Starting your first expedition in Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch can feel like juggling a dozen systems at once — meta upgrades, run progression, class choices, resonance mechanics, and relics. The game rewards planning, but it’s also full of small traps that can waste your early resources if you’re not careful.
After several playthroughs and a few restarts, I’ve gathered what I consider the most valuable advice for new players. These tips are spoiler-free, based entirely on practical experience with version 0.06.006 (Early Access).
Lost Eidolons Veil of the Witch Guide – Classes,
1. Understanding Meta Progression Priorities
Meta progression is what carries over between expeditions — meaning these upgrades define your long-term growth. Choosing the right priorities early will make each future run more efficient.
Recommended Priority Order:
- Relationships – Focus here until Ashe’s classes are unlocked.
- Rune Fragments – Upgrade your ally classes early for smoother runs.
- Sacred Embers / Essence of Fire – Boosts that permanently strengthen your party.
- Coral Stones – Gradual but steady meta gains.
- Relationships (again) – Once all classes are unlocked, come back to this system for bonus benefits.
Relationships not only add flavor to your story but also grant tangible combat advantages once properly developed. They’re worth every bit of effort.
2. Run Progression Priorities
Run progression refers to everything that resets once your expedition ends. This is where most new players make mistakes — by spreading upgrades too thin.
Key Rules for Efficient Runs:
- Upgrade stats that matter. There’s no sense in buffing Magic Attack on Marco when he doesn’t even have a magic skill.
- Guard is universally valuable. It’s one of the most cost-effective upgrades in the entire game — better than raw defense early on.
- Skip low HP bonuses. A +2 HP upgrade adds almost nothing; save your points for the +4 and +6 tiers.
When choosing skills, prioritize the ones you actually use. For instance:
- Emile’s “swap places and enter stealth” skill is consistently useful.
- His “pass through enemies to enter stealth” skill is not.
Don’t just buy everything; focus on tools that fit your tactical rhythm.
3. Resonance Stones and Resonance Strength
Resonance Stones drop often enough that you don’t need to treat them as rare treasures. Still, they’re vital for unlocking powerful skills when used correctly.
Here’s how to handle them:
- Always prioritize meta progression over resonance when you’re forced to choose.
- When using Resonance Stones, go for the highest Resonance Strength available.
- Getting a “Very Strong” resonance on a shield unlocks Radiant Flash — easily one of the most powerful defensive skills in the early game.
Treat stones as tactical tools, not long-term investments.
4. Relics: The Good, the Bad, and the Pointless
Relics can make or break a run, but their usefulness varies wildly.
What’s Worth Keeping:
- HP Regain after every battle – A consistent life-saver across long expeditions.
- Chance for legendary or mythic skill drops – Great for diversifying builds.
What to Avoid:
- Three-part relic sets. You’ll almost never complete one in a single run. Even if the assembled relic is strong, the odds aren’t worth the slot waste.
- Conditional relics. Relics that only activate under special circumstances rarely outperform “always active” ones with steady bonuses.
In short: consistent utility beats flashy randomness every time.
5. Managing Money and Mid-Run Shopping
Shops are useful, but money is a trap if you chase it at the expense of stronger meta rewards. The items you buy mid-run often get reset, while your permanent progress doesn’t.
Whenever possible, pick meta rewards or stat upgrades over currency.
Exception: When you’re close to a crucial equipment upgrade or healing opportunity before a boss fight — that’s when gold is worth prioritizing.
6. Allies and Companions
“Allies” are temporary NPC partners who can join you for a few battles. In theory, they’re helpful — in practice, most aren’t.
- Healers are the only exception. They bring strong sustain to your team and can keep key units alive during attrition-heavy fights.
- Other allies tend to have low damage and poor durability compared to your main party. Treat them as distractions, not primary damage dealers.
7. Class Upgrades and Rune Choices
During expeditions, you’ll often be given a choice between Normal Stones and Whole Stones.
- Always take the Whole Stone. It upgrades a specific class and accelerates that character’s growth path.
- Use Normal Stones to keep everyone’s base classes roughly balanced, while saving Whole Stones for max-tier promotions.
Class synergy matters far more than having every character at the same upgrade level. A strong frontline with a single promoted class can carry you through the early acts.
8. Party Composition: Building a Balanced Team
A balanced party prevents wipeouts and ensures coverage against different enemy types.
Minimum Recommended Setup:
- 1 Healer – Essential for sustain.
- 1 Axe User – Crucial for breaking through armor and plate enemies.
- 1 Archer – Provides ranged consistency and anti-air utility.
- 1 Shield User – Defensive anchor for survival and taunting enemies.
Swords and Spears are flexible, but not mandatory early on. If Ashe takes on a Mage role, she can effectively fill Laurent’s magic niche.
9. Combat and Tactical Tips
Combat in Veil of the Witch rewards clever positioning and exploiting elemental interactions.
Key Combat Advice:
- Use terrain effects. Wet enemies take extra lightning damage; miasma burns faster with fire.
- Finish your targets. Leaving multiple injured enemies alive is a mistake — dead enemies deal no damage.
- Know your matchups.
- Spear/Bow → Cloth enemies
- Sword → Leather enemies
- Axe → Plate enemies
- AOE skills are invaluable. Prioritize learning and upgrading them early.
- Healing AOE spells are just as important as damage ones — they scale well and save turns.
Bonus Tip:
In Act 1’s boss fight, you can actually grind extra XP. Once you defeat the boss, don’t extinguish the beacon right away. Enemies will keep spawning for a limited time, letting you power-level your party. The farm ends eventually, but it’s a solid early boost.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch looks intimidating at first glance, but once you learn how to prioritize meta upgrades and build efficient parties, the game’s strategic depth becomes incredibly rewarding.
Focus on permanent progress first, practical upgrades second, and risk management always. Don’t get distracted by shiny relics or minor stat boosts — think long-term.
Above all, play smart and experiment. What works for one run might not in the next, but with these fundamentals in place, you’ll have the foundation to adapt and succeed in every expedition.