BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War/Guides/Getting Started

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Binding an Account

1. From the menu, click the data transfer button (blue button to the left of the orange EXIT button).
2. Select the left button on the popup confirmation screen to generate a bind code and bind your account. Use the right button to recover an account from a bind code.
3. When binding the account, the next screen is for generating a 6-14 long alphanumeric password. Enter it twice to confirm. Continue with the orange button on the right, and cancel with the blue button on the left.
4. A one-time bind code will be generated for the password. Save these two for account recovery.

Login Bonus

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
P$  x30000	AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	Skip Ticket  x20	Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x3	AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	EXP Crystal (L) Gives 5000 EXP.  x4	(★3) Grimoire of Awakening ★3
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	P$  x100000	EXP Crystal (L) Gives 5000 EXP.  x5	Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x3	Skip Ticket  x20	AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x400
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
P$  x30000	AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	Skip Ticket  x20	Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x3	AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	EXP Crystal (L) Gives 5000 EXP.  x4	(★4) Grimoire of Awakening ★4
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	P$  x100000	EXP Crystal (L) Gives 5000 EXP.  x5	Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x3	Skip Ticket  x20	AL Recovery Medicine (M) Recovers 50 AL.  x2	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x400

New Player Exclusive Login Bonus

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
SS and Above Guaranteed Gacha Ticket Ver.1 of this ticket guaranteed one SS character who was released before Feb 17, 2021.  x1	EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x10	S and Above Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x3	Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x2	P$  x100000	Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x2	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x2000
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x3	4-Star and Above Grimoire Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x5	5-Star Grimoire Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x1	EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x15	Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x2	P$  x150000

Missions

Daily Missions

Tips:

• Daily missions do not change.
• Rolling in the friend point gacha counts for the daily mission, as does using gacha tickets.

Daily Missions
Login between 00:00 - 08:00 AL  x50		Login between 08:00 - 16:00 AL  x50		Login between 16:00 - 24:00 AL  x50
Clear 8 daily missions Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x100			Clear 3 daily questsP$ or EXP dailies EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x3
Clear 3 character quests P$  x4000			Clear 3 story quests Skip Ticket  x5
Clear 1 hard mode story quest Skip Ticket  x5			Roll in a gacha 1 time (includes Friend Point Gacha) Seithr Obtained by reducing grimoires from the list of all grimoire.  x150
Upgrade a character 1 time P$  x2000			Buy 1 item from the shop EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x10

Daily Missions (Before 8/12/2021)
Clear 3 Quests Skip Ticket  x5	Clear 5 Quests AL Recovery Medicine (S) Recovers 20 AL.  x3
Clear 10 Quests Skip Ticket  x10	Roll in a gacha 1 time EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x1
Upgrade a character 1 time EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x4	Acquire 3 Grimoires Seithr Obtained by reducing grimoires from the list of all grimoire.  x100
Buy 1 item from the shop P$  x2,000	Clear all other daily missions Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x30

Panel Missions

Panel 1
Finish the tutorial gacha EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x2	Obtain a character EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x3	Strengthen a character EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x5
Install an Orb EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x2	Obtain 5 Grimoires P$  x15,000	Clear a Story Quest Skip Ticket  x2
Change your profile message P$  x15,000	Clear a Story Chapter AL Recovery Medicine (S) Recovers 20 AL.  x1	Use an Active Skill Skip Ticket  x2

Panel 2
Get a character to Grade 2 (Fill 6 orbs) EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x2	Ascend a character to S EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x2	Awaken a 1* Grimoire once EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x5
Clear a Character Quest Skip Ticket  x2	Reach player level 5 EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x5	Login for 2 days EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x3
Upgrade an Active Skill P$  x50,000	Buy 1 item from the shop P$  x20,000	Clear Story Arc 1 AL Recovery Medicine (S) Recovers 20 AL.  x3

Normal Missions

These are one-time missions that can be clearedrewards. Unlike daily missions, these do not reset.

