FGO BEGINNER'S GUIDE! Tips + Tricks for New Players!

[@KuroiHoshiV]

To all new players: "Hey, that's hell you're walking into."

[@ivanbluecool]

New player:cool I got emiya.

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

ivanbluecool Old Master: ...Goddamn it

[@ivanbluecool]

@@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec me:oh I got hercules and stheno. Time to force emiya with Sr ticket.

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

@@ivanbluecool I got Emiya to Np 2 and Her is on level 90

[@ivanbluecool]

@@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec oh that's good. Can't wait for jp buff o np spam.

[@engokaneki5674]

Fgo tip: Treat you servants well and kind, they will repay you back(A certain Fire hint from the near future)

[@Juustopizza100]

????

[@adamtan3746]

@@Juustopizza100 its probably bond saint quarts

[@zero2852]

He's talking about Bond Fire which increases the bond further than 10

[@engokaneki5674]

@@zero2852 Your right, I’m talking about the bond fires

[@theallies2007]

@@engokaneki5674 explain, man of the Future. What do they do, per say.

[@VigilancerX7]

If I was to offer advice based on my 3-ish years of experience, I would say the following: 1. Don't burn low-rarity Servants because they're low-rarity. _1a. Going off of a former FGO comrade's advice, set Mash and Hans among your highest priorities. While they may not have much in the way of farming potential, they're very efficient for story-related content and serve you well even in late game and challenge quests. 2. (Partially stolen from Fino) Pick your "main team" to raise. Starting out, you'll be suffering from low resources to raise Servants with, so being selective on who you want to bring up first will allow you to focus on creating a strong team rather than scattering said resources all over the place and letting the overall quality of your roster suffer. _2a. Raise one Servant of each class. While some might disagree and state that a single Berserker can serve you well enough, Berserkers--strong and versatile as they are--are frail as heck, and I'm allergic to that shit. __2b. Find who you like and raise them as well. While not all Servants are created equal, most, if not all can do serviceable work in the early- to mid-game at the bare minimum, and with enough work, a good number of them can do well even in late game. With that said, love for a character is the biggest motivator for me personally, so if that also applies to you, you can use that judgement on top of the previous to create your main team. 3. Don't feel compelled to roll immediately. This game is full of amazing Servants and will throw as many chances to bait you into rolling as possible. While it's possible to lucksack someone who catches your eye on week one, it's equally possible you won't, so think twice before rolling the first big shiny banner you see. _3a. If you're still unsure who to roll or save for, don't hesitate to check the FGO wiki and other similar sources for banner and Servant information. There may be minor spoilers in some cases (eg: True Names of Servants from Part 1.5 chapters, but FGO itself gradually drops this after a while), but the risk is far outweighed by the benefits of the added knowledge. __3b. Aside from Saint Quartz, I also recommend setting aside some Friend Points for the future. Aside from 3-star event CEs, 4th anniversary will expand the FP gacha pool with some new additions that range from good to heckin' amazing, most notably seven new bronze Servants and 5-star EXP embers. 4. Participate in events as often as you can. This goes even to veterans, but as mentioned earlier, new players will be especially lacking in resources, so once you complete a couple of chapters and feel confident enough in your team and self, don't hesitate to start jumping into events. That said... _4a. Don't be afraid to slow down when you need to. Whether you're busy, stressed, or whatever, sometime you're just not in the mood to play, and that's okay! Some events can be overwhelming even to experienced players, and there are more things to life than FGO. So if you're feeling a need to put the game in the backburner, do it. __4b. Continuing from the previous point, don't stress out if you break a login streak. Speaking from experience, I've been in situations where either due to life, stress, or simple forgetfulness, I broke my streak and missed out on some goods. I would internally freak out when it happens and beat myself up over it (especially if it happens by mistake). More recently, however, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm going to make mistakes like that, and even if the game penalizes me for it, I won't give a crap. While I still encourage being as active as possible, I also want to encourage players to do whatever it takes to keep their relationship with the game a healthy one. 5. Trust your judgement. This is admittedly better suited for once you become more comfortable with the game's mechanics, but can also apply to new players as well. While the FGO fan community can offer plenty of advice and information, there are times when you might face negative judgement for your Servant or gameplay preferences, and tensions can arise. Whether you're a whale or F2P, whether you follow the meta or not, and so on and so forth, how you decide to play is up to you, and you don't have to take anyone's shit if they don't like it. Also, some folks just undeniably talk out of their arse, and are most definitely not worth your time. fffff I'd spent so much time writing this, I lost track of what else to put. Ah, well. Those are my 2 cents for now.

[@kotoriitsuka4418]

As a new player (I started in December of 2020), I'll keep these in mind. I actually missed logging in because I simply forgot, and I just move on and continue with the story. Thank you for the tips :)

[@vidsbyleo]

Hey man, thanks so much for taking the time to write this out. This was really informative and helpful, I appreciate it!

[@adityaajay6786]

thanks my guy, it helps a ton

[@harshversegaming]

Thanks dude . This helps a lot.

[@rlman5741]

Give this man A Crown He deserve it Btw Thanks on Tips I forgot how play this game cuz I take a break and play other games

[@jaya0177]

Tip: If you like a certain servant and find that they are not high on the tier list, don't even bother with that tier list. Just use that servant because and no matter what they all need the love and respect from you as their master

[@darkdart2497]

Wow you feel bad in a game character?(yeah this happened to me too I want them all to be equal I don't want to abandoned it)

[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

@@darkdart2497 trust me, this game is good at making you care about the characters.

[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

Also, almost EVERY servant is good. Almost all of them can do a good job. The only ones I think they can't are Geronimo and Phantom

[@eertikrux666]

The first generation of FGO players are real chads who fought without over leveled supports and also become strong enough to help new players

[@eyasa9448]

Ahhh yes back when having a friend with a level 50+ Hercules used to be a jackpot

[@gamefeed8561]

Tips for new player: -Don't burn servant until they np lvl 5 no matter is it 1 2 or 3 star -Appreciate what you get -Clear fuyuki for some event -Saving Quartz for servant you targeted (I suggest Godjuna for this year) -Don't Skip Lottery event Last but no least -F2P BTW after get some SSR

[@weefyeet6177]

-Don’t skip lottery event I skipped christmas and I’m suffering forit

[@AreiaMercurius]

How many servants max should you go for each year?

