Sword Of Convallaria: 9 Beginner Tips

We've seen the free-to-play/live-service model applied to various video game genres, including battle royales like Fortnite, fighting games like MultiVersus, and puzzle games like Candy Crush Saga. However, there aren't many big names in free-to-play tactical RPGs. Titles like Sword of Convallaria look to fill this absence.

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However, while SoC's live-service model interweaves itself with its tactical combat and leveling mechanics, it's much more than that free-to-play pixel RPG. We spent plenty of time crossing worlds between Elysium and the land of Iria. Here are some significant lessons we learned in our travels that will help you master Swords of Convallaria.

Login Daily To Receive Free Rewards

Daily login rewards are a familiar mechanic in free-to-play games. However, in Swords of Convallaria, taking a few minutes to log in each day, even if you don't have time to play, will contribute toward your progress.

Your login rewards include all sorts of goodies, including Elysium Coins, Hope Luxite, and Keys of Destiny. The resources you'll receive can help you level up characters, enhance gear, play through new story chapters, and more!

Purchase the Blessing of Hope to receive 80 extra Hope Luxite daily over 30 days, plus a 300 Hope Luxite top-off. That's 2,700 Hope Luxite for $4.99!

Complete Quests To Top Up Your Inventory

Another way to farm resources in Sword of Convallaria is by completing quests. And there are a lot of quests. How many types of quests are there? Take a look below.

What Types Of Quests Are In Sword Of Convallaria?

• Daily Quests: Daily Quests are missions that refresh every 24 hours. These quests reward Activity Points that unlock reward packs. You'll receive reward packs when you earn 10, 20, 30, 50, 70, and 100 Activity Points, respectively. You can also earn free Endurance by completing certain Daily Quests.
• Achieved Quests: Achieved Quests are Sword of Convallaria's version of gameplay achievements. You'll complete these quests by surpassing milestones like spending enough Elysium Coins, completing chapters of each game mode, leveling up characters, and more. Unlike Daily Quests, Achieved Quests do not expire.
• Event Quests: Event Quests correlate to specific limited-time events in SoC. Completing these quests will raise your reward level for the event. You receive rewards for each level you reach. Furthermore, you can purchase an event pass to get extra rewards. Considering that up to four events can run simultaneously, that's a massive amount of quests!

Focus On Leveling Up Your Rarest Characters

Summoning characters is a significant part of Sword of Convallaria. This character lottery is how you'll build your roster. You can summon characters by spending Secrets of Fate, which we earned plenty of in our first hours of gameplay. Before we knew it, our army of fighters reached 25 warriors!

SoC's characters have four levels of rarity: Common, Epic, Rare, and Legendary. Rarer characters have higher stats, making them a significant asset. Once you earn enough high-rarity characters, you won't use your Common heroes that often, if at all.

While characters can gain experience via battle, their primary source of improvement will be Common Experience and Elysium Coins, which you'll spend to raise their level. Considering that characters become more expensive to level up at higher levels, spending your hard-earned resources on characters you'll never use makes no sense.

When you save your resources for a core team of highly skilled characters, you'll come into battle with stats that give you an advantage over your opponents.

Read The Battle Guide To Stay A Step Ahead Of The Game

Sword of Convallaria does a stellar job teaching its basic mechanics and how to use them. However, you'll receive more in-depth lessons in the game's Battle Guide. The Battle Guide is an encyclopedia of terms and situations you'll encounter in combat.

We recommend checking out the Battle Guide whenever you see that glowing notification signal next to it. Often, you'll find much more information than what you've read in SoC's tutorials. Moreover, you may encounter information about tools and obstacles you have not experienced yet. It's like the game giving you a cheat sheet for future battles!

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Use Threat Range And Action Order To Outsmart Enemies

Regarding combat, Sword of Convallaria has two tools we believe are absolutely vital: Threat Range and Action Order.

