Hero Builds and Optimization

📝 NOTE: Specific stat values, ability names, and build recommendations in this guide are based on community gameplay experiences. While the general mechanics are accurate, exact numerical values cannot be verified from official sources.

Understanding Hero Builds

A hero build refers to how you allocate stat points and develop abilities as your heroes level up. The right build can transform a decent hero into an exceptional one for specific roles and mission types.

Build Philosophy

Specialist vs. Generalist

Specialist Builds:

• Focus on 1-2 primary stats
• Excel at specific mission types
• Higher success rates in their niche
• Vulnerable when deployed outside specialty

Generalist Builds:

• Distribute points across 3-4 stats
• Handle various mission types adequately
• Flexible deployment options
• Lower peak performance but more versatile

Recommendation: Build 60% specialists, 40% generalists for optimal roster flexibility.

Top-Tier Hero Builds

Invisigal: Speed Assassin Build

Philosophy: Maximize solo mission effectiveness and XP farming

Stat Priority:

1. Combat: 4 → 5 → 6 (Primary damage dealer)
2. Mobility: 3 → 4 → 5 (Fast completion, chase missions)
3. Intellect: 3 → 4 (Tactical precision)
4. Vigor: 1 → 2 (Minimal survivability)
5. Charisma: 1 (Accept weakness)

Level-Up Path:

• Levels 1-3: Maximize Combat to 5
• Levels 4-6: Boost Mobility to 4-5
• Levels 7-9: Increase Intellect to 4
• Levels 10+: Push Combat to 6, optional Vigor to 2

Best For:

• Solo missions (Wolf Pack XP bonus)
• Combat-heavy operations
• Time-sensitive rescues
• Chase sequences
• Precision strikes

Synergies: Deploy solo or with Punch Up for combat coverage

Why It Works: Invisigal’s Wolf Pack ability doubles team XP on solo missions, making her the ultimate leveling engine while her high Combat/Mobility ensures success.

Prism: Tactical Leader Build

Philosophy: Maximize duplication effectiveness and team support

Stat Priority:

1. Charisma: 4 → 5 → 6 (Leadership and social missions)
2. Combat: 4 → 5 (Versatile fighting)
3. Intellect: 2 → 3 → 4 (Problem-solving)
4. Vigor: 1 → 2 (Basic survivability)
5. Mobility: 1 (Accept weakness)

Level-Up Path:

• Levels 1-3: Alternate Combat and Charisma to 5 each
• Levels 4-6: Boost Intellect to 3-4
• Levels 7-9: Push Charisma to 6
• Levels 10+: Max Combat to 6, Vigor to 2

Best For:

• Multi-hero coordinated missions
• Social missions requiring leadership
• Duplication strategies
• Versatile emergency response

Deployment Strategy: Place Prism in slot 2 to maximize duplication options with adjacent heroes

Why It Works: High Charisma and Combat make Prism excellent at both social and combat missions, while duplication effectively doubles your strongest adjacent hero’s contribution.

Punch Up: Immortal Tank Build

Philosophy: Become an unkillable frontline powerhouse

Stat Priority:

1. Vigor: 4 → 5 → 6+ (Ultimate survivability)
2. Combat: 3 → 4 → 5 (Damage output)
3. Charisma: 3 → 4 (Inspiring presence)
4. Mobility: 1 → 2 (Minimal improvement)
5. Intellect: 1 (Accept weakness)

Level-Up Path:

• Levels 1-3: Push Vigor to 5-6
• Levels 4-6: Increase Combat to 4-5
• Levels 7-9: Boost Charisma to 4
• Levels 10+: Max Vigor to 7+

Best For:

• High-risk combat missions
• Extended operations
• Monster attacks
• Dangerous missions where casualties expected
• Missions requiring endurance

Special Mechanic: Gets stronger when injured, making high Vigor even more valuable

Why It Works: Cannot be permanently downed and grows stronger when hurt, making Punch Up the safest pick for dangerous missions while high Vigor maximizes survivability.

