Devil Hunter Beginner Guide

Complete guide for new players. Learn the basics, starting routes, and essential tips to get ahead in Devil Hunter.

Core Concepts Overview

🎭 Role Positioning

Choose your playstyle: DPS (damage dealer), Control (crowd control), or Mobile (high mobility). Early game prioritizes survival and resource accumulation over maximum damage output.

Focus on health, evasion/resistance, and base damage first. Don't chase extreme DPS builds early.

📜 Contracts

Form contracts with devils to gain abilities and passive bonuses, but you'll pay a cost (health drain, resource consumption, negative status effects).

Contracts define your playstyle rhythm and are the core of your power curve. Choose wisely based on your build.

→ Learn about Contracts

⚔️ Weapons & Crafting

Weapons come from vendors, black market, drops, or crafting. Different weapons affect attack range, combo potential, and block/parry windows.

Weapon rarity determines base stats and upgrade potential. Crafted weapons from devil parts often have unique abilities.

→ Weapon Guide

🏪 Black Market

Provides rare materials, weapons, and contract items. Prices are high and stock is limited, but can significantly accelerate your progression.

Only buy "growth accelerators" and "irreplaceable materials" - avoid overpriced alternatives.

→ Black Market Guide

📋 Missions & Contracts

Missions are your primary source of Yen and materials. Mission difficulty and area danger level directly affect your profit margin.

Learn to select missions: prioritize "high success rate + stable rewards" over risky high-reward missions early on.

→ Mission Guide

From Zero to Hero: Action Checklist

First 30 Minutes

Quick Start

✓Complete the tutorial and familiarize yourself with basic controls (dodge, block, parry, melee/ranged switching)
✓Quickly obtain a "stable-feeling" white/green quality weapon (prefer medium attack speed, forgiving types)
✓Accept low-risk missions (small area clearing/collection types) to ensure 100% completion rate and build startup funds
✓Learn "resource conservation": Don't empty your wallet for one blue weapon. Keep basic medical/status-cure consumables first

First 2 Hours

Foundation

✓Small goal: Save up your first upgrade budget (weapon enhancement 1-2 levels, character base stats 1 round of improvements)
✓Weapon priority: Stability > raw numbers. Choose forgiving, low recovery time weapons
✓Try contracts: Start with low-cost contracts to experience the skill benefit vs. cost rhythm. Don't bind heavy-cost contracts yet
✓Mission filtering: Prioritize "fixed spawn points, controllable paths" maps. Avoid chase battles and multi-wave ambushes
✓Start watching Black Market: Only buy "growth accelerators" and "irreplaceable materials". Avoid overpriced horizontal alternatives

First Day (4-6 Hours Effective Play)

Progression

✓Build goal: One stable weapon set + 1 low-cost contract + basic defense/healing loop
✓Route: Mix low-medium difficulty farming. Complete 2-3 repeatable high-value mission pools to form a "capital → materials → upgrades" cycle
✓Try one "skill mission": Requires block/parry or movement precision. Train core techniques to raise your safety ceiling
✓Black Market rhythm: If you encounter high-value blue/purple weapon deals or key contract materials, prioritize buying one. Don't be greedy

Getting Started

Complete the Tutorial

Finish the in-game tutorial to learn basic controls and mechanics. This is essential for understanding the game.

Reach Level 10

Focus on completing quests and defeating weak Fiends to reach level 10. This unlocks important features.

Get Your First Equipment

Purchase basic weapons and armor from vendors. Don't spend all your coins on expensive items yet.

Learn the Combat System

Practice combat against Lesser Imps and other common Fiends. Learn dodge timing and combo attacks.

Save for Surgery Kit

Start saving coins for the Surgery Kit (5,000 coins). This is your first major purchase and essential for progression.

Resource Planning & Currency Strategy

Income Source Priority

1. Stable Missions (Highest Priority)

Low wave count, short paths. Focus on missions you can complete consistently.

Example: Collection missions, small area clearing missions

2. Controllable Elite Battles

Elite enemies you can practice parrying on. Good for learning mechanics while earning.

Example: Single elite spawns, predictable attack patterns

3. Rare Material Resale

Sell rare materials at Black Market price differences. Requires knowledge of market values.

Example: Devil parts, rare crafting materials

Three Spending Principles

1. Survival First

Healing items, status cures, death prevention charms > small stat increases. Your ability to stay alive determines your earning potential.

2. Invest in "Growth Curve"

Weapon threshold upgrades (unlock new move sets/abilities) > pure number increases. Unlocking new capabilities is more valuable than +5% damage.

3. Black Market: Only Buy "Irreplaceable"

Key materials/endgame cores only. Don't hoard. Avoid items you can get reliably from missions/drops.

Black Market Value Guide

✓ Worth Buying

• Contract core materials
• Rare upgrade modules
• Items that unlock weapon move sets
• Endgame core components

⚠ Buy Carefully

• Items with only +3~5% stat increases
• Blue weapons that are strong short-term but obsolete long-term
• Overpriced alternatives to mission drops

✗ Can Skip

• Common materials available from missions/drops
• Items you can farm reliably
• Cosmetics and non-functional items

⚠️

Resource Management

Control failure rate > increase single-run profit. Lock onto 2-3 stable missions to rotate, and only buy key materials from Black Market.

Survival Tips

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Death Penalty

Dying causes you to drop items and lose some coins. Always keep important items in your inventory safe.

💡

Avoid High-Level Areas

Don't venture into areas with Fiends much higher than your level. You'll die quickly and waste time.

💡

Use Health Potions

Always carry health potions. They're cheap and can save you from death.

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Don't Overextend

Know when to retreat. It's better to leave and heal than to die and lose progress.

Leveling Routes

Levels 1-10: Tutorial Zone

Complete all tutorial quests and defeat Lesser Imps in the starting area. Focus on learning the basics.

Best Fiends: Lesser Imp, Shadow Wisp

Levels 10-20: Demon Forest

Move to the Demon Forest and take on stronger Fiends. Start saving for the Surgery Kit.

Best Fiends: Forest Demon, Corrupted Sprite

Levels 20-30: Shadow Realm

Enter the Shadow Realm for better drops and experience. Use your Surgery Kit on rare Fiends.

Best Fiends: Shadow Fiend, Dark Wraith

Key NPCs to Know

Dorian Graves

Important NPC who provides quests and information. Located in the main hub.

→ Learn more

Medical Vendor

Sells the Surgery Kit and medical supplies. Essential for character progression.

Weapon Vendor

Sells weapons and weapon upgrades. Check regularly for new items.

Quest Giver

Provides daily and story quests. Complete these for coins and experience.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Spending Coins on Cosmetics Early

Save your coins for functional items like the Surgery Kit. Cosmetics can wait until you're established.

Skipping the Tutorial

The tutorial teaches essential mechanics. Skipping it will make the game much harder.

Fighting High-Level Fiends Too Early

Stick to areas appropriate for your level. High-level Fiends will kill you quickly and waste your time.

Not Using the Surgery Kit

Once you get the Surgery Kit, use it! It's essential for extracting demon parts and creating hybrids.

Next Steps

Once you've mastered the basics, explore these advanced guides:

Surgery Kit Guide Character Builds Fiends Database Location Guide