In Legend of Witch: Idle RPG, upgrade the witch’s core stats first, then concentrate Friend shards and enhancement materials on the highest-tier Friends that match your witch’s skill element. Use gear tickets before Diamonds for basic equipment summons, compare new gear before enhancing, and redeem active codes before considering a purchase. “Heroes” here means the one playable witch plus her gacha companions, called Friends—not a roster of interchangeable characters.
This guidance is for Dreamplay Games’ Legend of Witch: Idle RPG, not the separate game Legend of Witches. The details below reflect the game’s October 2026 version trail and code information; codes, events and systems can change.
What does upgrading a hero mean in Legend of Witch?
The game has one playable witch and a collection of Friends who support her with element-specific bonuses. Its progression menu spans equipment, skills, attributes, companions and titles, but those systems do not deserve equal investment at the start. The practical goal is to strengthen the build you are currently using to clear stages, rather than spread rare materials across every system and every Friend.
Dreamplay’s store description jokes, “The developer is worried because we give away too much!” and says the systems “Looks complex, but you don’t even need to know them!” That easygoing pitch does not mean resources are unlimited: later summons, Friend promotion, enhancement and new systems all compete for currency and materials. The order below helps distinguish early power gains from longer-term sinks.
What should I upgrade first?
Start with the witch’s Growth upgrades and the best available witch equipment, then develop one element-matched Friend team. Add specialized Friend, event and late-game systems when they support that core team or solve a current progression wall.
- Build the witch. Spend Gold and level-up Stat Points in Growth on stats that address the stage you are stuck on. If enemies take too long to defeat, favor offensive stats; if the witch is dying, address survivability. Stage Collection provides another stat path, including Bonus Gold, Bonus EXP, Skill CDR and Skill Damage.
- Equip what you have. Use Auto Equip for the best available gear, then compare a new drop with the equipped piece before enhancing either one. Early gear is replaceable; a large investment in a piece you are about to discard has little lasting value.
- Choose a Friend element and a compact team. Match Friends to the element of the witch’s skills, then focus star-up and enhancement resources on the strongest matching Friends you own. Do not hold back all investment while waiting for a 5-star unit.
- Use tickets before premium currency. Basic equipment summons can use Equipment Draw Tickets, so avoid spending Diamonds on a summon while the corresponding tickets are unused. Save Diamonds for summons that fit the chosen build rather than random pulls across every element.
- Develop supporting systems when they become useful. Dungeons, event shops, Friend equipment, the Laboratory and other systems can help with bottlenecks, but they should reinforce the current build rather than create a collection of half-upgraded builds.
CityParkGames’ 19 October 2026 strategy guide summarizes the principle: “Prioritize upgrades that improve your current progression.” It also advises: “Avoid investing heavily in equipment that you expect to replace immediately unless the upgrade provides a necessary short-term advantage.”
Which Friends should I upgrade first?
Element match comes before raw star count: a Friend who supports the witch’s active element can contribute more to the build than a higher-star Friend of the wrong element. Within the matching element, use the highest-tier Friends you actually own, and weigh their bonuses against your stage goal.
Pocket Gamer writer Cristina Mesesan put the rule plainly on 28 October 2026: “The element is the deciding factor for the Friends. You want to deploy the ones that match your witch’s skill elements.” She also noted that universal-element Friends were not available at that time. If your roster lacks 5-star units, her advice is to use the highest-tier available rather than wait: “Either way, there are alternatives, so when picking them for your team, just pick the available highest-tier you own.”
October 2026 Friend tiers
The following is Pocket Gamer’s published October 2026 tier list. It ranks Friends by the value of their bonuses, not by combat animations. Echor appears in both S+ and S in that published table; the duplicate is retained rather than silently resolved.
| Tier | Friends listed by Pocket Gamer |
|---|---|
| S+ | Flame, Echor, Pega, Aquari, Prism, Aura |
| S | Pyro, Lava, Echor, Silva, Sparky, Ivy, Thor |
| A | Leonta, Draco, Echo, Willow, Leaf, Eagle, Storm, Snow, Marine, Ollie |
| B | Bella, Flare, Kayla, Lulu, Pico, Luger, Ciel, Pen, Luna, Jenki, Terra |
| C | Leon, Shari, Noah, Aqua, Pinky, Toto, Chris |
A tier list is a starting reference, not a reason to star up every high-ranked Friend you own. A high-tier Friend that does not support your current element may be less useful to your active build than a lower-tier matching Friend.
