RWBY: Amity Arena is a brand new strategy game from NHN Entertainment, that’s based on the popular Remnant: The Board Game. Available for Android and iOS devices, the game puts you in charge of assembling a team of Hunters and Huntresses in order to compete within the arena. Choose from a wide range of characters from Vale, Mistral, Atlas, or Vacuo. You can then take your team and spar with fellow Academy students, or head straight for the real battles in order to climb the ranking ladders.
There are several locations for you to unlock, as well as dozens of RWBY characters to recruit. If you are a fan of the animated series, you will be glad to know that Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang can all be recruited for your dream team. As with any strategy game, the real battle begins with building your deck. If you need some help building a powerful deck, then go ahead and check out our RWBY: Amity Arena tips, cheats and strategies!
1. Balance Is Key
RWBY: Amity Arena starts you off with a basic deck that can help you get a good grasp of how battles work. However, keep in mind that everyone else has the same deck and will most likely master how to counter it within the first few hours of gameplay. It is best if you start customizing your deck as soon as you can recruit enough alternate units. There are over 40 different units available for you to recruit. While most of the really good units won’t be accessible until you unlock new locations, you can still tweak your deck to make it work.
Each deck contains eight different types of units. When assembling your team, the first thing you should consider is the Aura cost. Aura regenerates over time during battle, but that does not mean you can afford to keep waiting. Make sure you throw in some low-cost units, so you will have some fodder to stop the enemy’s advance while you wait for enough Aura to bring out the big guns.
The composition of your units should also be balanced. Don’t just focus on heavy hitters as these usually take a while to get across the screen. Consider bringing along three units that fight in groups, then one chunky unit like Ursa Major or Atlesian Paladin to soak up the damage.
2. Focus On The Side Towers
As you will probably notice, there are three lanes in RWBY: Amity Arena, with two side turrets on the left and right, and one large tower in the middle. Unlike in similar games, you don’t need to take down the side turrets in order to attack the main tower. It is, however, recommended that you take out at least one side turret first. Charging through the center is possible, but it will also be suicide since you will be taking fire from both turrets before you can reach the main tower.
If you feel confident enough to charge on through the middle, feel free to do so. The safer and more logical approach, though, is to take down one of the side turrets first in order to reduce the threat before moving on to the main tower. As an added incentive, destroying a side turret expands the area where you can drop your units, allowing you to summon them closer to the enemy tower. This makes it more difficult for your opponent to defend.
3. Team Synergy Is Important
Just because you can afford to send out a unit does not mean you should. Manage your Aura properly and wait until you have enough to send out units that can work together. The synergy between your units will help ensure your success. Of course, you will still need to defend when necessary. What you need to consider is whether or not you should hold off on sending a particular unit if you think he will be able to work better if you send him out with backup. Otherwise, you will end up just sending your units to their doom, and they will never get to see the enemy towers.
If you are short on ideas, Coco and Ursa make a good combination. Ursa takes the front lines while Coco fires away from behind. Baby Death Stalkers and White Fang Gunners also work great together if you are trying to rush a turret. Alternatively, you can also send out Yatsuhashi with White Fang Gunners for more pushing power.
4. Tweak Your Decks
RWBY: Amity Arena allows players to make last-minute tweaks to their decks. You can swap out cards right before the match begins. Do this by tapping on any card from you unit roster then hitting the Use button. Players may also create up to five different decks. Once you have recruited enough units, try to build five decks with different tactics, so it will be easier for you to switch to a different style depending on your opponent.
5. Upgrade Your Common Cards
While the ideal scenario is for you to upgrade all your cards, your limited resources and the difficulty of acquiring rare cards will make that almost impossible. It is better if you prioritize upgrading the common cards that you often use since that will bring up their stats to a more acceptable level. On top of that, you will most likely get a lot of these common cards, making it easier to upgrade them compared to the rare ones. Don’t worry because rare cards usually have pretty good stats to begin with, so it doesn’t really matter if it takes a while for you to upgrade them.
6. Epic Cards Have Skills
When you get a card that has a purple boarder, rejoice! These purple cards are Epic rarity and high stats are not all they have to brag about. They also have skills that you can control, and they can easily dictate the flow of battle. Of course, there is still the matter of actually using the skills properly. You will need to tap and drag the skill icon in the direction you want the skill to be used. Keep in mind that the skills will only be useful if you can aim them properly, so make sure you practice a lot.
7. Find An Active Academy
An Academy is this game’s equivalent of a guild system. Players from the same Academy can donate extra cards to each other, making it easier to upgrade units. This is why you need to join an active one. If no one is ever only in your Academy, the card donation system will not work. On top of that, being part of an active Academy will also allow you to seek advice from veteran players. You can have them check out your deck and give feedback on how to improve it further.
8. Watch Other Players In Action
One of the fun features of RWBY: Amity Arena is the RWBY TV which you can find inside the Cards menu. If you don’t feel like playing, you can pass time by watching other players do their thing. Not only will you be able to get ideas for unit combinations, you will also be able to see different strategies in action. You can either emulate these strategies or come up with ways to counter them. Either way, gathering more information from how other players do battle will surely help you in the long run.
9. Consider Your Positioning
It is always a good idea to pay attention to where your units are when you place them. Some units are squishy while others are tanky. If you are marching towards the enemy towers, place your heavy units in front and let your ranged units hang back a little. If you are defending from an enemy attack, place your ranged units behind your own turret so they can attack freely while the turret itself absorbs the damage. There is no point in using your ranged units as meat shields because they will get wiped out quickly and you will end up just wasting Aura points. Sometimes, the best defense is a good offense. Keeping your ranged units alive longer is exactly that.
