Dragon Raja: ReRise is a turn-based RPG from Archosaur Games set in the Dragon Raja universe, where you join Cassell College as a new Dragonslayer and assemble squads of allies to fight Dragon Servitors. You begin by choosing a male or female protagonist, then move through a story campaign that introduces combat, recruiting, and team building one step at a time. This guide focuses on the early game so you can spend your first hours efficiently, understand the systems that matter most, and avoid wasting premium resources before you know how the game works.

Understand How Combat And The EX System Work

Battles in Dragon Raja: ReRise are turn-based and play out over a set number of rounds, with your deployed allies and the enemy taking turns to act. You control the pace with Pause, double speed, Auto, and Skip options, so you can let easy fights resolve automatically and step in manually when a stage needs more thought. Each unit also has a Poise gauge, shown as a small bar in combat, alongside its health bar.

The most important early mechanic is the EX system. Each ally builds EX value as the fight goes on, gaining two EX value every time it lands a basic attack. Once an ally reaches an EX value of four, it can unleash its EX skill when it acts, which is a powerful special attack that consumes the stored EX value. These EX skills are individually named and numbered, and they hit far harder than basic attacks, so learning when each one becomes available is the core of strong play. For tougher fights, switch off Auto and time your EX skills deliberately rather than letting them fire at random.

Push The Main Story To Unlock Core Systems

Your first priority should be the Main Story campaign, which is divided into chapters and stages such as 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Clearing these stages is how the game unlocks its key systems, including the Recruit feature, the NightWatcher Forum, and additional progression options. Early stages cost a small amount of stamina to attempt and reward gems, gold, account experience, and upgrade materials, with extra first-clear bonuses for beating a stage the first time.

Following the story also moves the narrative forward, introducing characters like Norma the college secretary, principal Anjou, and allies such as NoNo and Vic Kano, while teaching you each mechanic in context. Push as far as your team can comfortably handle, and when a stage starts to require many retries, pause to upgrade your allies before continuing. This loop of pushing, upgrading, and pushing again is the natural rhythm of early progression.

Build A Balanced Team Across The Three Roles

Allies in Dragon Raja: ReRise fall into three roles, and a strong early team mixes them rather than stacking a single type. You can deploy up to five units, and the game lets you filter your roster by role when adjusting your lineup. The table below breaks down what each role does and how to use it:

A reliable starter structure is one Defender, one or two Attackers, and one Supporter, which keeps you covered against both single bosses and larger enemy waves. Avoid running only damage dealers, since a team with no sustain or protection tends to collapse in longer fights.

Use Formation Positioning To Your Advantage

Where you place your allies matters as much as who you bring. Deployment uses a grid with front and back positions, and you drag units onto the tiles to set your formation. Front-row units are more exposed to enemy attacks, while back-row units stay safer behind them, which directly affects how long fragile allies survive.

Place your sturdiest Defender or melee Attacker in the front to soak up damage, and keep ranged damage dealers and Supporters in the back so they can act for longer. Some allies also gain the most from their EX effects when positioned correctly, with several Support units performing best in the back row. The game additionally rewards specific ally pairings with Formation Bonds, which activate named bonus effects when two linked allies are deployed together, so experiment with your roster to find combinations that trigger them.

Recruit Allies And Spend Premium Currency Carefully

New allies come from the Recruit screen, the game’s gacha system, which unlocks as you progress the story. Allies are sorted by rarity, with SSR being the highest tier above SR and R, and the game runs banners featuring specific SSR units. You can recruit one at a time or in batches of ten, and the system gives you several clear safety nets:

• A tenfold recruitment guarantees at least an SR ally or higher, so a batch pull never leaves you empty-handed.
• The in-game banner shows that forty recruits guarantee an SSR, while a wishlist lets you secure one of your chosen featured allies after a set number of pulls. The base SSR rate is around three percent according to community sources.

Because strong allies define your combat power far more than minor resource packs, the most impactful use of your premium gems is recruiting on banners that feature top-tier SSR units. Use your free recruitment tickets and mission rewards for everyday pulls, and save your gems so you can always afford a tenfold recruitment when a banner you want appears. New players also receive a large pool of free pulls to get started, so there is no need to spend money to build a competitive early team.

Level And Develop Your Core Allies First

Each ally has its own development screen showing stats such as Attack, HP, and defenses, along with several ways to grow stronger. You can level an ally using experience materials, then access deeper systems including Advance, Star Up, EX Talents, gear, Bloodline, and Cultivate as you unlock them. Star Up in particular uses duplicate copies of an ally to raise its star rating and unlock additional bonuses, so duplicates of a key unit are usually better spent advancing that unit than raising a separate copy.

Because materials are limited early on, concentrate your investment on a small core of allies you intend to keep, especially your main damage dealer and your primary Supporter. Spreading experience and materials thinly across your whole roster produces much weaker results than focusing on a few reliable units that stay relevant across all the content you will face in the coming weeks.

Equip Alchemy Weapons And Claim Bounty Rewards

Alchemy Weapons are a distinct class of equipment in Dragon Raja: ReRise, described in-game as dragon-slaying gear forged by the Cassell College Gear Department. They come in forms such as elemental orbs and engraved firearms, with SSR examples including the Pure Fire Element and the Alchemy Bullet, and they carry elemental themes that you can match to your team. Equipping and upgrading these weapons is an important layer of power on top of leveling your allies.

A major early source of Alchemy Weapons and other rewards is the NightWatcher Forum, an in-game hub where bounty missions are posted, mostly by the Execution Department. Two habits will keep your account growing steadily here:

• Clear story-linked bounties as you progress, then return to the forum to claim the rewards, which can include Alchemy Gear, gems, and upgrade materials.
• Check the forum and your daily and event tasks regularly, since consistent completion adds up to enough materials to build several upgraded allies over time.

Dragon Raja: ReRise rewards players who understand its early systems rather than rushing past them. By learning the EX system, pushing the story to unlock features, building a balanced team across Attackers, Defenders, and Supporters, recruiting carefully, and concentrating your upgrades on a small core, you can turn your first days at Cassell College into a strong foundation for the long haul. Take the tutorials at a steady pace, claim every reward the game offers, and your account power will climb naturally. For the best gaming experience, play Dragon Raja: ReRise on BlueStacks!