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Compared to other RPGs on Roblox inspired by anime, Clover Retribution is a lot more RPG than, say, Demon Piece. Yes, there is that nature of stat allocation, but there’s much more of an emphasis on traditional RPG mechanics like crafting, gathering, and questing. There’s plenty of combat too, so don’t worry about there not being enough action. It’s still friendly to beginners, but with there being additional layers to consider, Roblox Clover Retribution might be more RPG than you’re used to, and this guide will serve as your anchor.
Clover Retribution Beginners Guide: Combat & Questing
While Clover Retribution appears to be an action game on the surface, it’s actually less like Anime Fighting Simulator and more like World Zero. It’s equal parts action and RPG or in another way, it’s equal parts combat and questing. The latter can drastically boost the former through gear.
Starting with combat, there are two fundamental types: melee and magic. You’ll start off using your fists as a “melee weapon,” or you can press G to equip your grimoire for casting magic. In the future, if you get a melee weapon that isn’t your fists, press R to wield it.
Now, to attack with melee weapons that aren’t your fists or cast magic, you need to first equip the spells and or weapon. Open the menu (with M) and go into your inventory, not your character sheet. Spells are equipped from the “Spells” tab and weapons in the “Weapons” tab—also, note the “Armor” tab for later.
With weapons and fists at the ready, left-click to use basic attacks; for magic, you have to use one of the equipped spells along your toolbar. These have a cooldown! At any rate, keep clicking and you’ll get a basic combo in. Cool, right? One tip for melee: start your combo just before the enemies reach you to kind of stunlock them. Be careful, though; they can do that to you, too!
Once you’ve got the gist of it down, cease your beatings and go back to town because now it’s time for quests. If you want to reach the max level of 150 in Clover Retribution, doing quests is the most efficient way, and there are three types:
- Story Quests: Light story elements, usually tied to a boss. Gold exclamation point on your minimap.
- Repeatable Quests: What it says on the tin; quests you can repeat over and over. Blue exclamation.
- Daily Quests: Completable once per day. Green exclamation point.
On a fresh new character, doing a single “defeat x” type quest, I went from level 1 to 7 in after handing it in once. Repeatable quests are hands down the best way to level up in Clover Retribution!
Your Stats Explained: The Best Way to Level Up
So, you’ve gained your first level, now what? Every time you level up in Clover Retribution, you get a single point you can add to one of four stats:
- Dexterity: Increases slashing and piercing damage (short swords, swords, daggers, bows…) as well as increasing the perfect dodge window.
- Strength: Increases bludgeoning damage (hammers, cestuses, punches…) and the amount of damage you can block and allows you to lift heavy objects.
- Intelligence: Increases magical damage from spells while also helping you learn some spells much faster.
- Constitution: Increases health and mana while also making you more resilient to certain conditions like the “envenomed” condition.
Clover Retribution keeps it pretty simple as far as stats are concerned. If you happen to drop a few points into strength but later want to invest in magic, it isn’t entirely wasted. Every stat provides secondary bonuses, which do come in handy whenever you’re putting together a build.
Don’t Worry About Crafting a Build
Look, you’re going to be bombarded by YouTubers, some of you may even enjoy watching, who share their build guides. More often than not, players copy these builds, get dunked on, and then move on to another build, only for the cycle to repeat. I’m not suggesting those builds are bad, but you, the player, are making a decision on builds too soon.
If you’re new to the game, you’ll avoid so many wasted hours if you just play the game without a build in mind, at least until you’ve tried the three main weapon types: strength-based weapons, dexterity-based weapons, and magic. Each one has varying types of playstyles, even within themselves, and it’s much easier to pick a build when you’re choosing one that fits your style.
This also helps with stat allocation. After all, there are a limited number of points to distribute. If you make a big mistake, you’ll either have to hope Clover Retribution tosses you a free stat reset through a code or spend Robux.
Clover Retribution Beginners Guide: An Introduction to Crafting
Outside of defeating bosses, crafting is one of the best ways to get good gear in Clover Retribution. It’s a very simple process, too:
- Gather the materials you need from around the world and from the shopkeepers in town.
- Speak with the blacksmith NPC.
- Choose an item you want crafted and pay the fee.
Now, when you decide to craft an item, the confirmation button will tell you the odds of that item being crafted. Low-level gear is almost always 100%, but some of the better gear may have a smaller chance. It’s entirely possible RNG will work against you, and those valuable materials might be lost.
As to how you get the materials, it’s usually from one of three sources: defeating mobs, gathering them from the ground, or the shopkeepers. Bosses are a great way to find materials since they also drop rare items needed for crafting good gear. It’s a win-win situation!
Clover Retribution Starter Guide: Make a Habit of Going AFK
Clover Retribution has a “game mode” called The Library. I hesitate to call it a game mode because you don’t actually do anything other than for the purpose of going AFK. However, in doing so, you’ll earn three important resources: magic, race, and trait spins.
Both your race and your traits can greatly boost the effectiveness of your character. For example, being an orc grants bonuses to strength and constitution, and having the Tough trait can further add to your health. As for spells, these are mostly informed by the magic you rolled.
So, you have two choices: either spend Robux on rolls, which I do not recommend, or go AFK in the Library to gain rolls for magic, race, and traits passively. That way, you’ll be able to reroll for better traits and whatnot without spending a dime.
