Pure White Chord Guide: Must-Know Early Summon Lineups and Full Relic Collection for Beginner to Adv

If you’re like me, you got hooked on *Pure White Chord* thanks to its perfect mix of "music + anime + card battle" — but just a few days in, you’re definitely running into the same pain points: the game’s visuals are gorgeous, every character is adorable, but the second you step into battle, you’re totally lost. How do you use energy right? Which cards should you pick? Why can the same team easily crush enemies one minute, then get wiped out out of nowhere the next? On top of that, gacha pulls, character leveling, relic building, story memories, and adventure modes all unlock at once — new players like you can easily get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of info thrown your way.

I. Opening Guide & Game Introduction

A. Core Gameplay Overview

The biggest draw of *Pure White Chord* is that it’s not your typical "grind power to win automatically" card game — it’s more like a strategic card battle mixed with music theory rhythm. You’ve got a deck of cards and a whole team of "Yueji" (music girls), and every fight requires you to pick the right cards, time your skill releases to hit the beat, and land your damage at the exact right moment. The more you play, the more you’ll realize this game tests both strategy, and the feeling of pulling off a smooth play is absolutely amazing.

B. Game Background & Core Mechanics

You don’t need to memorize weirdly named lore terms — here’s the core stuff you’ll actually experience while playing: this world revolves around "Yueji" as your battle core. Every character’s skills, role, and even attack timings are tied directly to their unique style — some deal burst damage to take down enemies fast, some are for long-term wear-down fights, and others focus on keeping your team’s line intact.
What makes this game stand out from most other card games is its "card energy" mechanic: you can’t just wait for cooldowns to finish. Instead, every turn, you have to adapt between resource management and card choices, deciding "is it better to survive first, or wipe out enemies in one go?"

II. Complete Newbie Starting Guide

A. Game Features & Gameplay Breakdown

New players can split *Pure White Chord*’s gameplay into three layers to clear up a lot of confusion right away:
Layer 1: Battles revolve around card rhythm, not just stat numbers.
With the same team, different card order, energy distribution, or skill timing can lead to totally different battle outcomes. That’s why when others say "this team is OP", copying it might feel mediocre — it’s not that you did something wrong, you just haven’t locked into the right rhythm and timing.

Layer 2: Your team is a "functional puzzle" — every piece matters.
Every team needs a frontline tank, backline healer, main damage dealer, and crowd control. If you’re missing any of these, you’ll get stuck on certain stages thanks to enemy-specific design.

Layer 3: Adventure Mode will deepen your game understanding.
Most players who get hooked on this game start with Adventure Mode — every run gives different relics, random events, and route choices, so it feels like solving a new little puzzle every time. It’s super replayable.

B. Day 1 Newbie Quest Plan

1) Push the newbie tutorial until you unlock all core features
Many game features are tied to main story progress. The worst thing you can do on Day 1 is waste stamina grinding before unlocking key features — you’ll burn through stamina without getting the actual materials you need.

2) Prioritize stamina on "progress the game" activities
The best use of Day 1 stamina is pushing main story, unlocking new features, and collecting clear rewards. Get your story moving first, and resource farming will get way smoother later.

3) Collect all free rewards on Day 1
Gacha game freebies are usually spread across in-game mail, event pages, achievement systems, newbie quests, and daily login rewards. Miss just one page on Day 1, and you might lose out on a free 10-pull or tons of upgrade materials — that’s a total waste.

4) Don’t spread resources evenly across all characters in the newbie phase
The right move on Day 1 is: Focus resources on building a core team that can push the main story. If you split resources between too many characters, none will be strong enough. You’ll get stuck on the main story, lose at Adventure Mode, can’t run resource dungeons, and the whole game will feel chaotic.

New Player's Beginner's Quick Start Guide

If you only need to remember one opening mantra:
Unlock the main story first → Focus on leveling one core team → Prioritize picking "versatile" characters over the "coolest" gacha pulls → Use Adventure Mode to farm artifacts and resources.
Following this plan will make your first week of playing way easier.

