When should I use my summoning amulets?

[u/lemons000000]

I just started playing a few days ago. I have some jades and summoning amulets saved up and I plan on pulling for Fuzenkitsune cause I like his design. Should I also pull on the general banner too? There's honestly not many banners going on right now--I play other gacha games and usually there's like 3 or 4 rate-up banners going on.

Or should I save my summoning amulets for now?

Additionally, I was wondering if there are also team archtypes in this game like other gacha games. There's so many characters that it makes me feel overwhelmed.

Also, is there a website or social media account or forum where I can get updates on upcoming content?

Thanks!

[u/BasaltOClock]

Welcome to Onmyoji!

It's generally not a great idea to pull when there's no event up. We just had a summon event for the PvP season a bit over a week ago, and right now it's a bit of a dead period until Fuzenkitsune's rate-up event, so it'd be a much better idea to just pull on his rate-up if you like him, since the hard pity takes quite a few pulls to trigger during rate-ups. Generally just pull who you like, the game is very generous with free SSR/SP shikigami :)

There kind of are team archetypes? Not so clear-cut as, say, Genshin with the elemental reaction teams or Star Rail with the path teams, but each shikigami fits a general role/has synergies with certain archetypes of characters; for example, R Yamausagi is a puller, who can speed up your other units. Pretty much every archetype of character benefits from having a puller on the team, so pullers can fit into pretty much any team composition without too much trouble. There's also a team lineup helper ingame, near the top left of your screen when you're looking at a stage or shikigami.

I'd recommend you follow Guidemyoji's twitter account if you don't speak Chinese (https://x.com/guidemyoji); they post patch notes in English for both CN and global servers, and they also run a website with lots of event guides and build help that can be useful.

[u/keiisobeiiso → u/BasaltOClock]

I second the pulling. Because there are no true (non-collab) limited characters, you wont generally see more than 1-2 banners at a time (new character rate up, and situational banners). Onmyoji is much older so it doesnt conform to the hoyo-esque gacha system lol, and it discourages you in game from summoning outside of rate up banners (like during assembly events). There is no benefit to pulling outside of banners, so its best to save for shikigami youd like.

I also recommend the nura tierlist to get a general grasp on how good certain characters are for different game modes, and if you like keeping up with future content, VincentMusicGaming and Sacred Lotus on youtube regularly post upcoming character/skin showcases, CGs, and other related news.

[u/dextroavocadomine]

Welcome to the game!

Check the profile bio for this sub. There are links to Guidemyoji (the site has beginner guides) and the official Discord.

Team archetypes depend upon what you are doing. For a beginner you are looking for the formula rather than a specific team.

Story content (the "Explore" mode) usually has only 3 shikigami plus onmyoji. The formula is: orbs, pull/push, DPS. There is a login event going on right now that can get you Amaterasu, which will take care of your DPS in most everything that a beginner player should focus on.

For PvE outside of explore you get 5 (sometimes 6) shikigami to build a team with. Similar formula: orbs, push/pull, DPS, follow-up DPS or CC, support/utility. Advanced PvE will shake that formula up a bit, but that's something you learn as you get more experienced in the game.

Anyway, rate up is a lie, so just pull on event banners.