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In Battle
Claim your Hunter early
Star Wars: Hunters is a team-based shooter and, as is often the case in the genre, no team can have two of the same character on it. This means you have to be fast on the character selection screen at the start of a battle if you are desperate to play as your favourite hero or have specific Quest criteria to meet.
There is a countdown timer before the option to select a hero becomes available (you can watch it wind down on the greyed-out 'Select' button in the lower right corner). Use this time to navigate to your chosen character and prepare to press 'A' as soon as it's available.
Bring balance to the Force team
A strong Star Wars: Hunters team needs to prioritise class balance. You should consider switching your approach based on what the team calls for.
If the other three players on your team have already selected attack-first Damage or Tank options, then you'd be best to pick from the Support class and keep your allies in the battle for longer.
Alternatively, if you see that Damage and Support options have already been claimed, try focusing on an attacker that can mix up your team's approach to victory like Diago's long-range abilities or a Tank's melee attacks.
Too many characters in the same class will leave you at a disadvantage against a well-balanced team.
Use the Arena
Each Arena is full of health and energy pick-ups that you should use to your advantage. Memorise green health point locations so you can return in a pinch and stand by purple energy terminals to use your Ultimate abilities more frequently.
Certain characters like Imara Vex and Diago have special abilities to make Arena movement even easier. Use these to outmanoeuvre heavy-hitting Tank opponents and traverse the battlefield quickly.
Know your Passive Moves
On top of their standard abilities (triggered by hitting either 'L' or 'R' bumpers), most Hunters also have a Passive Ability which is always active. Without a button prompt on the screen, it can be easy to forget about these abilities, so be sure to check what your Hunter is capable of and use it to get the jump on your opponents.
We have a full list of each Hunter's Passive Abilities in our Character Guide.
Play to your Hunter's strengths
This almost goes without saying in a team-based shooter, but make sure to play to your Hunter's strengths.
Every Hunter is useful in their own way, but incorrectly using them will leave some feeling far more powerful than others. Know the role of each class and make sure you fill it accordingly — trying to deal out front-line damage as a Support character isn't going to help anybody.
After Battle
Look out for Quests with Fame Rewards
In Star Wars: Hunters, the only way to upgrade your fighters is by using Fame. Building up enough Fame will increase a Hunter's level and unlock new cosmetics or ability buffs (increased damage, longer duration etc.). These buffs can make all the difference in a head-to-head fight against the same Hunter in battle and are well worth unlocking as soon as possible.
You can gather Fame simply by playing battles, but certain Quests also provide Hunter-specific Fame as a reward. Regularly check all available Quests, prioritising ones which will help upgrade your chosen Hunter.
Use Fame Grants to upgrade your other Hunters
Quests also occasionally award you with 'Fame Grants', which are non-specific and can be used on any Hunter you choose. Since you will likely already be building up Fame and using it to improve your main Hunter, use Fame Grants to level up your stand-by choices, ensuring they are strong enough when you finally have to use them.
Try Game Modes in Casual before entering Ranked
After you unlock Ranked battles, you can start to compete for Ranked Points and unlock Season Rewards. Like most ranked structures, you get more points for performing well in these competitions, so it's important to bring your A-game.
To avoid going into each Ranked battle blind, be sure to play all game modes on Casual Mode before playing for points. This gives you a good chance to learn the rules of each game mode, putting you less at risk when you decide to play in competitive events.
You'll keep unlocking new game modes up to Player Level 11, so check back into Casual Mode regularly to hone your skills and learn new rules.
Check out our other Star Wars: Hunters guides for more tips and information.