Element teams and bonus trade-offs
| Element | Friends highlighted for the team | Practical guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Aura, Prism, Thor, Sparky, Ivy | Pocket Gamer’s strongest current team, with three 5-star kits. Aura is marked mandatory in its recommendations; the team’s strength depends on upgrading its skills. |
| Fire | Flame, Lava, Pyro, Bella, Draco | A solid early- to mid-game option. When choosing between Skill Damage and Bonus Gold, Pocket Gamer favors Bella’s Skill Damage over Leonta or Draco’s Bonus Gold. |
| Wind | Pega, Echor, Eagle, Leaf, Storm | Luger can stand in for Storm. Willow trades some Wind ATK for Skill Damage, which may suit a damage-focused build. |
| Water | Aquari, Silva, Marine, Snow, Pen | The default Friend pool is thinner, so this element is more gear-dependent than the other recommended setups. |
For Fire, Mesesan wrote: “Even though Leonta is a 3-star, she gives the same bonus as Draco (Bonus Gold), so you’d much rather have the Skill Damage bonus granted by Bella.” That is a useful example of evaluating the bonus, not just the star label. On Wind, Willow is a similar trade-off: less Wind ATK in exchange for Skill Damage. Whether that trade is worthwhile depends on the skills and stage you are building around.
Pocket Gamer’s October 2026 Lightning assessment says, “In the current meta, the Lightning team can be super strong. You have 3 5-stars that come with amazing kits, and if you have the skills upgraded, going for the Lightning Attribute in this Legend of Witch tier list can be a game-changer.” Treat that as a dated team recommendation, not a guarantee that every account can assemble or benefit from it immediately.
How do Friend shards and promotion work?
Friends can be promoted through shards, and the game displays remaining shards when a Friend reaches MAX promotion. The exact shard count required for each star or promotion is not established in the published information available here, so use the in-game display rather than a copied number from another game.
Version 0.95 added a 4-Star Friends Shard Probability UI and a remaining-shard display upon Friends MAX Promotion. Those interfaces show that probabilities and progress can be checked in-game; they do not supply a complete official shard ladder or promotion-cost spreadsheet. In particular, do not assume a shard total from a similarly named RPG applies to this game.
- Before using shards, confirm the Friend is part of the element team you intend to deploy.
- When a Friend is already max promoted, check the remaining-shard display before committing more copies or materials.
- Avoid starring C-tier Friends such as Leon, Shari, Noah, Aqua, Pinky, Toto and Chris if you have a stronger Friend of the same element to develop.
- Do not promote a wrong-element Friend just because it has more stars than the matching option.
Friend summons do not have a published full probability table in the available official information. The game has a shard-probability interface for 4-star Friends and an improved summon-probability interface, but those are not substitutes for a complete odds table.
Should I spend Diamonds on summons?
Not before checking your tickets and free rewards. Use Equipment Draw Tickets for basic equipment summons first, and reserve Diamonds for summons that advance the element you are building rather than spending them on a random assortment of Friends or skills.
An indexed MuMuPlayer guide says a Basic summon consumes one gear ticket per summon, or Diamonds instead. It also describes Gold in Growth as a way to upgrade wand stats and Diamonds as useful for summons. Because Diamonds serve as premium currency, CityParkGames’ 19 October 2026 advice is apt: “Avoid spending premium currency impulsively.” If a rate-up banner exists when you are deciding, consider saving for a banner that fits your chosen element; do not assume a particular banner or probability is always available.
For a free-to-play account, the indexed MuMuPlayer guide characterizes the shop as requiring real-money package purchases. You do not need to buy every package to use the game’s progression systems: CityParkGames states, “You do not need to purchase every available package to enjoy the game’s progression systems.” Offline rewards are an intended source of progress; Dreamplay’s store copy says, “Keep growing while you sleep with offline rewards!”
Which free codes and rewards should I claim before buying Soul Stones?
Redeem the active codes first, then collect idle rewards, daily rewards, dungeon rewards and event-shop materials. Pocket Gamer listed the following codes as active on 28 October 2026; monthly and weekly codes expire after their windows, so their availability can change.
| Code | Rewards reported by Pocket Gamer | Timing note |
|---|---|---|
welcome |
30,000 Diamonds, 300 Equipment Draw Tickets, 2 Basic Zone Entry Ticket Bundles | Listed as active on 28 October 2026 |
open1m |
200,000 Diamonds, 10,000 SoulStones, 3 Basic Zone Entry Ticket Bundles, 2 Expanded Zone Entry Ticket Bundles | Listed as active on 28 October 2026 |
m9k8pqw2 |
70,000 Diamonds, 3,000 SoulStones, 3 Basic Zone Entry Ticket Bundles | Monthly code; expires after its window |
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60,000 Diamonds, 1,000 SoulStones, 2 Basic Zone Entry Ticket Bundles | Weekly code; expires after its window |
To redeem a code, open the right-side menu, choose Game Settings, enter it in the Coupon textbox and press the Coupon button. Pocket Gamer’s 28 October codes article notes that welcome is especially useful because it supplies dungeon-entry bundles along with Diamonds and tickets. Check in-game announcements for new codes; unique codes are uncommon, and the strings above should not be treated as evergreen.