Normal Missions
Mission	Reward
Clear the tutorial	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x100
Reach player level 2, 3, 4...9, 11...19, etc.	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x10
Reach player level 10, 20, 30...	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x50
Obtain 5, 10, 15, 20... characters	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x50
Ascend 1, 5... characters to S	Pieces Powder Obtained by reducing character pieces from the inventory screen, and can be traded for character pieces in the "Exchange of Pieces" shop. Reducing pieces for AI characters gives 30 powders each; S gives 40; and SS gives 120.  x1000
Ascend 1, 5... characters to SS	Pieces Powder Obtained by reducing character pieces from the inventory screen, and can be traded for character pieces in the "Exchange of Pieces" shop. Reducing pieces for AI characters gives 30 powders each; S gives 40; and SS gives 120.  x2000
Ascend 1, 5... characters to SS+	Pieces Powder Obtained by reducing character pieces from the inventory screen, and can be traded for character pieces in the "Exchange of Pieces" shop. Reducing pieces for AI characters gives 30 powders each; S gives 40; and SS gives 120.  x3000
Ascend 1, 5... characters to SS++	Pieces Powder Obtained by reducing character pieces from the inventory screen, and can be traded for character pieces in the "Exchange of Pieces" shop. Reducing pieces for AI characters gives 30 powders each; S gives 40; and SS gives 120.  x4000
Ascend 1, 5... characters to SS+++	Pieces Powder Obtained by reducing character pieces from the inventory screen, and can be traded for character pieces in the "Exchange of Pieces" shop. Reducing pieces for AI characters gives 30 powders each; S gives 40; and SS gives 120.  x5000
Get 1, 5... characters to grade 2	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x10
Get 1, 5... characters to grade 3	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x20
Get 1, 5... characters to grade 4	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x30
Get 1, 5... characters to grade 5	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x50
Get 1, 5... characters to grade 6	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x60
Strengthen an active skill 1, 5, 10... times	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x20
Awaken a 3* grimoire 1, 2... times	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x20
Awaken a 4* grimoire 1 time	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x30
Awaken a 5* grimoire 1 time	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x50
Change your profile message	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x20
Log in 2, 5, 30, 50 days overall	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x50
Log in 100, 200... days overall	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x100
Clear the Prologue of the story	Title Unlocks a word or phrase that can be used to create a custom title on the user profile.
Clear the Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2 of the story	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x100
Clear Prologue Part 3 of the story	Title Unlocks a word or phrase that can be used to create a custom title on the user profile.
Clear Prologue Part 4 of the story	Title Unlocks a word or phrase that can be used to create a custom title on the user profile.
Clear Prologue Part 5 of the story	Title Unlocks a word or phrase that can be used to create a custom title on the user profile.
Clear Prologue Part 6 of the story	Title Unlocks a word or phrase that can be used to create a custom title on the user profile.

Shop

Game Currency Shop

The P$ Shop (P$ ショップ) or Game Currency Shop refreshes 3 times a day, every ~8 hours at 4am JST, 12pm JST, and 6pm JST.

Item	Purchase Limit	P$ Cost
EXP Crystal (L) x1	1	50,000
EXP Crystal (M) x1	2	5,000
EXP Crystal (S) x1	3	500
Skip Ticket x1	1	5,000
R3 Orb Fragments	1	6,000
R2 Orbs	1	5,000
R1 Orbs	1	4,000

Orbs are stocked in a random mix of 6 R1 orbs, R2 orbs, and R3 orb fragments.

Exchange of Pieces

Like the P$ shop, the Pieces Shop (欠片ショップ) or Exchange of Pieces also refreshes 3 times a day every ~8 hours at 4am JST, 12pm JST, and 6pm JST.

The exchange will stock with character pieces for a random set of 24 characters available from the Crystallized Azure gacha, regardless of whether the player has obtained that character yet or not. Each character stocked in the exchange will have 5 character pieces for sale for a bulk price that differs based on the base rarity of the character that can be purchased once per refresh.

Rarity	Pieces Powder
	6,000
	1,200
	300

Exchange of Grimoire

The Seithr Shop (魔素ショップ Maso Shoppu) or Exchange of Grimoire restocks at the top of every month.

