In this video, you will learn all the best
team building strategies for AFK Journey and I will also showcase how you can build a team
with every faction. Before we begin, just a quick disclaimer this
is a sponsored video series, so if you haven’t done it already, make sure to download AFK
Journey to help support my channel. Now, let’s talk about the core strategy
of this game – essentially, teams can be built for 3 main purposes – you either want
to clear the Story mode or you wanna win fights i
n PvP or you’re interested in reaching
the highest score in Dream Realm. There are also game modes like Legend Trial,
where you can only use units from a single faction on a rotating schedule and then there’s
Arcana Labyrinth mode… but in this video, I am gonna focus on just the 3 modes I’ve
mentioned already. Ok – so the first crucial thing you need
to know about would be Faction bonuses and if you’re someone who’s familiar with
AFK Arena, the concept here is very similar. Basically, if you dep
loy 3, 4 or 5 characters
from the same faction, you’ll obtain a bonus which is going to be extra ATK and HP for
the whole team. And if you use Hypogean or Celestial faction
units, they can count as any faction and on top of that, they also provide small ATK and
HP bonuses. But the big question is – should you focus
on this faction bonus? Well, since the game just recently launched,
it’s pretty unrealistic to utilize 5 characters from the same faction to obtain the highest
bonus because the syner
gy from a single faction isn’t just there yet and instead, most players
that I have been observing, usually tend to go for minimum 3-unit faction bonus. So, for example, one of the teams I will talk
about later in the video is this Graveborn setup I have which contains Graveborn 3 units,
while the other 2 units can be basically from any faction who can help with improving the
team’s performance. So yeah, basically just don’t worry too
much about obtaining the highest Faction bonus, just try and
see if you can fit in 3 characters
from the same faction to activate the first bonus because it’s pretty powerful already
and will help you with clearing content. Now, the other big thing I need to mention
would be what roles should you include in your team. Well, there really isn’t a catch-all solution
but generally, it’s been proven that by running a team that consists of 1 Tank, 2
Damage Dealers, 1 Healer and 1 Flexible unit is going to do pretty well, at least for story
missions. And sometim
es, units will be able to perform
several roles, like healing, dealing damage and debuffing, such as this Hypogean character
Reinier…. I think he’s called like that. And when it comes to that flexible unit I
mentioned a moment ago, it could literally be anyone – you could run a team with 2
tanks or 2 healers or even a 3rd damage dealer – it all depends what content you’re doing
or sometimes you know… you’re just losing to some random fight like an AFK stage and
you just switch things up and doub
le down on healers and suddenly it works. Honestly, don’t be afraid to experiment
with team comps early in the game, since all the units share the level of the 5 team spots,
so you can always try to work out a fight you’re losing like a puzzle and just see
if mixing up the team comp can help with that. But yeah, let’s talk about some beginner
teams you can use to progress the story and AFK stages because there’s quite few of
them. So, the first team you might wanna check out
would be Graveborn c
ore. If you didn’t know, everyone who summons
for the first time in this game… will obtain Cecia as their first 5-star and she’s one
of the best units to play the game with just because of how beginner friendly she is. In fact, she’s going to be like a chameleon
and will work really nice in almost all triple [unit] faction teams, not just Graveborn,
since what she can do is summon this big dude to act as a tank and she deal great AoE damage
and provide crowd control. But if you do use her in a G
raveborn comp
– who else should be included? Well, when it comes to a tank, the best one
is going to be Thoran. In fact, he is probably one of the best tanks
in the game in general because he can reflect the damage back when using his Ultimate, he
can drain HP of his enemies AND on top of that, he can also revive himself when he gets
defeated. And if you unlock his EX-Weapon, which is
when you ascend a character to Mythic+ tier, he will now also be able to form a pact with
an ally behind him to
absorb some of the incoming damage and that team mate will also provide
healing for Thoran when they deal damage. Now I don’t wanna delve too deep into EX
Weapons because we’re just starting out with the game and they will come much later
after you obtain more copies of your favorite character but in a nutshell – I will sometimes
mention EX weapon if its relevant to highlight the power of the hero but for the most part,
assume I am just talking about units as if you just obtained them. Ok, so ba
ck to Graveborn core – the third
member can either be Viperian or Silvina and it really depends on who your up against. Viperian in general works really great with
Cecia and Thoran since they can protect him while he is setting up his drain and AoE attacks,
while Silvina is amazing when you have that one annoying enemy who is hiding in the backline
