Starting your journey in Stand Out can feel a little confusing, especially when you are trying to figure out which Stand to use, how to level up, and where to get more Mysterious Arrows. There are several things to learn during your first few hours, but you don’t need to understand everything immediately.
In this post, we will tell you everything you need to know about Stand Out progression, including how to complete the tutorial, get your first Stand, earn EXP, spend stat points, farm Arrows, and unlock your first raids. I’ll also explain some important things you should know before rerolling your Stand so you don’t accidentally lose something valuable.
Whether you are completely new to Stand Out or returning after a break, this beginner’s guide will help you progress without wasting your resources. Follow the steps below, learn how your Stand works, and work toward building a character that can handle tougher fights and raids.
Stand Out Beginner Guide – Leveling, Stats, Quest Tips
If you are just starting Stand Out, I recommend following the main story first instead of immediately spending all your time farming Arrows or trying to get a specific Stand.
The story gives you EXP, Coins, Mysterious Arrows, and other useful rewards. It also introduces you to important NPCs, locations, and activities that you will need later.
Here is the progression route I recommend following as a beginner:
| Your Progress | What You Should Do |
|---|---|
| Just spawned on the beach | Complete Hey Ya!’s tutorial, help Jodio, and use your first Mysterious Arrow. |
| Got your first Stand | Meet Meryl at Iko Iko and start following the main story. |
| Need more EXP | Complete story missions, Bounties, and Eliminations. |
| Found a Stand you like | Visit D’Arby at the Docks and store your Stand as a Chip. |
| Ready for your first raid | Find Donatello near the Museum of O’ahu and start a Regular raid. |
| Looking for long-term progression | Work toward a specific Stand, raid Chips, Hamon, or Vampirism. |
My biggest recommendation is to avoid rushing through the reroll process. Your first Stand doesn’t have to be your final Stand. Use it to learn the combat system and complete early missions while collecting more resources.
1. Complete the Tutorial and Get Your First Stand
When you first enter Stand Out, you will spawn on a beach. The game starts by teaching you basic movement mechanics, including sprinting and dashing.
After that, you will encounter a situation involving a teenager and a police officer. The teenager is Jodio Joestar, and helping him will eventually lead you to Meryl Mei Qi at Iko Iko.
Meryl is an important character because she introduces you to the main story. She will recruit you for a job involving Rohan Kishibe’s villa, which becomes one of the starting points of your progression.
Get Your First Stand Using a Mysterious Arrow
During the tutorial, you will receive your first Mysterious Arrow. You can use this Arrow to obtain your first Stand.
Once you have your Stand, spend some time learning its abilities instead of immediately trying to reroll for something better.
Every Stand has a different moveset, so understanding your abilities will make early fights much easier.
Here are some important default PC controls you should know:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| E | Summon most Stands |
| Q | Dash |
| F | Block |
| R / M2 | Heavy Attack |
| T | Access EX Moves |
| M1 | Basic Attack |
Keep in mind that some Stands have different controls. For example, Glory Days uses E to draw its gun and M1 to fire. This means you should always check your Stand’s abilities rather than assuming every Stand works the same way.
Learn Your Stand’s Moves Before Progressing
Before moving forward, I recommend testing your Stand against a few enemies.
Focus on understanding these things:
- Basic Attacks: Learn how to land your regular attacks consistently.
- Long-Range Attacks: Find an ability that can hit enemies who are trying to escape.
- Cooldowns: Understand how long your abilities take to become available again.
- EX Moves: Check which EX abilities your Stand has and how many Awakening bars they require.
Some EX moves require multiple Awakening bars, so you cannot always use them immediately. You need to build up your Awakening during combat.
Learning these basics early will make your future boss fights and raids much easier.
2. Follow the Main Story to Level Up
After getting your first Stand, your next goal should be completing the main story.
I recommend focusing on story missions during your first few hours because they provide several useful rewards while teaching you how the game works.
You will earn EXP, Coins, and sometimes additional Arrows as you complete missions. You will also unlock important features that help you progress further.
During the story, Meryl will give you access to your phone. This is one of the most important tools in Stand Out because it contains several applications for additional activities.
Understand the Phone Activities
Your phone includes different activities, including Quests, Bounties, and Eliminations.
You will eventually encounter a story objective that requires you to complete five side activities. So, I recommend learning how these activities work before reaching that point.
Here is what each activity does:
Bounties
Bounties are repeatable missions that reward you for completing different objectives.
They come with multiple difficulty levels and refresh every hour. You can choose a difficulty that matches your current Stand and character level.
If you are still learning combat, I recommend starting with easier Bounties rather than wasting time repeatedly failing difficult ones.
Eliminations
Eliminations require you to defeat specific NPCs or other players.
They are particularly useful for early progression because completing an Elimination rewards you with 33% of an EXP bar. There is also a 20% chance of receiving a Mysterious Arrow.
If you don’t want to fight other players, you can select NPC targets instead.
Side Quests
Side quests are another good way to collect additional rewards.
