Devil Hunter does not treat beginners gently. The moment you step out of Public Safety HQ, the game throws real players, real devils, and real consequences at you. If you don’t understand how progression, contracts, and locations work from day one, you’ll feel lost fast.
This Devil Hunter Beginner Guide walks you through everything you need to know to survive your first hours, build your character correctly, and start progressing without wasting time or resources.
Devil Hunter Beginner Guide – Progression & Key Locations
Choosing Between Human and Fiend
Your very first decision defines your entire playstyle.
Humans are flexible. You get higher base HP, can use weapons, and can contract devils to gain powerful abilities. Humans are better for players who want to experiment, build custom combos, and grow into late-game PvP.
Fiends are aggressive and self-sustaining. You regenerate HP, have faster natural pressure, and gain fiend-only talents and skills, but you cannot use devil contracts or weapons. Fiends are ideal if you want raw combat power and simpler progression.
Choose Human for versatility. Choose Fiend for raw aggression.
Your First Steps Inside Public Safety HQ
After creating your character, you’ll spawn inside Public Safety Headquarters. Your first quest is simple: talk to every division captain. This introduces you to the division system and unlocks progression menus.
Once that’s done, you’ll open your inventory and stat screen. Early on, don’t overthink your stat points. Health and stamina are safe early investments until you understand your playstyle.
Next, you’ll enter the Armory and choose your first weapon. Dagger is the easiest for beginners, but any weapon works. You can always change later.
Understanding Stars and Progression
Stars are your real level system. You gain stars by completing missions, killing devils, fighting players, and finishing division quests.
To rank up, complete division tasks. Division 2 and Division 5 have the easiest beginner missions and should be your first priority.
Once your stars increase, more contracts, raids, and fiend paths become available.
Beginner Missions and How to Farm Fast
Open your phone and go to Missions. The best early mission is Hold The Line.
You stand inside a circle while devils attack you. Survive until the circle fills. This gives fast XP, money, and loot. These missions also teach you basic combat, parrying, follow-ups, and movement.
This is your main early-game leveling method.
Buy a Skateboard Immediately
After your first mission, head to the skateboard shop and buy one. Without a skateboard, you move extremely slowly and waste huge amounts of time.
The skateboard becomes your main transportation for the rest of the game.
Important Early Game Locations
Here are the places every beginner must know:
Black Market
Buy body parts, materials, and crafting items here.
Park and Fish Devil
The park lets you start the Fish Devil contract, often the first contract many players get.
Tomato Devil Area
Early contract with solid beginner power.
Hotel Raid
A raid location. Avoid early unless you have help.
Zombie Raid Warehouse
Mid-game raid. Unlocks Zombie Devil drops.
Katana Man Raid
High-level raid that drops Ghost Devil.
Chinatown Shrine
Fox Devil contracting area. Requires sacrifices.
Yakuza Base
Later-game faction that unlocks Snake, Zombie, and Katana Man hybrids.
Bat Devil House and Snake Cave
Located near Yakuza. These unlock powerful late-game contracts.
Contracts, Favor, and Debuffs Explained
When you contract a devil, you gain power but also receive a debuff. These debuffs can affect stamina, regeneration, posture, or vision. Most are manageable, but if you roll something terrible, you can reroll it later.
As you kill enemies and complete missions, your Devil Favor increases. Higher favor unlocks stronger move variants and better performance.
Fiend Progression Basics
Fiends use Fear instead of weapon proficiency. Fear unlocks your fiend moves and upgrades.
Fiends also get Fiend Talents by eating specific devil drops. These talents add extra effects like explosions, damage boosts, or debuffs. You can only equip a limited number, so choose carefully.
Fiends regenerate HP naturally, making them excellent for long fights and solo play.
Beginner Advice That Saves You Hours
Do missions before raids.
Buy a skateboard immediately.
Use Division 2 and 5 for fast ranking.
Don’t chase endgame contracts early.
Learn parrying and follow-ups early — they decide fights later.
Save body parts for important contracts instead of wasting them.
Devil Hunter becomes incredibly deep once you understand how everything connects. Your first few hours set the foundation for your entire build. If you follow this progression path, you’ll avoid most beginner mistakes and reach real PvP and raid content much faster — with a character that actually survives.