Game strategy

This is a discussion post - feel free to share your tactics! I've almost cleared level 4 and I haven't dropped any cash, so I'm compiling a list which might help if you're struggling. I will say that I'm quite lucky with my draws - got a 5-star card for the free draw, and my first 200 gem draw gave me a bunch of 4-star cards.

To ace every mission in level 3 I'd say at the very least you need three 4-star cards at max level. Bonus if they're Wisdom cards. They might even carry you through half of level 4.

Only use flowers on your strongest cards. A level 1 4-star card that's not the correct type for the mission could still net you more combined points than a high level 3-star card. Since I don't have any Wisdom cards that are higher than 3-stars, my preference is to focus on 4-star cards that have an even distribution of points across all elements (as opposed to, like, a card that has super high Empathy but is worthless for anything else) so that I can use them for all types of missions. An ideal deck would have 2 strong cards for each element, but unless you're blessed by the lottery gods even dropping cash might not let you achieve that.

As tempting as it is to do a gem draw ASAP, try to save up 200 gems since you get 1 extra card for free. The coin draw however is the same value whether you go with 1 or 10 card draws, so do it as soon as you get 5000 coins.

Before you collect wings from friends or mission prizes, check your EXP. If you're about 1-2 missions away from leveling up, be patient. Level up first and only collect the free wings after you've depleted them again.

If you don't care about collecting the postcards in the photo album, exchange duplicate cards for materials.

Leveling up your group status is very handy for getting you through missions. Sometimes that extra 50pt is all that's needed to push you through the passing line. If you're level-gated, doing member missions and collecting recovery items is p much the best way to do it. If you're short on recovery items, only do special schedules (the ones marked with an alarm clock) as they net you more points.