III. Rerolling & Lumi Recommendations System

A. Lumi Rarity & Classification

No matter how the game labels rarities, new players should never take "higher rarity = definitely good" as a rule—this game often has cases like:

• Some high-rarity characters, due to skill combinations or role issues, actually underperform compared to lower-rarity but more versatile characters in real battles.

• Some characters look super powerful, but they only shine when paired with the right team, their exclusive artifacts, and a large amount of resources invested into them to reach their full potential.

• Instead, mid-rarity characters are often extremely useful in the early to mid game—they have complete kits, smooth play rhythm, and a very low learning curve.

That's why I categorize by "role type" instead of just rarity:

1. Main DPS: The core damage dealer of your team, bearing all the heavy hitting.

2. Sub-DPS/Support Damage: Makes the Main DPS's output more powerful and consistent.

3. Tank/Shield: Prevents you from getting one-shot by enemy waves.

4. Healer/Sustain: Lets you survive long fights—especially important in Adventure Mode.

5. CC/Debuffer: Specializes in handling enemies that spam big ultimates or rush your team nonstop.

6. Buffer/Debuffer Support: Seems unremarkable at first, but once built up significantly, it can boost your entire team's power level drastically.

B. Rerolling Logic for New Players

Since every player's gacha pool, game version, and initial account status varies, I'll teach you "character selection logic" so you can judge how good any character you pull is on your own:

The top priority when rerolling is definitely a "versatile Main DPS" or a "versatile key Support."

• Versatile Main DPS: Doesn't need specific teammates, works in all stages, is super smooth for early-mid progression, and can reliably clear mobs in Adventure Mode.

• Versatile Support: Characters that provide consistent damage boosts, shields, heals, or CC—you'll never regret investing in these even in late game.

The last thing new players should chase when rerolling are highly specialized, team-composition-dependent characters.
These characters might be insanely strong in veteran players' hands, but new players lack the required materials, don't understand artifact builds, and can't form a complete team—you'll just end up thinking they're weak and question if you're playing wrong.

C. 4 Aspects to Judge Character Strength

When I evaluate a character's strength, I mainly look at 4 aspects:

1. Stable Damage/Functionality:
   Burst damage looks cool, but if you only get to use it once per fight and spend the rest of the time waiting for skill energy, it's not very friendly for stage progression.

2. Team Dependency:
   Characters that need specific element teammates, full debuff stacks, or specific positions are more like "advanced toys" that are hard to support for new players.

3. Adventure Mode Compatibility:
   Adventure Mode heavily relies on sustain and survivability—characters that can deal damage, survive, or control mobs are way more valuable.

4. Growth Curve:
   Some characters are strong early, while others only fully unlock their strength late game—new players need the former first, since you need to unlock resource stages before you can build late-game powerhouses.

IV. Full Team Building Guide

A. Basic Logic for Team Composition

New players can basically think of their team as "essential core parts"—the most reliable universal formula is:

• 1 Tank

• 1 Healer/Sustain

• 2 DPS

• 1 Support

If you want to cut some corners, you can replace the Support slot with a “second support” or “third DPS” — but make sure you don’t miss either a Tank or a Healer/Sustain, or you’ll definitely crash and burn.

B. Steady Team Recommendations for New Players

Steady Leveling Team for New Players

• Tank: Any role that can take hits, apply shields, or reduce enemy damage

• Healer: Preferably one that heals reliably, not one that needs conditions to trigger healing

• Main DPS: Whether single-target or AOE, just stick to one type — the priority is killing enemies early on

• Sub DPS: Prioritize ones that can break defense, apply vulnerability, or clear small mobs

• Support: Focus on crowd control or damage boosting

Steady Team for Adventure Mode

First, let’s go over the basic team-building rules: Tanks need to be tough enough to not fall apart after taking a couple hits; Healers need to be reliable enough to keep the whole team alive when enemies push hard; DPS doesn’t need to deal insane burst damage, but they should at least clear small mobs consistently; Supports should prioritize crowd control effects to help the team avoid a lot of dangers.

