Enigma of Sepia is a popular mobile RPG featuring a mix of idle RPG along with rogue-like and Gacha elements. Apart from that, there are tons of characters to summon, create teams, and engage in both PvP as well as PvE. So, to help you dominate the battles, here's a complete beginner's guide for Enigma of Sepia.
After you complete the tutorial, which takes around five minutes to finish, you should first redeem the Enigma of Sepia codes. Not only does this provide you with tons of in-game resources like Star Diamonds and Elite Contracts, but it also helps you gain a headstart compared to other players, which can be quite useful, especially in newer servers.
Now, the most important aspect of every Gacha and idle RPG is getting your hands on top-tier characters for your team. This can be done through summoning, but there are three kinds of summoning in Enigma of Sepia, namely Elite Summon, Friend Summon, and Faction Summon. Among them, Elite and Faction are the ones you need to focus on.
There's around a 1% chance to pull an SSR+ character from Elite Summon, and 0.1% to get a UR rarity one. While on the Faction summon, an SSR+ or a UR is guaranteed every 10 draws. If you're unhappy with your pulls, you can always choose to reroll your account by logging out and changing servers. If you want to know how to do it in detail, check out our reroll guide.
With over 40 different characters to summon and choose from, it can be quite confusing on which ones to focus on and invest your resources. So, to help you choose the right ones, here are the best units in Enigma of Sepia:
Apart from the above ones, there's Giselle who is arguably the best SSR+ and has tons of use in PvE and PvP modes. For F2P players, Little Sai and Nova with 10+ stars are also great for mid to late-game usage. For a detailed look, check out our tier list for Enigma of Sepia.
As you might've seen, the core of your team isn't the character itself, but how you build them. So, to help you build your units correctly, here's a detailed overview:
Apart from the above, it is recommended that when you're building your characters, your team's core or the best unit should be at least 100 levels higher than your remaining units.
Shikigamis are a very important part of your team's formation. Even though you can equip up to 3 of them in the late game, you'll be starting with Onimusha. But, do note that Tsukuyomi is by far the best Shikigami for your team in Enigma of Sepia. You can eventually get her from Shikigami Wish.
Your team's formation is what matters in the late-game and PvP modes. If you haven't optimized your lineup, then even with top-tier characters you'll be losing. So, here are some good lineups to use in Enigma of Sepia:
Characters: Eclipsea (Core), Satoria (Sub Core), Little Rasi, Sylvia, Eldwyn, Lumina
Essentially a one-shot lineup against PvE and Boss-fights. Every character stacks up Bleed debuffs and then deals a massive burst with Eclipsea's Rage skill.
Characters: Carmilla (Core), Chronis (Sub Core), Ivy Lynn, Nora Zorana, Bipolaris, Ginara
Arguably the best lineup for PvP, excelling in Defense and Counter attacks. Decreases opponent's skill triggers while dishing out massive DPS and counterattacks.
Characters: Lumina (Core), Elysia (Sub Core), Little Rasi, Scientia, Cheshire, Eclipsea
Relatively easy to acquire the characters and star up to 10✦. Works well in every mode, and has great synergy among units. Overall quite balanced.
The Great Voyage mode in the Void Rift is your go-to mode if you want to farm Gears and Scrolls in Enigma of Sepia. You can clear stages in this Rogue-like PvE mode to get Epic, Legendary, and even Mythic rank gear at stages 1-12, 13-44, and 45+ respectively, which have good chances of Scroll drops. You can then synthesize them at the Factory to increase their rank even further.
There are a total of seven types of Shops in Enigma of Sepia. So, to help you avoid confusion, here's what you should buy from each of them:
Apart from the above shops, the other three shops have fixed items that are permanently available. Just buy the characters or Life Skills that align with your team.
For more on Enigma of Sepia, check out Enigma Of Sepia Tier List & Reroll Guide – All Characters & Shikigami Ranked or Enigma of Sepia Codes on Pro Game Guides!