Higan: Eruthyll is a Real-time Card-based gacha game developed and published by Bilibili. The global version is currently in closed beta testing, which is why we’ve created a handy guide to reveal the inner mechanics. For a mobile gacha game, Higan: Eruthyll offers a lot of visual brilliance with smooth 3D animations during cutscenes and in combat. At the same time, the story is delivered with full Japanese voice acting (English subtitles), not afraid to blur the line between reality and fantasy. On top of an engaging story, there’s intuitive gameplay that doesn’t feel too cumbersome, including a class system where you can develop new strategies as you fight. Playing via Higan: Eruthyll is a breath of fresh air compared to the usual mobile gacha games out there, and you don’t even need the best Android phone for a fantastic visual experience.
Today’s beginner’s guide breaks down combat mechanics and upgrade systems to help you prepare before diving in. This way you will know how to best spend your time and resources once you are fully immersed in Higan: Eruthyll.
How the combat system works
Fighting in Higan: Eruthyll focuses on manipulating the battle flow by selecting cards, while characters automatically attack enemies calculated based on your battle formation. You determine unit formation for each battle as you preview the character’s target patterns and behavior, ultimately strategizing how to approach the upcoming battle sequence.
Each character offers a unique ability and you activate these skills by selecting the correct card. Timing your skills is essential as your energy is limited (actions you take). So you can’t just spam every card in your hand; otherwise you won’t have enough energy left to use a skill when it matters. Your characters all have a distinctive ultimate ability and you can activate them once the ultimate energy meter is full. You charge the meter while activating your card skills.
Each unit is separated by class and abilities that complement a role in battle. For example, a tank character can use armor to absorb damage, preventing your team from taking too much damage; that way it won’t be overwhelming for your primary support to keep up with the healing.
You can select any character/role you want, but we thought bringing a tank and a healer was an absolute must.
Mechanics
As the story progresses, you will face enemies with unique mechanics. When you’re introduced to new enemy mechanics, they often serve as hints in prioritizing objectives and what actions will guarantee your success.
You’ll also come across hexagons (the tiles you stand on) that offer helpful enhancements. Placing a unit on these hexagons will give that character the corresponding buffs. So keep this in mind when editing your formation.
Roles and Classes
Each unit has a preset class and there are currently six available. You have to mix and match your classes to balance your combat power.
- Adiutrix (healer and buffer)
- Assassin (damage dealer and debuffer)
- Caster (magic damage dealer and utility)
- Guardian (tank and buffer)
- Hoplite (melee damage dealer)
- Ranger (ranged damage dealer)
Outside of character classes, each unit has an individual element: Anemo, Lumino, Pyro, Ice, and Umbra. Not only are you expected to coordinate a mix of classes, but it’s also recommended that you include a few elements to maximize cover during combat. This way you respect which enemies are weak against a specific element type and which are strongly resistant to your element.
Building a schedule
How to acquire more characters
Acquiring more units requires spending resources on the gacha system. Tap on Wish, and it will redirect you to the banner page. By selecting a banner, choosing a single wish or ten wishes, you collect characters. But it takes Starlight Revelation to wish on your banner of choice. Starlight Revelation is earned by clearing stories, earning achievements, and completing your daily/weekly missions.
Some banners focus on summoning playable units, while other banners feature a supporting cast of characters (your game inspiration) used to equip your roster. We recommend that you look for new units before delving into the game speed character banners.
Equip your units
You can equip your units with your supporting characters. To get started, navigate to schedule and then tap any unit. below play inspiration, you have three open slots to equip your unit: Prologue, Interlude and Finale. You essentially equip artifacts or gear for extra stat bonuses and passives. Every game inspiration has a 2 set bonus and some have a 3 set bonus. Equipping the inspiration on two or three slots will unlock that extra bonus. Don’t forget that you can amplify your inspiration by tapping Train.
Two other options in this menu are used for upgrading; Extraction allows you to refine your game inspiration instance to earn a level, while increasing the star rating for that instance. Improving the star rating increases the base attributes and maximum level cap.
Upgrade your stars
Each character starts with a first star rating. The higher the base star rating, the more powerful that unit is. Each unit can reach six stars and you can upgrade your unit’s star power by selecting awakening. You must have duplicate copies of that same unit to increase the star rating; first you have to consume shards to unlock attributes. Once you’ve learned the whole attribute rule, tap awakening to complete the star rating upgrade.
It may take a while to upgrade your favorite unit’s stars, but in the long run, it’s well worth it, as these acquired attributes provide extra power.
Upgrade your selection
If you fail to upgrade your roster, your units will fall during more challenging battles, depriving you of 3-star missions to earn maximum rewards. We’ve listed critical upgrades and the resources needed:
- Upgrade your characters: Simply leveling up your characters can go a long way, and all you need to do is use Inspiration materials.
- Refining your weapons: You unlock new active combat skills and passive talents. It requires your character level to reach a certain level while building custom parts on your weapon.
- Upgrade your active skills and ultimates: Leveling up will restore damage dealt, health, and increase buff potency. You need two materials and some Credits; one material is based on individual character and the other is Basic Combat Technique.
- Taking your equipped play inspiration to the next level: Increases your game inspiration base stats. All you have to do is select the Train option and then choose a play inspiration (use lower levels/rarity only) to sacrifice for experience points during Extraction; this process also costs Credits. You unlock Play Resonance by extracting all collected plays to levels 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30. Increase the same inspiration to increase the star rating (increases base attribute and level cap).
Don’t Sleep on Higan: Eruthyll
Higan: Eruthyll promises a lot in terms of visual experience and simplified gameplay. While the UI and English translation could be further polished, the overall direction of the game is positive. It’s still early to say whether Higan: Eruthyll will become one of the best Android gacha games, but it certainly shouldn’t be something to skip, especially if you like gacha RPGs with beautiful animations. There’s no news on pre-registration outside of the current beta just yet, but for now you can keep an eye on the official site to see what’s coming for the game.
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