Once you’ve selected your faction, it’s time to work on building those muscles. Blox Fruits is all about beating up as many enemies as you can. No matter where you go, you’ll find NPCs willing to pay you to wipe out each island of its ever-spawning scourges.

Pirates, monkeys, more pirates, and more monkeys are par for the course. You can go steady by accepting quests that sit at (or beneath) your level, or you can expedite your growth by using perfect attack rotations to tackle quests that would otherwise just be out of reach, gaining multiple levels with each completion. As quests are infinitely repeatable, the secret is to find that balance and stick with it, only moving onto another area once the gains taper off.

If you choose Marines over Pirates, the exact steps here will differ slightly. You’ll be on the opposite island, but the same core idea remains. Head to the Bandit Quest Given NPC standing before the big “!” sign. Click them and tap the “Bandits” quest to the right of their text box. Read the requirements and hit Confirm to begin a quest to defeat five Bandit NPCs around the island. You’ll spot them gathered around a wooded area to the left. The only way to lose against these guys is to fumble the controls. It’s time to learn how to fight.