Getting started in Re Blade can feel confusing at first because the game barely explains its progression systems. Between Awakening cards, relics, raids, merged skills, and weapon unlocks, there’s a lot happening very quickly.
The good news is that once you understand how the core systems work, the entire game starts opening up. Gold farming becomes easier, builds become stronger, and weapon progression speeds up massively.
This guide explains everything important for beginners, including the best early upgrades, how relics work, how to unlock weapons, and the strongest awakening paths to focus on early.
Re Blade Beginner Guide Wiki – Awakening Skills, Builds
Combat in Re Blade is very simple mechanically.
Your weapon automatically attacks enemies inside your targeting circle. You just move your mouse around the arena and position your circle over as many enemies as possible while your weapon attacks automatically.
Enemies drop:
- Gold
- XP
- Occasionally Relic Chests
Gold is used for Upgrade Tree progression, while XP increases Awakening Levels.
The real progression in the game comes from stacking permanent upgrades and building stronger awakening combinations over time.
Best Early Game Strategy
When you first start playing, you only have:
- Knight Armory
- Knight Sword
Your first goal should be:
- Farm gold
- Unlock Awakening
- Build early damage upgrades
- Avoid unlocking hard enemies too early
A lot of new players accidentally slow their progression because they unlock stronger enemies before their build can handle them.
That creates fights filled with tanky enemies that take forever to kill.
Awakening Path
At Awakening Level 10, the game gives you several upgrade paths:
- Ice
- Lightning
- Fire
- Heavy Slash
- Sharp Edge
Best Choice Early On: Heavy Slash
Heavy Slash is by far the safest and strongest beginner route for Knight weapons.
It scales extremely well with:
- Crit damage
- Crush effects
- Attack power
- Heavy Strike triggers
Focus on these types of upgrades:
- Crit Chance
- Crit Damage
- Attack Power
- Heavy Strike bonuses
- Attack Speed
Avoid elemental builds early because they require many more awakening levels before becoming strong.
Awakening Skills
Every Awakening Level gives you 3 random skill cards.
You can:
- Pick one
- Recycle unwanted cards
- Stack duplicate cards to level them up
At first the bonuses feel small, but later they become extremely powerful when combined together.
Some skills also merge into hidden Ultimate Skills once both are maxed.
Best Early Awakening Skills
Basic Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Battle Mastery | Increases attack power |
| Critical Sense | Increases critical hit chance |
| Focus | Increases critical damage |
| Combo Attack | Increases attack speed |
| Wide Slash | Increases attack range |
| Battle Frenzy | Attacking increases damage temporarily |
| Finisher | Instantly kills weakened enemies |
| Preemptive Strike | Guaranteed crit on full HP enemies |
Best Early Skill Merges
Skill merges are one of the most important systems in the game.
When two compatible max-level skills combine, they become a stronger Ultimate Skill.
Strong Early Merges
| Merge | Result |
|---|---|
| Focus + Critical Sense | Keen Insight |
| Battle Mastery + Wide Slash | Battlefield Domination |
| Finisher + Battle Frenzy | Execution Begins |
| Crushing Heavy Strike + Crushing Rupture | Doom Crush |
Best Merge Overall Early
Execution Begins is one of the strongest early-game merges because it massively boosts damage while also instantly executing weakened enemies.
Best Time to Unlock New Monsters
New enemies give more rewards, but they are also much stronger.
If you unlock them too early, your farming speed gets worse.
Recommended Progression
| Monster | Recommended Awakening |
|---|---|
| War Orc | Around Level 15-20 |
| Black Orc | Around Level 25-30 |
| Treant | Around Level 35+ |
Before unlocking Treants:
- Buy XP upgrades
- Buy Gold upgrades
- Unlock Beam upgrades
- Improve damage first
How Relics Work
Relics are permanent collectible bonuses dropped from treasure chests.
However:
- One relic alone does nothing
- You need multiple relics from the same set
Once enough pieces are collected, set bonuses activate.
Relics also carry over between weapons, which makes future weapon progression much easier.
Best Early Relic Sets
Thief Set (Goblin Relics)
One of the strongest early-game sets.
It adds:
- Plunder chance
- Extra loot
- Faster gold farming
Amazing for speeding up progression.
Warrior Set (Kobold Relics)
Massively boosts base damage.
This becomes extremely powerful because other multipliers scale from base damage.
Barbarian Set (Orc Relics)
Gives scaling stat bonuses during battle:
- Damage
- Attack speed
- Crit damage
Very strong during longer fights.
Elemental Builds
Fire Build
Fire focuses on:
- Explosions
- Chain fireballs
- Massive AoE damage
Best For
- Fast farming
- Early scaling
- Clearing huge groups
Fire is the strongest early elemental path because it ramps quickly.
Lightning Build
Lightning summons bolts from the sky randomly.
At first it feels weak, but once enough upgrades stack together, it becomes one of the strongest builds in the entire game.
Best For
- Endgame farming
- AFK-style clearing
- Full-screen damage
A completed Lightning build barely requires aiming anymore.
Ice Build
Ice creates piercing ice spears and freeze effects.
Freeze slows enemies and later creates chain explosions.
Best For
- Raid bosses
- Crowd control
- Defensive gameplay
Ice is weaker for farming but excellent against fast enemies and bosses.
How Raids Work
Raids are boss fights with:
- One powerful enemy
- Time limits
- Scaling difficulty
Killing bosses grants:
- Enlightenment Points
- Weapon unlock progress
Important Warning
Currently, Enlightenment skills are heavily unbalanced and can actually weaken your build because the debuffs are stronger than the bonuses.
Most players recommend avoiding heavy Enlightenment investment until balance updates improve the system.
How to Unlock New Weapons
There are two methods.
Method 1: Beat Raid Level 20
This unlocks new weapons directly.
Method 2: Merge Awakening Skills
This is usually much easier.
Once you discover merged Ultimate Skills, new weapons begin unlocking naturally.
Weapon
Sword
Balanced stats with average everything.
Dagger
Fast attacks with:
- High crit chance
- High crit damage
- Lower raw damage
Greatsword
Very slow but extremely powerful with huge attack range.
Best Weapon
Best Overall Starter Weapon: Knight Sword
It has:
- Reliable scaling
- Easy Heavy Slash synergy
- Smooth progression
Best Late-Game Weapon Style: Lightning Dagger
Once fully upgraded, lightning dagger builds can wipe entire screens extremely quickly.