Do not confuse these codes with codes for the separate game Legend of Witches (plural). Pocket Gamer specifically warns that codes such as “VIP888” belong to that other title and will not work in Legend of Witch.
Use the free-reward loop deliberately
Collect rewards in a consistent order so that daily and timed resources do not sit unclaimed or expire:
- Claim offline rewards, login rewards and daily missions.
- Check available equipment and decide whether a new piece improves the current setup before enhancing it.
- Spend Zone Entry Tickets on dungeons your current combat power can reasonably clear; an unused key is better than a failed run.
- Complete event tasks and exchange event currency for bottleneck materials for the core team before cosmetics.
- Push stages when the witch’s combat power has risen, then check companion systems and claim remaining rewards.
CityParkGames advises players to track event-currency expiration and review free activities before making purchases. For dungeon keys in particular, the welcome and open1m codes provide bundles, so claim them before deciding whether a dungeon run requires a paid supply.
What is the difference between Diamonds and SoulStones?
Both appear in reward and purchase information, but they are not interchangeable labels: the codes list separate quantities of Diamonds and SoulStones, while Apple’s store lists Soul Stone packs as in-app purchases. Treat each currency according to the game’s actual shop and summon interfaces rather than assuming a SoulStone amount is a Diamond amount.
The Apple App Store’s 2026 listings show the following examples. Prices are regional storefront prices, not universal USD prices; they were checked in October 2026.
| Apple App Store item | Listed price by region | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Stone 1,100,000 | $69.99 CAD / €59.99 / R999.99 | Oct 2026 |
| Soul Stone 400,000 | $34.99 CAD / €29.99 / R499.99 | Oct 2026 |
| Soul Stone 220,000 | $19.99 CAD / €17.99 / R299.99 | Oct 2026 |
| Arena Duel Pass | $6.99 CAD / €5.99 / R99.99 | Oct 2026 |
| World Boss Challenge Supplies, Escape Room Expedition Supplies, Today’s Duel Supplies, Duel Challenge Support, or Today’s Treasure | $3.99 CAD / €2.99 / R59.99 each | Oct 2026 |
| Treasure Island Pass | $9.99 CAD / € price not separately stated in the German listing / R149.99 | Oct 2026 |
The German Apple listing also showed an Ad Removal Package for €7.99 and a Costume Package for €14.99. These are examples of listed IAPs, not requirements for the upgrade strategy. Google Play reviewer Shaun Ng wrote on 7 September 2026 that the game felt acceptable at first but became a “lifelong chase of power and progress through money or patience.” That is one player’s opinion, not a promise about a fixed point where every account hits a paywall.
Set a spending limit that fits your budget, and compare any purchase with free code rewards, offline income and event exchanges first. CityParkGames puts it simply: “Avoid spending valuable resources solely to improve a single competitive result unless the benefit is worth the cost.”
Should I upgrade gear or the witch first?
Prioritize the witch’s Growth stats and currently useful equipment early; then enhance stable gear after comparing it with likely replacements. Gear and stats are not competing forever, but a temporary drop should not consume materials needed for the build you are keeping.
Auto Equip can help assign the best gear currently available, according to the indexed MuMuPlayer beginner guide. Use that as a starting point, not as a reason to enhance blindly. If a new item replaces the current piece, compare what the old and new equipment contribute and upgrade the item that actually helps clear the stage. CityParkGames recommends reviewing gear and enhancement options at difficulty spikes, rather than spending equally across every slot.
Equipment summons are a longer-term ticket and Diamond sink. Apple’s version 1.05 notes say the equipment summon maximum level expanded from LV20 to LV30 on 7 August 2026. That raises the available summon progression cap; it is not a reason to spend scarce Diamonds immediately, especially if Equipment Draw Tickets remain available.
When should I invest in Friend equipment, skills and later systems?
Invest after you have chosen the deployed element team. Friend gear and Friend enhancement are most efficient on units you regularly use; skills should address the stage problem, such as wave clearing or boss survival, rather than receive equal upgrades by default.
Patch notes indicate how the system has expanded: version 0.90 added Friends equipment equip; version 0.95 added Friends Equipment Enhancement, Friends Dispatch Mission, the 4-Star Friends Shard Probability UI and the MAX Promotion remaining-shard display. Version 1.17, dated 14 October 2026, added Companion Transcendence and 12 new Titles. Those features establish that the systems exist, but not a universal cost schedule for their upgrades.