C. Advanced Team Optimization

The core of advanced team building isn’t blindly swapping for stronger characters — it’s focusing on three adjustment directions:

1. Tie all damage to a single output playstyle
   For example, if you go with a “burst damage” playstyle, pair with Supports that boost damage, break defense, or speed up the team so your Main DPS can melt enemies as fast as possible. If you go with a “sustain grind” playstyle, pair with characters that can heal reliably, reduce damage, and control crowds — it’s slower, but you’ll stay alive longer.

2. Swap the Support slot for characters that fit the stage
   Many players’ first reaction when stuck is to pull for stronger DPS, but veteran players will instead ask: What is this stage missing?
   Getting one-shot? Your problem is the Tank’s durability or damage mitigation, not an extra DPS. Stunned nonstop? You need more cleanse or interrupt abilities. Taking too long and getting worn down? You need a Support that applies defense break/vulnerability or a more reliable sustain.

3. Start building the skeleton of a “second team” little by little
   Late-game content often requires rotating between multiple teams, and different modes need different lineups. You don’t need to max out two teams at once, but start putting together the core of your second team gradually.

V. Combat & Skill Systems

A. Card Energy Combat Mechanic

In one sentence:
You’re not just fighting enemies — you’re playing an “energy management + card order planning” game.

New players usually make three big mistakes:

1. Playing all your DPS cards the second you get them
   Result: When the next wave of enemies comes or the boss uses a big ultimate, you have no crowd control, shields, or heals left — total wipe.
   The right way is to keep at least one “survival option” each turn, so you don’t get caught off guard.

2. Using skills randomly and breaking the fight’s rhythm
   Some skills work best with specific statuses, while others need to be timed right. If you just press them as soon as they’re lit up, you’ll think your characters are really weak.

3. Forgetting your team’s win condition
   Burst teams should focus on “melting enemies fast”, while sustain teams should focus on “staying alive and grinding slowly”. If you use a burst team on a long fight and don’t save survival cards, you’ll have fun at first but then completely fall apart later.

B. Talents & Special Mechanics

New players often overlook talents and passives, but they’re usually the key to making a character “transform”.
My suggestion to understand them the lazy way — just look at which part of the fight rhythm they boost:

• Boosts start of fight: Good for leveling and clearing small mobs, fast-paced play

• Boosts burst windows: Pair with damage boost/defense break/speed buffs to land a big burst

• Boosts sustain: Great for Adventure Mode, lets you stay alive for long fights without breaking

• Boosts CC (Crowd Control): Use it to handle tough enemies

"enemies" to boost your team's resilience.

Once you get that, you'll know exactly which roles fit into a team—don't force random picks just because you like a character!

C. Battle Strategies & Tips

Trick 1: Play Safe Before Bursting
When facing a new stage, I never go all out in the first round. I use shields, damage reduction, and heals to stabilize the team first, watch the enemy's skill rotation, then find the safest window to unleash big damage.

Trick 2: Save Crowd Control for the Most Dangerous Enemies
Most stages don't stress you from too many minions—they stress you from that one special enemy with a game-changing skill. Crowd control isn't for fun; it's for shutting down the enemy's most critical turns.

Trick 3: Swap Roles Before Chasing Level Ups
I've seen so many players hit a wall, rush to level new damage dealers, only to burn all resources and still fail. The fix is often simpler: swap in a role that can put up shields, remove debuffs, or interrupt skills, and suddenly you'll clear the stage.

VI. Complete Relic System Guide

A. Basic Relic Concepts

In *White Chord*, relics are like the core of your build for each run. Once your team gets different relics...

