Blue Archive
Blue Archive

Character Recruitment & Unlocks

Acquire new students in Blue Archive through the gacha recruitment system. Learn optimal strategies, item acquisition, and combat expansion.

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Character Recruitment & Unlocks

Acquiring new students in Blue Archive is central to expanding your strategic options and tackling increasingly difficult content. This detailed guide will walk you through the primary methods of recruitment, focusing on actionable steps, item acquisition, and optimal strategies.

I. Gacha (Recruitment) System

The gacha system is the most common method for obtaining new students. It operates through the "Recruitment" tab accessible from the main menu.

A. Standard Recruitment

  • Cost: 120 Pyroxene per pull, or 1,200 Pyroxene for a 10-pull.
  • Currency: Pyroxene is the premium currency, primarily obtained through completing missions, story chapters, events, and daily/weekly tasks.
  • Strategy:
    • Always prioritize 10-pulls over single pulls for efficiency.
    • Save your Pyroxene for rate-up banners featuring students you specifically desire or those with high meta relevance.
    • New aim for a balanced team composition (e.g., a mix of tanks, damage dealers, and healers) before specializing.

B. Limited/Event Recruitment

  • Cost: Same as Standard Recruitment (120 Pyroxene per pull, 1,200 for 10-pulls).
  • Availability: These banners are time-limited and often feature new or returning students with increased drop rates.
  • Strategy:
    • These are often the best banners to spend your Pyroxene on, especially for powerful or unique students who may not be available in Standard Recruitment for extended periods.
    • Check community tier lists and guides to assess the value of featured students before pulling.
    • Be mindful of the banner's end date to avoid missing out.

C. Recruitment Points (Spark System)

  • Mechanism: Every pull on a recruitment banner grants 1 Recruitment Point.
  • Guaranteed Student: Accumulating 200 Recruitment Points on a specific banner allows you to exchange them for one of the featured 3-star students on that banner.
  • Important Note: Recruitment Points are specific to each banner and reset once the banner concludes. They do not carry over.
  • Strategy:
    • If you are aiming for a specific 3-star student and have enough Pyroxene for 200 pulls (24,000 Pyroxene), this guarantees you the student.
    • This system provides a safety net, ensuring that even with bad luck, you can eventually obtain a desired student.

II. Hard Mode Stages (Farmable Students)

Certain students can be unlocked and their Eleph (character fragments) farmed directly from Hard Mode story stages.

A. Unlocking Hard Mode

  • Requirement: Complete the corresponding Normal Mode story stage first.
  • Access: Navigate to "Story" -> "Main Story" -> "Hard" tab.

B. Farming Eleph

  • Daily Attempts: Each Hard Mode stage can be challenged 3 times per day.
  • Drop Item: Successfully clearing a Hard Mode stage has a chance to drop Eleph for a specific student.
  • Initial Unlock: Once you collect the required number of Eleph (typically 10 for 1-star students, 20 for 2-star students), you can unlock the student from the "Student" -> "Eleph" tab.
  • Further Progression: After unlocking, continue farming Eleph from these stages to increase the student's Star Rank, which significantly boosts their stats.

C. Recommended Hard Mode Farms (Early Game Examples)

  • Chapter 1 Hard: Often features students like Serika or Akari.
  • Chapter 2 Hard: May include Junko or Fuuka Eleph.
  • Strategy: Prioritize farming Eleph for students who complement your team composition or those you frequently use. Check the stage rewards before committing your daily attempts.

III. Shop Purchases (Limited Eleph)

Various in-game shops offer Eleph for specific students, often on a rotating basis.

A. Eligma Shop

  • Currency: Eligma, obtained primarily from pulling duplicate students in the gacha.
  • Availability: Offers Eleph for most 1-star and 2-star students, and occasionally 3-star students. The stock refreshes periodically.
  • Strategy: Use Eligma to quickly star up your core 1-star and 2-star students, especially those you use frequently. Be selective with 3-star Eleph, as Eligma is a valuable resource.

B. Joint Firing Range Shop

  • Currency: Joint Firing Range Coins, earned from participating in the Joint Firing Range content.
  • Availability: Features Eleph for specific students, often those with unique utility or strong EX skills.
  • Strategy: Prioritize Eleph for students who are crucial for specific Joint Firing Range challenges or those you want to invest in for other content.

C. Total Assault Shop

  • Currency: Total Assault Coins, earned from participating in Total Assault (Raid) events.
  • Availability: Offers Eleph for a selection of powerful students, often including limited-time characters from past events.
  • Strategy: Total Assault Eleph is highly valuable. Focus on acquiring Eleph for meta-defining students or those who significantly improve your raid scores.

IV. Event Rewards

Limited-time events frequently offer new students or their Eleph as rewards for participation and completing event missions.

A. Event Story & Missions

  • Unlock Method: Progress through the event story and complete specific event missions.
  • Reward: Often, a new 1-star or 2-star student is given for free early in the event.

B. Event Shop

  • Currency: Event-specific currencies, earned by clearing event stages.
  • Availability: The event shop typically sells additional Eleph for the featured event student, allowing you to increase their Star Rank.
  • Strategy: Always prioritize clearing out the event shop's student Eleph, as this is a free and efficient way to strengthen event characters.

By diligently using these recruitment and unlock methods, you'll steadily build a powerful roster of students ready to tackle any challenge Kivotos throws your way!