Complete Resonance Solstice Beginner’s Guide: Getting Started Fast
Resonance Solstice offers a fresh mix of train management, resource trading, and strategic card-based combat in a post-apocalyptic anime world. If you’re new, this guide will help you build a strong foundation and progress quickly so you can enjoy the journey and keep your train rolling across the devastated continent.
Key Gameplay Systems
Resonance Solstice puts you in the role of a conductor managing the COLUMBA train. Your goals include reestablishing trade routes, upgrading your mobile base, facing real-time card battles, and collecting heroes. The main progression loop involves:
- Navigating cities and taking on quests
- Delivering cargo and gathering collectibles along routes
- Defending the train from enemies with your team of heroes
- Managing resources, trading, and upgrading facilities
Cities unlock sequentially as you complete missions. Each city offers new goods and unique rewards, so plan your deliveries and trade carefully for efficient growth.
Building a Strong Beginner Team
You begin with a basic roster of free heroes, which are suitable for initial battles. As you start summoning new characters through the gacha feature, focus on assembling a balanced team of five by mixing key roles:
- Attacker: Delivers heavy damage (Ilona, Maruha)
- Tank: Absorbs hits and protects allies (Tennie)
- Healer: Restores HP and removes debuffs (Suen)
- Buffer: Boosts stats and controls crowds (Nayuta)
Try to fill each of these roles for versatility. Assign one hero as the team leader; their leader skill can set the tone for your playstyle. The leader’s special skill does not consume energy, while others require careful energy management.
Combat Basics and Strategy
Battles combine automated actions with manual strategic choices. Your heroes attack automatically, but you control their skill card usage. Monitor your energy bar and unleash powerful skills at the right moment for maximum impact, whether clearing mobs, healing, or shielding the team.
Understand each hero’s skill effects and choose your activation timing based on enemy threats. Many beginner teams succeed by chaining skills together (combos) and targeting the highest risk enemy first.
Resource Gathering and Efficient Progression
- Collect tracksides and mission rewards: Always tap on cargo and collectibles as your train moves to maximize resource gain.
- Daily login: Log in each day for free costumes, summon tickets, and upgrade materials. Consistency here speeds up progression significantly.
- Early upgrades: Prioritize expanding your train’s capacity and opening new trade routes for long-term resource flow.
- Research and train management: Upgrade crew facilities and personal compartments to unlock additional passive bonuses over time.
Rerolling for Top SSR Units
The fastest way to get a powerful start is to reroll for high-rarity SSR units like Nayuta, Ilona, Maruha, or Joshua. Follow a basic reroll method: use guest accounts, clear the tutorial, perform summons, and reset if you don’t pull a top SSR. If you get one, bind the account and start progressing.
Top Early Game Tips
- Build a lineup around synergy, not just raw stats
- Invest resources in both heroes and train upgrades
- Experiment with battle card timing to learn combos and skill order
- Follow daily login and quest routines every session
- Don’t ignore trading and base management; these feed back into team growth
