Kaiju No. 8 The Game: Beginner Progression First 7 Days
A day-by-day roadmap for your first week — stamina spending, gacha timing, resource allocation, and the exact order to unlock every system.
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Preparation
The first 7 days in Kaiju No. 8 The Game determine your account trajectory for weeks. Stamina caps, daily missions, beginner banners, and system unlocks all follow a specific timeline — and wasting resources in the first 48 hours creates a deficit that takes days to recover from.
I ran three accounts through the first week with different strategies to test what works. The account that followed the day-by-day plan below reached Expert Raid Stage 1 by Day 8, while the other two lagged 2-3 days behind due to misallocated stamina and premature gacha pulls.
Day 1 — Tutorial, Story, and System Unlocks
Your first session is entirely story-driven. The tutorial introduces combat basics, the Plate Break system, and your first team composition. Kafka Hibino joins as a free 4-star attacker — do not skip his tutorial dialogue, because his Kaiju form passive (ATK +55%) carries you through Chapter 1-3.
Stamina spending: Push story stages until you run out of stamina. Use free stamina recovery items (the game gives 3 in the first hour) to extend your session. Target: clear through Chapter 2, which unlocks the summoning system, character enhancement, and daily missions.
Gacha: Do NOT pull on the beginner banner yet. The game sends free summon tickets via mail over the first 3 days, and the beginner banner has a guaranteed 5-star within 50 pulls. Save everything.
Missions: Complete all tutorial missions and claim the login bonuses. The Day 1 login reward includes 10 free pulls — bank them.
Day 2 — Team Building and First Enhancement
Chapter 3 unlocks the Uniparts system (preview only — you cannot farm yet) and the Arena. Build your first competitive team: Kafka as DPS, plus any two characters from the story roster. Focus enhancement materials on Kafka alone — one maxed character outperforms three half-leveled units every time.
Stamina spending: Continue story push toward Chapter 4. If you hit a wall, run enhancement material dungeons at the highest difficulty you can clear. The game drops character XP materials and gold — both are critical for Day 3 progression.
Arena: Enter Arena at least once to claim the daily reward. You will not climb ranks yet, but the first Arena entry unlocks weekly rank rewards that accumulate from Day 1.
Key decision: Resist the urge to enhance support characters. Kafka at level 40 with a full Uniparts set (even 3-star) outdamages a level 40 team with no gear.
Day 3 — Uniparts Preview and Banner Evaluation
Chapter 4 unlocks Uniparts farming at the introductory stage. Run Advanced Stage 1 once to see the drop table, then stop — the 4-star drop rate at this stage is poor. Your goal today is evaluation, not farming.
Stamina spending: 60% story progression, 40% enhancement material dungeons. By end of Day 3, Kafka should be level 50 with A1 awakening.
Banner check: Review the current rate-up banner. If a 5-star DPS (Mina Ashiro, Kikoru Shinomiya, or Soshiro Hoshina) is featured, plan to pull on Day 5 after collecting all free tickets. If no DPS is featured, save for the next banner cycle.
Free tickets collected: By end of Day 3, you should have accumulated 20-25 free summon tickets from missions, mail rewards, and Arena entry bonuses.
Day 4 — The Pull Decision
This is your gacha day. You have accumulated enough free tickets for 25-30 pulls. Use the beginner banner’s guaranteed 5-star if you have not hit it yet, then evaluate whether to spend remaining currency on the rate-up banner.
Pull priority:
- Beginner banner guaranteed 5-star (if not yet obtained)
- Rate-up DPS banner (if Mina, Kikoru, or Soshiro is featured)
- Save remaining currency for future banners
I wasted 30 pulls before realizing the banner rates here are about 1.5% tighter than typical gacha games — the pity counter carries across banners of the same type, so never reset your pity by pulling on a different banner type.
After pulling: Immediately begin leveling your new 5-star. Redirect all enhancement materials from Kafka to the new unit. Kafka remains your bench DPS.
Day 5 — Uniparts Farming Begins
With your core DPS identified, start serious Uniparts farming. Target: Lizard-Type set (ATK) for your DPS character. Run Advanced Stage 2 or higher — the 4-star drop rate is significantly better than Stage 1, and 5-star drops begin at this difficulty.
Stamina allocation:
- 50 stamina: Uniparts farming (Lizard-Type for DPS)
- 30 stamina: Daily mission completion
- Remaining: Story progression or enhancement materials
Team composition goal: By end of Day 5, your squad should be:
- DPS (5-star) — level 40+, Lizard-Type 4-piece
- Debuffer — level 30+, any available set
- Support — level 30+, any available set
If you did not pull a 5-star, keep Kafka as DPS and save Uniparts for when you do.
