Fate/Grand Order Beginner's Guide

Starter Guide for Fate/Grand Order (FGO). Learn how to progress in early-game, recommended Servants and Craft Essences, basic gameplay systems, and ways to gather materials.

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Articles to Read First When You Start

	Beginner's Guide and What to do During Early Game A beginner's guide covering what to do during the early game.
	Part 1 Roadmap for Main Story & Walkthrough A chapter-by-chapter roadmap and walkthrough for Part 1 of the main story.
	Recommended Servants and Craft Essences for Beginners Recommended Servants and Craft Essences for new players.

Game Systems You Should Know

	Noble Phantasm Guide - How to Use and Charge How Noble Phantasms work, NP charging, and Overcharge.
	Fou Guide - How to Use and Obtain How Fou cards boost HP/ATK, usage priority, and how to obtain them.
	Critical Hit and Stars Guide - How to Obtain and Effects How Critical Stars and critical hits work, and how to generate stars.
	Command Card and Chains Guide How Command Cards (Buster/Arts/Quick) and chains work in battle.
	Enemy Gimmicks: How to Counter Common enemy gimmicks and how to counter each.

Servant Training Guides

	Leveling Guide for Servants & Craft Essences Enhancement priorities and how to level Servants and Craft Essences.
	How to Raise NP Levels How to raise a Servant's NP level by fusing duplicates, and its benefits.
	How to Level Up Skills and Enhancement Priority How to enhance Servant skills, their costs, and which skills to prioritize.
	Ascension Guide and How to Level Efficiently How to ascend Servants and level them efficiently using EXP Embers.

Material Farming Guides

	Ascension & Skill Materials List and Best Ways to Farm A list of every Ascension/Skill material and the best places to farm them.
	Ember Farming Guide - Beginner Teams and How to Farm Where and how to farm EXP Embers, with beginner team comps.
	QP Farming Guide & Treasure Vault Team Comps The best ways to farm QP, including the daily Treasure Vault and team comps.

Servant & CE Collection Trackers

	Servant Collection Tracker & Checker An interactive tool to track which Servants you own.
	Craft Essence Collection Tracker & Checker An interactive tool to track which Craft Essences you own.

Recommended Servants for Beginners

★5 Servant

Caster
Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II)	Merlin	Scáthach-Skadi	Altria Caster
Assassin
Koyanskaya of Light
Berserker
Sakata Kintoki	Arjuna (Alter)	Morgan	Ibuki-Douji (Berserker)
Altria Caster (Berserker)
Ruler
Scáthach-Skadi (Ruler)
Alter Ego
Ashiya Douman
Pretender
Oberon	Lady Avalon

★4 Servant

Archer
Chloe von Einzbern	Florence Nightingale (Santa)
Rider
Sakata Kintoki (Rider)
Assassin
Ryougi Shiki (Assassin)
Berserker
Chacha	Jeanne d'Arc Alter (Berserker)
Alter Ego
Mecha Eli-chan

★3 Servant

Saber
Gaius Julius Caesar	Bedivere
Archer
Robin Hood	Euryale	David
Lancer
Cú Chulainn	Cú Chulainn (Prototype)
Rider
Ushiwakamaru	Alexander
Caster
Medea	Cú Chulainn (Caster)	Asclepius
Berserker
Lu Bu Fengxian
Alter Ego
Xu Fu

★2 Servant

Lancer
Leonidas I
Rider
Georgios
Caster
William Shakespeare	Chen Gong

★1 Servant

Archer
Arash
Caster
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Berserker
Spartacus	Paul Bunyan

Fate/Grand Order (English) Game Introduction

Story-Driven Turn-Based Command Card RPG

Fate/Grand Order's genre is a story-driven turn-based command card RPG based on TYPE-MOON's Fate franchise. As a Master, you summon legendary Heroic Spirits called Servants and command them in turn-based combat, while the rich main scenario is presented in a visual novel-style format with extensive character dialogue.

Travel the Singularities as a Master of Chaldea

You join the Chaldea Security Organization, dedicated to protecting humanity's future. When human history suddenly begins to vanish, distortions in the timeline known as Singularities appear and threaten to erase mankind. As a Master, you travel through these Singularities across different eras and legends to defeat the threats sustaining them and restore the proper course of human history.

Summon Heroic Spirits as Your Servants

Servants are Heroic Spirits—legendary figures from across mythology, history, and fiction—that you summon and command in battle. They are sorted into classes such as Saber, Archer, and Lancer, with special Extra classes like Ruler and Avenger, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Thanks to the class-based affinity system, building a versatile roster of Servants is key to overcoming a wide range of foes.

Experience Stunning Noble Phantasm Animations

Every Servant boasts a unique Noble Phantasm, and unleashing it is one of FGO's biggest spectacles. Once the NP gauge fills, beautifully drawn animations, dazzling visual effects, and fully-voiced cut-ins erupt across the entire screen. Sweep away tough enemies with these exhilarating finishing moves—and be sure to witness your favorite Servant's Noble Phantasm for yourself.