[@AreiaMercurius]

Also if I get a servant late when my party is established should I still level or not?

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

I don’t want good characters bro I just want the people I like. How do I get Achilles, Karna, Quetz, Mordred, Gil, Artoria?

[@AreiaMercurius]

@@jamesonedwardsii4943 karna is getting a rate up with Arjuna alter soon.

[@darylchiu9030]

Tips for new players: Level up Hans. Give him starting charge/star gen CEs. His support might not matter in the early game but in late game, you'll practically lean on it. Even when I already have my own Merlin, I STILL call upon his help on those BS CQs where every turn counts.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

Is a starting NP better for him than Prisma Cosmos? I figure I'm not clicking on his cards if I can avoid it, (aside from arts chains) so a passive NP gain is the most useful thing he can get.

[@darylchiu9030]

Prisma Cosmos is good if you have him grailed and not be a support in an Arts Crit team. Generally though, a 50% battery CE is better because it lets you fire off his NP on turn 1 because he needs recovery to offset the fact that he's a very fragile support w/o specific setups and/or considerable investments in his HP stats. tl;dr Prisma Cosmos for Arts teams; 2030 or 50% charge CEs for everything else

[@KhanMann66]

Hans is great but his 80% buff can screw over big time especially for tough boss with gauge HP bars.

[@darylchiu9030]

@@KhanMann66 Just treat the stat gains as bonuses, what you're really after is the sustained healing, that part is guranteed on his buffs.

[@ivanbluecool]

Stuff I wish I could tell myself back then. Reroll until you get yourself a nice unit like hercules. All units are good to get but pick one of each class to raise. If you think you have enough experience cards or materials guess again you never do. Get every grail and welfare you can even if you dont like the unit. Prepare ahead on banners and save for what you want. Never compare yourself o other people's luck and focus on yourself and your units you like. Raise David Hans Arash and Spartacus mvp low stars and mashu especially for later game. Do all weekly missions to stack up quarts fragments. Log in Everyday Ask questions if you are confused as the community is friendly and will answer Most importantly enjoy the game and play at your own pace.

[@tranminhnguyen6217]

On first step: If you got Ibaraki DON'T RE-ROLL! SHE'S AS GOOD AS HERACLES!

[@ivanbluecool]

@@tranminhnguyen6217 well short term yes as she gets a better attack up for the team but long hercules is still overall better fully leveled with two ways to protect him on base. I got both and ibaraki at np 2 but I use hercules more for sustain.

[@harits2930]

i want ask btw, ii'm just play this game for 2 month, and i''m still on early chapter in babylonia, after this there is oniland right?, the requirment is beating certain chapter in lostbelt 2 roght? should i rush for it or not ?, thanks.

[@ivanbluecool]

@@harits2930 you got until the 15th at most so you could probably make it to lb 2 with a few apples in case but if you can't thier is always next year but make sure to do Babylon as new Christmas doesn't have a rerun for the free ruler. I would suggest to finish them as soon as possible to not miss out on all the good stuff in the event

[@harits2930]

@@ivanbluecool Thanks for the tips, btw i plan it to do the christmas even

[@ChaldeaGurus]

Thank you guys so much for watching this video! If you're new, I hope it was helpful! If you're a vet, comment below your tips for our new members of the FGO Community! Let's have a conversation! Also, if you haven't already, come by and join our DISCORD! We'd love to have you there!: discord.gg/chaldeagurus

[@setsunafujimaru6602]

Also another note if you have any more questions on the game you can ask the boss on his stream days he mentioned on the video.

[@dominicsantiago271]

Smash mash

[@DJcystrom]

Thanks for making the video!! I've been playing FGO for some time now, but I have some friends who picked up the game in the last few weeks, and I'll definitely be sharing this video with them!!!

[@spyox2215]

Any advice on what my first banner should be? No idea what to summon for 😅. Right now my only card of worth is big boy heracles and I'm basically putting everything into him.

[@Veloric_]

I think one of the biggest tips for new players is not to compare themselves to others. Especially people like me who have been playing since day 1. It's easy to get lost in what other people have and assume it's the end all be all.

[@SubScenes]

Big tip: Join the Community! Whether it be discord, reddit or wherever, a big part of why fgo is so big is the community, memes and fun between everyone. Since this is a single player game, it can be easy to feel alone in the game when you cant even talk to those in your friends list, but joining a community makes it much more fun along with getting a lot of help

[@creatingdark9186]

Now listening to Musaki saying that Martha and Emiya are two of the best starters in the game makes me feel lucky about my account. 2 years ago, in the beginning of time ( :^P ) during reroll I got both Emiya and Martha.

[@poonar2179]

Same as me, my Martha already at bond 10 and Emiya is coming along. I can't wait to use his new power.

[@grypp5865]

I got martha too but the ruler one.

[@spencerblais2539]

My tips for newer players: 1. As Musaki said, do NOT judge a Servant by their rarity! That 5 Star Servant on Rate Up may seem tantalizing to roll for, but don't judge your account based on that alone. There are Bronze and Silver rarity Servants that many veterans such as myself that have huge value in long term. For example, the 2* Rider George is a fantastic budget tank, having a rare three turn taunt and defense up on demand with a Guts to keep your more fragile units alive for longer fights as he eats some damage. Plus if you pulled Siegfried in your tutorial roll, he and George provide strong synergy by making anyone a Dragon as old Sumanai goes to town on the opponent. 2. Save your Quartz for who you want the most. This may sound complicated, but speaking from my early days of playing this game, the gacha can be a cruel mistress. Depending on where you are in the game, it would be best to hold on to those precious Quartz until you find the Servant that's right for you to try and get. There are plenty of individual Servant guides out there and the Wiki is your friend if you want to know more on who's coming up and if they are someone you would love to have on your side.