, your playstyle can totally flip:

 

• What used to be a sustain team built for long fights becomes a one-punch burst team

• That slow damage dealer turns into a mobile turret that can wipe the whole field in seconds

• That glass-cannon team that gets one-shot becomes an unkillable tank with a ridiculous health bar

So relics aren't just random stat boosters—they're like your second talent tree exclusive to adventure mode, making a massive difference!

B. Relic Selection Strategies

New to picking relics? I recommend locking in this three-step priority system—follow it and you won't go wrong:

First Priority: Pick Survival-Focused Relics
At the end of the day, you can't deal damage if you're dead. Most of the time in adventure mode, you lose not because your damage is too low, but because you got greedy, strayed too far, and grabbed whatever relic looked good, only to get focused and one-shotted, wasting all your progress.

Second Priority: Relics That Boost Your Team's Core Playstyle
For example, if you run a burst team, pick relics that make your bursts faster and harder. If you run a sustain team, go for relics that keep your team consistent and save resources—amplify what your team already does best.

Third Priority: Relics for Special Playstyles
These aren't off-limits, but only grab them if you know exactly your playstyle. Randomly picking them will just waste slots and they won't work as intended.

C. Advanced Relic Usage

Once you're an experienced player, you'll focus on two key things when picking relics:

1. Fill Your Team's Weaknesses With Relics
   For example, if your team lacks healing, pick lifesteal or HP regen relics. If you don't have enough crowd control, grab ones that boost CC. If your damage is lacking, use relics that increase damage or ignore defense to make up for it.

2. Amplify Your Team's Strengths With Relics
   If your team already has insane burst, use relics to push that to the limit—so much so enemies don't even get a chance to act. But this style is riskier, so you usually need to know the stages and routes well to pull it off reliably.

VII. Adventure Mode & Roguelike System

A. Adventure Mode Breakdown

*White Chord*'s adventure mode is definitely the part I lose track of time playing—like, I'll play until dawn no problem. The reason is simple: every run is a series of choices, and at the end, you get to see how your build turns into a crazy powerful monster. It's so rewarding.

The key thing to get here: Adventure mode doesn't just care about raw power—it's all about how you plan your route and allocate resources.
The farther you go, the better the rewards, but you also risk dying way easier. Play it safe, and your clear rate goes up, but your growth is slower. It's all your call.

B. Events & Choice Mechanic

Here's a super useful general rule: Every event gives you three choices—Grab Resources, Boost Power, or Take Risks, each with different trade-offs.

• Grab Resources: Usually for making future runs easier, stock up on key materials

• Boost Power: Directly increases your combat strength, making the next stages way easier

• Take Risks: Higher rewards

Sure, the rewards are bigger, but the risk of blowing up in your face skyrockets.

New players make this mistake all the time—they see a bigger payoff and jump straight for the high-risk option, only to crash and burn mid-game. Here’s my priority guide for distribution:
Early game: Prioritize strength → Mid-game: Adjust based on resource availability → Late game: Only then consider chasing big risks.
After all, your build isn’t even solidified in the early game, and the risk of taking a gamble is way higher than you think.

C. Roguelike Progress Optimization

Habit 1: Build a "survival-focused" base first
As long as you can smoothly get through the first few levels of the early game, you’ll get super powerful once you grab good artifacts later. A lot of people get stuck in Adventure Mode because their early-game team is too thin and fragile—they get wiped before they even have a proper setup.

Habit 2: Don’t try different builds every run
The most effective practice method when you’re new is to stick to one stable build. Once your clear rate is consistent, then you can experiment with burst or niche builds. This will help you level up your game understanding way faster.

Habit 3: Treat "survival resources" as an investment, not a waste
Health packs, energy refills, and survival items are super valuable in Adventure Mode. Don’t skimp on that one supply run—your next run might wipe you instantly if you do. And once you die, all the artifacts you earned in that run get wiped too. That’s the real waste!

