Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra Unlocking Heroes Guide

Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra challenges players to build a roster of powerful heroes through careful management of resources and strategic upgrades. Unlocking new characters is essential to expanding your team’s potential, but with limited Zeni and Hero Memories, progress can stall without a smart approach.

How to Unlock Characters for F2P

Getting the most heroes without spending money in Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra requires balancing resource use carefully to avoid bottlenecks. This approach is tailored for free-to-play players, focusing on sustainable progression without misusing precious Zeni.

Star Collection System

The Star Collection system forms the backbone of unlocking heroes, granting new character options as you level up. Each upgrade to any hero adds one level to your Star Collection, steadily opening the roster to new champions.

• Upgrading a Hero: Requires both Zeni and Hero Memories, with costs increasing at higher levels.
• Efficiency Tip: Since each upgrade grants only a single Star Collection level no matter its cost, focusing on upgrading heroes that require less Zeni conserves vital resources.

2. Shop Purchases

The in-game shop sometimes offers 50 Hero Memories for between 80 and 100 Zeni. Due to Zeni shortage, this is generally not an efficient option for free-to-play players.

Hero Memories are crucial for progressing hero upgrades. They can be obtained through three key sources, and prioritizing these wisely affects how quickly you can strengthen your team.

1. Standard Battles

• Participating in Standard Battles grants a chance to earn Hero Memories for the character you use or for a random character in your roster.
• The approximate chance splits about evenly between the hero played and any owned hero.

Daily Diminishing Returns:

• Early daily battles offer rewards of 60+ Memories.
• Subsequent matches see diminishing returns, dropping rewards first to 40, then 30, and eventually as low as 1–6 Memories.
• This system encourages regular daily play rather than grind-heavy sessions.

2. Shop Purchases

• The shop occasionally sells 50 Memories for 80–100 Zeni.
• Given Zeni’s extreme scarcity, this exchange is inefficient and not recommended for F2P or low-spending players.

3. Duplicate Characters

• Obtaining duplicate heroes through Star Collection or spending Gems grants 5,000 Hero Memories for that character.
• However, the high cost and opportunity trade-off makes this a less viable strategy for those managing limited resources.

Zeni Management

Zeni functions as the most limiting currency, controlling your ability to upgrade and unlock heroes.

• Main Source: Mostly earned via the seasonal Battle Pass, which limits how much you can gather each cycle.
• Scarcity Impact: Reckless spending on shop items or expensive upgrades risks stalling progress by exhausting your Zeni supply.

Key Rule: Always spend Zeni on the lowest-cost hero upgrades available to keep your Star Collection progression moving.

Optimal Strategy for Unlocking Heroes

Following a disciplined progression plan helps maintain momentum in unlocking heroes without draining resources prematurely.

1. Farm Hero Memories by playing Standard Battles with low-level heroes.
2. Prioritize upgrading heroes who require the least Zeni to gain Star Collection levels.
3. Unlock new heroes only when they are accessible via Star Collection and you do not already own them, ensuring you always have affordable upgrade options.

This prevents common pitfalls from early versions where players locked themselves out of progress by overspending on inefficient upgrades or shop purchases.

Notes:

• If more Zeni sources become available in the future, some restrictions may relax, but conservation remains vital now.
• Running out of Zeni is temporary — the Battle Pass replenishes it each season, and occasional free shop rotations provide small boosts.
• Players willing to spend can accelerate unlocking, but patient free-to-play progress is fully sustainable.

Never waste Zeni on shop purchases or duplicate characters. Focus upgrades on affordable heroes to steadily raise your Star Collection level. Farm Hero Memories daily through Standard Battles, then unlock new heroes in Star Collection as soon as feasible for efficient advancement.