Well first off, if you want/need reasons to play the campaign, there are actually a few:

• It's an excellent source of Stars
  
• Required to unlock characters
  
• Achievements

As painful as it may be, there are actually reasons (Besides personal torture) to play through the campaign.

For example, if you wish to unlock Tomomo, you need to beat Tomomo Hell (and in turn, the 4 main campaigns first).

On the other hand, even if you lose you still can get 300-500 stars easily per round, with close to 1000-1500 stars on a win, so it's an effective means to farm stars for that one color pack you are hoping to get.

This guide is not about making the campaign easier to beat (although you may find the tips useful in that regard) as much as make the campaign experience more rewarding and less painful overall.

That said, there are a few things to take into consideration:

• This guide assumes you at least know the basics of gameplay (Turn order, battle system, etc.)
  
• You are at least familiar with different cards and their effects
  
• You aren't directly looking to beat it, you are looking to at least make the most out of your time in the campaign itself.

So first things first, what do you need to know about your opponents?

Bots Are Stupid

There are a lot of flaws in their AI, including:

• They would prefer to charge to a Boss Battle square while at 1 HP instead of Dropping
  
• They will always use cards when applicable. They will use "Dinner" to heal 1 HP, they will use "Oh My Friend!" if it'll summon a boss, the list goes on.
  
• Bots will almost always try to defend, only excluding immunity rolls (Ie. Even if they get a 1, they are guaranteed to Evade), when opponents roll 1, or they are 1 HP themselves.
  
• Bots like to hit things. If they can hit you, they usually will try.
  
• Bots like to take short routes whenever possible.

Bots Use "Lucky" Dice

No matter what, the bots are programmed to have higher odds of rolling higher dice. This holds more true in higher difficulties, but even in normal most bots will be rolling on average 4-5. Keep this in mind when attacking them, even if they are low HP.

Bots Always use the Same Deck

If you know what bots are on the map, then you know what cards they will use. They will always throw in the same 10 cards into the deck.

So now you know who you're fighting, now it's time to choose what characters you want to play as.

Now I won't say you should choose specific characters, but there are definitely some points you want to keep in mind when playing.

Consider the 5 Damage Threshold

Yes, you are rolling dice, but there are things you can do to mitigate or nullify most if not all RNG.
One part I consider is the 5 Damage Threshold. Eventually somebody will roll a total of 5 between the dice and their Attack, and if you're full HP you generally don't want to rely solely on luck to survive this. So when choosing a character generally try to consider characters that can reasonably survive a total attack of 5.

Example is QP or Kai. Both with 5 HP and 0 Defense means that they will only at worst take 4 damage, and be able to walk away or counter attack while still at 1 HP.

Able to Survive an Attack Roll of 8

Now, on maps where characters have +2 ATK, you want to at least have a chance to survive their maximum roll. Obviously at a total of 8 there are few guarantees, but at least try to have a chance.

Be Able to Be Aggressive

In a pinch, if a bot is 1 HP it can be possible to net some stars (or deny a win, if the case need be), so you don't want to have your attack be as easy to dodge as "baby's first bullet hell".

Consider Hyper Timing

You don't want to get locked out of your hyper for the majority of the game, so being able to use a Hyper at Level 3 is definitely feasible (alternatively, having options such as Mimic or Gift Exchange also are good to keep in mind).

Consider Proficiencies

Generally speaking, High ATK characters are generally better against EVD characters (Tougher Evade and more Damage), High EVD is better against DEF characters (Lower ATK means Easier Evades), and High DEF characters are effective against High ATK (High attack means nothing if they only can do 1 damage anyway). Be willing to choose based on the map.

Recommended Character

All that in mind, I would recommend a few characters:

• Kai: Being good all around, he can play passively or aggressively, switching as needed. His Hyper also mitigates annoying bot rolls by preventing them from counter attacking.
  
• QP: Between her balanced stats and safe Hyper, she can do well passively or aggressively, based on what the map is.
  
• Sora: With a Hyper that defies RNG, good general stats, she can beat the bots at their own game. Just keep in mind an unlucky roll can still instantly kill you.