[@SpaceBabyFlaz]

Just downloaded yesterday because the anime, and I wished I watched this earlier to reroll but it’s all good. These actually really nice tips , Preciate it I gotta leave a like & sub

[@ChaldeaGurus]

Glad you like them! Expect another video with more tips in the future! ^O^

[@SpaceBabyFlaz]

@@ChaldeaGurus for sure, I got Marie antionitee on my tutorial summon, does she have a value I should know of

[@Yohane350]

FGO tip for beginners. -You missed Skadi

[@aceofredz4680]

Who?

[@svabeast5267]

@@aceofredz4680 a very strong assist servant

[@mous3y490]

:(

[@meko9979]

Me, an Arknights Doktah: *visible confusion*

[@blakeholte4602]

@@meko9979 same

[@lesliecastillo1056]

My own tips I learned when I walked into FGO for the first time: - Don’t skimp on some servants because of their lower class rarity. Mozart (Free Star Bomb as one of his skills), Shakespeare (for buster support) and Hans Christian Anderson (Basically budget Merlin) are servants you want to level appropriately and that’s just for supports alone. Cu for an unkillable lancer DPS, Medea because of her NP effects, and even Spartacus as a great F2P wave clearer for farming. - IGNORE TIER LISTS! Grail whomever you want and save your Saint Quartz for the servants and the banners *you* want because that’s part of the fun (and stress) from this game. - If you have or want to pick a servant for certain gameplay reasons, I would personally recommend waiting until the free SR ticket where there a great servants that service for this type of thing. Also, if you failed to get a specific SR from a banner, this free SR ticket also works to guarantee a copy at least if they are not limited. Ie. Nitocris for farming, Berserker Lancelot for Skadi looping, and Medea Lily for being only one of two dedicated healing supports in the entire game even in JP. - Complete the story chapters in a timely manner since, especially now in NA, you will be given very sweet awards (Saint Quartz, Golden Apples, Gold Exp, etc.) retroactively in future campaigns and even some events require completion of some parts of the main story (Like Oniland and the completion of LB2 to participate).

[@protoaltus]

I took a glance at a few videos and heck, I didn't know you could reroll. I got Eli but grailed Medusa. I started halfway through the Accel Order event and burned through everything and finished all 100 missions, even Darius. Now, I'm at Camelot for the rare possibility I can rush to OniLand since I heard Shuten Caster is good. And boy, being analytical in the earlier harder events paid off. The bosses are significantly harder but I got through Gawain with a single quartz (Because I was shocked at first and didn't want to rerun.) and Mordred in her second fight with a single command spell. (Iri came in clutch with her guts and was the last one standing at like 1k HP.) And there ya have it. You can speedrun easily until Camelot where you actually need strategic approaches but it's better to take your time, especially if you're a sucker for the plot. I have to go and watch every single dialogue when I qualify for OniLand. And YES. ARASH is my go to plug wave clearer.

[@lesliecastillo1056]

Prototype Vr. 2 Arash is my go to as well in most team comps for farming lottos and just farming in general. For story, this is why I mentioned that the story chapters should be completed in a timely manner and not just rushing it when it’s first available or having to possibly miss out on an event for not completing it on time. Especially when players enter the Lost belt Arc which is very story driven and a lot of the events from this point forward in FGO NA do story wise connect to the events and characters within the Lost belt saga. Which is why I would also recommend to newer players that do not worry about stuff like completing LB2 just to participate in Oniland, that event will get a rerun so that they can actually slow down a bit enjoy the story and the story fights.

[@setsunakyuuki4369]

Hey Leslie are you still in for role-playing let me know or Dempsey.

[@protoaltus]

@@lesliecastillo1056 oh I'm planning on watching EVERY SINGLE DIALOGUE when I get into the LBs. I do have the general gist of all the stories since I tend to let the thing play out if I know it's a important battle. I commented about my craze for good lore in my full comment. I won't let lore be the last thing I leave since I wanted to play this game because of it first and as a game next.

[@WM_1310]

I remember the time when 200 ap is considered a lot. Good times

[@kshitijraj461]

I have 2200 So, I'm good right now, right?

[@Andrew0973]

Just started the game and enjoying this guid for beginners and got lucky with berserker on my rolls. He’s really been useful so far

[@dhost3911]

Just started this game and rolled Heracles first time xD Edit: Just clarifying that I was happy to note I received one of my favorite servants at the start xD

[@ChaldeaGurus]

That's awesome! Welcome!

[@ralphjiandelacruz9593]

Me too I rolled him alongside penthesilea on my first days playing

[@zosteezy7863]

Lmao same, now I have him, Napoleon, Nero (burned), Lancelot Saber, Altera, Ana, Tesla, Nitocris and Musashi

[@KafCat69]

Lol I rerolled 16 times yesterday and no heracles wtf 😐😭😂wish for me to get her 😂🤦‍♂️

[@brandnewentity2696]

Yeah I'm a newbie and i got Heracles aswell

[@setsunafujimaru6602]

Oh and here's my tip at the end of every chapter you get a Holy Grail use them wisely who you want to upgrade I guess once you use it that's it it's gone forever.

[@NIkonEX-]

there is another tip, use it on your waifu(s)/husbando(s) or arash or hans for memes

[@setsunafujimaru6602]

@@NIkonEX- counter tip remember if you want to be Tactical use it on a good unit Arash is a good Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch and Hans Christian Andersen is like a Poor Man's waiver but can get squashed like a bug.

