Two Years Strong

The Rarer, The

Partner Content byDragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle is a free-to-play mobile game that's been rackin' up downloads on both Android and iOS for over two years. Here's a quick primer to get your knowledge base powered up.DBZ: Dokkan Battle first hit Japanese mobile devices in early 2015 and came west that July. Ever since then, Bandai Namco's been pumping out new content to support the game and diversify its massive roster. With all of the Dragon Ball Z universe to draw upon – not to mention the franchise's tendency to memorialize and venerate numerous version of a single character — the game developers have no shortage of potential material.As in most card-based games, you'll start with common cards that will populate typical starting decks, but these pale in power to more exclusive finds. This being Dragon Ball Z, the power levels of the rare cards fly through the roof, and so do the rarity ratings.They start at plain old Rare, then proceed through Super Rare, Super Super Rare, Ultra Rare, Transcended Ultra Rare, and finally Legendary Rare. Each tier has a higher max level than the last, and before you know it, you’re inflicting millions of points of damage. The rarest cards also have the most amusingly bonkers monikers, like Indestructible Saiyan Evil Legendary Super Saiyan Broly and Merciless Condemnation Goku Black (Super Saiyan Rosé) & Zamasu (whew!).

Build your dream team in Dokkan Battle

It's Hard to Catch 'Em All

You can randomly unlock additional R, SR, and SSR characters by exchanging 5 Dragon Stones (earned through gameplay) or N and occasionally R characters by spending 200 Friend Points (same). When you have a surplus of characters, you can use the weaker ones to train or “power up” your mainstays, at the cost of the weaker characters. It's a good way to cull your deck of losers while powering-up your faves.At mentioned, the game's been going strong for well over two years and it recently surpassed the 1,000 characters. So there are a ton of fighters to earn, win, and discover.

Pull off iconic Dragon Ball moves in Dokkan Battle

You'll Be Goin' on Some Journeys

DBZ Dokkan Battle's main gameplay mode challenges you to traverse small, boardgame-like maps at the whim of random dice rolls. You never know where you'll land, which can have both positive and negative repercussions. Friendly spaces will boost your battle Ki or give you money and random items. Less-friendly zones trigger enemy encounters, which can soften you up on the way to the zone's final boss.Once you beat that map, you can play it again on Hard and even Z-Hard to find additional paths that may lead to greater rewards.

Dokkan Battle’s features boardgame-like maps

Battles Are All About Ki...

Battles are a mixture of stats, strategy, and luck, and most of the strategy revolves around tapping the colored Ki Spheres in front of your opponent that match your current character's hue. This provides attack and healing bonuses for your character and charges their Super Attack meter more quickly.Once the meter's full, your character will unleash their spectacular, screen-filling super, which is typically one of their most iconic attacks from the series. Think “Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon,” Goku's “Kamehameha,” Vegeta's “Big Bang Attack,” or Krillin's “Destructo Disc.” It's hard to come back from these, so be the first to unleash 'em.

Final Kamehameha in Dokkan Battle

...And Relationships, Too

Your encyclopedic knowledge of the Dragon Ball Z mythos will reap benefits in battle thanks to the Link Skill feature. At any time during battle, you can swap the order of your three current characters. When moved next to each other, characters who have notable in-universe relationships will activate special Link Skills that provide additional power-ups and bonuses. This is another reason why it's crucial to put a lot of thought into the composition of your teams.

Dokkan Battle is now available on the App Store and Google Play

Play It Now

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle is a free download on the App Store and Google Play . To get you started in Dokkan Battle, every new game offers "New Player Support! SUMMON SPRINT" where new players are guaranteed to get one of the following characters: Super Saiyan Goku, Super Saiyan Gohan (Youth), or Piccolo — all of them are ranked as Super Super Rare. Now go forth, power-up your ultimate dream team, and conquer the universe!

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