and you want to take care of them as soon as possible. But yeah, that’s the 3 unit archetype or
core of Graveborn, while the last 2 spots I’ve been u
sing Rowan and Hewynn as my healers
and supports. I also sometimes replace one of them with
Vala, the new featured Lightbearer unit since just like Silvina, she can also get into the
enemy’s backline to disrupt them and take out one of the squishy targets. At the end of the day and this applies for
all teams – if you utilize the suggested 3 core members of the faction, the other 2
will always depend on the situation. Now moving over to Wilders, this is probably
my most favorite faction when it c
omes to how visually appealing they look but at the
same time, a lot of the units are also pretty strong. So, for the 3-core team of Wilders, Lyca is
going to be great because she can immediately restore Energy at the start of battle for
everyone, which means faster Ultimates and depending on the situation if it’s useful,
she can also reduce enemies Physical Defense. Then, there’s Hewynn which will help with
her healing and depending on who you got – you can either go with Bryon or Granny Dahnie
. Bryon is a damage dealer, while Granny is
an excellent tank, so if you’re missing one of them, substitute Granny with tanks
like Lucius or Thoran while Bryon can be replaced with any damage dealer. But ideally, using Granny, Bryon, Hewynn and
Lyca here is pretty great, although you can also include Cecia as well. Oh, and I am sorry if I am mispronouncing
names here, hopefully it’s not too cringy :D Now when it comes to Lightbearers – Vala
the new featured unit is going to be pretty amazing to
kick things off. The 2nd spot could be Marilee or Korin, honestly,
they both shine best in late-game, while the last spot should be taken by Rowan, who is
an excellent buffer and can deliver good heals. Now you might notice there’s no tank mentioned
here – well, it really depends, if you are still haven’t achieved 3 unit faction-bonus,
Lucius works well, although Thoran and Granny can be better in overall, while the last spot
can be taken by literally anyone, including yet again Cecia. Finally,
for Maulers, you will wanna go with
either Antandra or Brutus as a tank, I know Brutus specifically is categorized here as
a Warrior not Tank but he can buy the team some extra time with his immortality but if
you don’t like these odds, you can always go with Antandra who is a pretty amazing and
accessible A-Level rarity tank. Now the next spot should be taken by Odie,
no questions asked. This suspicious looking hyena is quite insane
and I cannot tell you how many times I went onto clutch matche
s thanks to him saving the
team with his powerful damage output. After that, Smokey and Meerky is an amazing
healer who can also buff the team, however, positioning will matter here because the team
needs to stay inside his range for the effects to work. And then for the last 2 spots – going with
another damage dealer like Rhys or Seth can be great if you want to activate 4th faction
bonus and especially when it comes to Rhys, the AoE damage is quite important but as always,
you can just go with
Cecia, especially if you managed to dupe her into higher ascension
level. Finally, the flexible slot could be taken
by Shakir, in fact, he is kind of like a general solution to a lot of Mauler teams, so if you
obtained him, he is an excellent addition to the comp. Overall, keep in mind these teams are just
suggestions and covering all aspects of these teams would be impossible to do in a single
video, so if you’re hungry for more info, it’s always a good idea to check out other
guide makers, I
am just here to help you get started. Now the last thing I wanna quickly cover would
be PvP and Dream Realm. The teams I just talked about are mostly there
to be utilized in story mode and AFK stage clearing… but when it comes to PvP – I
am not gonna lie, its going to be an ever-evolving meta and in this video, it would be pointless
to mention the teams when it’s only been a few days since the game is out. For example, one of the better teams that
have been established is the core of Eironn, Car
olina and Arden but for it to work super
well, Eironn needs his EX-weapon, so we’re talking about late-game here. Honestly, for now just one of the cores I
showcased can be used to climb first few ranks, while later on as you learn more about how
to counter enemy teams, you can expand on that. And when it comes to Dream Realm – it’s
also a pretty huge topic, I might cover it in the future but some units that really shine
here would be Marilee, since she can deal True DMG with her EX-weapon or th
ere’s Kruger,
who is considered to be pretty meh for all content except Dream Realm where he shines
best as Physical DEF debuffer. Basically, this game is quite deep and a lot
of strategies will keep on evolving as new characters get released, which to me is pretty
exciting since as you can already see – there’s a lot of team variations you can go for even
during the launch days, so I hope you found this video useful and… hey, I would really
appreciate if you could press the like button and subs
cribe to my channel. Thanks for watching and see you next time.
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