Sword x Staff Relic Guide: Pull, Upgrade, and Resonance Priorities

To optimize relic progression in Sword x Staff, summon single copies of universal offensive relics first, level every owned relic to its nearest milestone rank for account-wide stats, and reserve your active resonance slots for your highest-star offensive sets. Because upgrade materials and gacha tickets are limited, spreading duplicate shards or high-end resources into defensive relics slows your combat progression.

Relic Summon Priorities

Summoning tickets are scarce, making targeted pulling essential. Your initial goal is unlocking single copies of varied relics rather than chasing duplicates. Simply owning a relic grants account-wide passive base stats for attack, defense, and health, providing immediate stat gains across all game modes.

Once you establish a basic roster, direct your tickets exclusively toward banners offering percentage offensive scaling.

Banner Type	Priority	Core Function
Universal Offensive	Highest	Scales percentage damage, critical stats, and cooldown reduction across all classes.
Class-Specific Attack	High	Unlocks targeted synergy perks for your primary class build.
Health and Defense	Medium	Provides baseline ownership stats; avoid pulling for duplicate shards.
Resistance and Niche Utility	Low	Yields minimal campaign progression; obtain passively through event rewards.

When evaluating individual offensive relics, favor unconditional perks, such as persistent damage increases or passive skill haste. Relics that require dangerous activation triggers, such as falling below 30% health, introduce high wipe risks against dungeon bosses and should remain low priority.

Upgrading Ranks vs. Starring Up

Relic progression requires managing two distinct systems: basic rank leveling and duplicate star-ups.

1. Leveling Basic Relic Ranks

Basic upgrade materials should be distributed across all owned relics to reach minor milestone levels. Most relics grant account-wide attribute increases at specific rank thresholds. Leaving unequipped or low-rarity relics at level one forfeits accessible base stats. Bring all owned pieces to their initial rank breakpoints before pushing high-tier relics further.

2. Starring Up with Duplicate Shards

Unlike basic leveling materials, duplicate shards must be concentrated. Starring up a relic enhances its unique passive ability rather than merely boosting flat stats. Funnel all shard upgrades into your main active offensive relic until it reaches its primary mechanical power spike before spending shards on secondary utility pieces.

How to Set Up Relic Resonance

Relics grant their passive base attributes simply by sitting in your inventory, but their unique combat effects only activate when placed into an active resonance slot. Placing a defensive or off-spec relic into these slots locks out active damage bonuses.

Apply these rules when arranging your resonance board:

Equip your highest-star offensive relics: Active slots should house your strongest damage-scaling passives.
Match relic tags: Grouping relics with matching set tags activates board tier bonuses, granting percentage multipliers to total character attributes.
Keep raw defense out of resonance: Reserve active positions for damage unless a boss mechanic inflicts unavoidable one-shot burst damage that requires defensive perks to survive.
Rotate utility conditionally: Only swap crowd control or survival relics into active resonance when a specific encounter requires that exact counter.

Resource Management and Shop Exchanges

Maximize your shard accumulation through these shop and inventory rules:

Prioritize fixed-selection chests: In guild shops, daily dungeon exchanges, and event stores, spend currency on fixed-selector chests instead of randomized boxes. Selectors guarantee star-up breakpoints on core offensive relics without relying on gacha luck.
Hold unused shards: Do not dismantle or convert surplus shards prematurely. Game balance adjustments or class promotions can change optimal setups, and holding shards ensures you have the stock required to hit immediate upgrade thresholds when needed.