Malevola: Master Manipulator Build

Philosophy: Dominate social and technical missions through superior mental stats

Stat Priority:

1. Intellect: 4 → 5 → 6 (Technical mastery)
2. Charisma: 3 → 4 → 5 (Social control)
3. Vigor: 1 → 2 (Basic survivability)
4. Combat: 2 → 3 (Minimal self-defense)
5. Mobility: 2 (Accept weakness)

Level-Up Path:

• Levels 1-3: Maximize Intellect to 5-6
• Levels 4-6: Boost Charisma to 4-5
• Levels 7-9: Increase Vigor to 2
• Levels 10+: Push both mental stats to 6+

Best For:

• Hacking missions
• Hostage negotiations
• Investigations
• Social engineering
• Support and healing roles

Deployment Strategy: Avoid combat-heavy missions, excel at everything else

Why It Works: Dominates the mental game with top-tier Intellect and Charisma, making Malevola irreplaceable for non-combat missions.

Coupe: Precision Striker Build

Philosophy: Swift, intelligent assassin for precision operations

Stat Priority:

1. Combat: 4 → 5 → 6 (Primary damage)
2. Mobility: 3 → 4 → 5 (Speed and precision)
3. Intellect: 3 → 4 (Tactical intelligence)
4. Vigor: 1 → 2 (Minimal survivability)
5. Charisma: 1 (Accept weakness)

Level-Up Path:

• Levels 1-3: Push Combat to 5-6
• Levels 4-6: Balance Mobility and Intellect to 4 each
• Levels 7-9: Continue balanced growth
• Levels 10+: Max Combat and Mobility

Best For:

• Precision strikes
• Technical combat missions
• Solo operations
• Chase sequences with fighting
• Quick surgical missions

Why It Works: Combines assassin precision with tactical intelligence, making Coupe perfect for missions requiring both brain and brawn at high speed.

Golem: Versatile Defender Build

Philosophy: Flexible tank that adapts to mission needs

Build Option 1: Pure Tank

• Vigor: 4 → 5 → 6
• Combat: 3 → 4 → 5
• Charisma: 3 → 4
• Intellect: 1 → 2
• Mobility: 1

Build Option 2: Balanced Support

• Vigor: 4 → 5
• Combat: 3 → 4
• Charisma: 3 → 4
• Intellect: 1 → 2 → 3
• Mobility: 1 → 2

Best For:

• Endurance missions
• Flexible operations
• Team support with Charisma
• Defense missions
• Positional strategy missions

Why It Works: Earth powers and position-based abilities make Golem adaptable, while high Vigor ensures survivability.

Sonar: Adaptive Support Build

Philosophy: Maximize healing and transformation flexibility

Stat Priority (Focus on dominant form):

1. Charisma: 3-4 → 5 → 6 (Social and healing)
2. Vigor: 1-2 → 3 → 4 (Endurance for support)
3. Intellect/Combat: Depends on preferred form
4. Mobility: 2 → 3 (Response time)

Strategy:

• Build for both forms to remain viable
• Prioritize Charisma and Vigor as they benefit healing
• Plan transformations around upcoming episodes

Best For:

• Healing and support
• Flexible deployment
• Social missions
• Backup specialist

Why It Works: Transformation ability allows Sonar to fill multiple roles, while high Charisma makes them an excellent support hero.

Advanced Build Strategies

The Tactical Raid Build

Concept: Deploy overwhelming force with high coordination

Team Composition:

• Leader: Prism (High Charisma for coordination)
• Striker: Invisigal or Coupe (High Combat + Mobility)
• Support: Malevola or Sonar (Intellect/Charisma support)

Stat Focus:

• Leadership (Charisma 5+)
• Speed (Mobility 4+)
• Coordination abilities

Best For: Multi-hero tactical operations requiring speed and precision

The Siege Build

Concept: Extended operations with maximum survivability

Team Composition:

• Tank: Punch Up (Vigor 6+)
• Secondary Tank: Golem (Vigor 5+)
• Support: Prism or Malevola (Healing/Charisma)

Stat Focus:

• Vigor 5+ on multiple heroes
• Endurance abilities
• Healing support

Best For: Monster attacks, extended missions, high-danger operations

The Speed Run Build

Concept: Complete missions as fast as possible

Team Composition:

• Primary: Invisigal (Mobility 5+, Wolf Pack)
• Secondary: Coupe (Mobility 4+)
• Flex: Phenomenon (2-second cooldown)

Stat Focus:

• Mobility 5+
• Fast completion abilities
• Low cooldown mechanics

Best For: Mission-heavy episodes, time challenges, XP farming

The Social Engineering Build

Concept: Solve problems through persuasion and manipulation

Team Composition:

• Lead: Malevola (Intellect 5+, Charisma 4+)
• Support: Prism (Charisma 5+)
• Backup: Sonar (Charisma 4+)