Item	Purchase Limit	Seithr
5-Star Grimoire Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x1	1	50,000
S and Above Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x1	1	50,000
(★5) Grimoire of Awakening ★5 x1	1	45,000
(★4) Grimoire of Awakening ★4 x1	1	20,000
4-Star and Above Grimoire Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x1	2	12,500
(★3) Grimoire of Awakening ★3 x1	3	10,000
Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x1	1	2,000
Skip Ticket  x1	10	500
EXP Crystal (L) Gives 5000 EXP.  x1	2	500
EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x1	4	80
EXP Crystal (S) Gives 50 EXP.  x1	10	10
P$  x50,000	2	500
P$  x10,000	no limit	150

Paid Currency Shop

The Paid Currency Shop (蒼の結晶商品購入) has two tabs, accessible as separate menu items in the shop menu: Normal (普通 Futsū) (パック Pakku). Crystallized Azure can be purchased directly from the Normal tab, while bonus packages can be purchased from the Pack tab.

Crystallized Azure	Price (JPY)	JPY per 200 Crystallized Azure (1 gacha pull)
8600	10000	232.55813953488
4050	4900	241.97530864198
2954	3680	249.15368991198
1250	1600	256
455	610	268.13186813187
175	250	285.71428571429
80	120	300

Package Shop

The Package Shop (パック商品購入) includes packages that can be purchased that include in-game items other than Crystallized Azure, or daily and weekly bonuses.

Package	Price (JPY)	Rewarded at time of purchase	Rewarded daily	Total
BBDWスペシャルパック BBDW Special Package	1480	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x987 (paid) 4-Star and Above Grimoire Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x1 Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x6 Seithr Obtained by reducing grimoires from the list of all grimoire.  x10,000 EXP Crystal (L) Gives 5000 EXP.  x10	Daily (30 days) Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x1 Skip Ticket  x5 Character Quest Unlock Key  x3	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x987 (paid) 4-Star and Above Grimoire Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x1 Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x6 Seithr Obtained by reducing grimoires from the list of all grimoire.  x10,000 EXP Crystal (L) Gives 5000 EXP.  x10 Crystallized Azure Gacha Ticket Pulls from the Crystallized Azure Gacha.  x30 Skip Ticket  x150 Character Quest Unlock Key  x90
有償アイテム購入パック(30 days) Paid Items Package (30 days)	980	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x654 (paid) Skip Ticket  x100	(30 days) Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x40 (free) Character Quest Unlock Key  x3 Daily Quest Bonus Runs +3	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x1854 Skip Ticket  x100 Character Quest Unlock Key  x90 Daily Quest Bonus Runs +3 each day
蒼の結晶パック(7 days) Crystallized Azure Pack (7 days)	490	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x327 (paid)	(7 days) Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x100 (free)	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x1027
蒼の結晶パック(30 days) Crystallized Azure Pack (30 days)	980	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x654 (paid)	(30 days) Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x80 (free)	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x3054
ウェルカムパック1 Welcome Package 1 Limited to one purchase per account.	4900	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x3267 (paid) Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x1633 (free) EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x30 AL Recovery Medicine (S) Recovers 20 AL.  x30 Skip Ticket  x30	(none)
ウェルカムパック2 Welcome Package 2 Limited to one purchase per account.	10000	Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x6667 (paid) Crystallized Azure 200 Crystallized Azure is needed for 1 pull of the Crystallized Azure Gacha. It has free and paid versions.  x3333 (free) 5-Star Grimoire Guaranteed Gacha Ticket  x1 EXP Crystal (M) Gives 500 EXP.  x60 AL Recovery Medicine (S) Recovers 20 AL.  x60 Skip Ticket  x60	(none)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I install the game?

Android users: You can acquire the game through QooApp or Apkpure.
iOS users: You need to have a Japanese apple store account, and then you can download and install as usual.

How do I reroll?

In the first gacha roll after the tutorial, click the YELLOW button (on the right) to reroll, and the BLUE button (on the left) to keep your roll. You can reroll this initial roll endlessly. You get a free copy of Jin and Zwei from beginner missions and login rewards.

If you have a rooted android device or emulator:

Using a file manager, navigate to "/data/data/com.arcsystemworks.bbdw". Then delete the file: "com.acrsystemworks.bbdw.v2.playerprefs.xml". This deletes your account without deleting app data.