VIII. Character Enhancement & Memory System

A. Melodius Character Progression

For character development, I’ll only focus on one key point:
First, level up a core team, then slowly expand to other characters.
Because resources are always scarce in the early and mid-game, what you need most is a stable team that can clear the main story, farm resource dungeons, and handle Adventure Mode. My usual recommendation for the development order is:

1. Priority: Level up the main core DPS (damage dealer)

2. Next: Level up the frontline tank characters

3. Then: Upgrade healers/sustain characters

The key step for team setup is simple: First confirm the role of support characters, then develop sub-DPS positions, and build the core framework for a second team.

B. Memory Equipment System

The Memory (in-game equipment for memories) system usually brings three core benefits:

• Increased basic attack and defense stats

• Exclusive set effects when you wear the full set

• Random bonus stat modifiers

New players don’t need to chase rare stat modifiers with high difficulty early on. Your goal should be getting equipment sets that make your core main team run more smoothly, and help you clear story and resource dungeons easier. Once you can clear the main story and basic resource dungeons, you’ll naturally get better Memory/Equipment from higher-difficulty challenges as you progress.

 

C. Long-term Development Planning

I personally split long-term development into three phases:

• Early game: Put all resources into one main team to quickly push through the main story and unlock more gameplay modes

• Mid game: Fill out the core framework of a second team, adjust the setup based on different gameplay needs like PvP or resource dungeons

• Late game: Only then start tuning equipment stats, pursuing perfect set combinations, and experimenting with unique build playstyles

If you follow this pace, you’ll rarely end up in the awkward situation where you level up a bunch of characters but can’t even make one decent team.

 

IX. Competition & Community Systems

A. Theorycraft Showdown (PvP)

PvP (called Theorycraft Showdown in-game) often isn’t about how many characters you pull—it’s about these key points:

• Your team’s early-game rhythm control—who uses their key skill first to gain the advantage

• Whether your support characters can counter the enemy’s core team setup

• Whether you can successfully block the enemy’s burst damage on their key turn

So PvP teams usually focus more on "counter-focused design"—it’s not like story-clearing teams that work for all situations. My real advice for new players in PvP is:
Just farm all the daily and weekly rewards you can get. Don’t force ranks and waste precious resources. As long as you consistently accumulate resources, you’ll naturally climb higher ranks as your development improves.

 

Events & Bonuses

The core of in-game events isn’t about beating every single task—it’s about grabbing the most valuable resource-based rewards. Here’s what you should prioritize first:

• Exclusive gacha resources (like Star Rail Pass, character-specific materials)

• Core character development materials (key items for leveling up and Ascension)

• Memory/equipment-related enhancement resources

If you’re short on time, claim all these rewards first. For cosmetic or collection-focused bonuses, only grab them if they fit your personal preferences.

C. Community Interaction Features

Don’t sleep on in-game guilds and community features as a new player—tons of hidden game resources live here. These are the key perks:

• Extra resource rewards from guild quests

• Co-op event rewards earned by teaming up with other players

• Rare materials for exchange in the guild shop

The earlier you join a guild and engage with the community, the more you’ll stay ahead on resources, making later character development way smoother.

X. Resources & Payment System

A. In-Game Currency & Resources

In-game resources break into three main categories—getting this straight will help you avoid wasting them:

1. Progress Resources: Things like Stamina and main story stage materials, used to unlock more content and push the game’s overall progress

2. Development Resources: Materials for leveling up characters, Ascension, Skill Enhancement, and Memory (equipment) Enhancement—all to boost your character’s combat power

3. Gacha Resources: Resources used to pull for characters and weapons, which determine your roster size and playstyles you can build

The most common new player mistake is blowing all gacha resources on random pulls. This leaves you with half-developed characters, which slows story progress way more than needed.

