/tfdg/ - The First Descendant Builds & Guides for New / Returning / Active players

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- ⌬ Resources, Guides and Tools
- ⌬ Quick Progression Path (F2P, practical)
- ⌬ Weapons (fast priorities)
- ⌬ Meta Tier (S3 E3)
- ⌬ Builds by Descendant (stable directory)
- ⌬ Ultimate variants & Ultimate weapons (quick links)
- ⌬ Key Farming Resources
- ⌬ How to edit / clean this page (for anons)
- ⌬ Related /tfdg/ pages
⌬ Resources, Guides and Tools
▹General Guides
- Module Combination Percentages
- TFD Weapon Damage Calculator v4.1 - Google Docs DPS values and other stats displayed in The First Descendant are very inaccurate & misleading, failing to account for many game mechanics.
- 100% Achievement Guide (F2P)
- How to Stop Playing (Humor)
▹Guides For Newbies and Returning Players
- Official Game Guide - Nexon - Official onboarding, growth, Albion, Normal/Hard progression, and advanced player guides.
- The Concise TFD Guide for new/returning players - Reddit - Archived community reference / Final Update: Nov 6 2025.
▹Build Planners
- Arche.gg - Full database, mod loadouts, Advanced build planner.
- Descendant.gg Builder - Interactive Descendant constructor.
- GamesLantern Character Builder - Current community build editor.
- TFD Skill / A-mod Calculator - Google Sheets - Skill damage / A-mod comparison tool.
▹Farming and Resources
- TFD Farm - Comprehensive farming guide.
- Fast and Efficient Resource Farming (Season 3 E3) - Steam guide for quick farms.
- Reactor Sheet - Where to farm Reactors.
- Resource Spreadsheet
- All Record Locations
▹Hidden / investigation cosmetic rewards
- Guide : Generation of Despair Scavenger Hunt chest attachment
- Guide : Secret quest for Symbol of the Forgotten chest attachment
⌬ Quick Progression Path (F2P, practical)
- Day 1: Push story until Albion systems unlock.
- Day 2–3: Pick 1 main Descendant + 1 main weapon. Get a “good enough” reactor.
- Day 4–7: Build ONE setup. Stop splitting mats across 3–4 characters.
- Hard unlocked: Use the Hard map rewards screen to target-farm what you need.
- Week 2+: Expand roster / ult variants after your main clears reliably.
Rule:
- If you cannot comfortably clear your target content, you are over-spreading.
- Save Activators/Catalysts for builds you will keep.
⌬ Weapons (fast priorities)
- If you want the up-to-date list, use: Weapon Tier List (Alcast)
- Common “safe crafts” (meta-leaning):
- Albion Cavalry Gun (generalist)
- Restored Relic (AoE)
- The Last Dagger (single-target burst)
- Secret Garden (stat-stick style use cases)
- Thunder Cage (mobbing meta)

⌬ Meta Tier (S3 E3)
This section changes often.
Directory + builds below should remain stable.*
- Last verified: 2026-04-25
- Tier baseline: Alcasthq Season 3 Episode 3 (see site for overall / bossing / mobbing separation)
- Patch watch (official):
| Tier | Bossing | Mobbing |
|---|---|---|
| SS | Serena | Ines · Serena · Bunny · Freyna |
| S | Luna · Kyle · Hailey · Freyna · Ajax · Dia · Nell · Gley · Harris | Gley · Luna · Viessa · Hailey · Lepic · Nell · Harris |
| A | Enzo · Lepic · Viessa · Ines | Valby · Dia · Sharen · Kyle · Blair · Yujin |
| B | Sharen · Blair · Valby · Esiemo · Keelan | Esiemo · Keelan · Ajax |
| C | Bunny · Yujin | - |
| D | Jayber | Enzo · Jayber |
⌬ Builds by Descendant (stable directory)
- Community column stays open for short extra references (YT / planner / image / doc). Keep it short. If a link dies, replace the URL — do not rewrite the layout.
- Keep labels short: bossing / mobbing / support / farming / speedrun / all-rounder.
| Descendant | Main guide | Community Placeholder (optional) |
|---|---|---|
| Ult Ajax | Alcast | Official Ajax library |
| Ult Blair | Alcast | Official Blair library |
| Ult Bunny | Alcast | Official Bunny library |
| Enzo | Alcast | Official Enzo library |
| Esiemo | Alcast | Official Esiemo library |
| Ult Freyna | Alcast | Official Freyna library |
| Ult Gley | Alcast | Official Gley library |
| Hailey | Alcast | Official Hailey library |
| Harris | Alcast | Official Harris library |
| Ines | Alcast | Official Ines library |
| Jayber | Alcast | Official Jayber library |
| Keelan | Alcast | Official Keelan library |
| Kyle | Alcast | Official Kyle library |
| Ult Lepic | Alcast | Official Lepic library |
| Ult Luna | Alcast | Official Luna library |
| Nell | Alcast | Official Nell library |
| Serena | Alcast | Official Serena library |
| Ult Sharen | Alcast | Official Sharen library |
| Ult Valby | Alcast | Official Valby library |
| Ult Viessa | Alcast | Official Viessa library |
| Ult Yujin | Alcast | Official Yujin library |
| Dia | Alcast | Official Dia library · YT guide |
▹ Active YouTube creators (last checked: 2026-04-25)
- Ornery Biscuit - High-value build guides, patch recaps, and updated character coverage.
- xAlisa - High-volume TFD creator with builds and general game/patch coverage.
- Low Budget Gaming - Practical TFD guides, news, and regular game coverage.
- Sen Evades - Builds / guides / speedrun-focused TFD creator.
▹ Community build database
- GamesLantern Builds - Community build database with recently updated builds and Descendant filters.
Review this creator list every 3–4 months. Remove or rotate channels that stop uploading TFD consistently.
⌬ Ultimate variants & Ultimate weapons (quick links)
- Builds Database (all descendants + ultimates)
- Character Tier List (Season 3 E3)
- Weapon Tier List (Season 3 E3)
- All Ultimate Weapons list

⌬ Key Farming Resources
- Drops / “where does X drop?” — TFD Farm
Fastest reference. - Reactors — Reactor Sheet
Reactor locations + routes. - Void Shards — Void Shard DB
Plan loops. - Module combining odds — Combine Odds
Avoid waste. - General resources sheet — Resource Sheet
Second screen.
⌬ How to edit / clean this page (for anons)
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This page is meant to be community-maintained.
- Scroll down and click [edit] (bottom-left of the page).
- In “Enter edit code” type:
m:tfdg-anons-build - Press Edit.
- Add your own guide, build or your favorite YOUTUBER guide
- Do not rename the page or change the main structure (headers etc.), just keep things readable.
- If someone breaks the formatting, another anon can fix it or restore it from a backup.

⌬ Related /tfdg/ pages
/tfdg/Builds & Guides for New / Returning / Active players (this page): https://rentry.co/tfdg-builders/tfdg/Clip Guide (~4 MB, gameplay): https://rentry.co/tfdg-clip-guide/tfdg/Friendlist Directory: https://rentry.co/tfdg-play/tfdg/OP template (for new/tfdg/threads): https://rentry.co/tfdg-op