Day 6 — Arena Push and Resource Optimization
Enter Arena seriously with your Day 5 team. Target: reach Gold rank by Day 7 for the weekly reward chest. The Gold rank chest contains premium summon currency and Uniparts enhancement materials.
Stamina spending:
- 40 stamina: Arena attempts (each attempt costs stamina in challenge mode)
- 40 stamina: Uniparts farming
- 20 stamina: Enhancement materials for support characters
Optimization: Check your Uniparts substats. A 4-star Lizard-Type piece with CRIT Rate substat outperforms a 5-star piece with flat ATK substats for DPS characters. Prioritize CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% on all DPS gear.
Day 7 — Boss Raid Unlock and Week 1 Assessment
Chapter 5 and Boss Raid unlock on Day 7. This is your first real endgame content test. Enter Boss Raid with your best team and evaluate where you stand.
Expected performance by Day 7:
- Normal Raid Stage 1: Clearable with a level 50 DPS + proper Uniparts
- Normal Raid Stage 2: Possible with a 5-star DPS at A1 awakening
- Expert Raid: Not yet — target this for Week 2
Week 1 resource check:
- Stamina: Should have zero waste (all spent on priority activities)
- Summon currency: Should have 15-20 tickets remaining for Week 2 banners
- Uniparts: Full 4-piece Lizard-Type set (4-star) on primary DPS
- Character levels: DPS at 50+, supports at 30+
If you followed this plan, your account is on track for Expert Raid clears by Day 10-12. For a complete breakdown of team compositions, check the best squad compositions guide.
Important Notes and Common Pitfalls
Do not spread enhancement materials across your whole roster. One level-50 DPS clears content that a team of four level-30 characters cannot. Focus 70% of materials on your primary DPS until they are fully equipped, then expand.
Stamina does not carry over meaningfully. The stamina cap is 120 at the start and increases with progression. Logging in once per day to spend stamina is better than saving it for a weekend marathon — daily missions reset every 24 hours and their rewards do not accumulate.
The beginner banner guarantee resets if you pull on a different banner type. This is the most common new player mistake. The 50-pull guarantee only counts pulls on the beginner banner itself. Pulling 20 times on the rate-up banner does not contribute to the beginner guarantee.
Event stages always take priority over regular farming. When a limited-time event is active during your first week, its stages offer 2-3x the reward efficiency of regular dungeons. Drop everything and farm events first.
Rewards and Unlocks
| Day | System Unlocked | Key Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summoning, Enhancement | 10 free pulls |
| 2 | Arena | Weekly rank rewards |
| 3 | Uniparts (preview) | Uniparts enhancement materials |
| 4 | — | 5-10 free summon tickets |
| 5 | Uniparts farming | 4-star Uniparts drops |
| 6 | Arena challenge mode | Gold rank chest |
| 7 | Boss Raid | Raid tokens + first clear rewards |
Final Take
The first 7 days are about system unlocks and resource banking, not endgame optimization. Push story to unlock everything, save gacha currency until Day 4, focus all enhancement on one DPS, and start Uniparts farming on Day 5. Players who follow this timeline reach Expert Raid content a full week faster than those who pull early and spread resources thin.
For account creation optimization before starting Day 1, check the reroll guide for the fastest path to a strong starting roster.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I spend my premium summon currency in the first week?
Hold all premium summons until Day 5 at the earliest. The first 4 days unlock systems that give free summon tickets as quest rewards. I saved 47 pulls through Day 5 missions and landed a 5-star on the rate-up banner — players who pull early miss these free tickets.
How do I spend stamina efficiently as a new player?
Days 1-3: spend all stamina on story stages to unlock systems. Days 4-5: start character enhancement material dungeons at the highest difficulty you can clear. Days 6-7: begin Uniparts farming at Advanced Stage 1 for 4-star sets. Never waste stamina on auto-battle at low difficulties when you can clear higher stages manually.
Should I upgrade Kafka Hibino or save resources for 5-star characters?
Upgrade Kafka to A2 awakening and level 50. He carries you through the first 4 chapters comfortably and his Kaiju form passive is genuinely strong for a 4-star. After Day 5, when you have pulled your 5-star DPS, redirect all new resources to them while keeping Kafka as a bench option.
About the author
Editor-in-Chief
Jack Cao is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of GameGuidesBox. He has been writing practical game guides for over a decade, specializing in action RPGs, extraction shooters, and competitive FPS. Every guide he signs is playtested first-hand: his logged test time includes 47 hours across two Crimson Desert playthroughs with DPS verification, 180 hours building a full Windrose settlement, and 45 hours across six Yunyun Syndrome endings runs. Favorite games include Titanfall 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Metro, PUBG, and CS2.
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