[@Inquisite1031]

​@@NIkonEX- "use it on your waifu" is the worst advice to be given to any1 who is new and doesnt have alot of grails nor have alot of golds nor have alot of different class DPS'es, the ones u grail are the ones that scale well with grails and most of the time are ST DPS units, never grail Supps there is literally no need to. Arash for example gets 10 levels with "a" Grail now thats good value ... Space Ishtar for example gains 1.2k ATK just from grails, not the best example but there are other units like that, that are not neccessarily a limited 5* but gain alot of stats from grails .. so u wanna grail those .... And As a new player u would wanna Grail the ST DPS of the Class that u do not have 5* or 4* on. And most waifus/husbandos will be 5*s or 4*'s that do not really require grails in the first place

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

@@Inquisite1031 dude help me a bit. I dont care about any characters, i mean i dont care about getting certain waifus or effectiveness of a servant or progression. If the attack animation is cool i will use them. So, i dont use mesh. Been playing for 3 days, level 23, 2200k qp, 150 mana prism, my 4* is martha(cool animation). I like 3*caeser too. I also have 3 star chulain and medea. Only character i want is that samurai guy (temple gatekeeper lol) . I farmed a lot. - But what do i do about levelling up? Didnt wanna waste resources so havent upgraded anything yet , can i feed as much xp card as i want to a character ? And do xp cards give bonus when stacked up ? Whay about 1*xp cards ?-do i burn them all ?? I also got a summon ticket what of it ? - Also can i complete the current event as a beginner ? One of my friend has lv92 saber and with buster buff she just obliterates even 200k hp bosses with excalibur - I dont like mesh, hopefully not using her wont hindrance my enjoyment, since i am fine with slow progression

[@Inquisite1031]

@@btchiaintkidding7837 Mash is extremyly helpful in all situations, u can do everything without using her but as a new acc/player i would advise leveling her and her skills and then stop using her later, but u can also not use her completely if u choose but shes a zero cost, useful in all situations servant so i highly recommend leveling her and using her but if u hate her that much yeah dont level her ull be fine, however once u come to understand the game abit more u will understand how broken powerful she is, Party wide Damage cut + Def Up, 20% battery with invincibility, a taunt with 400% NP gain and a dont kill any1 + Damage increase NP. Using XP on the same class type is nice, but if u try to do it everytime u will lose ur mind, its ok to not match things every time Martha Rider is very useful for many many many bosses, debuff clear and buff removal is no joke. Caesar is one of the best 3* ST sabers out there his damage is very high for a 3* and will get buffed idk exactly when tho u can look it up. Cu is by far the best 3* and the best 3* lancer by a mile, he is also a good last man standing level his 2nd skill to 10 and he just refuses to die. Medea is an on demand Buff Removal and one of the only budget caster ST DPS altho her damage is on the low side but Madea is a unit i have leveled on all my accounts, thats how helpful she is. There are 2 ways to play the game well 3 i guess - 1. U get Carried by Friend Supports 2. U Use ur own units and story supps 3. u mix the two Choose how u want to play, me personally i find getting carried all the time extremely boring and it greately detracts u from learining how to play the game properly, but u play the game how u want, using ur own units all the time and not getting carried will be slower tho as u can rush thru almost the entire game using OP Friend Supports. Summon tickets = 3SQ basicaly GL with those :) If things get difficult but u really want to kill the boss for some reason, use command spells and SQ revives, there is not a single boss or CQ in the game that cannot be beaten using CS and SQ revives.

[@demetrionthered925]

I just want to express my appreciation of Saber in thumbnail.

[@orionperez4985]

How about a guide surrounding the importance of Friend Points, Mana prisms or apples? I think new players will appreciate advice on conserving friend points and apples for strong material gathering events OR help with making the most out of buying stuff from the mana prisms shop or expanding their second archives!

[@jlester163]

On the gacha side 1 Don't roll on story banner 2 sell your soul to the devil for luck 2.5 pick a banner except story 3 pray Hope this helps

[@muchluck7981]

Sorry, Misread instructions. Rolled in Story Gacha and got Np2 Nightingale.

[@jlester163]

@@muchluck7981 got artemis(orion) too, but since that day, I haven't even gotten a single 4 star servants till now

[@kfgfgh9871]

Would rather roll story than current halloween banner tbh

[@astolenhotpocket13]

Got Np2 Banana and a cat Archer... Uhhhh

[@someguywithabirdface2583]

Reroll for kscope

[@Parelf]

My suggestion... Always reroll Elesabeth Barthory... Her Noble Phantasm is tears inducing. And not because it dose alot of damage. It dose cause a debuff... And the debuff affects you as well when you see how little damage it dose.

[@Sakura9ify]

Literally.... Why has nobody told me this last march?! All the rank up quest and everything and she still makes me cry....

[@Parelf]

@@Sakura9ify Looking at her support skills dose make her a good support, and her NP can be used to soften enemies for another servant's AOE NP. The curse effect is just there for visual effects, as 1000 damage a turn won't look like much to a 400 000 health enemy.

[@Sakura9ify]

@@Parelf welp, np aside I don't know why but I still love her xD I still always bring her with me xDDD as a supp she's good, especially since the majority of my servants are females :3

[@Parelf]

@@Sakura9ify Lemonade out of lemons my friend. She's good for farming, and her bond 10 CE is a good passive party heal. Especially if you're facing archers.

[@fevierenie671]

Despite being a new player myself, I can give one solid advice: Cu and Ushi are your best friends, esp against pillars. Those two carried me through JAlter Berserker event and through the story so far (currently on the US chapter).

[@ChaldeaGurus]

Good tip! =D

[@SethHydra]

Agree on a lot of these, hell it would've been really helpful when I joined a year ago. One thing I'd like to add is Caster Helena is one of the better starter servants since she's got a party NP charge as well as buffs that generally improve your teams performance.

[@ChaldeaGurus]

I'm glad! Sorry it took a bit to come out Honestly, if Caster Helena was in the NA pull, I would have mentioned her as well. She's insanely good. But, she's not in the NA Tutorial Pull yet, to my knowledge.

[@ayoshi5616]

My tips are: -Level up Euryale -Feel free to spend quartz in the beginning, since you still need more options of servants. Just make sure it doesn’t become a habit, and learn to save them (unless you want to be a whale, ydy) -Update your support servants and ces, that way more people may accept your friend requests -Remember the game is supposed to be fun! If you feel overwhelmed it’s okay to take a break

[@tomori8916]

Why euryale

[@ayoshi5616]

@@tomori8916 because Gawain I didn’t really have a problem in his fight since I had her leveled up

[@Inquisite1031]

@@ayoshi5616 who the fuck has problems with gawain at this day and age, even without a supp herc or any1 who can just solo him for that matter, leveling a character thats good for like 2 fights in the entire game when u can level other DPS that are good for gawain and other fights is way better..... talking strictly gameplay here, if u like euryale go ahead no problems.

