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= Fantasy Tennis Solo Beginner Guide =
Author: '''Ely''' (Character: '''Niki''')

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== Introduction ==

Welcome to my '''Fantasy Tennis Solo STR/DEX Beginner Guide'''.

This guide is aimed at new players who want to level efficiently while dealing as much DPS as possible from the beginning all the way to the endgame.

Our goal is to maximize both our damage and our economy throughout the leveling process.

=== Skill Points ===

Invest '''all Skill Points into STR until Level 20'''.

'''Important:'''
When you reach '''Level 20''', check which equipment you plan to buy and adjust your stats accordingly.

This guide covers progression up to '''Level 30'''. After that, the shop no longer provides additional stat upgrades, so make sure your final build reaches at least '''60 DEX'''. Every remaining Skill Point should be invested into STR.

== Gold Management ==

If you have more Gold than you currently need, there are several good ways to spend it.

* Buy furniture for your house to increase your Gold and EXP income (up to 45%).
* Purchase Dragon Slayer.
* Buy Gachas from other players or from the shop.

Managing your Gold correctly early on will make the entire leveling process much easier.

== Guardian Battle Mechanics ==

Understanding Guardian AI is extremely important.

NPCs usually aim for the side where you are '''not''' standing.

* Stand more to the right → the NPC is likely to hit left.
* Stand more to the left → the NPC is likely to hit right.
* Stay too close to the net → the NPC will often lob behind you.

Learning this behavior allows you to position yourself before every shot and makes Guardian Battles much easier.

== Crab Quick Slot Strategy ==

On every Guardian map, try to throw your '''Crab''' as far as possible onto the enemy side.

The goal is either:

* Force the NPC to run into the Crab.
* Hit the NPC directly.

'''Life Woods''' is the first map that contains two enemies. Fortunately, you have plenty of time before reaching it to practice using Crabs efficiently.

== Quick Slot Economy ==

Gold is extremely limited at the beginning of the game, so managing your Quick Slots correctly is very important.

Whenever possible, always buy a full stack.

Example:

* 1 Stack Crab = 50 Crabs
* Cost: 1,000 Gold

During leveling, continue using the stack until only one use remains.

After that:

# Sell the remaining Quick Slot.
# Buy a new full stack.
# Slot it again.

Selling the nearly empty stack refunds roughly '''50%''' of the original purchase price.

This trick works for almost every Quick Slot item and saves a large amount of Gold over time.

== Starting Equipment ==

You begin the game with '''10,000 Gold'''.

Spend almost everything on increasing your STR and DEX while also buying shoes that provide movement speed.

{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Cost
! Bonus
! Notes
|-
| Rudolph Horn
| 3,960 Gold
| +3 STR / +3 DEX
|
|-
| Mariachi Shoes
| 1,960 Gold
| +8 DEX
| +5 Movement Speed
|-
| Racing Gloves
| 2,360 Gold
| +3 DEX
|
|-
| Crab Trap
| 1,000 Gold
|
| Main DPS Quick Slot
|}

== Early Progression ==

Farm '''Nest of Rubycrab''' until you unlock '''The Aelos'''.

While leveling, your priority is purchasing the following shop items.

{| class="wikitable"
! Priority
! Item
! Cost
! Stats
! Notes
|-
| 1
| Star Wing Racket
| 7,960 Gold
| +10 STR
| Optional
|-
| 2
| Love Boy T-Shirt
| 5,836 Gold
| +12 DEX
|
|-
| 3
| Rooters Pennant
| 11,960 Gold
| +15 STR
| Highly Recommended
|-
| 4
| Soft Mohican
| 3,160 Gold
| +1 All Stats
|
|}

== Racket Skillshots ==

Rackets can have different Skillshots.

There are two types:

* Offensive Skillshot
* Defensive Skillshot

Some rackets provide both.

The '''Rooters Pennant''' is especially useful because it offers both offensive and defensive Skillshots.

If you miss a ball while having a Skillshot charge available, you can often recover the point instead of immediately losing it.

== Optional Equipment ==

If available, use lower-body equipment that provides '''STA''' or '''WIL''' for additional Ball Damage.

Otherwise, simply leave the slot empty until you obtain a better item.
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== Switching from Crabs to Souls ==

During leveling, your DEX will continuously increase. At some point, we will replace our Crab Quick Slot with Souls to increase our single-target damage.

To make this change successfully, it is important to understand the difference between both Quick Slots.

{| class="wikitable"
! Quick Slot
! Advantages
! Disadvantages
|-
| Crab
| Easy to use, attacks enemies in the backline, very fast cooldown
| Lower damage later in the game
|-
| Souls
| Higher single-target damage, scales with DEX
| Only attacks the front enemy
|}

Crabs are easier to use because they can hit enemies standing in the backline.

Souls have higher single-target damage, but they only hit the enemy in front.

Souls also scale with DEX:

* Every 10 DEX provides +1 additional Soul projectile.
* The first additional projectile starts at 30 DEX.

