Every hero in AFK Arena belongs to one of 6 factions, Wilders, Maulers, Lightbearers, Graveborns, Celestials, and Hypogeans.
Like many other strategy games, AFK Arena has a faction advantage system.
All Factions have a faction they do more damage to, and one faction they take more damage from.
This guide teaches you all you need to know about faction advantages in AFK Arena.
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Faction damage advantage
Each faction has one faction they are weak against and one faction they are strong against.
A faction being strong against a certain faction means they do up to 25% more damage against heroes of that faction.
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For example, Brutus who is a Mauler will do up to 25% more damage against Nemora who is a Wilder.
Brutus will, however, take up to 25% more damage from Belinda who is a Lightbearer.
Here you can see the faction advantage chart in AFK Arena.
Using this knowledge to your advantage can help you beat a certain level you are stuck on, especially because many of the campaign levels consist of teams of 5 heroes from the same faction.
Team faction bonus
Besides the individual hero faction advantage explained above, AFK Arena also has a team faction bonus.
This bonus system gives your entire a percentage boost to HP and Attack based on the structure of your team.
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For example, if your team has 3 Maulers heroes and 2 Lightbearer heroes, all your heroes will get a 15% ATK and 15% HP boost.
Check out all the team faction advantages on the chart below.
Even though this chart should be kept in mind while creating your team, going for 5 heroes from the same faction probably won’t be the best decision, at least not late-game.
Gear faction bonus
The third faction advantage in AFK Arena is related to gear.
Every time you pick up a piece of gear that is of higher rarity, there is a chance it has a faction bonus.
A gear faction bonus means that a hero of a specific faction will receive an additional 30% stats from that piece of gear.
An example is this Zealot’s Axe that is equipped by Brutus, a mauler.
As you can see, he is receiving an additional 30% stats from the weapon because he meets the criteria of the gear faction bonus.
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That’s everything you need to know about the faction advantages system in AFK Arena!
