Bleach Soul Resonance arrives with a fast-paced combat system, layered progression features, and several game modes that unlock as you advance. If you are just starting your journey, understanding how characters, upgrades, banners, and combat mechanics work will save you a lot of resources and make your early progress smoother.
This guide breaks down everything a new player needs to know, from character roles and leveling systems to banners, modes, and the fundamentals of combat.
Character Types and Roles
Every character belongs to two classifications: Type and Role. These two factors define how a character performs and how they fit into your team.
Combat Types
Each character is assigned one of four attack types:
- Slash – Fast, aggressive melee-focused damage
- Thrust – Precision damage and single-target pressure
- Strike – Heavy hits and break power
- Spirit – Ranged, elemental, and status-oriented attacks
These types matter because enemies have weaknesses. Attacking with an advantageous type increases damage and drains enemy spiritual pressure faster.
Roles
Characters also come with a designated role that explains their combat identity:
- Full Assault – Pure DPS units meant to deal as much damage as possible
- Support – Buff, heal, or protect your team
- Tactic – Off-field specialists offering battlefield skills, passive team buffs, and tactical damage
The combination of type and role determines how each character plays and what team they belong in.
Character Growth and Upgrade Systems
Characters in Bleach: Soul Resonance have several upgrade layers. Mastering them is essential if you want to push into harder content quickly.
1. Stats & Leveling
This is your basic progression path:
- Increase character level
- Ascend them at level caps
- Raise base stats like attack, HP, and crit
All material requirements appear inside the character page, and the game offers shortcuts to the exact stages you need to farm.
2. Weapons & Weapon Stamps
Every character owns their unique Zanpakutō, and leveling it significantly boosts combat ability.
You can equip:
- Weapon stamps specific to that character
- Additional attack-boosting traits
- Skill-enhancing bonuses tied to their kit
Weapon stamps are crucial for maximizing the potential of high-tier characters.
3. Skills
Your skill page includes:
- Ultimate
- Technique skill
- Special attack
- Counter abilities
Each one has its own upgrade material. Skill upgrades noticeably increase damage and improve utility, so keep them in sync with your character level.
4. Boundary
Boundary ascension occurs when you pull a duplicate of a character. It unlocks additional passive bonuses such as enhanced damage under certain conditions or improved skill properties.
A single boundary level can dramatically change how a character plays.
5. Stamps (Set Stamps & Core Stamps)
Stamps act as your primary gear system:
- Set Stamps: Equipping 2 or 3 pieces activates special effects
- Core Stamps: High-impact bonuses that boost skills or techniques
- Weapon Stamps: Exclusive power-ups tied to the character’s weapon page
You will spend a lot of time farming stamps because they drastically affect performance, especially in late-game content.
6. Strategy Report
Each character comes with an in-game guide that highlights:
- Recommended skill upgrades
- Suggested team compositions
- Stamp setups
- Playstyle tips
New players should always check this section before investing materials.
Recruitment and Banner System Explained
Bleach: Soul Resonance has several banner types, and understanding them helps avoid wasting resources.
Limited Character Banners
These banners feature time-limited SSR characters such as Bankai Ichigo. Important details:
- SSR drop rate includes the limited unit
- Any SSR pull is guaranteed to be the featured character
- Limited weapon stamps share the banner pool
- Golden tickets and premium currency are required
These banners are the highest priority because limited SSRs do not return often.
Beginner Banner
A discounted banner designed to help players secure their first SSR more easily. A great place to start if you need a strong unit early.
Standard Character Banner
Contains permanent SSRs. If you reach 80 pulls, you can select exactly which SSR you want from the pool.
Weapon Stamp Banner
Used to obtain weapon stamps. Weapon stamps dramatically enhance character kits, especially limited characters.
All Game Modes Explained
1. Main Story
Your primary progression route. Clearing chapters rewards:
- Tickets
- Stones
- Upgrade materials
- Unlocks for future game modes
You also unlock Hard and Extreme difficulties as you progress.
2. Supplies
This is where you farm every essential resource:
- Character XP
- Gold
- Weapon XP
- Skill materials
- Ascension items
- Stamp upgrade materials
You will return to this section constantly.
3. Trials
Trials focus on skill enhancement and stamp acquisition.
- Hollow Hunt Trials: Drops materials used to strengthen passive abilities
- Stamp Corridor: Rewards core stamps and set stamps
- Battlefield V-Stage: Provides stamp XP and corridor keys
Trials are a crucial part of your daily energy spending.
4. Challenge Modes
A collection of PvE encounters including:
- Special boss battles
- Multi-zone operations
- Limited-time events with ranking rewards
These modes grant unique currency for exchange shops.
5. Training
Two categories:
- Basic Guide – Teaches mechanics and movement
- Personal Training – Lets you try any character to learn their kit
- Free Practice – Experiment without pressure
This mode is useful for mastering combos, dodges, and counters.
Combat Fundamentals Every Beginner Must Know
Bleach: Soul Resonance uses a real-time action system. Knowing these mechanics is the difference between clearing efficiently and struggling.
Ultimate Energy
Attacking generates energy. Once the bar fills, you can activate the ultimate. Technique skills generate more energy than basic attacks.
Timing ultimates to break an enemy or finish a combo is key to maximizing damage.
Perfect Dodges
If you dodge at the exact last moment before an enemy connects their attack:
- The enemy freezes
- You gain openings for heavy damage
- Some characters gain special passives triggered only by perfect dodges
This skill becomes critical in boss encounters.
Type Weakness
Enemies have type weaknesses. Using the correct character:
- Deals higher damage
- Breaks enemies faster
- Lowers enemy spiritual pressure
Always switch to the recommended type for each fight.
Counterattacks
One of the core mechanics of combat.
There are several counter types:
Basic Counter
Triggered when enemies glow purple. Press the counter button at the right moment, then follow with a basic attack.
Ranged Counter
Bounce back purple glowing projectiles. This often immobilizes enemies and heavily reduces their spiritual pressure.
Continuous Counter
Bosses sometimes unleash multi-hit purple sequences. Each one must be countered in succession.
Successfully chaining these counters can break bosses instantly and open massive damage windows.