[@markdanieldelcarmen7807]

What should i priority first euryale or martha?

[@whydoistillusethissite8626]

Here are a couple tips I picked up, and I'll split them by category (Please notice me Musaki-senpai!) A) IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE GACHA SCENE AS A WHOLE "Do not expect the game to hand out its 4-star and 5-star characters" A bit of personal background behind this one, my first gacha game was Azur Lane and that game had a RIDICULOUSLY generous SSR drop rate of 7% (7 times as much as FGO's rate for you newbies out there) and so I was spoiled by getting SSRs left, right and centre. Jumping ship to FGO however I had the cold water of truth splashed into my face when I realized these games weren't all sunshine and rainbow summoning rings. So if you are coming into this game with the mindset that it will shower you with unlimited QP, saint quartz and best daughteru Jack the Ripper right of the bat....well you've already lost. "Do not, and I mean DO NOT spend your saint quartz and tickets willy-nilly" or maybe you do, it's your account after all. Fino Plays in his beginner guide video said that you should pick one to two gold servants at maximum and save for them and I, to a degree, agree with him. I don't recommend being the type of person to hop onto FGO, do a couple of summonings for the heck of it every day and hop off. You need to treat the game like a limited resource game. Those saint quartz are hard to come by unless wallet-kun is involved. The game might shower you with them in the beginning, but believe me that generosity will not last. You should browse all the available servants, look for your favourites (waifus over meta, FIGHT ME!!) or the ones who's skills or niche catch your eye and save for them. It gives you a better chance of securing them instead of tossing your resources sporadically at different banners to get a gold servant....that you probably didn't even want or need. Which leads me to my next tip in this category: "Do not roll for the sake of rolling, do not roll a 5 star JUST BECAUSE they are a five star and most importantly do NOT aim to "beat" the game by collecting all the 5 stars...or all the servants for that matter" Time to splash some cold water in some faces now. If you are coming into FGO thinking "I'm going to be the next TouhouSniper98. I'm gonna own all the 5 stars and have them NP 5. I'm gonna have all the Craft Essences max limit broken and at level 100" well I got a taste of reality for you, that is either going to be VERY expensive or you will have to be VERY lucky. Like I mentioned above, be wise with your rolling. Don't be tempted by a character you have no interest in just because they are the highest rarity, and don't waste your rolls trying to get someone you don't even need nor want. It will be hard passing up a banner with a 5 star on it, nobody said it will be easy. But practice restraint and set your priority targets in mind. And if you have a collector's mentality, the "I want to have at least one copy of EVERY servant" kinda guy/gal, then FGO might just be a system shock for you, because you might find it miserable when the game throws the same characters at your face over and over. So don't get into FGO with the intent to "beat" it or "complete" it. "Do not be compelled to grind the ever-loving shit out of this game" Fino Plays said it best in his video, "nothing kills enthusiasm for a game like grinding the fuck out of it". If you feel your urge to play start to wane, take a breather. Hop online, get your daily reward, do some AP quests like material, embers or QP and then hop off. The aim of FGO, like any game, is to have fun! so don't feel the need to be in the rat race all the time. B) SOME FGO SPECIFIC TIPS The tips above apply to ANY gacha game (be wise with rolling, know what you are getting into, don't be compelled to grind yada yada) but these are FGO specific "RARITY DOES NOT EQUAL POWER. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK, RARITY DOES NOT EQUAL POWER" Musaki put it best in this video. Do NOT underestimate bronze or silver servants just because their star count is lower. They often have tools in their skill set that would make even the 5-star servants green with envy. G&A Reviews put it best, "It is skills, not stats, that makes the servant" If you want some suggestions, here are some that I saw from a KZbin comment that I could help but share, so credit goes out to you Mr. KZbin guy! : Hans is your budget Waver Ushi is your budget Ozymandias Shakespear is your budget Merlin Lu Bu is your budget Heracles Cursed Arm Hassan is your budget Jack Euryale is your budget (if not better) Artemis and Cu is your bro "Clear Fuyuki as soon as possible" Many events require the completion of Fuyuki as a prerequisite, including a FREE 5 STAR TICKET IN JUNE NEXT YEAR (kinda a big deal) so uhhhhhhh get on it. "Participate in Events as much as you can" Even if you can't beat it, Events offer a TON of resources, EXP and potentially powerful servants for free depending on the event. Lottery events are another point of priority as they are an endless mine for resources including Embers, Skill Gems, Materials, Mana Prisms and QP. If there EVER is a time to disregard my earlier advice and grind the game...this is it. Welfare servants as mentioned above are another VERY important point. Get them as soon as you can. If it means swallowing your dignity and abusing command seals or quartz for revivals to get through some of the harder parts...DO IT. Depending on the Welfare servant in question, your lost quartz would have paid for itself tenfold. Remember kids, "Quartz is Temporary, Rider Kintoki is never coming back" Phew, that's all I can do for now. Good luck to any player seeing this (whether new or old). May your rolls be gold.

[@boringguy3496]

Thx

[@telekgoreng2189]

Played the game for 3 years on JP server and i'm still watching some fgo guide like this lol

[@sithmaster4305]

Back in my day we had to grind with Jeanne D Arc friends for hours to get a couple of servants up!

[@ChaldeaGurus]

Those were simpler times! LMAO

[@vongolashodaime1975]

I instead just grinded the lowest lvl till I could jump on the next till the 40 AP with just an * insert support here * , I never knew about that Jeanne strat

[@loganquinceyhinterberg4547]

A tip from your friendly F2P: Hunt down specific supports for your friend list, and make sure you have more than one of each support you definitely need on your friend's list (for example, I have at least 5 different Merlins, 2 Enkidus, and at least 3 of each of the other main supports I take for things). It helps you to be able to find the Servant you need a bit more frequently! And do remember to have fun!