One example is Angelo’s Big Business. This quest requires you to complete a raid, three Bounties, and ten Eliminations. Completing it rewards you with a Bizarre Arrow.
I recommend picking up quests like this before starting your regular activities. That way, you can complete multiple objectives together instead of repeating the same activities later.
Tips for Winning Early Boss Fights
If you are struggling against a boss, don’t immediately assume that you need a better Stand.
Sometimes the problem is your combat strategy.
For example, investing in Health can help you survive longer, especially when you are still learning enemy attack patterns.
You should also learn how blocking works. A well-timed Perfect Block can stop a guard break and give you an opportunity to punish your opponent.
One common mistake beginners make is using their strongest abilities as soon as they become available. If the enemy blocks your attack, you might end up wasting a long cooldown.
Instead, watch your opponent, wait for an opening, and use your abilities when you have a better chance of landing them.
3. Spend Your Stat Points Based on Your Stand
Stat points are an important part of Stand Out progression because they directly affect how your character performs in combat.
The current level cap is 50, and you receive three stat points every time you level up.
There are three main stats you should understand:
| Stat | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Health | Increases your survivability and allows you to take more damage. |
| Damage | Improves your overall damage output. |
| Ability | Improves specific abilities or mechanics depending on your Stand. |
The most important thing to understand is that Ability doesn’t work exactly the same way for every Stand.
Some Stands benefit from additional magazine capacity, while others receive improvements to specific abilities or damage effects.
How Does Ability Work?
Let’s take Glory Days and Harvest as examples.
Glory Days: Investing in Ability can increase the number of rounds in its magazine. This allows you to fire more shots before needing to reload.
Harvest: Ability can improve Search Party and increase the poison damage dealt per tick.
As you can see, both Stands benefit from Ability, but the improvements are completely different.
This is why I don’t recommend blindly putting all your stat points into one category.
Best Stat Investment Strategy for Beginners
If you are still using your first Stand, try to understand what is holding you back in combat.
Here is a simple approach:
- Invest in Health if you are dying too quickly during fights.
- Invest in Damage if you can survive easily but take too long to defeat enemies.
- Invest in Ability if your Stand has useful Ability upgrades that improve its main moves.
Once you find a Stand you want to keep, check its specific Ability improvements and plan your stats around them.
You should also remember that your stat distribution can make a big difference during raids, where surviving longer and dealing consistent damage are both important.
4. How to Get More Stand Arrows in Stand Out
After getting your first Stand, you will probably want to try different Stands.
However, constantly using Mysterious Arrows without understanding the different Arrow types can waste your resources.
Fortunately, there are several ways to obtain more Arrows in Stand Out.
Complete Story Missions
The main story is one of the easiest ways to obtain additional Arrows during early progression.
You should complete as many story missions as possible before spending too much time farming.
Complete Eliminations
Eliminations are another useful method because they provide EXP and have a 20% chance of rewarding you with a Mysterious Arrow.
You can target NPCs if you want to avoid PvP fights.
Complete Raids
Raids are useful for collecting tokens, which you can spend in raid shops to purchase Mysterious Arrows and other rewards.
You should start participating in raids once you have a decent understanding of your Stand and combat mechanics.
Farm Arrows at the Beach
You can also farm Arrows directly at the beach.
First, visit Big Chop and purchase a Metal Detector. Once you have it, walk around the sand until the detector identifies a location.
When you find a marked spot, kneel down and dig to collect the buried reward.
Another option is breaking Ocean Crates using a Heavy Attack. These crates have a chance of dropping Arrows or Arrow Parts.
Understand the Different Arrow Types
Not all Arrows have the same purpose. Some are better for obtaining higher-rarity Stands, while others are useful when you are looking for something from a particular JoJo part.
Here is what you should know:
| Arrow Type | How It Works |
|---|---|
| Mysterious Arrow | Gives you a random Stand from its available pool. |
| Lucky Arrow | Removes Rare Stands from the available pool. |
| Bizarre Arrow | Removes both Rare and Epic Stands from the available pool. |
| Part-Specific Mysterious Arrow | Gives you a chance to obtain Stands associated with a particular JoJo part. |
For example, the Part 3 Mysterious Arrow has a 5% chance of giving you The World and a 5% chance of giving you Star Platinum.
Similarly, the Part 5 Mysterious Arrow has a 5% chance of giving you King Crimson.
If you are looking for a particular Stand, I recommend checking the available Arrow pool before using your resources.
A higher-rarity Arrow isn’t automatically the best option for every situation. Sometimes a Part-specific Arrow is much more useful because it narrows down the Stands you can obtain.
Store Your Stand Before Rerolling
This is something every beginner should understand before using another Arrow.
If you have already obtained a Stand that you like, visit D’Arby at the Docks.
D’Arby can convert your Stand into a Stand Chip, allowing you to store it instead of permanently losing it when you change Stands.
However, there is an important difference between storing and equipping a Stand Chip.
