Beginner's Guide

You spawn at the Hotel near Bus Stop 1. Talk to the Receptionist NPC for an introduction quest that rewards XP and your first Stand Arrow. Your immediate priority is reaching Level 10 by defeating low-level NPCs around Bus Stops 1-3. Invest your first stat points into Health — this is the #1 priority stat for survivability. After Health, put points into Strength for melee damage before you have a Stand. Visit the Gym at Bus Stop 2 and start training Conjuration on the meditation mat — even at Level 1, this pays off enormously later for Stand Awakening. Pick up any Stand Arrows you find on the ground near bus stops — they spawn periodically as free loot.

As soon as you have $100, visit a fighting style trainer. You have three options: Boxing from the Boxing Coach at the Gym (Bus Stop 2) offers the highest combo potential and an M1 damage buff when paired with Hamon — best for beginners. Karate from the Karate Sensei (Bus Stop 15) is more versatile with mix-ups and counter attacks. Kendo from the Samurai Master (Bus Stop 15) scales off the Weapon stat and synergizes specifically with Anubis — only pick this if you plan to main Anubis. For your first playthrough, Boxing is the safest choice. Fighting styles use the G key for abilities and provide combo extenders between Stand moves.

Sub-abilities are your third combat layer alongside Stands and fighting styles. You have three real choices: Vampire is the strongest overall — get a Stone Mask from chests, Rahaj's shop (Bus Stop 7, $5,000), or the Robux Shop, then visit the Elder Vampire at Bus Stop 18. Vampire gives lifesteal, Flash Freeze stun, and a red evasion animation with i-frames. Hamon (The Ripple) from the Ancient Ghost at Bus Stop 5 requires killing 10 Night Vampires first — it gives HP regen, bonus damage to Vampire users, and a gold evasion with i-frames. Cyborg from Stroheim at Bus Stop 3 gives +15% defense and a purple evasion, and is the easiest to obtain. Human provides no bonuses. Vampire is the meta pick for both PvP and PvE due to its lifesteal and Flash Freeze opener.

Use a Stand Arrow (from quests, ground spawns, raid shops at 11-12 tokens, or chests) to roll a random Stand. Common Stands like Red Hot Chili Pepper and The Hand are the most likely rolls at ~25-30% drop rate. Uncommon Stands (Crazy Diamond, Golden Experience, Purple Haze) are ~15-20%. Rare Stands (Weather Report, Stone Free, Killer Queen, Anubis) are ~10%. Legendary (Star Platinum, The World, King Crimson, The World High Voltage) are ~5-8%. Mythical (Whitesnake) is ~2%. For beginners, Golden Experience is excellent for its healing sustain, and Crazy Diamond has heal + wall combo for zoning. Don't stress about getting a perfect Stand early — keep playing and farm more arrows through raids.

Conjuration is a hidden stat that unlocks your Stand's full moveset and is required for Stand Awakening. Train it by standing on the meditation mat at the Gym (Bus Stop 2) — this is the fastest passive method. Your Stand starts with limited moves and gains more as Conjuration increases. The Conjurer perk from the Avdol Raid shop (242 tokens) doubles Conjuration training speed — this is a must-have and should be your first raid shop purchase. At max Conjuration (100) + Level 50, you can enter the Inner World and begin the Stand Awakening quest chain. Other Conjuration methods include defeating bosses in rotation (Akira Otoishi at Bus Stop 14 has ~1 min respawn), PvE quest board missions, and using a Stand Conjuration Essence from the Prestige Shop or Rahaj's shop ($25,000).

There are 6 main stats in Bizarre Lineage. Health is always #1 — invest here first for survivability. Strength is #2 for physical damage and Fighting Style damage. Power increases your ability resource cap (stamina) — when it runs out, you can't use abilities. Destructive Power (red) scales red-colored Stand abilities. Destructive Energy (blue) scales blue-colored Stand abilities. Weapon stat scales weapon damage and is only important for Anubis (build 100 Weapon + 50 DP). Check your Stand's ability colors to know which Destructive stat to prioritize — red moves = Destructive Power, blue moves = Destructive Energy. The optimal early split is roughly 60% Health/Strength, 40% Destructive Power or Energy depending on your Stand.

Money is needed for fighting styles ($100), sub-abilities (Stone Mask $5,000), accessories, and Prestige ($10,000). The fastest money methods are: farming Akira Otoishi mini-boss at Bus Stop 14 (respawns every ~1 minute, drops cash + XP), completing quest board missions from the Quest Board NPC, participating in World Events at Morioh Train Station (Bus Stop 1/8) for Legendary Chest rewards, and selling unwanted materials to NPCs. At higher levels, raid farming becomes the best money-per-hour source. The Hustle Bones perk from Rahaj's shop ($50,000) gives +5% to all money earned — a worthwhile long-term investment.