[@astroboy6203]

me: finished lb 3 and all pseudo , also me : OKAY I NEED THIS BEGINNER GUIDE

[@lolaandjoe123]

Started the game six days ago, just beat LB1! Wish I had caught your guide sooner, thanks for the content.

[@MrScottishDEMON]

I have watched this video several times now and it's so good.

[@the_wake_]

Great guide! Thanks for helping us newbs out. If only I'd seen this earlier. Now I'm stuck with a level-12 Stheno I'll never use and too far in to restart. :P

[@DragoNirogashi]

you know for someone that has played for 2 years and got through all of the story. I am disappointed that I neglected my 1-3 stars until last new years. now I'm slowly leveling all my servants

[@FINGERB4NGING]

Day 1 player here but still coming in to give this video support!! I'll be sending this video to others I hope to convince to play FGO!!

[@forpeanutjelly4323]

Thanks for this guide! I just started recently and am playing it very casually. I hope I'll be able to give some time for this.

[@princeappleX]

Thank you for making this video, Musaki. I started playing for one and a half years but intermittently. Your updated tips and recommendations certainly help~

[@vongolashodaime1975]

The biggest tip I can give is : NO YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH QP , YOU JUST DON'T. So don't think CEs like Mona Lisa are useless to you because you had 300k QP at the beginning and it didn't decrease for 6 months cause it'll disappear before you know it once you decide to raise 4* and 5* servants skills. Outside of the tickets, fous and exp cards in the Da-Vinci shop , you should save extra mana prism for CEs that'll boost your Bond exp and QP drop. Recommendation would be Chaldea Tea time and Bella Lisa for the future but I think QP is more important than Bond at least for now , and you'll be able to rebuy the other Bond CEs in the rare prism shop too later on because we'll get rare prism from already owned welfare starting this Christmas as well as from some campaigns. Note that to get the CE max limit broken to get the intended max effect you need 5k mana prism so keep on saving. The Bella Lisa will come next year around February so look out for it

[@connorstec9096]

Ive only been playing for two months or so now but this helps a lot. I was just playing not knowing how anything worked and am definitely guilty of burning some stuff lol. Super helpful vid man!

[@shujii9634]

Oh noice i just rerolled. And got 2 Heracles

[@zero2852]

Thanks for always helping out the new players and the community. I would love if you could explain the Command Code system as it will help newer player and pros as well.

[@MasterHades92]

Emiya was the very first 4 four servant I summoned when I started playing

[@AegisTelos]

Mine was Tamamo Cat. I didn't know these things when I started, so I didn't reroll, but I heard from Touhou Sniper that Tamamo Cat is still a helpful Berserker to start off with.

[@MasterHades92]

@@AegisTelos Interesting I have her as well but as a Caster

[@AegisTelos]

@@MasterHades92 Lucky.. I want Caster Tamamo sooo bad... She was my favourite Servant to use in Extra.

[@MasterHades92]

@@AegisTelos I just happen to be lucky because I just randomly did a 10 saint quart summon one day and boom she appeared

[@MrArrino]

@@MasterHades92 Yeah, that game can be sooo unpredictable. I have Jack, Ivan and Brynhildr just because one day I thought "It is a good day to roll", and did one shot :)

[@inari8039]

Another starter 4* I would recommend is Carmilla, her NP hits so hard (something rare for an Assassin) and with her skills she can benefit the whole party

[@laovazquez927]

Me, having farmed gilfest to death and up to date with the story "oh, beginners tips? I need this"

[@zuheiender4494]

I started the game 2 yrs ago with stheno. Honestly have no regrets.

[@OhLuminatica]

I remember first starting out and I painfully forced through the summer event to get Summer Jalter, I was level 11 at the time and when i finished and got her through the power of kind people accepting my friend requests I was level 70 and had a brand new Jalter.

[@mrfreehdx9069]

Got Archer emiya on my first roll, nice video btw!!!

[@RyugaSemVoid]

Only one tip absolutely prepare to feel the salt of not getting the servant you want but do your best to save for gssr for a guaranteed 5 star

[@Gambit17]

I feel pretty lucky. I actually got Archer Emiya during my tutorial roll and Martha not too long afterwards.

[@nikolowolokin]

Been playing jp since like 2016. Just started na during the summer event with jalter. Now im going ham on 2 instances of fgo..... Dont necessarily need the tips, but i just enjoy watching stuff like this, never know when you can pick up some new info! Thanks man!

[@adonis3726]

Thanks for making this. I’m starting out from zero, I know nothing.

[@prime1172]

Game mechanics and speed might be a little difficult to understand but once you mastered it you will really enjoy the gameplay more

[@trollpoggers]

i got 2 heracles when i started playing 2 months ago and HOLY GOD THIS GUY IS A MONSTER

[@fatesalt7413]

He's carrying me on my current playthrough

[@mawile3037]

I'm a collector so I always keep at least a single copy of whatever, especially when it does FGO things like increases the limit on something

[@bluerose2857]

Ngl, I only clicked the video without reading the title because I saw Arturia. 😂

[@mndy129]

It's an excellent thumbnail ngl, with big and clear text alongside the most recognizable character of the franchise so

[@poonar2179]

I like it when you campare Choco and Hans, you can't judge the book by its cover.

[@vongolashodaime1975]

Also funny story : When the Mona Lisa CE dropped , Sean made a video about imperatively getting all 5 copies asap. At that time it's been around 6 months more or less and as a new player I had around 300k qp from the beginning and it didn't decrease at all to that point so I thought that he was spouting nonsense and that I didn't need the CE at all but BOI WAS I WRONG XD. QP hell is always there but thankfully I got it thanks to Medb's Spiritron Dress last summer rerun unlocking it for me in the RP shop and with the MP that I saved now it's MLB finally .

