Champions Arena Beginner’s Guide: How to Start Playing NFT Fantasy Game – Decrypt

Champions Arena is a mobile-first role-playing game (RPG) from Gala Games and OneUniverse that also features trading card game and gacha elements, and optional NFTs. The game is available for iOS, Android, and Windows PC users.

We recently reviewed Champions Arena and were quite impressed with the addictive fantasy battle game – and if you’re looking to jump into the game, we’ve put together a guide below with some important things to know.

Here’s how to get started with Champions Arena.

How to download Champions Arena

The download and install process for Champions Arena is largely the same whether you’re gaming on iOS, Android, or a PC computer. First of all, you need to log in to the Gala Games website or create an account. Once logged in, you’ll have the option to connect a crypto wallet if you wish – but it’s not required to create a Gala account or play games. Only a Gala Games account is required to access the game.

Once you have created a Gala account, PC users can download Champions Arena directly from the official website of Gala. iOS users can download games from Apple’s App Store on their phones, and Android users can download games from Google’s Play Store.

Gamers must ensure that they have recently logged in to their Gala account from the same device they will be using to play – otherwise, the login process will not work. This means mobile users will need to log into their Gala accounts from a mobile web browser, like Safari on iOS or Chrome on Android.

How to buy gems with crypto

Gala Games offers gamers the ability to purchase Champions Arena “Gems”, one of the game’s synthetic in-game currencies, with crypto or fiat currency through their official website. Players cannot purchase gems with crypto inside the game, so mobile and PC users will have to switch to a web browser to conduct crypto transactions.

Once on the official website of Gala Games, go to the “Games” tab and search for the Champions Arena title. Below this, there are a variety of gem packages that players can purchase with several different types of cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum (ETH) and GALA tokens.

Unfortunately, Gala only offers crypto users the option to purchase gems until September 2023. Players who wish to purchase other types of in-game bundles – such as “Summoning Tickets” that spawn new characters or “Soulstones” that can upgrade existing characters – will have to do so using fiat currency within the mobile version of the game. To buy users.

How to play champions arena

Champions Arena offers three primary game modes: Melee, Challenge, and Campaign. The game also has several passive features that allow you to “earn” synthetic currencies such as gold and experience (XP) by logging into the game.

The primary goal of Champions Arena is to collect playable characters, or Champions, and level them up as much as possible so you can use up to four Champions at a time in different team battles.

The main gameplay of Champions Arena is centered around a 4v4 battle, where you control 4 characters of your choice and select their attacks, defensive moves or magical spells by playing combinations and playing cards. Champions and cards come in three colors or factions: yellow (harmony), red (destruction), and blue (prosperity). In most cases, playing a card color that matches that character’s power when it is their turn will maximize their power.

Champions Arena’s synthetic currencies

Paid gems, unpaid gems, gold, lapis, mileage points, soulstones, many rare items of upgrade stones, XP points, essence and condition potions are the many currencies in the game that can be used to buy or unlock various items or boosts. May go. None of these are cryptocurrencies.

how to get new characters

Players can obtain new characters in Champions Arena in a few different ways. The game gives new players four to eight characters for free after installing the game and reaching various activity achievements.

“Premium Summoning Tickets” are a way to obtain new characters. These are sometimes gifted to players for free via their inbox, but can also be purchased in the mobile version’s Cash Shop in limited quantities per account for approximately $0.99 each. Premium Summoning Tickets can also be obtained for every 30,000 Mileage Points that can be earned for free through the Tower of Trials or Mayhem modes.

There are 71 different champions to unlock so far. Image: Decrypt.

Premium Summons guarantee that a champion will spawn, but players cannot choose which champion they get. This is the game’s main gacha mechanic, or random loot box-style mechanic. A Premium Summon costs one Premium Summon Ticket or 1,000 gems, which is approximately $10.66. However, joining one’s “Estate” can, in the Guild version of Champions Arena, reduce the summon cost by approximately 50%, to 550 gems for a premium summon, or 5,500 gems for 10.

Ten premium summons will cost 10,000 gems (about $100) if one is not in an estate guild. Because gems can be purchased with crypto on Gala’s website, it is possible to effectively purchase Champions with crypto.

Normal summoning does not guarantee that a champion will spawn, but there is a chance. Normal summons, which cost less than premium or accept a “normal summon ticket” or 5,000 mileage points, will spawn a champion’s soulstone 90% of the time and a champion 10% of the time.

Champion Soulstones are character-specific stones that characters require in varying amounts to “promote”, or increase their star level. If part of an estate guild, normal summons cost 110 gems each.

How to level up champions

There are two “level” measurements that increase a champion’s power: numerical level and star level. A character’s numerical level can be increased by paying a specified amount of gold in the Champions menu. A character’s star level is increased with a certain amount of character-specific soulstones, as well as a specific amount of lapis.

Duplicate Champions can be “destroyed” for Soulstones, which can be used to level up the main character. It’s worth noting that although there is “XP” in Champions Arena, gold, Soulstones, and Lapis are the main items players will need most to level up and increase the star level of their Champions.

How to upgrade champions gear

Upgrading gear in Champions Arena can be done using different combinations of gold and upgrade stones via the “Equipment” tab in the Champions menu or the backpack icon inventory. Extra gear can be traded for upgrade stones, which can be used to level up the gear you want to keep. There is a rarity scale for gear and weapons, meaning that rarer gear is more powerful and can only be used by higher-level characters.

How to Create Champions Arena NFT

Champions Arena characters are not NFTs by default. In fact, turning your character into an NFT can be expensive. The cost of turning any character into an NFT varies, as some champions only require two “Minting Scrolls”, while others require up to 11. Minting Scrolls are the only in-game currency required to turn a character into an NFT.

A pack of five Minting Scrolls will cost 20,000 gems, which is approximately $189-$200 depending on which gem package is purchased. This means that minting a champion as an NFT could cost you anywhere from $94 to $400.

Overall, Champions Arena is a mobile RPG with plenty of passive rewards, “farming” mechanics, and opportunities for both casual and competitive players. Although it is possible to enjoy the game for free, players will find that it will take much longer to obtain characters. And while Champions Arena offers the ability to turn characters into NFTs, the process is expensive but completely optional.