Early team progression

In Tower of God: New World each character has a Color assigned to them, either Blue, Red, Green, Yellow or Purple. And like in any RPG game, the game uses the Elemental Wheel system to tie the Colors together. But what makes this game stand out is the penalty for ignoring (or the reward for abusing it): if you counter the enemy Color, you will do 100% more damage to them and take 50% reduced damage from them.

Still, while the three base Colors (Blue, Red, Green) always counter each other, you can manipulate the Yellow and Purple ones to negate the penalty. The image below shows the details of the system:

Because of this, Yellow/Purple teams are stronger for progression than Red/Blue/Green. For Yellow/Purple characters you can cancel out the penalty by simply having more characters of that color on your team than enemy does of the opposite color. So if you have 4 Yellow and enemy has 3 Purple, they won't deal additional damage to you, but you will still deal 100% more damage to them.

Still, keep in mind that eventually you will want to build teams of each color - the Boss-slaying content in the game is pretty important and they also have Colors, so using characters that counter them will drastically increase the damage you do (and by that, the rewards you can obtain). But in the first few weeks, you mainly want to progress through the Floors of the main adventure and unlock all the features available in the game and for that, Yellow/Purple teams are best.

Now that we have the theory out of the way, let's talk about which characters from the Yellow/Purple factions stand out and will help you progress through the story faster.

Yellow faction

First let's go over Yellow characters:

Character	Role	Comments
	Support	We already explained how strong Evan is in other guides, but to summarize him - there isn't a Support/Healer in the game that can do what he does and he is the core of a lot of teams, no matter the color.
	DPS	Yihwa is a the best Carry in the game as she deals massive damage to the whole battlefield with her Special Move. Basically, you just have to keep her alive till she uses it and in most cases it's enough to wipe the enemy team.
	Support	The main character who specializes in buffing his allies and controlling the battlefield. He will buff the highest ATK character on your team, making them deal more damage, survive for longer and also restoring their energy, so they can use the Special Move faster.
	Stall tank	Grab a single copy of Vespa as you will use her as your stall tank for your Yellow team (until you get Data Zahard/Mash, but those will later be moved to other teams and Vespa will jump back to Yellow team).

Purple faction

Character	Role	Comments
	Tank	SSR+ tank who is a RNG machine. He also has cheat death mechanic and he can kill the enemy team by himself with his Special Move, but a lot needs to happen to work like that. If you have the time to restart the battle all over again, eventually he will win the battle for you. Still, keep in mind that without dupes he will start falling off around chapter 11-12 and he won't have enough damage to carry anymore, but you can still use him for the Taunt.
	DPS	The best purple damage dealer who can deal stupid amounts of damage. His only issue is that he's melee so you need to use him with a tank, to take some heat off him or he will die before doing anything.
	DPS	Another great damage dealer, but she's more of an Assassin who teleports to the backline to disable and kill a target. Deals really well against enemy teams that try to hide some important character in the backline.
	Support	Another supporter who is focused on CC/Debuffs. His Special move can win the battle instantly if it catches the enemy team in a clump, but he has the issue of slow mana regen - so it takes him time to use this ability.

Other factions

Here's a few characters from other factions that you will want to invest into for sure:

Character	Role	Comments
	DPS	The core member of the Green team who acts as a DPS - both in story and Bosses.
	DPS / Debuffer	One of the best characters to use on bosses, but he actually works well in both Story and PVP too - his damage output is still decent there, but his ability to pull someone from the enemy backline to him is what allows him to shine there. The best counter to enemy Evan.
	Healer / Buffer	A great healer / buffer hybrid who is the cornerstone of Blue teams.

Now that you know what characters are worth using, it's time to build your perfect team! Keep in mind that once you reach Floor 16, for every Elite stage you will have to use two teams. Still, we suggest to focus on the main team first and only when you max (so +21) your main DPS, you should start working on the second team.

Best early progression team (Yellow)

Main DPS

Healer

Support

Stall tank

Support

Replacements:

• Use Vespa instead of Data Zahard once you reach the point in the story where you need to build a second and third team,
• Goseng Yeo can be replaced by anyone you want to be honest.