B. Payments & Bundles

At its core, paying in games is about “buying progress”. Paying speeds up these key steps:

• Level up your core main team faster, cutting early development time

• Farm resource stages more efficiently to grab development materials quicker

• Get extra growth material rewards during events

But paying won’t play the game for you, nor will it teach you the rhythm or core rules. If you don’t get the game’s mechanics, paying might just mean you “lose slower” without any real lasting advantage.

C. F2P vs. Pay-to-Play Comparison

Free-to-Play (F2P) players can absolutely enjoy the entire game smoothly—just adjust your mindset:

• Don’t chase every reward or character—learn to cut unimportant content and focus your resources

• Invest resources only in your main team—don’t spread them thin on random pulls and waste resources

• Prioritize core resource rewards in events—cosmetics and collection bonuses can wait

This mindset makes long-term play feel comfortable, and as you learn the game’s mechanics, you’ll get stronger over time and enjoy it more.

XI. FAQs & Advanced Tips

A. FAQ

 

New Player FAQs

Q1: I pulled a bunch of characters, why am I still stuck on story stages?
A: Over 90% of the time, it’s because you spread your resources too thin! Lock in one main team first—level up your main DPS, frontline tank, and healer before touching anything else. Trying to level every character means you’ll level none well.

Q2: Do I really need to reroll for a better starter?
A: If you care a lot about a satisfying start and have time to grind rerolls, it’ll definitely make early-game smoother. But if you just want to jump right into Pure White Chord, starting fresh is totally fine too! The key here is nailing combat rhythm and builds—you’ll still play smoothly later even without a perfect starter.

B. Combat & Skill Troubleshooting

Q3: Why can’t I deal the damage I should?
A: Either you’re managing energy wrong, or you’re missing damage burst windows. We recommend stacking damage boosts, defense breaks, and crowd control before burst phases—don’t rush to use skills the second they’re available!

C. Enhancement & Development Issues

 

Q4: Which characters should I level up their skills first?
A: Prioritize skills that directly boost your entire team's clear rate: core damage skills for your main carry, survival skills for your frontline tank, and sustain/heal skills for your healer. For support-focused characters' skills, you can wait until you figure out what stage you keep getting stuck on before leveling those up.

D. Resources & Gacha Spending

Q5: Should I save Diamonds or spend them on pulls immediately?
A: For new players, stop pulling once you can form a complete core team. Save Diamonds afterward for rate-up banners or official events that you actually need. Spamming random pulls is a total waste—being unable to level up your units is the biggest pain point for newbies.

XII. Version Updates & Advanced Gameplay

A. Game Version Updates

You don't have to follow every official notice closely—just focus on three key points:

1. Any tweaks to combat mechanics

2. Any changes to Adventure Mode or Relic-related content

3. Any new key-position idol girls (new characters)

B. New Idol Girls & Content

Don't rush to pull new characters! Ask yourself these three questions first:

• Can this new character fill a gap in my current team?

• Will she make my current build more complete?

• Do I have enough resources to level her up properly?

If two out of three answers are no, just hold off on pulling her! After all, pulling a character you can't level up is the same as not pulling her at all.

C. Events & Celebrations

Events and celebrations usually give out tons of resources, but it's easy to get tempted to "redeem everything"! Here's my tip:
Prioritize pulling resources and core leveling materials first, then fill in whatever you're missing afterward.
Cosmetics/skins are nice, but if you're stuck on a stage, getting the resources to clear it will make your game experience way better!

D. Community & Future Developments

Purity Chord is a game that relies heavily on understanding its mechanics, so community discussions are super helpful! Other players' adventure builds, relic picks, and team alternatives can save you a ton of time. You don't need to follow every post, but get into the habit: when stuck on a stage, ask yourself if you need more damage, survival, or crowd control—then adjust based on community tips.

I'd describe Purity Chord as a game that gets more fun the more you play and master it. As a new player, you might think pulls and leveling are the whole game, but later on you'll realize what truly shapes the experience: how you manage in-game resources, choose your skill rotation, build your team using relics (your builds!), and progress smoothly through Adventure Mode.