=== Soul Projectile Scaling ===

{| class="wikitable"
! DEX
! Soul Projectiles
|-
| 30 DEX
| 2 Projectiles
|-
| 40 DEX
| 3 Projectiles
|-
| 50 DEX
| 4 Projectiles
|-
| 60 DEX
| 5 Projectiles
|}

Later in the game, Souls become much stronger than Crabs and are the main single-target DPS Quick Slot for endgame.

You need a good STR/DEX balance before Souls outperform Crabs.

== Ball Damage Knowledge ==

'''Important mechanic:'''

When a Guardian serves the ball, the incoming damage if you miss the ball is lower than the Ball Damage of the NPC who hits the ball.

Understanding this mechanic helps you decide when taking a risk is acceptable.

== The Aelos Progression ==

The Aelos will be your main farming map for a long time.

The next map after The Aelos is '''Life Woods'''. This map contains two NPCs and requires better preparation.

Before moving forward, focus on maximizing your STR and DEX using shop equipment.

If you already have a Bag and unlocked your third Quick Slot, you can start farming Life Woods.

Without a third Quick Slot, Life Woods is much harder because the Goliath can use Souls, which deal a large amount of damage.

== Bag Upgrade ==

If you have AP, you can purchase the Heart Bag Coin for:

* +1 Expand Quick Slot

Most bags are useful, except the red one and Guardian rings, because the additional Quick Slot is extremely valuable.

If you do not have AP, buy the Gold Bag from the shop when reaching Level 25.

{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Cost
! Bonus
|-
| We Love Mod / Dad Bag
| 11,960 Gold
| +2 All Stats / +1 Expand Quick Slot
|}

== Level 30 Equipment Upgrade ==

At Level 30, we can replace some equipment to gain additional DEX.

{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Cost
! Stats
! Improvement
|-
| Flowerboys Shoes
| 1,240 Gold
| +11 DEX
| +3 DEX compared to old shoes
|-
| Bear Sole Racket
| 9,160 Gold
| +12 STR / +3 DEX
| Converts 3 STR into 3 DEX
|}

After these upgrades, you have reached the maximum STR/DEX values currently available from the shop.

Your target stats should be:

'''60 DEX + remaining points into STR'''

Depending on your racket, equipment choices, and personal preferences, you will usually end up around:

* 50–60 DEX
* Remaining stats in STR

== Life Woods and Beyond ==

From Life Woods onward, the game changes.

You will need three different Quick Slots to clear all maps after The Aelos.

Understanding Quick Slot cooldowns is very important.

Quick Slot 1 and Quick Slot 2 share the same cooldown.

This means you can only use one of them at a time.

Quick Slot 3 has its own independent cooldown.

I recommend placing valuable defensive items in this slot.

Example:

{| class="wikitable"
! Slot
! Purpose
! Recommended Item
|-
| 1
| Damage
| Crab / Souls
|-
| 2
| Healing
| Magic Potion
|-
| 3
| Shield
| Holy Shield
|}

'''Holy Shield''' is especially useful because it reduces all incoming damage to 1.

Use it whenever you are in danger, for example when an NPC uses Souls.

== Advanced Guardian Mechanics ==

With this setup, you can clear every map.

However, later you should focus on '''Monslava''' because it provides a very good amount of Gold.

Higher maps are usually better played in groups.

Farm Life Woods until you are confident enough to focus your damage on the smaller NPC in higher maps.

The smaller NPC is always the first priority because defeating it quickly makes the fight much easier.

== Fighting Multiple NPCs ==

Three mechanics become extremely important:

=== 1. Avoid Over-Pushing ===

Only use one DPS Quick Slot at a time.

Souls, Fireballs, and similar items can push enemies backwards.

Be careful not to push the smaller NPC into the backline, because then the bigger NPC with much more HP will become the front target.

=== 2. Control NPC Movement ===

Try to play the ball toward the bigger NPC.

This prevents the smaller NPC from following the ball and moving into the backline.

Use your DPS Quick Slots one after another.

Slow and controlled damage is better than bursting too quickly.

=== 3. Avoid Early Boss Battles ===

Boss Battle starts when you clear a map too quickly.

Avoid clearing maps under the timer limit.

This mainly happens in Arena and higher maps.

Boss timers can differ depending on the map and may be 4 minutes or more.
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== Endgame Progression ==

Once you can farm Life Woods without problems, you can move on to Arena and higher maps.

At this point, you should already have enough STR and DEX to make Souls your main damage source.

Remember to switch from Crabs to Souls.

For solo farming, '''Monslava''' is the final map we recommend focusing on because it provides a very good amount of Gold.

== Endgame STR/DEX Equipment ==

There are two main ways to reach the highest DPS with a STR/DEX build.

== Option 1: Shop Equipment ==

Spend your Gold on the best STR/DEX equipment available in the shop.

