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The following is a [[Beginner's guide]] to help get started in '''[[{{Gamename}}]]'''.

==Introduction==
{{Gamename}} is a mobile romance detective game developed and published by miHoYo. The game is played from the perspective of the [[Main Character]], an up-and-coming attorney in the city of [[Stellis]]. The player goes through cases with her while interacting with a main cast of love interests: Luke Pearce, Artem Wing, Marius von Hagen, and Vyn Richter. Together, they solve various cases as well as look into the reason for the sudden abnormal increase in the amount of mental illness cases.

==Cards==
:''See also: [[Card mechanics]], [[Cards]]''
Cards are the main "units" and collectibles in the game. Each card features art of a respective love interest.

Cards are used in "combat" debate stages. They have two stats: Influence (Attack) and Defense. A card can be strengthened in various ways to improve these stats including:

* Leveling up
* Evolving
* Upgrading/Starring up
* Increasing skill level

SR and SSR Cards also feature unlockable content such as private messages with the love interest, video calls, and card stories. Unlocking and reading these will increase a player's [[Affection]] with the love interest.

==Gameplay==
:''See also: [[Game mechanics]]''
<!--The main gameplay in Tears of Themis involves going between story and the related investigative work and debate stages.

===Story/Investigative Work===
During the story, the player may come across parts of the story that will require them to do some investigative work.

====Questioning====
This part of the game gives a player a set of preset options they can select to ask persons of interest to gain more information on the case.

====Clue Analysis====
Using clues obtained from the story, the player will be asked to piece together two clues to form a new clue for the case.

====Inspection====
Players may come across people or items that will require them to inspect for clues.

====Investigation====
During investigation, a scene will be provided where the player must look for new clues and evidence pertaining to the case.

===Debates===
:''See also: [[Debates]]''
Apart from story stages, players will also have debate stages. In the debate stages, a player must win against an enemy by defeating their arguments in a set amount of turns.

Arguments have a set amount of HP. Players bring a [[Deck]] of [[Cards]], and each turn, they will select a card to deal damage to the enemy's argument. The enemy will also attack back during the turn. The debate ends when either:

* When the enemy's HP is 0, the player wins the debate.
* When the player's HP is 0, the player loses the debate.
* When the player runs out of turns, the player loses the debate.

====Attributes====
There are three attributes in the game: Logic, Intuition, and Empathy. These attributes form a Rock-Paper-Scissors type relationship during debates where Logic is strong against Empathy, Empathy against Intuition, and Intuition against Logic. Choosing a card with a stronger attribute will deal more damage to the argument.

It is also possible for arguments to have no attribute typing (Null) where no particular element will do more damage than another.
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==Progression==
When starting, prioritize completing the Main Story as well as completing dailies. There is game content that is unlocked when completing the Main Story (e.g. [[Trials of Themis]], [[NXX Headquarters]] after 04-02), and unlocking these will provide another place for players to gain resources.

If struggling against a Main Story level, use Gold and [[Oracle of Justice]] (EXP) to level up cards. Also, don't be afraid to level new cards (such as R cards) that have a strong attribute against the boss of that stage, as R cards with a strong attribute take less resources to level up and can hit harder than higher rarity cards with a weak attribute against the boss.

If you run out of Gold/EXP, here are a few places to grind them from:

* Business Consult/Operations Study quests (2x/Daily)
* Anomaly Levels
* Trials of Themis
* Temple of Trials

Not only can [[Trials of Themis]] give Gold and EXP materials, but also try to prioritize completing Trials of Themis 01-10 to unlock [[Temple of Trials]]. In the Temple of Trials, players can earn a set amount of {{Currency|S-Chip}}s weekly, which is a valuable limited currency used to pull on [[Visions]]. When strong enough, players can also increase the S-Chip cap by completing the Trials of Themis 01-25 and 02-25 as well.

In addition, add as many friends as possible to increase the amount of [[Friendship Badge]]s gained. These can be used to purchase materials for strengthening Cards as well.

Make sure to pay attention to what day it is in-game as well to obtain the necessary evolve materials from [[Legal Studies]].

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