[@julio173]

That's me right now trying to choose between unlocking Mona Lisa, Chaldea Lunchtime or if I wait to get Chaldea Teatime

[@malko8619]

Oh..... Somehow i did all the tips unintentended and got 2 martha, saved a much, got summer jalter and now trying to grail arash

[@dax0318]

Good thing I draw Heracles a while ago, I'm happy

[@AJLaz000]

Musaki: DO NOT BURN ANYTHING!!! Me looking at my 10 rare prisms: . . . ffffuuuu-

[@MogaMomoga]

I feel ya brotha lmaaao

[@MrArrino]

If you have 10 RP then you are certainly not new player ;) Well, If you have NP5 4* (or Shteno I guess) then you can burn something. Aside from Mona Lisa, Chaldea Lunchtime, Personal Lessons and Anniversary Blonde MC (which is 6 RP total) there is nothing interesting for F2P player in the Rare Prism Shop. At least until we will get Event Reruns to buy.

[@rejoicingfakepriest201]

What about tips and tricks for an old player? I'm running out of apples :')

[@jhoeofhoe]

Stop using apples when there is a rerun, minimize use of gapples in new events and only use them in lottos or raids like in the apoc event

[@ivanbluecool]

(joke btw) Easy solution. Use saint quarts and farm bond with bronze servants. Boom now you have more apples than you know what to do with and easy farming.

[@rejoicingfakepriest201]

@@jhoeofhoe I was mostly joking, but I want to speedrun the reruns so I can get those GFous and second Mecha Eli... and I started late.

[@rejoicingfakepriest201]

@@ivanbluecool Thank you, excellent solution, very cool! (I was reading from bottom to top, so not gonna lie, you got me at the first half)

[@ivanbluecool]

@@rejoicingfakepriest201 yeah just wanted to have a little fun. Was seeing hxh and thought around the rules since all you wanted was gold apples and "technically" I'm telling the truth. Bur yeah all good fun. Also people think I'm famous now in 3 communities I'm in. It's weird

[@engokaneki5674]

Fgo beginner tip:Once you go whale, your in some more gacha hell

[@zilongma5067]

Thanks for the tips, I got into the game today and will be keeping these tips in mind. Very good video keep it up. 👍

[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

I watched this video a year ago when I started to play. It served me really well. I'd like to give some advice as well: 1- Just play with the servants you like. All of them are viable if you pay enough attention on the game mechanics. There isn't really a metagame since there is no PvP content, and of you are facing difficulties, just let a friend support carry you on early content. 2- Be patient. The prologue is so-so and the first chapters are kinda weak. But believe me: the story gets way, WAY better. It can and will make you cry, laugh and scream on happiness and sadness at the same time. 3- Try to learn the game mechanics. You can just roll over everything up to America with a good support, but once you hit Camelot, it will bite you in the ass if you did not learn how to play nor raised your servants. Don't be cheap on materials for the servants you're using. 4- Raise, if you can, at least 1 AoE servant of every class for farming purposes. They will hit harder than a berserker most of the time. 5- Rise at least 1 ST servant of every class. This is even more important because you'll need that half damage taken on boss fights. 6- Get every Mystic Code on the Chaldea Gate. All of them are useful on different fights and will make the difference between win or lose. 7- Don't spend SQ neither on AP refill nor revive. It's a waste of the more precious resource on this game. Your AP will refill naturaly and if you really want to keep playing at the moment, use some apples. In a similar way: use your command spells to revive if you really want to, they refill one per day anyways, and if you lost the battle Even with the first revive, it's better to just level up your servants or come with a new strategy. 8- Take a few time to try and know every servant you get, even if you don't like them at first sight. They can surprise you and become your favorites if you give them a chance. 9- Don't pay attention to the people who said "OMG THIS GAME IS SO HARD IF YOU DON'T WHALE FOR THE BEST SERVANTS". That's no true. They're just salty people who suck at playing. You can find plenty of channels on YT about beating every battle on this game with free units only. 10- And finally, just enjoy this game. Is a game after all.

[@twodopeboys9356]

Just picked up the game this definitely helped new sub here for sure 👍🏽 also get Emiya yesterday re rolled then watched the video today Rip 😂

[@Satsat0730]

"hey, thats hell you're walking into" ehh i want more fate so uhh yeah

[@kore2932]

Much love! Thank you for the tips

[@gast321]

for new players: there are typically 3 types of teams, buster, arts and quick teams. Go with arts teams if you are f2p. there are many good f2p arts servants and supports, such as Hans Anderson, Mozart, Helheim, etc. Plus, you will always find a Zhuge Liang in your caster support friend list.

[@i.s.a.t.newroman8992]

Back then I played without reading/watching any guide about FGO. Good thing my rational mind do almost all the tips listed here except reroll, and my starter is d'Eon and Jing Ke. The beginning of my adventure is weird but I'm glad I can reach lv140,

[@lordtouchme77]

Same i also got d'eon at first but then gacha god decided to bless my roll and give me salter.

[@enilair_2213]

To new players, this is hell you're walking into, so get out while you can

[@uyeah1234]

Tip. Level Rider Ushi, Cu lancer, Robin hood, Hans, and hundred face. They are easy to level and will carry you.

[@overlordw1093]

For new players please put all the servants you can in your support list and put craft Essences on them otherwise more experienced players won't pick you up as a friend.

[@pilosopotasyovii3290]

I'm thankful for Musaki for inspiring me not to misjudge and mistreat a servant due to their rarity. Now, I'm happy to have Lvl. 100 Medea, Ushi-Rider, and Cu. Thanks Musaki!

[@rockingalan]

This was helpful. Should ease my mind a bit now

[@nuiharime3410]

Kinda late but this really helped getting me started and learning type advantages. I'm that type of player who discards anything that isn't a higher rarity but i've saved everything so far, there's a free christmas unit but i can only participate when i'm x amount of chapters and people on reddit advised against speeding through so.. just gonna get my ranks up and chew through the story. Thanks for the tips my dude!

[@ojankiseki252]

"Level Up Mash!!!!" just because Mash did a natural damage, it dosen't mean she bad. Mash is the only Servant to have 0 cost, and she will save you especially in the 6th singularity

[@alexmason1604]

Not to mention that she can go full unga bunga damage in the lost belt chapters if you time her buster card buff. Seriously, i laughed my ass off when she did straight up 80k on ivan on the last turn in his last boss fight.

