Yokai: Spirits Hunt - Beginner's Team Building Guide - Types and Races

Here's some tips and guide on how to build teams in the RPG mobile game Yokai: Spirit Hunt.

Refer below to learn the different Types and Races of Yokais, Racial Counters to determine which race to use against certain races, basic team building and team synergies, and some quick battle tips.

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Different Types of Yokai

   - To easily check your character's and enemy's attack ranges, refer to the Icons next to their HP bars or Name. For Boss enemies, "Click and Hold" to check their move and attack ranges.

Shield Type

   - Spread Melee: Attacks 1 tile in front and sides (3 Tiles total).
   - Evolve to T3: Attacks all 4 adjacent tiles (4 Tiles total)

   - Can usually hit multiple enemies, really good for initiating combos. You can also move them to the sides of targets to let others take the front positions. Nice counter for range type enemies.
   - Usually have high HP and DEF, ideal for characters that focuses on triggering various skill effects to support the team.
   - Disadvantage: Usually have lower DPS than others.

Output Type

   - Melee: Attacks 1 tile in front (1 Tile total).
   - Evolve to T3: Attacks 2 straight tiles in front (2 Tiles total).

   - Before T3: Attack range is very limited (can only use 1 Output type vs enemies occupying 1 tile), but usually packs a lot of damage and DPS, great against Bosses and for defeating strong enemies. Probably a good candidate to evolve first to T3.
   - Disadvantage: Limited range and positioning, need to evolve to T3 to at least increase range (highly recommended).

Range Type

   - Range: Attacks 1 tile in front, range is 2 tiles from position (1 Tile total).
   - Evolve to T3: Attacks 3 tiles in front, range is 2 tiles from position (3 Tiles total).

   - Before T3: Attack range is very limited, but usually packs a lot of damage and DPS, good against Bosses and for defeating strong enemies. Probably a good candidate to evolve first to T3 (highly recommended to increase range and potential, good for initiating combos too).
   - Disadvantage: Vulnerable from melee attacks, can't attack if too close.

Support Type

   - Spread: Attacks 2 tiles in front except for the center tile (2 Tiles total).
   - Evolve to T3: Attacks all 4 corner tiles near him/her (4 Tiles total).

   - Can hit multiple enemies. You can also move them to the sides of targets to let others take the front positions. Works well with others, easy to adjust and do combos, especially with Shield or Output types. Evolving to T3 would make them a good counter for DPS types.
   - Disadvantage: Usually have lower DPS than others, cannot attack adjacent targets (especially in certain maps with lots of pitfalls).

Different Yokai Races

   - Creatures in the world are divided into immortals, ghosts, demons, fairies and humans.
   - Humans can't devour others so you can only use EXP Peaches and Growth items to level them up, or SSR "Sekkanto" units to evolve them (no duplicates).

Humans +25% DMG vs Demons

Demons +25% DMG vs Ghosts

Ghosts +25% DMG vs Fairies

Fairies +25% DMG vs Immortals

Immortals +25% DMG vs Humans

Racial Counter

   - Using a character with a racial advantage, would give that character a +25% bonus damage. Use this especially when fighting against tough bosses later on. Aim for at least 1 SSR or SR DPS character per race later on when needed.
   - Jiang Zhuo Yue and Ye Ting Ke are your free Human characters which are rare by the way, upgrade them both and use them against Demon race enemies and Bosses.
   - For early game, just focus on doing combos to make things easier for now.

4-6 Characters: Team Build (Base)

Basic Team Balancing (4 Characters)

For All Around Use

   - Get 1 each type (Shield, Output, Range, and Support) as your main 4 characters to be more flexible, most of the time you'll be using 3 characters per attack, unless against Bosses.
   - Would recommend at least 2 DPS (Output and/or Range Type), Ye Ting Ke is one, get 1 more or use SR Xiao Qing (free starter character) for now.
   - As much as possible always let your key characters attack, like Healers to trigger their skills. If you don't need healing then use your damage dealers or other characters more.

Legendary Yokai/Demon Lords/Bosses

   - At least build using 2 tanky Healers (preferably Shield or Support Types) and 2 DPS units, preferably T3+ Range/Output Types.
   - Optional: Replace 1 Healer with 1 Tank, or add 1 Tank if against normal stage Bosses (Bosses that can move).

For Your 5th and 6th Characters

   - Add what you need or like, regardless of their type or race, like:
   - 1) another Healer to increase Heal potential per round.
   - 2) a Buffer (example: All Allies Atk+/Def+) and Debuffer (All Enemies Atk-/Def-).
   - 3) a Control character that can inflict stun, sleep, freeze, or similar effects. These guys can also disrupt possible combos of enemies (situational though).
   - 4) DoT characters like Poison damagers (great vs high HP/Armor Bosses) and Burn damagers.
   - 5) another DPS if you want, or characters that can damage ALL enemies.
   - 6) or a character that will trigger team synergies.

   - TIP: Switch them depending on the situation or game mode that you are playing.

Character Synergies

   - Synergies are bonus stats that you can get if all required characters are in play. Note that characters under that synergy list are the only ones that will get the bonus stat, not the whole team.
   - Synergy bonuses also stacks but take note that it will only work while in battle.

   - Example:
   - If you have all 4 free characters - Kyu-chan, Ye Ting Ke, Kamatsu, and Jiang Zhou Yue. Plus you are able draw Hakutaku from Summons, Ye Ting Ke can get these total Synergy bonus:
   - ATK + 25% and CRI+10%

   - Inspect your Yokai to check their Synergies, or to check all available Synergies.

   - Do not limit your team on what is available from the Synergy List though, also consider other factors like stat potential and skill effects for example.

Combat Tips

Chongxu Taoist Hall (Training)

   - Follow these courses (Formation, Yokai Skills, and Strategy) to learn how to fight, review them if needed to get some ideas.

Just Focus on Combos (Early Game)

   - Setup your formation depending on the enemy formation, look for a way to land combo attacks right from the start. Also consider the move range of your characters because it will shrink if you move them closer to the corners or sides, of the map.

Combo or Joint Attacks

   - Triggers if the attack range of the initiator overlaps other attack ranges of allies.
   - Note: The initiator's attack range is the only one that will be followed by allies, overlaps of allies to other allies will not trigger!

(Example: If Kamatsu is the initiator above, Demon Cheng Yu and Xiao Qing will not attack, even if Jiang Zhuo Yue's attack range overlaps with them!)

   - This is why it's best to use characters with wider attack range as initiators to cover more enemies and combo overlaps.

Other Battle Quick Tips:

   - Always check the recommended Lvl of the stage, floor, or mode - use it as a guide (best if your characters level are above that to make things easier, and not waste Stamina, Tickets, or Tries).
   - If you feel your team are struggling to defeat a stage, upgrade them up before advancing to the next one.

   - Do not let the enemies build up combos to one of your characters, move them to avoid getting huge damages. Retreat dying units and spam your healer/s to heal them up if needed.
   - Always make sure that your team is doing more combos than the enemies.

Optional Tips:

   - You can also move and let your tanks stay inside the attack range of the enemies, let them target your tank/s to make them stay where they are, then do your combos.
   - For bosses they will try to find the best position where they can attack more units, use this to your advantage by positioning your characters where you like the Boss to move and attack.

More Yokai: Spirits Hunt Tips and Guides:

- How To Re-roll to Get SSR/SR Characters Guide

- How To Complete Daily Quests and Get More Stamina

- Devour and Evolve, How To Get More Sekkanto

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