{| class="wikitable"
! Slot
! Item
! Cost
! Base Stats
! Enchanted Stats
|-
| Head
| Black Thief Cap
| 50,000 Gold
| +6 STR
| +9 STR
|-
| Upper
| Training Red Hood
| 100,000 Gold
| +12 STR
| +3 DEX
|-
| Lower
| Training Jeans
| 100,000 Gold
| +12 STR
| +3 DEX
|-
| Shoes
| Training Sneakers
| 50,000 Gold
| +5 STR / +7 DEX
| +7 STR / +10 DEX
|-
| Auxiliary
| Angry Face Mask
| 2,360 Gold
| +4 STR
| 30 Day Timer
|}

== Option 2: Gacha Equipment ==

Instead of buying shop equipment, you can invest your Gold into Gachas.

Recommended Gachas:

* Japanese School Coin
* Rome Soldier Coin
* Lucky Plate Gloves
* Bonus Option items

You can also farm the '''Black Scale Set Boxes''' in Machine City to obtain endgame equipment.

== Group Play STR/DEX Build ==

For group content, we change our Quick Slots to maximize DPS.

Recommended setup:

{| class="wikitable"
! Slot
! Item
! Purpose
|-
| 1
| Meteorite (Mets)
| Random damage on opponent side
|-
| 2
| Deluxe Healing
| Area healing for the group
|-
| 3
| Souls
| Main single-target DPS
|-
| 4
| Item Bash
| +20% Damage increase
|-
| 5
| Blessed Aim
| +1 Soul Projectile
|}

Deluxe Healing and other healing Quick Slots can be obtained from the Gacha Viking Coin.

For Blessed Aim, you need a Bag with:

'''+1 Item Buff'''

If you cannot use this bonus, use Item Bash instead.

Without the additional Item Buff, only one buff can be active at the same time.

== Final Item Hunting ==

The following items are considered important upgrades for maximum DPS.

=== Gold Gacha / Boss Farming ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Source
! Reward
! Item Slot
|-
| Arena Boss
| Boss Gacha
| Dragon Slayer Racket
|-
| Machine City Boss
| Boss Gacha
| Full Gear Replacement
|-
| Head G Coin
| Shop Gacha
| Devil Horn
|-
| Panda Coin
| Shop Gacha
| Panda Bag (Pink)
|-
| Monslava (Blue Capsule)
| Boss Gacha
| JFTSE Modulator (Red)
|}

=== AP Gacha Farming ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Source
! Reward
! Slot
|-
| Angel / Devil Coin
| Devil Horn
| Head
|-
| Angel / Devil Coin
| Devil Wing
| Bag
|-
| Rare Box II
| Angel Blade
| Racket
|}

== Stat Reset and Skill Points ==

When farming your final equipment, your STR and DEX values may change.

You can either:

* Play with less than 60 DEX.
* Mix equipment to maintain 60 DEX.

The shop contains an item called '''Wing of Memory''' which resets all your stats.

At Level 50, you can start saving Skill Points to avoid buying Wing of Memory.

The maximum level where you receive +1 Skill Point is Level 65.

After Level 65, only HP increases.

== Enchantment System ==

All PvE Boss Battle Gachas can provide enchantment materials.

These materials are:

* Jewel
* Tablet
* Element

=== Elements ===

Elements increase either damage or defense.

For this STR/DEX build, we focus only on increasing damage.

Recommended usage:

* Racket → Damage increase
* Armor → Defense increase

=== Jewels and Tablets ===

Onyx, Moonstone, and Jasper can be used to enchant equipment with STR, DEX, and other stats.

These are lower-level jewels and have a lower success rate.

Tablets always have a '''100% success rate'''.

=== Element Enchanting ===

When upgrading Elements, stronger Jewels are required.

Recommended Jewels:

{| class="wikitable"
! Jewel
! Quality
|-
| Spinel
| Good
|-
| Peridot
| Very Good
|-
| Lolite
| Best choice for higher enchant levels
|}

For a STR/DEX build, use the '''Wind Element''' because it increases the damage of the Soul Quick Slot.

At minimum, upgrade your:

* Dragon Slayer Racket
* or a better racket

with Wind Element.

=== Enchantment Failure Rules ===

The first 5 Element enchant levels cannot be downgraded.

This means you can use cheaper materials safely.

After +5:

* A failed enchantment reduces the enchantment level by 1.

Maximum Element level:

'''+9'''

== Important Endgame Tips ==

When replacing old equipment with stronger items, always check your STR and DEX values again.

Your final equipment may change your stat distribution.

Make sure your build still fits your preferred playstyle.

== Other Useful Mechanics ==

=== Canceling Actions ===

When using a Crystal, you can press:

* S
* A

to cancel your Item action and Strike.

=== Ghost Mechanic ===

The first player who dies becomes a Ghost.

NPCs will ignore the Ghost player.

This only applies to the ball interaction.

=== Carnival Coin ===

Carnival Coin has a high chance to provide:

* EXP Rings
* Gold Rings

=== Crystal Timing ===

Using a Crystal right before being hit by certain Quick Slots can prevent you from being staggered.

Examples:

* Souls
* Meteorites

This does not work against pushing attacks such as:

* Fireball
* Inferno

=== Selling Unused Quick Slots ===

During leveling, sell Quick Slots that you no longer need.

This is a great way to generate additional Gold.

Unused items have no value while sitting in your inventory, so converting them back into Gold helps your progression.

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