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Necro As First Dungeon! FASTEST PROGRESSION! 2026 Beginner Series Ep.1! - Summoners War

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Storyline / Campaign Progression

  • This is a Summoners War “2026 Beginner Series” focused on rapid early progression.
  • The “story” is the account’s progression path: moving from early game dungeons and scenarios into building toward a Necro Abyss team.
  • Day 1 goal: clear Necro-related content to unlock/prepare for later Scout Battles, then keep farming/leveling until the required unit is obtained (Abigail).

Gameplay Highlights (Key Actions and Milestones)

Switching Early Game Focus

  • Replacing Safer Guardian (a prior setup) with a new beginner approach centered on Scout Battles.
  • The Necro route is emphasized as the long-term objective, not the Giants route.

Early Progression Strategy

  • Targeting sub-40 second dungeon clears as a key benchmark.
  • Building around Rage runes as the rune philosophy needed to hit fast PVE clear times and support Scout Battle goals.

First Summons / Early Units

  • Plans/free choices include selecting a Teshar first:
    • Why: to make Giants (and other relevant clears) easy enough to reach sub-40s, then later swap out Teshar for the “real” long-term plan.
  • If other strong units appear (e.g., Tiana or Osiris), the later swap plan depends on what’s available.

Arena and Scenarios Usage

  • Uses arena progress throughout the run to enable purchases like Relics and gather resources.
  • Completes Scenarios on Day 1 (noted as taking ~2.5 hours).

Amar’s Luck / Resource Day Planning

  • Runs multiple dungeon entries with Amar’s Luck early for efficient rewards.
  • Uses this early-day setup specifically to obtain valuable selection/summon-related outcomes.

Necro Abyss Team Building (Day 1 Outcome)

  • Clears Necro B10 and obtains the Necro statue, but:
    • The team was “wonky” (they mention double twins).
    • Performance was worse than a more straightforward plan.
  • A simple lineup of Abigail + Astar is described as clearing much better.
  • Key blocker: Abigail wasn’t obtained within the first day, so the Necro team can’t be fully completed yet.

Strategies / Key Tips Mentioned

Core Early-Game Priorities

  • On a new account, the creator’s priorities are:
    • Get good PVE runes
    • Get Scout Battles to average under 40 seconds
    • Rely heavily on Scout Battles for farming efficiency (especially for free-to-play)

Necro Route vs Giants Route

  • They acknowledge that someone else (SeanB) took the Giants route and built Spectra first.
  • Their argument: the Necro-focused approach is faster/slower? (framed as slower compared to Necro for early progression).

Why Use Teshar Initially

  • Even if Teshar isn’t preferred long-term, it’s kept early because:
    • It helps achieve sub-40 second Giants clears
    • Once that threshold is met, Teshar can be swapped out for better final-dungeon team units

Handling Leveling / Repeat Content

  • Uses repeat battles (with Teshar and speed lead support) to:
    • Clear faster
    • Level additional units needed later
  • Encourages “AFK-ish” progression using whatever is available in the progression/repeat options.

Artifacts / Relics

  • Artifacts can’t be fully farmed yet, but artifacts from scenario dungeons are available.
  • Relic purchase advice: focus on relics with attack main stat early; upgrade them to usable levels.

Step-by-Step / Progression Plan

Day 1 (Early Account Setup)

  • Switch plan to focus on Scout Battles and unlock required features.
  • Start toward the Necro route.
  • Use Teshar early to hit sub-40 second dungeon times (especially Giants) and speed up early clears.
  • Run:
    • Scenarios
    • Amar’s Luck dungeon runs early
    • Arena to keep resources flowing
  • Do Trial of Ascension and scenario farming as needed for progression materials.

Necro Abyss Preparation

  • Farm enough to clear Necro B10 and unlock the statue (done on day 1).
  • Continue farming/leveling while waiting for the missing key unit:
    • Abigail (required to complete the Necro team)

Scout Battle Usage

  • Since Scout Battles can’t be used for everything yet, the creator plans to:
    • Scout Battle Necro B10 overnight using whatever is available.

Gamer / Source(s) Featured

  • SeanB (mentioned as another beginner-series player who started a Giants route)

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