Stat Focus:

• Charisma 5+
• Intellect 4+
• Social abilities

Best For: Hostage situations, negotiations, crowd control, diplomatic missions

Build Timing and Progression

Early Game (Episodes 1-2)

Priority: Build your core team’s primary stats

Focus Heroes:

1. Invisigal (Combat + Mobility)
2. Prism (Charisma + Combat)
3. Malevola (Intellect + Charisma)

Strategy: Establish 3 reliable specialists who can handle most mission types

Mid Game (Episodes 3-5)

Priority: Develop secondary stats and build depth

Focus:

• Boost secondary stats to 3-4
• Develop 5-6 viable heroes
• Start specialized builds
• Balance team coverage

New Additions: Begin developing Punch Up, Coupe, and Golem

Late Game (Episodes 6-8)

Priority: Optimize builds and perfect team synergies

Focus:

• Push primary stats to 6+
• Perfect team compositions
• Maximize ability synergies
• Prepare for final missions and endings

Full Roster: All heroes should be viable with specialized roles

Common Build Mistakes

Mistake 1: Over-Generalizing

Problem: Spreading stats too thin across all heroes

Solution: Build clear specialists with defined roles

Example: Don’t try to make Invisigal good at Charisma - embrace her social weakness

Mistake 2: Neglecting Core Team

Problem: Leveling too many heroes equally in early game

Solution: Focus on 3-4 core heroes first, then expand

Mistake 3: Ignoring Abilities

Problem: Building stats without considering hero abilities

Solution: Build around abilities - e.g., Invisigal’s Wolf Pack benefits from solo viability

Mistake 4: No Backups

Problem: Only having one hero per role

Solution: Build at least two heroes per primary stat for cooldown rotation

Mistake 5: Ignoring Team Chemistry

Problem: Building heroes who don’t work well together

Solution: Consider relationship bonuses and team synergies

Build Testing and Optimization

Use the Simulator

Before deploying, use the mission simulator to:

• Test team compositions
• Verify success probability
• Compare different hero combinations
• Optimize stat allocations

Track Success Rates

Monitor which builds perform best:

• Note mission types each hero excels at
• Track failure patterns
• Adjust builds based on weaknesses
• Refine strategies over episodes

Adapt to Your Playstyle

Aggressive Players: Focus Combat and Mobility Strategic Players: Focus Intellect and Charisma Safe Players: Focus Vigor and balanced builds Efficient Players: Focus Mobility and Phenomenon

Optimal Build Checklist

By Episode 4, you should have:

• 3+ heroes with primary stats at 5+
• 2+ heroes with Vigor 4+ (tanks)
• 2+ heroes with Mobility 4+ (fast response)
• 2+ heroes with Charisma 4+ (social missions)
• 2+ heroes with Intellect 4+ (technical missions)
• 2+ heroes with Combat 5+ (fight missions)
• Clear specialist roles for all active heroes
• Backup heroes for each major stat

By Episode 8, you should have:

• 5+ heroes with 6+ in their primary stat
• Complete coverage of all stat requirements
• Optimized team compositions for all mission types
• Strong relationship bonuses between core teams
• Multiple viable strategies for emergencies

Build Recommendations by Playstyle

For Story-Focused Players

Priority: Keep romance-option heroes strong

• Build Invisigal and Blonde Blazer as primary options
• Ensure key story heroes remain mission-viable
• Balance gameplay with narrative choices

For Completion Players

Priority: Perfect mission success rates

• Build deep specialist roster
• Focus on stat optimization
• Maximize team coverage

For Casual Players

Priority: Reliable, forgiving builds

• Focus on generalists
• Build high Vigor on multiple heroes
• Create flexible team compositions

For Speedrunners

Priority: Fast completion times

• Max Mobility on multiple heroes
• Utilize Invisigal’s Wolf Pack
• Leverage Phenomenon’s fast cooldown

Final Build Tips

1. Start with a Plan: Know your endgame build before spending points
2. Synergy First: Build around hero abilities and team composition
3. Cover Weaknesses: Ensure team has no glaring stat gaps
4. Test Regularly: Use simulator to validate build choices
5. Stay Flexible: Be ready to adapt based on mission demands
6. Document Success: Track what works for future playthroughs
7. Enjoy Experimentation: Try different builds to find your style

The perfect build balances specialization with flexibility, creating a roster capable of handling any mission while supporting your preferred playstyle and story choices.