[@hollowficate]

2:03 THE 🐐

[@ktsp_05]

I just starting playing fgo, this video helped me a lot!!

[@nameerav.g1395]

Omg ive burned arash multiple times before realising he actually pretty good now I'm starting to level him up

[@ShikiT]

Don't burn any 1-3* Servants before NP5

[@franklinlemons8571]

Keep doing awesome work!

[@coneilfrancisnvt10]

Thank for the tips. It really does help a lot.

[@Raccoon0115]

Thank you so much! ❤️ It did help me, i was very lost! Thank god i didn't burn anything yet lol

[@hippyman698]

Wish I saw this when I first started! I'm going on my 2nd year and I wasn't aware of the whole "Rerolling" part of the game. My friend that got me into the game, who's been playing since it dropped, didn't mention it to me. Now, don't get me wrong, I pulled Liz on my first Roll and, other than Mash, she was my first one that I Bonded to Max, and I absolutely love her. Who'd my friend get, though....? F***ing Herc! XD Naw, I'm good, though, really, with her. Love my Dragon girl to death and I wouldn't change her out for anything! Anywho, great vid, dude! If you can get a chance to do it, I think that a vid on the different Classes would be great. With a new player coming in, they'll most likely not understand how the "Weapon Triangle" works completely, so I think it'd be great. I'm not saying to go into EXTREME detail, but just give the basics about them.

[@civicrider5556]

its been one year till i started and i'm doing pretty well, i'm done with all the story chapters, have 11 SSRs (3 being limited) but i'm in one of the "hells" which players should definitely avoid, when i saw the second tip about using up the extra AP to farm EXP, i actually didnt do that since i cheezed some of the chapter with a support herc and your starter servant will come in handy pretty well if it is one of the three mentioned, martha is really good support servant and did get a lot of rank ups since her NP was a bit lacking until you do the rank ups. this video was recommended so thought of watching it just reminiscence with the past. great video also for suggestion, this will come in handy at some point, follow class affinity and work more on berserkers since they have effective advantage against all other classes and use the support system as a "test drive" type thing, it helps you know what are the skills of a servant and how good he/she is

[@smjaiteh]

Tips to new players: It's not just a waifu game. Extra copies of Servants are used for the Noble Phantasm tab. Don't be me. True story: I got a second copy of Heracles on my second ten-roll ever (the one after the starter roll), but since I had no idea how to play the game, I fed him to some other Servant as XP. Don't know who; probably Mata Hari or something. By the way, more than a year later, and he's still NP1.

[@FenexDragonis]

Ive been playing over 2.5 years.. as a 100% free player. I think a very important thing for new players, especially those going the 100% free route, is patience. Get those daily login bonuses/free summons.. horde summon tickets.. dont feel pressured to rush though content(excluding events circumstantually). I have a very broad roster, more due to playing persistently and wisely than actual luck, though it helps.

[@shinyespeon2813]

Me who got Ruler Altria and 5 star Tomamao before finishing France: I didn't know re rolling existed

[@ChaldeaGurus]

That's some great luck! ^O^

[@shinyespeon2813]

@@ChaldeaGurus it took this being my 2nd account to get it. I was on the Merlin banner when I got Tomamo. So, I saw Caster, got excited, and then it turned around. I was excited and upset at the same time 😅

[@Frankenmuppet]

Straight up, I just a couple days ago got Heracles to bond 10 and.... Nice is right 😲 So glad I rerolled for him when I first started playing

[@doesjuminhanisgay2031]

My first mistake was burning a ssr ce, glad it wasn't Kaleidoscope XD

[@MrArrino]

As always, very good guide. I didn't know about rerolling during, so I ended up with d'Eon. Not bad taunter, but certainly not servant useful during starting chapters of the game. Especially since at the beginning you want someone with flashy damage dealing NP :) As for leveling Mash. I personally thing that up to singularity 6 you don't need her. But on the other hand at that point she becomes crucial to your team survival. So maybe not level Mash ASAP, but pour some XP in her from time to time. As for Arash - It is good that you mention him. I wish I know about his gimmick much sooner and it took me more than 9 months to level him up :)

[@danmart9660]

After getting chloe i stopped playing the event not realizing her ascension material can only be obtained in that event

[@aditadits5452]

One of the best guide for beginners.

[@thatblackdude2645]

8:52 lmao haha that is literally what i am bro im not even joking im gonna go grind that mission rq great video dude

[@lapizinvertido6080]

An advice i would give is to keep an extra copy of leonidas and georgios at level 1 to buy some turns on difficult fight or just take some NPs this also allows them to keep their strongest servant alive for longer

[@DragoNirogashi]

For starting servants Sig could work since you can get saint George a 2 star to help with damage

[@KHMDarkness]

Wait, we are going to get a chance to get Chloe again!? Oh thank GOD! I figured I would never be able to even get her since I started playing in Feb in 2019. Also, as some advice to new players; be sure to try and limit break as many different 3 Star CEs as you can (with the except of event ones, since that can be rather difficult). Chances are, you won't be able to equip every Servant in your team with a 4 Star CE, or have one that would benefit the one you would like or need to use. And with how often you will get them, either from the Friend Point pool or from regular rolling, you should be able to get a fair few. And if you can't get a few limit broken in time, that is fine, there is plenty of time, and some of the best 3 Star ones are summonable through all banners. For example, Ryūdō Temple. I personally used this CE a lot back when I first started, having it give you 15% more NP damage and starts your Servant out with 30% NP charge when it's Max Limit Broken (or MLB for short, as some players call it). Though feel free to burn the Tofu card... everyone hates that... So many Mapu Tofu CEs... instead of the Servant I want... T~T

[@shirayukinobunaga9424]

Heres a Tip: when you get a chance to get your first free servant, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOu HAVE HERCULES When his buff comes his guts will stack making enemies take longer to kill him

[@hachi9561]

i cheesed my way to level 64 in like 3 days on jp just to get the Saber Karna