Fantasy Tennis Solo Beginner Guide
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Fantasy Tennis Solo Beginner Guide
Author: Ely (Character: Niki)
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.
| 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.
| 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. ```