NTE F2P Guide - How to Progress Without Spending

Monthly Pull Income (F2P)

As a free-to-play player, here’s approximately how many pulls you can earn per month:

Source	Pulls/Month	Notes
Daily Commissions	~10	4 commissions × 30 days
Weekly Bounties	~4	Reset every Monday
Spiral Abyss / Endgame	~8	Biweekly reset
Events	~15	Average across patches
Maintenance Compensation	~3	Per update
Redeem Codes	~2	Check our Codes page
Exploration (new areas)	~10	One-time per patch
Monthly Login	~5	Cumulative rewards
Total	~57 pulls/month

Over a typical 6-week patch cycle, F2P players can expect ~85 pulls. This means you can guarantee one S-Rank character every 2 patch cycles (worst case with 50/50 loss).

Resource Priority Guide

What to Spend Annulith (Premium Currency) On

Priority	Item	Reason
1	Limited Character Banner	Your main source of S-Rank characters
2	Monthly Pass (if you buy one thing)	Best value at $5/month
3	Nothing else	Save everything for banners

What NOT to Spend On

• Standard banner (you get free tickets anyway)
• Stamina refreshes (not worth it long-term)
• Cosmetics (tempting but zero gameplay value)
• Resource packs (farmable for free)

Best F2P Characters

These characters are strong, easy to obtain, and don’t require constellations:

S-Rank (from Standard Banner / Reruns)

• Hotori — Excellent Anima DPS, available on standard banner
• Nanally — Top-tier support, works at base copy

A-Rank (Easy to Max)

• Sakiri — One of the best supports in the game, even at A-Rank
• Mint — Solid healer/support for any team
• Adler — Reliable DPS option for early game
• Fadia — Strong sub-DPS with good energy generation

Free Characters

• Characters given through story progression
• Event reward characters (limited-time)

Team Building on a Budget

Principle 1: Focus on One DPS

Don’t spread resources across multiple DPS characters. Pick one main DPS and funnel all your upgrade materials into them.

Principle 2: Supports Scale Better

A-Rank supports often perform 80-90% as well as S-Rank supports. Invest in good A-Rank supports while saving pulls for S-Rank DPS.

Principle 3: Reaction Teams are King

Teams built around elemental reactions deal significantly more damage than raw stat teams. Learn the reaction system and build accordingly.

Sample F2P Teams

Team 1: Charged Reaction

• Main DPS: Hotori (standard banner S-Rank)
• Sub-DPS: Any Cosmos character
• Support: Sakiri (A-Rank)
• Flex: Mint (healer) or another reaction enabler

Team 2: Anima Stack

• Main DPS: Adler (A-Rank)
• Sub-DPS: Any Anima character
• Support: Mint (A-Rank)
• Flex: Sakiri or element-matching support

Daily Routine (15-20 Minutes)

Maximize your daily progress without burnout:

1. Daily Commissions (5 min) — Always complete all 4
2. Spend Stamina (10 min) — Farm character/Arc materials
3. Check Shops (1 min) — Buy discounted items from rotating shops
4. Collect Expeditions (1 min) — Send characters on resource expeditions

Use our Daily Checklist tool to track everything.

Stamina Management

You regenerate 1 Stamina every 6 minutes (240/day natural regen). Here’s how to spend it efficiently:

Priority Spending Order

1. Limited-time event stages (often cost-reduced or free)
2. Character Ascension materials (for your main DPS)
3. Arc farming (for your main DPS’s set)
4. Console farming (after Arc sets are complete)
5. Credit stages (only when broke)

Tips

• Never let stamina cap (waste = lost progress)
• Don’t refresh stamina with Annulith (save for pulls)
• Event stages often give better rewards per stamina

Pulling Strategy

The Golden Rules

1. Never pull on standard banner with premium currency
2. Always have a plan before a patch drops
3. Skip characters you don’t need even if they’re strong
4. Pity carries over between limited banners of the same type
5. 50/50 loss is not wasted — it guarantees the next featured character

When to Pull

• Pull when you need the character for your team
• Pull when you have enough to guarantee (160 pulls worst case)
• Pull on reruns if you missed a character the first time

When to Skip

• Skip if the character doesn’t fit your team
• Skip if you’re saving for a confirmed upcoming character
• Skip if you’re below 80 pulls and can’t guarantee

Use our Pity Tracker to monitor your pull history.

Progression Milestones

Week	Goal	Focus
1	Clear main story Act 1	Unlock all daily content
2	Reach Account Level 30	Unlock endgame domains
3	Main DPS to Level 60	Farm ascension materials
4	Complete first Abyss clear	Earn pull rewards
5-6	Farm Arc sets	Get main DPS to 4-piece set
7-8	Build second team	Prepare for Abyss Floor 8+

Common F2P Mistakes

1. Spreading resources too thin — Focus on 4-5 characters max
2. Pulling on every banner — Discipline is your strongest weapon
3. Ignoring A-Rank characters — Many are meta-relevant
4. Skipping events — Events are your biggest pull income source
5. Refreshing stamina — The Annulith is better spent on pulls
6. Neglecting exploration — Chests and puzzles give significant one-time rewards
7. Upgrading wrong talents — Prioritize your DPS’s main damage talent first