- Storing your current Stand as a Chip preserves it for later.
- Using a Stand Chip while another Stand is equipped permanently replaces your currently equipped Stand.
For example, imagine you have King Crimson and want to try another Stand. You should first visit D’Arby and store King Crimson as a Chip.
This way, you won’t accidentally lose a Stand that took you several hours to obtain.
5. Start Your First Raid on Regular Difficulty
Once you have made some progress through the story and understand your Stand’s abilities, you can start working toward your first raid.
To begin a raid, find Donatello in the park near the Museum of O’ahu.
Talk to him to access the Bizarre Adventure raids.
There are different difficulties available, but I recommend starting with Regular difficulty for your first clear.
Don’t rush directly into Hard difficulty. Your first objective should be understanding the raid mechanics, learning the boss attacks, and figuring out how the objectives work.
Train Raid Guide
The Train Raid contains multiple objectives, and the order of the train cars can change.
Because of this, you should always read the objective when entering a new car.
You will encounter different mechanics involving Prosciutto and Pesci.
How to Deal With Prosciutto
Prosciutto uses an aging ability that can make the fight more difficult.
During this encounter, Ice Packs are important. Make sure you understand when to use them instead of focusing entirely on attacking the boss.
How to Deal With Pesci
Pesci uses a fishing line mechanic that you need to avoid.
When you encounter this mechanic, put your Stand away and crouch behind the couches.
You will also need to look for the conductor’s key to continue progressing through the objective.
The important thing here is not to rush. Pay attention to the objective and complete each section properly.
Highway Star Raid Guide
The Highway Star Raid has a different set of mechanics.
Your first objective is to reduce Highway Star’s health to around 50%.
After that, you will encounter a driving section where Hey Ya! searches for the user.
During this part, you need to focus on the road and avoid traffic while completing the objective.
Once the driving section is finished, you can return to the fight and defeat Highway Star.
My recommendation is to treat the driving section as a separate objective rather than worrying about attacking the boss. Pay attention to traffic and make sure you complete the section before continuing.
Best Raid Rewards and Stand Chips
Both raid shops offer Mysterious Arrows for seven tokens.
However, if you are specifically looking for King Crimson or Highway Star, you might want to save your tokens instead.
Here are the important raid rewards:
| Raid | Stand Chip | Drop Chance | Shop Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train Raid | King Crimson Chip | 1% on Hard | 200 Tokens |
| Highway Star Raid | Highway Star Chip | 1% on Hard | 200 Tokens |
Both Chips have a very low drop chance on Hard difficulty, so getting one directly from a raid can take some time.
If you don’t want to depend entirely on luck, saving 200 tokens and purchasing the specific Chip from its raid shop gives you a more predictable way to work toward your desired Stand.
6. Choose Your Next Progression Goal After Your First Raid
Once you have completed your first raid, you should start thinking about your long-term progression.
At this point, you should have a better understanding of combat, your preferred Stand, and how different activities reward you.
Instead of trying to unlock everything at once, I recommend choosing one main goal and working toward it.
Here are some options you can focus on.
Work Toward Your Favorite Stand
If you already have a Stand you enjoy using, you can continue improving your build instead of constantly rerolling.
Save your Arrows, collect tokens, and work toward upgrades that improve your current playstyle.
You can also revisit your stat distribution and make adjustments based on the abilities you use most frequently.
Start Training Hamon
If you want to try a different combat style, you can start working toward Hamon.
To begin Hamon training, find Lisa Lisa.
Hamon is a sub-ability that gives you access to additional moves and combat options.
However, you should first understand whether you want to move away from your current Stand-based build before making major changes.
Unlock Vampirism
Another option is obtaining Vampirism.
To unlock it, you need a Stone Mask.
You can obtain a Stone Mask by defeating DIO, or you can purchase one from a raid shop for 40 tokens.
Vampirism gives you another way to build your character and access a different set of abilities.
Should You Remove Your Stand?
At some point, you might want to become Standless.
Removing your Stand allows you to access the full Hamon or Vampire moveset.
You can use an Emerald Roka to remove your Stand if you already have one of these sub-abilities.
However, I wouldn’t recommend doing this just because you want to try another Stand.
Remember that storing your Stand as a Chip is a different process from removing it. If you simply want to reroll or experiment with another Stand, use D’Arby’s storage system instead.
Only consider going Standless when you have decided that you want to focus on a Hamon or Vampire build.
Stand Out has several progression systems, and it can take some time to understand how everything works when you first start playing.
My recommendation is to focus on the main story, learn your first Stand, and collect as many useful rewards as possible. Once you have enough experience, start completing Bounties, Eliminations, and raids to earn more resources.
Most importantly, don’t waste your Mysterious Arrows trying to get the perfect Stand immediately. You can always collect more Arrows and experiment with different builds as you progress.
If you have just started playing, go to Meryl at Iko Iko and continue the main story. By the time you are ready for your first raid, you should have a much better understanding of combat, stats, and which Stand you actually want to use for the long run.