Best Beginner Tips for Duet Night Abyss

Duet Night Abyss can be pretty overwhelming at the beginning. With so many buttons and menus on the screen, players can easily get lost in the visual noise, and that doesn't even account for all the systems the game has in place. If you want to get into the swing of things without getting dizzy, here's a guide covering all the things you should be doing as a new player in Duet Night Abyss.

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By C.M Edwards

What to Do First in Duet Night Abyss

DNA Berenica Gameplay — Duet Night Abyss Berenica Gameplay

There are a ton of things to do in Duet Night Abyss, and if you're feeling a little aimless, you can refer to this list:

Play the main story
Get new characters and weapons
Upgrade new characters and weapons
Get and upgrade new Demon Wedges
Collect Geniemons
Play endgame events and activities

If anything, we strongly suggest playing through the main quest first. This will unlock many of the systems and mechanics in DNA like co-op, crafting, and more.

Getting Characters and Weapons

DNA Berenica Stats — Duet Night Abyss Berenica Stats

We have an in-depth guide on how to get characters in DNA, but to sum it up, you need to get Secret Letters by spending Secret Letter Clues in the shop or by getting them from different events and activities (like the weekly Nocturnal Echoes boss fights).

Secret Letters act like loot boxes that reward you with either Thoughts (for unlocking characters) or weapon parts (for crafting new gear). You can open Secret Letters by completing Covert Commissions from the Combat menu.

Upgrading Characters and Weapons

DNA Blade Amberglow Stats — Duet Night Abyss Blade Amberglow Stats

Every character and weapon requires ascension materials and EXP materials, both of which can be farmed through the Commissions tab in the Combat screen.

It's best to funnel your resources to just one character and one pair of weapons at the beginning if you want to be efficient with your progression. We recommend maxing out either Phoxhunter or Berenica first. Both of them have well-rounded kits that are suitable for all missions. Also, by having a Lumino and Umbro character, you can deal with the other elemental types without having to worry about elemental counters.

Rebecca is another great character to level up first in Duet Night Abyss. She can let you AFK farm infinite modes if you build her correctly.

Demon Wedges

Demon Wedges are equippable items that further empower your characters and equipment. They work like the Mod system in Warframe — Demon Wedges give you increased stats, and some provide a powerful effect that other wedges don't. However, every Demon Wedge equipped will eat up a certain number of Tolerance points.

Since Demon Wedges have varying Tolerance costs, you need to be mindful of which ones you equip. These are more of a mid-late-game thing, though, and you won't have to worry about these until you reach Trial Level 35 or so.

Geniemons

DNA Mr Goodnight Geniemon — Duet Night Abyss Mr Goodnight Geniemon

Geniemons are small creatures that you can find and capture when doing commissions or while exploring the world. You can bring them along during missions, and they'll provide you with different effects. There are two types of Geniemon:

Active Geniemons can be equipped and summoned to provide support during a mission.
Inactive Geniemons passively grant you bonuses.

Bringing the right Geniemon along can let you min-max your character's performance during a mission, so if you feel like you just aren't doing enough DPS, then consider finding and upgrading a Geniemon that fits your build.

The Beginner's Guide

DNA Beginner's Guide screen — Duet Night Abyss Beginner's Guide screen

DNA's Beginner's Guide will lead you to all the important systems and mechanics in the game, and if you've played popular gacha games before, you should have an idea of how this works. Basically, this is a checklist of things you can do, and when you complete one, you get rewards.

We strongly recommend taking the time to finish everything in this guide. Treat it like a list of objectives that will make progressing your account in DNA more streamlined.

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