Heavenstrike Rivals has a total of four races – Humans, Felynes, Lambkins, and Ogurs. Humans, as you may expect, are the jacks of all trades and masters of none. Felynes are quick and have good range, and are your Gunners or Scouts. Lambkins are the Mages and Priests of the game. Lastly, Ogurs are the hard-hitting Attackers, or the high-hit point Defenders.
It may be fun to just select any random characters to make up your squad, and it also makes for a great trial-and-error strategy if you’re the type who wants to see what works and what doesn’t. But at the end of the day, the best squads are the ones where all characters allow you to play the game the way you want to play it. For example, a Scout rush squad is a great idea if you want quick, hard-hitting wins.
Heavenstrike Rivals has different types of quests and you should take part in them as much as possible. For instance, your Daily Quests will offer you different challenges from Monday through Sunday, and give you XP items for your units, depending on their class. Your Core Collector quests, on the other hand, will assure you of one core per day when you complete them.
If you want to avoid the inconvenience of having no units before you start a battle, make sure you have different types of mana cost units in your squad. Take note that early battles will start you with just two mana points, with mana increasing by two points per turn, reaching a maximum of ten points.
Your units will level up automatically once they earn more experience points, and you can get those XP by completing, and preferably winning battles. You can also train them with items or with other units by going to Inventory and selecting the Train command. This would allow you to sacrifice one or more units or XP-centric items so you can effectively evolve the target unit. Additionally, you can level up your units’ unique skills by training two units of the same skill type simultaneously.
Looking for new blood? Go to the Recruitment area if you’re looking to recruit new, and typically more powerful units – this area allows you to exchange Cores for new units, and you can do this either individually or in packs of ten.