Level Up Faster in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is a role-playing game from Electronic Arts that lets you collect a massive assortment of heroes and villains from across the Star Wars universe. It's available exclusively on mobile devices, and while it might feel familiar to fans of other mobile free-to-play RPGs, there's something decidedly fantastic about collecting Wookies and droids instead of warriors and mages.

You need to unlock Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes' many modes to experience the full game, and you can't do that until you've reached a high enough player level to unlock each one. These tips will help you speed up the process.

Daily Activities

Leveling up in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is tied directly to how many experience points you earn, and the single best way to earn experience points is by completing your Daily Activities list. If you're looking to level up quickly, treat this as the checklist you need to complete every day before exploring any other part of the game.

Every task on this list helps you further your progress in other ways, too, so do things in an order that complements your Daily Activities list. If you can earn 40 XP for completing three light battles, and another 40 XP for completing three dark battles, don't just keep grinding away on the light side (or dark side) campaign. Do the three light and three dark, then go back to grinding wherever you like. Just make sure you're checking off the other activities as you do. Everything you do, every day, needs to be in service to this list until it's completed.

Schedule Your Play

Certain tasks on your list come equipped with wait timers, so schedule your play accordingly. If you need to complete three arena battles, for example, there's a lengthy wait timer between each. Tackle one at the beginning of your play session, then work on other assignments as you wait for the timer to cool down.

Similarly, in the game's earliest stages, you can get a free Bronzium Data Card every 20 minutes. As you play, keep an eye on that countdown timer and grab every free card you can. These can contain everything from free characters and character shards to equipment and credits. All of this helps make your team stronger in some way, which makes it easier to win battles and earn more of that level-upping XP.

Let the Game Play Itself

Like most free-to-play games, the challenge in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes suffers from peaks and valleys. When things get a little too easy and your team is overpowered for the task at hand, just hit the Auto button in the corner and let the AI take over. Battles complete faster once decision-making is taken out of the process, and so long as your team is strong enough, you'll three-star every stage. 

If this sounds like a strategy that makes the game less fun, that's a fair complaint. But there's no denying this works wonders when you don't actually have time to focus on the game.

A Little Purchase Goes a Long Way

If you're absolutely unwilling to spend any money in a free-to-play game, this tip isn't for you. If you don't mind spending a little to get ahead, though, keep reading.

Currency purchases are always available in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, but they're far from the best way to get bang for your buck. You're periodically offered a variety of bundles as you play that are only available for a limited time. These come in a wide range of prices and offerings, and if you see one that suits your liking, get it. Not only does this add some much-needed characters to your roster, but you get training droids and the credits needed to complete the training process. There are enough rewards in even a small bundle to max out a few of your characters early in the game (at least, as maxed out as they can get at that point), which makes battles much easier to complete.

Sweat the Details

From squad battles and challenges to the standard campaign missions, everything in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes gives you goodies and XP, and the goodies themselves almost always make it easier to get more XP. But what are all of these doodads and equipment you unlock, and why should you care?

They're really the heart of what Galaxy of Heroes is about.

Equipping characters not only makes them stronger, it opens up a path to unlocking new abilities. Building a team made not of your favorite heroes but of the characters whose attacks and styles support each other can mean all of the difference between success and failure. Knowing which currencies buy more of what, which character shards you need the least of to unlock a new fighter, and how much longer until your next challenge unlocks—it all layers together to form a single cohesive experience. 

If played in the most shallow sense, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is a game of automated combat and little else. Scratch beneath the surface, though, and you find a game with many moving parts. Understanding those parts, and how they all serve the greater good that is your Daily Activities list, is the key to leveling up faster and enjoying everything the game has to offer.