Other later systems listed in the game’s progression include the Laboratory, World Exploration, Monster Hunter and Tech Research, Dragon Taming, Dragon Dungeon and Dragon Egg Search, Arena Duel, Mithril Dungeon, Scarecrow and Abundance Altar. Some systems are gated by progression or rank, and not every unlock is an immediate priority. Add them when you can direct their rewards into the main witch-and-Friends build.
Patch changes matter: version 1.14 raised the Level Enhancement stat cap, while version 1.11 added Gold Enhancement stats and raised Skill Research values. If a menu or cap differs from older advice, rely on the current in-game interface and current version notes rather than a guide written before that change.
What are the most common ways to waste rare resources?
The usual waste is spending before choosing a build: a few upgrades on many weak or off-element Friends, enhancement on replaceable gear, or premium currency used while free tickets and code rewards remain available.
| Resource | What it supports | Waste pattern | Better decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Witch Growth and wand stats | Scattering small upgrades through every menu | Prioritize the offensive or defensive stats that address the current stage wall. |
| Stat Points | Level-up Growth | Spreading points without regard to the live build | Invest in the same priorities as Growth Gold. |
| Diamonds | Premium currency and summons | Random skill or Friend summons across elements, or impulsive package purchases | Use tickets first, then spend only on summons that support the chosen element. |
| SoulStones | Currency listed in codes and purchase offers | Buying a large pack before claiming codes or checking event exchanges | Redeem active codes and check event rewards before considering an IAP. |
| Equipment Draw Tickets | Basic equipment summons | Using Diamonds while tickets are unused | Spend the available ticket on the eligible basic summon first. |
| Friend shards | Friend star-up and MAX promotion | Promoting off-element or low-tier units without a role in the chosen team | Concentrate on the core elemental team and check the in-game remaining-shard UI. |
| Zone Entry Tickets | Dungeon entry | Skipping free bundles or entering floors the team cannot clear | Claim code bundles and choose runs suited to current combat power. |
| Event currency | Timed event-shop exchanges | Letting currency expire or spending it on cosmetics before bottlenecks | Check the expiry and exchange for core-team materials first. |
| Enhancement materials | Specific witch or Friend equipment | Enhancing soon-to-be-replaced gear or a bench Friend’s item | Invest first in stable witch gear, then in equipment for deployed Friends. |
CityParkGames’ 19 October guide recommends comparing enhancement options and keeping upgrades tied to current progression. It also warns against spending heavily on a single competitive result unless the benefit justifies the cost—a useful guardrail for Arena rewards and other time-limited rankings.
How should I adjust the plan as the game updates?
Recheck the roster, summon interface, event exchanges and version notes when a patch adds systems or changes caps. As of the October 2026 store trail, the game had moved from version 0.65 on 25 March 2026 to version 0.85 on 22 May, then to version 1.17 on 14 October; those dates show a substantial update cadence, not a promise that every listed feature or code remains unchanged.
The game is a free pixel idle auto-battle RPG from Dreamplay Games. Its Apple listing requires iOS 15.0 or later and lists a 269 MB download; Google Play lists Android, with an indexed listing stating Android 7.0+, and Google Play also lists Windows (Intel) availability. Exact compatibility can depend on the store listing and device. Google Play showed 10K+ downloads and a 3.5-star rating from 206 reviews in 2026; AppBrain reported 28,000 downloads, 8,100 in the last 30 days, and 3.73/5 from 170 ratings in 2026. These are storefront and indexing snapshots, not measures of game quality or upgrade value.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I play Legend of Witch on a Windows PC?
Google Play listed the game for Windows (Intel) as well as Android in October 2026. The available listing does not establish compatibility with every PC configuration, so check the store’s current requirements for your device before installing.
How often do new Legend of Witch codes come out?
There is no fixed release schedule established for unique codes. Pocket Gamer’s October 2026 code coverage describes new unique codes as uncommon and points players to in-game announcements; monthly and weekly codes are time-limited rather than permanent.
Does a 100/100 summon meter guarantee that a Friend will level up?
A Google Play reviewer reported a summon-level issue involving a 100/100 meter on 5 October 2026, but that single report does not establish the intended meter behavior or a universal bug. Check the current summon screen and version notes, and contact the game’s listed support email if the interface consumes summons without showing the expected progression.
What age rating does Legend of Witch have?
The Apple App Store lists a 13+ rating, citing loot boxes, advertising and messaging. Google Play lists Everyone 10+ with Fantasy Violence and Mild Blood, so the displayed rating differs by storefront.