First thing's first: When building a deck consider the fact you aren't as likely to get your cards as the bots. Also recall that bots like to use cards whenever applicable. These are some concepts that you want to build around. Some other ideas to consider are:

• Bots will use cards whenever applicable, meaning high cost cards can force them to waste stars randomly.
  
• Cards that help you in a pinch when bots will throw them away randomly are very useful.
  
• The trickiest parts of the game can be the early game, so having cards to boost you then can help.
  
• Bots love Event Cards.
  
• Try to make sure that in a worst case, the cards you add won't hurt you should the bots get it.

With that in mind, some cards I would recommend are:

• Dinner: Because of the bots tendencies to use cards whenever they can benefit even slightly from it, they will use Dinner even if they only get 1 HP back, meaning you can easily get 3 HP back from their poor use of it. The decent cost also means bots can throw away normas just by using it.
  
• Saki's Cookie: 1 HP always helps, and can mean the difference between life or death. Generally it doesn't hurt too bad if the bots get it either, so it is a safe card.
  
• Super All-Out Mode: Bots will almost always use this card the first moment they can, meaning 30 of their stars down the drain, and you get +2 ATK should they not burn it on you right away.
  
• Pudding!: Same as Dinner, though helps in the late game.
  
• Oh My Friend!: 30 star cost and the ability to use this card at level 1 means that the first moment a bot hits at least 30 stars with this card at their hand, they will use it. Throw in the fact that they like punching the Boss, and you are smart enough to avoid it if needed, and it can create a free way to have the bots keep killing themselves.

Alright, you've stacked the odds in your favor as much as possible before the game, but that's nothing if you don't play smart.

First, you want this to go by fast, right? Pressing Shift + Ctrl at the same time speeds the game up 6x (even more if you have the game-speed set up to Super Fast prior). Just keep in mind to watch the cards played in the lower-right corner, so you can still track the game. With this in mind 1 game, win or lose, can be done within about 5 minutes easily, so you can keep doing it over and over as needed.

In addition, if you are holding Shift + Ctrl and press Alt+Tab to minimize the window, when you bring the window up (without touching Shift + Ctrl again), it will still think you are holding them (ie, you don't gotta tire your fingers).

Generally speaking, you want to focus purely on stars collection. The bots are an unreliable source of wins, and you don't know the next time you will land (and kill) on an enemy base (Especially since Bots can and will eventually power house to Level 4 and summon a boss). Even if you are getting KO'd, you still get stars passively as well, so having that as a fallback is useful as well. If you happen to have enough wins already the moment you norma up, then go for it. But even if you are 1 win short, you don't know when you'll get that 1 win again, so it's not worth going for the majority of the time.

Unless they are low HP (2 HP for Poppo, 1 HP for virtually everybody else), fighting enemies without buffs is usually going to hurt you more than them, due to their rigged rolls.

Just like above, if you can try to keep behind bots as much as possible, even if this means taking a detour. If they are 1 HP though, they generally won't try to fight you.

Poppo always throws this in, and it can really screw up your plans, so keep that in mind if you start hoarding cards.

You don't want a bot to get too far ahead, so if they are coming close to a win, it may be worth using a card like Here or There.

As I said earlier in this guide, Bots love to fight the Boss, but this rarely works out in their favor. This means that the Boss will often be a swelling piggy bank, if you can get the last hit. If it does get to 1 HP you can almost guarantee bots will kill it, so make sure you're in a position to deny that if possible.

If a Bot is gunning you down, WARP SPACE! If you just turned in a norma, WARP SPACE to get ready for another. As unreliable as it is, a Warp Space is one of the fastest ways to get from A to B. If there are more warp spaces between you and your destination than there are behind you, it will usually turn out to your favor.

The boss is usually more painful than the Rigged Roll Bots, so unless you are close to winning, an alternate route is usually more preferred. The less time you spend down the more time you have to win, especially while bots are throwing themselves face first into the bosses fists.

Well, hopefully you are at least able to sit through the campaign without tearing your hair out, and maybe earn a few stars along the way.

If you enjoy this guide, or have any suggestions, feel free to comment below or like above. Thank you for reading this guide all the way through.

Take care and remember: Poppo always wins.