limited heroes) via this banner. No Artifacts can be summoned via this banner. Galaxy bookmarks are required to summon on this banner. It costs 5 Galaxy bookmarks for a single summon and 50 for a ten-pull. There exists a soft pity at 20 summons which lets you do an enhanced galaxy summon for free. 
• Mystic Summons – This is a special summoning banner. You can only get heroes and artifacts that are available in the current rotation of the Mystic summon banner. Mystic Summons are required to summon on this banner. It costs 50 Mystical summons for a single summon and 500 for a ten-pull. There exists pity on this banner at 200 summons, guaranteeing you a 5-Star Light & Dark elemental hero. 

Understanding the Different Currencies and their Uses

It is equally important to learn about the different currencies at play in Epic Seven. The role- playing game has been out for a long time, and consistently releases frequent updates that have altered many currencies and their use cases. In this section, we will be talking about the basic currencies and their use in your progression.

• Gold – Gold serves as the primary currency in Epic Seven. It is available quite abundantly, with the major sources being quests, events, login rewards, dungeons, labyrinth, hall of trials, and adventure stages. Gold is also used in large quantities to upgrade your heroes, pets, and artifacts. It is also used to purchase items in the Secret Shop.
• Skystones – Skystones are the premium currency of Epic Seven. It is available scarcely, with the major sources being quests, arena weekly rewards, tower of ascension, and events. Players can use skystones to buy covenant bookmarks, refresh the secret shop, and purchase Energy.
• Energy – Energy servers as the bread & butter for your combat needs. Whichever PvE game mode you play, you will require Energy to enter the stage. It recharges passively over time or you can use Skystones to get more Energy. You can also get Energy via events, maintenance rewards, check-in rewards, and redeem codes.  

It’s recommended to play Epic Seven on a PC using BlueStacks with a keyboard and mouse for a 60 FPS Full HD lag-free experience on a bigger screen.