Mirren Star Legends is one of the newer turn-based RPGs that’s quickly gaining attention, especially from players looking for a fresh but familiar combat system. While it may look like your usual waifu-collecting RPG on the surface, the way combat works in this game adds more layers of strategy than you’d expect.
In this guide, we’ll break down how battles work in Mirren Star Legends, how to use characters effectively, and what makes the combat system different compared to other gacha RPGs like Honkai: Star Rail.
Getting Started: Witches and Star Traces
In Mirren Star Legends, your team is made up of Witches and Star Traces. Think of Witches as the main characters — your frontline units with HP bars, voice lines, and powerful talents. Star Traces are the real damage-dealers — skill cards or spirits that are attached to Witches and used in battle.
You’ll start with 3 Witches right from the beginning. By hitting level 20, you’ll unlock a 4th Witch for free. This means you can form a full battle team early without worrying about rerolls or paywalls. Each Witch can equip up to 3 Star Traces, depending on their level. You’ll need to reach level 10 with a Witch to unlock the third slot.
Core Combat Mechanics Explained
Mirren Star Legends uses a turn-based combat system with an elemental advantage layer and a combo mechanic between Witches and Star Traces.
Here’s how it works:
1. Elemental Advantage
When you enter a battle, you’ll see colored outlines around enemies:
- Gold Circle: You have an elemental advantage.
- White Circle: Neutral.
- Blue Circle: Disadvantage.
Each Star Trace has a background color that indicates its element. To maximize damage, match your Star Trace’s element to the enemy’s weakness.
There’s a special Star Trace class called God Sun, which can both dominate and be countered by all elements — a risk-reward class for those who want high versatility.
2. Skill Types
Each Star Trace comes with three skill types:
- Active Skills: Can be used on your turn but have cooldowns (usually 5 turns).
- Instant Skills: Also have cooldowns but trigger immediately.
- Passive Skills: Always active once equipped.
Cooldown settings can be managed in the Combat Settings menu. You can toggle skill confirmations on or off to speed up turns.
3. Weakness Data
Star Traces also include Weakness Data, rated with letter levels (e.g. A, B, C). Higher-grade skills break enemy defenses faster. This is separate from elemental advantage and adds more strategy when building your team.
Note: In Mirren Star Legends, Weakness Data is applied to the Star Trace, not the Witch, so choosing your Star Traces wisely matters more than the Witch’s base stats.
How to Execute a Turn (Step-by-Step)
- Choose your Witch for the turn.
- Click on enemies to check their elemental circles.
- Select a Star Trace with the right elemental advantage.
- Use either an Active or Instant Skill.
- Confirm and launch the attack.
Positioning and targeting are simple, but timing skill cooldowns is where deeper strategy comes in.
Combat Progression & Farming
As you level up, your Witches get stronger. Their base level affects:
- Normal attack power.
- Ultimate skill damage.
- Passive skill effects.
Even though Star Traces deal most of the damage, if your Witch is KO’d, that Trace becomes useless. Keeping Witches alive is key.
You can farm Star Trace upgrade items and talent breakthrough materials through:
- Daily quests.
- Story chapters.
- Special events.
The game also includes a one-click cleanup option for daily tasks, so you won’t need to grind manually every time.
Gacha Tips: Who Should You Pull?
The first banner gives a free 5-star Star Trace in your first 10-pull, and another guaranteed 5-star at 40 pulls. However, some of those units, like Geraldia, can be earned for free or bought in the in-game shop. If you’re free-to-play, it’s better to save your pulls for the second and third banners. Look for characters on our tier list Mirren Star Legends that Offer strong DPS options with buff/debuff skills perfect for the early game. Wait until you’ve saved 70 Star Trace pages for a guaranteed pity pull on either of their banners.
Keep leveling up your Witches, experiment with Star Trace combos, and plan your gacha pulls wisely. If you’re not happy with your early summons, remember — rerolling is quick and easy via the logout button in the settings. Mirren Star Legends may have a few UI hiccups, but the combat system is where the game shines. With some refinement in future updates, this title could become a top pick for tactical RPG fans. Stay tuned for more guides on banners, best teams, and resource farming tips!