The moment players arrive in Verdantglade, Sword X Staff starts feeling completely different. Systems begin stacking on top of each other, new progression mechanics unlock constantly, and suddenly the game throws far more decisions at you than the starting island ever did.
That is exactly where many new players begin wasting resources.
Verdantglade is designed to teach long-term progression habits. The players who understand these systems early usually progress much faster once later nations unlock, while everyone else ends up fixing mistakes they made during the first few days.
This guide covers the most important systems, upgrade priorities, and progression shortcuts you should know before moving deeper into the game.
Early Class Choices
Before entering Verdantglade, players finish the Originislel section and pick between two core archetypes:
- Warrior
- Mage
Those eventually split into specialized classes later.
Warrior Branches
Duelist
A fast melee damage dealer focused on aggressive close-range combat and sustained DPS.
Knight
A frontline defensive class built around survivability and tanking.
Mage Branches
Sorcerer
A ranged DPS class specializing in elemental attacks and burst damage.
Sage
The support and healer path focused on sustain and team utility.
One of the best parts about Sword X Staff is that class switching later does not punish progression. Your investments are not permanently locked, which means beginners can comfortably experiment early.
Why Verdantglade Matters
A lot of players think Verdantglade is the real game.
Technically, it still acts more like a massive tutorial region.
What changes here is access to major systems:
- Relics
- Trading
- Companion growth
- Skill systems
- Material farming
- Guild features
- Dungeon progression
The game gradually expects players to understand efficiency instead of simply following quests.
Exploration Priority
Progression in Verdantglade heavily rewards map completion.
Each level unlocks:
- New areas
- Additional Goddess Statues
- Faster travel routes
- Better leveling efficiency
Ignoring exploration slows progression far more than many players realize.
Goddess Statues
Always activate every Goddess Statue you encounter.
Benefits include:
- Faster movement
- Easier farming routes
- Better daily efficiency
- Smoother questing
These become extremely valuable later once daily farming expands.
Temporal Crystals
Temporal Crystals instantly provide:
- 2 hours of AFK rewards
These are especially useful when pushing progression walls or farming upgrade materials efficiently.
Drasilgard & First Advancement
Drasilgard introduces the first major class progression system.
This unlocks:
- Techniques
- Charms
- Advanced skill progression
Many players simply refer to this as:
- First Class Hierarchy
This is also where builds start becoming more specialized instead of generic.
Skill Systems Explained
Verdantglade introduces two important skill systems players should understand early.
Stellatie
The blue orb system.
Features:
- Randomized skill acquisition
- Shared skill pool
- Built-in pity system
This becomes your primary source for general skills.
Covenite
The pink orb system.
Features:
- Class-specific skills
- Smaller pull pool
- Pity system
- Harder acquisition rate
These skills become much more important once players begin optimizing builds later.
If the pink orb is not visible yet, that is normal early on.
Skill Shard Voucher
Skill Shard Vouchers allow players to:
- Directly select skills
instead of relying entirely on RNG systems.
These should not be wasted carelessly early unless you already understand your intended build path.
Stat Priorities
Early gear optimization is actually fairly straightforward.
The strongest beginner stats are:
- ATK
- HP
- Mastery
Mastery
Mastery directly increases skill damage.
There are two categories:
- Physical Mastery
- Elemental Mastery
Physical Mastery
Boosts physical-based abilities.
Elemental Mastery
Boosts elemental damage skills.
Element-focused classes gain huge value from stacking Elemental Mastery later.
Relic Progression
Relics are one of the most important long-term progression systems in the game.
Many beginners underestimate how much power relic collections provide.
Recommended Collection Goals
Free-to-Play
- Around 50% collection
Spenders
- Around 70% collection
Trying to complete everything too early usually wastes resources.
Resonance Strategy
When building Resonance:
- Prioritize flat stat relic bonuses
- Focus one element at a time
The most efficient setup is:
- 4 relics invested into a single element
Splitting investment across multiple elements early weakens progression considerably.
Material Realm Spending
Material Realms quickly become part of your daily routine.
Recommended Dawnium Usage
F2P Setup
- 2222
Normal Spender Setup
- 3233
Efficient Dawnium spending matters heavily because many upgrade materials become long-term bottlenecks.
Cart Upgrade Priority
Cart progression contributes much more to account growth than most players initially expect.
F2P Priority Order
- Rolla
- Wood
- Stone
This provides the smoothest early progression path.
Vendor Purchases
Always check vendors for discounted items.
Especially:
- Destiny Fruit
Many players skip buying these early and later regret it once progression demands increase.
Resource Farming
Your major resource income comes from:
- Stamina
- Material Realms
- Cart systems
These provide important materials such as:
- Raw Ore
- Rolla
- Battle Essence
- Chrono Sand
Good stamina management is one of the biggest differences between efficient and inefficient accounts.
Trading House
For F2P players, the Trading House becomes a massive Dawnium source later.
Key Things To Know
- Price caps reduce inflation
- Resource trading becomes extremely valuable
- Auction House unlocks later with Gold Gear progression
Learning market systems early gives a major advantage.
Companion Growth
Companions are surprisingly beginner-friendly.
Unlike many games, rarity does not affect their special attributes.
That means even lower rarity companions remain useful.
Companion Milestones
Level 20 & 70
Provide:
- Smaller stat boosts
Level 50 & 100
Provide:
- Major stat increases
- Crit
- Accuracy
The most efficient approach is:
- Push all companions to Level 50
- Slowly work toward Level 100 later
This gives much better overall account progression.
Dungeon Expectations
Verdantglade dungeons mainly exist to teach mechanics rather than hard punish players.
Recommended Ranking Goals
- S Rank if possible
- A Rank is perfectly acceptable for most F2P players
Overcommitting resources just to force S Rank early is usually inefficient.
Guild Priorities
Guild systems matter far more later than they do during early Verdantglade progression.
For now, focus on:
- Buying discounted Bonding Ropes
- Daily donations
Recommended Donations
- 3 daily for F2P
- 5 daily for spenders
This keeps progression steady without draining resources unnecessarily.
Fantasia Ascent
Fantasia Ascent is simpler than many players expect.
There are:
- No ranking rewards
The best approach is:
- Clear once daily
- AFK afterward
No need to overfarm it.
Verdantglade throws a huge number of systems at players very quickly, but most progression becomes far easier once priorities are understood early.
Focus on:
- One main build
- Efficient stamina use
- Companion milestones
- Smart Dawnium spending
- Relic progression
- Exploration completion
and your overall experience in Sword X Staff becomes dramatically smoother moving into the later regions.