CHAINED BEASTS BEGINNER GUIDE
Your first hours in the chain: pick right, farm smart, and never lose a boss twice for the same reason
① CHOOSE YOUR STARTER
You start as one of three beasts, and that choice determines which evolution path is open to you. You cannot switch later, so pick the one that matches how you already like to fight rather than the one that looks strongest on paper.
| Starter | Strengths | Weaknesses | Pick It If |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf | Fast, aggressive, good combos | Low health, punishes mistakes | You want an active, aggressive style |
| Bear | Durable, forgiving, safe damage | Slower, less burst | This is your first playthrough |
| Phoenix | Strong damage, area attacks | Needs positioning | You plan to fight groups |
Beginner recommendation: the Bear. Iron Bear survives mistakes that would end a Wolf run on the first boss, and the extra seconds of safety are what let you learn the telegraphs.
② GET THROUGH CHAPTER 1
Chapter 1, Awakening, is where the controls become muscle memory. It is short on purpose, so use it to build the habit of clearing enemies before engaging anything bigger.
Level 1-1: The Cage
- • The tutorial area, and the safest place to die repeatedly
- • There is a hidden area behind the second cage, worth finding early
- • Learn your dash and your basic light attack here, nothing more
- • Do not spend fragments here, keep them for your first evolution
Level 1-2: First Hunt
- • The first real test of your combo strings
- • Practice two different strings, not one repeated pattern
- • Expect to use every ability at least once before the boss
- • Save the ultimate for the moment adds appear
The Four Habits to Build Now
- Kill the room first. Standing enemies behind you are how the early chapters kill you.
- Watch one attack cycle without attacking. Every boss telegraphs, and reading them is the real skill.
- Count your fragments. The counter tells you exactly how close the next evolution is.
- Restart instantly. Deaths cost seconds, not progress, unless you have run out of retries.
③ CHAPTER 2 AND 3: WHERE YOU ACTUALLY GROW
Chapter 2 introduces territory fights where enemies come in numbers, and Chapter 3 introduces the Trial Grounds, which is where evolution timing becomes a decision rather than an accident.
| Location | What It Teaches | Boss | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1 Wolf Territory | Fighting a pack, alpha behaviour | Alpha Wolf | First evolution unlocked |
| 2-3 Bear Cave | High defense, patience fights | Cave Bear | Use combos, not single hits |
| 3-2 Trial Grounds | Three waves, heal pads between | Trial Master | Second evolution unlocked |
The Trial Grounds are your best farm. Three waves with a heal pad between each one means you can fight at full strength for a long stretch. If you are short on fragments, run the trial rather than grinding regular enemies. You will also learn to manage health between waves, which is a skill every later boss punishes you for not having.
④ EVOLVE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT
One hundred chain fragments unlocks an evolution. Unlocking it is not the hard part, choosing when to unlock it is.
Unlock Before a Boss
If a boss has taken two attempts already, stop, farm to 100 fragments, evolve, then try again. A new form often changes the whole fight.
Do Not Hoard Early
Fragments sitting in the counter do not help. Bank them only when you are within reach of a boss or an evolution point.
Know Your Limits
If your current form already clears a fight comfortably, the next 100 fragments are worth more spent on the trial than on an unlock you do not need yet.
⑤ MISTAKES TO STOP MAKING
- Trading blows one-for-one: almost every boss out-damages you. Hit and move instead.
- Ignoring the summons: Alpha Wolf and the trial waves both add extra bodies. Clear them first.
- Spamming one button: the second hit of a combo does less than the first, so vary your strings.
- Dashing into hazards: a dash committed at the wrong moment is worse than no dash at all.
- Spending fragments too early: an evolution used on a level you already clear is wasted progress.
- Refusing to retreat: backing off to reset your spacing is not running away, it is how you win the next exchange.
✓ FIRST MILESTONE CHECKLIST
- ☐ Picked a starter and stayed with it
- ☐ Cleared the hidden area behind the second cage in 1-1
- ☐ Beat Level 1-1 and 1-2 without using an ultimate in the first minute
- ☐ Beat the Alpha Wolf in 2-1
- ☐ Unlocked your first evolution at 100 fragments
- ☐ Cleared the Cave Bear in 2-3 using combos rather than single hits
- ☐ Completed all three waves of the Trial Grounds in 3-2
- ☐ Can read one boss telegraph without dying