Beginner Friendliness List

Bullet EMP

• Activate to clear bullets, Bullet EMP is the simplest of Auras to understand.
• Does not defend against lasers , but it is obvious in its name.
• A Bullet EMP can save players even with the smallest usable Aura radius , making it very beginner friendly.

Stun EMP

• Stunning turrets is something that is less straightforward to a beginner.
• It is easy to simply continue about one's business and just dodge the bullets already on field.
• However, Stun EMP's true purpose is to allow players to eliminate turrets and Invaders that are most threatening, a skill that requires good judgment.
• The need to use Stun EMP at the start of the wave is less intuitive to beginners, since pre-emptive usage is a slightly more foreign concept to them.
• A small Stun EMP radius does little to help since the stun duration is too short and de-synchronizes turrets, creating more trouble.

• To use barriers as a beginner is easy, simply put it around your own ship to protect from bullets and lasers.
• Note that this is not optimal at Ultimate level, but it is usually not necessary at beginner levels.
• The only problem about barriers is the most last minute barrier will not protect you from bullets, something which beginners need to understand.

• With a large reaching radius , simply activate and let it do its job to compliment your damage. It's a pretty straightforward offensive based Aura .
• The only problem comes when a beginner attempts to activate it while the radius is too small, which causes it to do nothing.

• Its Fire and Forget nature makes it quite easy for beginners to use.
• Simply lock on once and then let it do its thing.
• The only problem comes when the beginner activates Missile Swarm too quickly which may cause some bigger targets to be not locked onto)
• If the radius of Missile Swarm is too small and only a few small targets are selected, this causes a large wastage of Aura .

• Activate when bullets are near you, this is another straightforward Aura that is very similar to Bullet EMP.
• Compared to Bullet EMP, Point Defence is not a one-time use, making it even easier for beginners, especially in early ranks where bullets are much fewer.

• Arguably, the hardest skill to operate.
• Slowing bullets in the field easily causes panic among beginners.
• Once the invincibility wears off, it is easy to get trapped in the bullet field.
• The main caveat of Chrono Field is to Chrono Hop and use the time inside the Chrono Field to eliminate the most threatening turrets or Invaders.
  • You can also use Chrono Field to peek outside for a short while, but this is a more advanced skillset
• Knowing what to eliminate takes a lot of good judgment.
• The skill to Chrono Hop is also a very difficult skill, as it is essentially using Teleport without having the arrival EMP skill when you arrive at your desired spot.

• It's difficult to know at what spot one should throw Vorpal Lance, as beginners don't often remember the upcoming waves.
• Usually what a beginner would do is to see the wave, make a decision of where to use Vorpal Lance, move to the spot, and then throw Vorpal Lance.
• It's a fair bit of steps, which can be hindered with the presence of leftover bullets from the previous wave.

• Phalanx by itself is a weak barrier that only appears in front of your ship.
• When faced with many bullets, a phalanx has to be used as a shovel, which is quite counter-intuitive for a beginner who is concerned about losing their protection after shoveling.
  • It is more likely for beginners to allow Phalanx to simply slowly soak up damage, causing it to break quickly.
• Shoveling with Phalanxes is also a skill, as players need to understand how far they can shovel before they cannot shovel further.
• Like barrier, a phalanx does not save a player from last minute bullets.

However, Phalanx is actually a pretty good ability at lower ranks, due to the lower density of bullets, allowing them to last quite long.

• But once you reach the higher gold ranks, Phalanx has to be used differently. Thus, Phalanx is an A at lower ranks, but a B at higher ranks.

• Release to gain more Aura , as simple as that.
• The Kappa Drive Overdrive Ultimate , which slows time, is beneficial for beginners who can have more time to figure out where they would like to go next.

• A fairly straightforward offensive Zen .
• Generally, most beginners only will charge at the start of each Act.
• The long charge time means positioning is key, a skill that takes a lot of time to master.
  • Positioning is not a huge issue with the Ultimate , since being slightly offset from the middle will do nicely.
  • Being at the bottom of the screen also helps a bit more in positioning.

• A fairly straightforward offensive Zen .
• Generally, most beginners only will charge at the start of each Act.
• The long charge time means positioning is key, a skill that takes a lot of time to master.
• Slightly more difficult than Mega Laser as positioning too low will cause Mega Bomb to be ineffective, causing problems later on.

• Knowing the correct spot to Teleport to takes practice, making Teleport one of the hardest abilities to use.
• Teleport-ing to the wrong spot causes you to be trapped, causing players to spam Teleport until they die because the Charge Time of Teleport becomes too long.

• Although straightforward in clearing bullets, the Charge Time of Reflex EMP is a slight problem as it can be quite significant.
  • Especially in the presence of faster bullets like darts and boomerangs .
• It takes some skill to judge the correct time to release Reflex EMP so you get quite a good use out of it.
  • Releasing too early makes it useless, especially when using it to deal AoE damage.

• Let go and be completely invincible against bullets and lasers. Simple.
• The low Charge Time means not much pre-emption is required.
• The only issue is that Personal Shield doesn't last forever, which is something that can be forgotten by beginners.

• Difficult to know where one should charge Focus Lance, as beginners don't often remember the upcoming waves.
• Usually what a beginner would do is to see the wave, make a decision of where to charge, move to the spot, and then charge it.
• It is quite a lot of steps, which can be hindered with the presence of leftover bullets from the previous wave.
• Focus Lance also doesn't travel very fast, so imprecise movements, RNG and the considerably long Charge Time , can easily cause Focus Lances to miss the players' intended targets.
• It's just basically a harder version of Vorpal Lance , vulnerable to more RNG.

• A straightforward offensive Zen .
• Charge at the start of each wave or 2, and let the homing Clover ATS missiles do their job.
• The low Charge Time is also nice.
• The lack of a need to aim means a beginner can simply find a safe spot to charge Clover ATS and let Clover ATS do its own work.

Torrent, Nimbus

Marauder

Tempest

Veil, Qhelqod

Orion, Luna

Lyova, AB8/Klyn

Jericho, Phoenix

Disaris

Esperon