Otherwise, uninstall and reinstall game. Tutorial can be skipped, rerolling is fairly easy, and you are limited only by your download speed.

What is a good starting roll?

One or multiple SS characters of choice, 1-2 S-Class characters, the rest is up to you!
See this page for the available pool of characters.
Check this Japanese-language writeup for an idea of suggested units and rolls.

Now that I've gotten my characters, what should I do?

Clearing the panel mission, beginner mission, logging in daily and doing daily missions is a great way to start out with the game. It nets you some rewards and eases you into a lot of the gameplay systems and parts of the menu. Afterwards, progressing the main story, doing daily quests, or character quests is a good idea.

When is daily reset?

Daily Missions reset at Midnight JST, while the shops reset at 4am JST, 12pm JST, and 6pm JST.

What are the game’s rarities?

You can only summon AII, AI, S, or SS rare characters. You can upgrade any character all the way up to SS+++. AII rarity characters so far are only found in the Friend Point Gacha.

What are Embodiment Coins and how do I use them?

Each roll of a Crystallized Azure gacha banner rewards you one coin specific to that banner. For example, in the Crystallized Azure Gacha, each roll awards an Embodiment Coin.

After acquiring 300 coins (doing 300 rolls) from that specific banner, it is possible to pick one of the banner targets and exchange coins for them. In-game, the exchange can be made from the blue "具現欠晶交換/Exchange Embodiment Coins" (or other coin name) button in the top right of the gacha banner.

Unused coins from limited time banners will be converted to Embodiment Coins for the Crystallized Azure Gacha, which is always available, after the limited-time banner ends. So you won't lose any coins and can accumulated them later for a non-limited character.

300 rolls requires 60000

Crystallized Azure

, which is roughly 800 USD in-game value. A more widely known term for this mechanic is "sparking", popularized by Granblue Fantasy.

What to do with gacha tickets?

Tickets don't generate any coins, so feel free to use them at the banner of your choice guilt-free. They also count for the purposes of clearing the daily mission in which you have to get an item from one of the gachas.

Different gacha tickets pull from different banners, and thus the pool of characters available differs between tickets. Each ticket is labeled with the pool it is connected to. Tickets will not expire, so even if a time limited banner ends you can still get limited grimoires and characters afterwards.

How do I raise the level cap?

Level cap is tied to your account level. Keep playing the game, and your characters can be raised higher.
Good sources of account experience are daily quests and hard missions in the story.

How do I limit-break characters?

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War features two different limit break system; one which raises the characters rarity and increases stats and unlocks the feature to enhance skills, Distortion Drives, Astral Heat and further passive skills, and one which only increases stats and drops of event currency items.

The former, called Ascending, is done by collecting character pieces. Each rarity requires a different amount of pieces. Pieces can be collected and from quests, dupes of characters and more.

The later can only be done by acquiring dupes of a character, or by using

Exceed Emblem

. A limit break is marked by a crown, which ranges from none, bronze, silver to gold.

Can I play with my account on another device?

Unfortunately, every time you want to switch your account to another device you will need to use a transfer code to change devices. You will need to generate a new bind code every time.

How long do transfer codes last and what can I do when I lose my account?

After an update in October 2021 transfer codes do not expire anymore. Codes which expired before this update should be usable again, but it is recommended to create a new code.

In the case you lose your account, either due to data deletion or lost of device, you can try to contact the BBDW customer support. They will ask you very specific questions about you account. To be very safe, write down or make screenshots (and store them somewhere safely) what characters, grimoires and items you own, what quests you cleared, and more.

What are some machine translation options?

Android

• Kaku is a Japanese OCR program that can pull text from the screen and can let you look up individual kanji as you read. This option requires knowledge of Japanese grammar, as it is not a full translation program.

These applications can read and translate text from screenshots.

• Google Lens
• xbean Photo Translate
• Bluestacks: CTRL+SHIFT+L will translate your current screen.

Windows

• Yandex OCR also has the above features, but requires the upload of screenshots to a website.
• Capture2Text is a lightweight OCR program that rips raw text to a floating clipboard, which can be sent to your translation service of choice.

Plaintext Translation Services:

• Google Translate
• Deepl Translator