Beginner's Guide
New to Silver Palace? This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to get started, from combat basics to team building.
Quick Tips
Master the Parry
Perfect parries deal bonus damage and stagger enemies
Build Resonance
Stack reactor attributes for powerful team bonuses
Save Your Gems
Wait for rate-up banners before pulling
Equip Motives
Gear your characters with matching Identity motives
Getting Started
Combat Basics
Silver Palace features real-time combat with a unique QTE (Quick Time Event) system:
Chain attacks by pressing attack in rhythm. Perfect timing builds combo.
Press defend right before an attack lands. Successful parries stun enemies and refund stamina.
Build stagger meter by attacking. When staggered, enemies take bonus damage from executes.
Switch between characters during combat for ambush skills and combination attacks.
Resources
Early Priorities
Complete Prologue
Unlock the Mindpalace and basic investigation mechanics
Build Initial Team
Focus on getting one strong DPS and one support
Understand Resonance
Learn reactor attributes for team synergy
Equipment Motives
Start collecting Head, Body, and Accessory motives
Complete First Cases
Progress through story to unlock more features
Starting Characters
These are the characters available at launch. The Detective is your protagonist, while Cinderella, Argos, and Alf join your party through the story.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Ignoring Parry Timing
Solution: Practice parry windows - they refund stamina and deal bonus damage
Random Gacha Pulls
Solution: Always pull on rate-up banners with pity guarantees
Neglecting Resonance
Solution: Build teams around matching reactor attributes for 30%+ damage bonus
Wrong Motive Slots
Solution: Each character has a preferred Identity - match accordingly
Not Using Ambush Skills
Solution: Switch characters during combat for bonus effects and damage
Team Building 101
Basic Composition
- ▸ 1 DPS - Main damage dealer
- ▸ 1 Support - Healing and buffs
- ▸ 2 Flex - Sub-DPS or utility
Resonance Synergy
- ▸ 2-stack - +15% damage to matching element
- ▸ 3-stack - +30% damage + resonance skill
- ▸ 4-stack - Full bonus + enhanced resonance
Pro Tip: Focus on building a team with matching reactor attributes (Ignis, Glacies, Gravitas, Aer, Fulmen) for maximum resonance bonuses. Check the Resonance Guide for details.