• Threat Range indicates what spots make you vulnerable to enemy attacks.
• Action Order displays the turn order of every character in combat.

Between these two mechanics, you can expertly plan around your opponents' actions, thus neutralizing threats before they happen.

For example, suppose there is an enemy in range of a friendly character whose turn comes after them. In that case, you can use your current turn to eliminate the enemy before they can strike, thus protecting the targeted friendly character.

Threat Range is beneficial during escape missions, where you aim to reach the escape point without getting wiped out. You can practice using Threat Range in stage 0-8-1 of The Fool's Journey.

Did you forget the order of role counters? No worries! You can view them at any time by activating the Action Order feature.

Check Into Destiny Traces And The Astrarium For Extra Hope Luxite

In Sword of Convallaria, you can find rewards in places you wouldn't expect—for instance, both Destiny Traces and The Astrarium reward free Hope Luxite for passing game milestones. Destiny Traces chronicles your progress in Spiral of Destinies, while The Astrarium tracks the tarot cards you collect in The Fool's Journey.

How To Redeem Hope Luxite In Destiny Traces And The Astrarium

Menu

How To Open The Menu

How To Claim Rewards

Destiny Traces

• Select Destiny Traces from the Main Menu.
• Open Destiny Traces by approaching the bookcase in the cottage.

1. Click on the Remembrance tab.
2. Click on the Achievement and Performance subtabs to view completed achievements and story events.
3. Click on the Achievement/Performance Event to view it.
4. Click on the "Claim" button to receive the Hope Luxite.

The Astrarium

• Open The Astrarium by walking to the Elysium dock and crossing the glowing blue bridge.

1. Click newly obtained cards in the Tarot Collection.
2. Click on the "Claim" button to receive the Hope Luxite.

Check The Rewards Before Attempting A State Of Affairs Quest

One of Spiral of Destinies' unique features is the State Of Affairs quest system, which provides battle missions you'll complete to stabilize the regions across Iria. However, your quest attempts are limited to one per in-game week. Therefore, the missions you choose to pursue matter.

Quest difficulty will be your first concern since you'll want to attempt a mission you feel confident you'll win. However, if you want the most value for your attempt, review each available quest's rewards first. Then, you can choose the mission that provides the resources you need most.

Rest Characters Before They Become Fatigued

While The Fool's Journey exclusively focuses on combat, Spiral of Destinies adds a team management element. There are several facilities you'll utilize in the development of your troop of mercenaries. One example is the Haven, a lodge where characters can relax and recharge.

Endurance Points are not required to play Spiral of Destinies. You're good to go as long as you have a Key of Destiny. However, each of your mercenaries has a limited amount of energy. Fighting in a battle costs a character 10 percent of their energy. Meanwhile, dispatching a character costs 20 percent. Hence, the need for the Haven.

If you've built a reliable strategy with a handful of characters, you will likely deploy them more often. However, if you fail to track their energy levels while doing so, you risk losing a character to fatigue. When fatigue occurs, you cannot use that character again until they rest in the Haven.

As you can see, you'll have to drop your heroes off at the Haven whether you like it or not. So, it's better to drop them off at your discretion rather than lose them suddenly at an inopportune time. We recommend sending characters to the Haven once they reach 50 percent energy, except when you urgently need that character in the current week (think Critical Event Battles).

Speed Through Easy Quests With Auto Mode

After you've dedicated enough time to Sword of Convallaria, you'll notice your characters outrank the game's available missions. In this case, you'll guarantee victory regardless of strategy. Therefore, you'll likely get tired of choosing actions when strategy feels inconsequential. Fortunately, there is a workaround for that.

SoC has Auto Mode, which will automatically play the game for you. You can activate Auto Mode via the A/M button in the upper-left corner of the screen. Additionally, you can toggle on Fast Mode and click the "Speed Up" button to hasten the battle. This mechanic is handy for Crossing Worlds quests, where the terrain and enemy layout remain the same while only the difficulty increases.

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