If you are wondering where you should place your tanks, there is a trick that veteran players commonly use. Since tanks move sluggishly across the map, you can drop one from behind the tower, allowing you to regenerate more Aura points as he walks towards the enemy base. By the time he reaches the middle of the map, you will have enough Aura points to summon a bunch of ranged units to back him up.
10. Always Have A Backup Plan
Whether you are attacking or defending, you should always have a backup plan in place in case things go south. If your units get countered, do you have units in your pocket that can turn things around? Always include a counter for every type of unit in your deck. Have ranged units to counter flying enemies. Bring along a unit with Area of Effect damage to counter swarms. The winner of the match will most likely be the one who is prepared for every scenario. Sticking to the same types of units will only make your deck vulnerable to certain types of units, especially once your opponent figures out you’re a one-trick player.
11. Create A Distraction
Do you often find yourself scrambling to put down additional units only to find them all wiped out halfway to the enemy tower? If your opponents keep on countering your units that you get stuck on the defensive, you may want to bait out their units to create space for your own. Units like Flynt, Glynda, and Blake make excellent distractions. Bait out the enemy units using any of these three then send out the rest of your units in full force on the other side of the map. If your enemy took the bait and burned all their Aura points, it will be an easy stroll to victory for your units.
12. Beware Of The Last-Minute Rush
Each match only lasts three minutes, but on the final 60 seconds, the Aura regeneration rate is doubled. This is a double-edged sword for you. If you have a lot of rare high-cost units ready to be summoned, then that’s great. Check the timer often and hold off on plopping down your good units if you are almost at the end of the second minute. Keep in mind, however, that the opponent will also be taking advantage of the sudden surplus in Aura points. Make sure you will still have a way to defend yourself if in case the opponent pulls a trump card at the last minute.
13. Open Up Crates To Get Rewards
Every time you win a game, you are rewarded with a crate as well as some Lien, the game’s regular currency. These crates contain more Lien and some unit cards, so opening a lot of them makes sense. There are different types of crates, each with a different set of possible rewards. If you are leaning towards certain cards, you may want to save your keys for crates that may drop them. Unfortunately, the crates do not open on their own. You will need keys. You can have a maximum of five keys at a time, and it regenerates at a rate of one key every three hours. Considering the number of crates you can win per day, you will most likely have a shortage of keys. If you want, you can buy more keys using Dust Crystals, the game’s premium currency. Otherwise, the only other option is to watch a video advertisement in exchange for one key.
One thing you should note before you rush into watching ads for keys is to never watch if you have 4 keys. Remember, it takes 3 hours to recharge one key. If you have 4 and you watch an ad, you will have the max number of keys which means the recharging time will get cancelled. When you use a key, you will see that the timer will be back to 3 hours. Make sure you only take advantage of the ad offer if you have 3 keys or less!
14. Practice In Play For Fun Mode
If you don’t have anyone to spar with in your Academy, or you just want to check out other playstyles, you can try the Play for Fun mode. In this mode, you can play as much as you want without worrying about your rank. Of course, you also do not get the rewards that come along with ranked matched, but that’s why it’s called playing for fun. These are no pressure matches that will help you hone your skills and experience going up against different deck builds.
15. Complete Your Missions
An alternate way to get more loot in the game is by completing missions. The first type is the Point Mission. This is a daily mission that you can complete by simply playing matches. Every time you destroy a tower or a turret, you receive one point as well as a Dust Crystal. When you earn 10 points, you will be rewarded with a silver chest that contains more Dust Crystals, some Lien, and a few character cards. Once you complete, you will need to wait until the next day in order to complete the Point Mission again. You will see the number of hours remaining until the next Point Mission, so don’t worry about missing it.
The second type is the Gold Crate Mission. These are actually multiple missions that will allow you to earn points towards unlocking a Gold Crate. The objectives of the missions may vary. For example, you may be required to collect a certain number of cards, win a battle, or even destroy a specified number of turrets. Every mission you complete will reward you with 10 points. Once you have 50 points, you will be able to unlock a Gold Crate. Keep in mind that these missions also go on a 24-hour cooldown, so you will have to wait for additional missions to become available.
16. Be Careful When Shopping
When you head into the in-game store, you will see a section where you can buy specific cards using Lien. Card prices vary depending on rarity, but it usually starts out at 20 Lien for Common cards. The game helps hoarders by allowing them to buy in bulk. Be careful when buying cards little by little. Every time you purchase a card, the price increases. If you are not paying attention, you could easily burn through your entire Lien savings while purchasing Common cards.
17. Stay In Arena 1
The first arena will only be available until you hit level 6 and have less than 350 trophies. After that, you will no longer be able to access it. That means you lose any chances of earning the rewards from that arena. Rushing onto the next arena will mean you will be facing off with better players with a premature deck. Make sure you only leave Arena 1 when you are satisfied with the number of cards you have.
The key to staying in Arena 1 is to simply hold yourself at level 5. Leveling up has its benefits, sure. It makes your turrets stronger and more resistant to attacks, but you don’t need to rush. You will only level up if you upgrade cards. If you want to stay at level 5, simply hold off on upgrading cards when you are close to hitting level 6. Just gather all your extra cards and when you are ready to leave the first arena, you can then go on an upgrade spree.
You are now fully equipped to enter the world of Remnant in RWBY: Amity Arena! We hope that you’ve enjoyed our RWBY: Amity Arena beginner’s guide and learned some useful tips and tricks. If you have anything to add or just want to share your thoughts about the game, please let us know in the comment section!