Sword Art Online · action RPG · Aincrad
Echoes of Aincrad
Guide
Build your player. Conquer Aincrad.
Practical, spoiler-aware routes for weapons, Growth Points, EX-Mod builds, partners, online play, PS5, and the boss quests that block your progression.
Build your first loadout
Core game guides
Start with the systems that decide most early runs: weapon class, Stamina and SP, Smithy investment, EX-Mod inheritance, partner tactics, and Cardinal progression.
Start here
Beginner Guide
Your route from the opening dungeon to a prepared first quest: weapon, partner, supplies, map, and Smithy.
Open guide →Choose your class
Best Starting Weapon
Compare all six weapon types and choose the safest or strongest fit for your preferred combat rhythm.
Open guide →Forge a build
Smithy Guide
Upgrade, craft, and synthesize weapons without destroying a valuable EX-Mod donor by mistake.
Open guide →Build crafting
EX-Mod Guide
Learn same-type synthesis, the four-effect limit, donor selection, and a reliable early mod plan.
Open guide →Fight as a pair
Partner Guide
Use Support Skills, Combination Skills, Switch Mode, and Free Mode for the situation in front of you.
Open guide →Spend with purpose
Stats & Progression
Connect Growth Points, weapon scaling, Cardinal Rank, proficiency, equipment, and partner growth.
Open guide →Answer one question
What players search for
Direct, internally linked answers for the Echoes of Aincrad questions that matter before, during, and after a first run.
The progression loop
Explore. Forge. Return stronger.
Reveal the field
Activate checkpoints to expose map information, treasure, mechanisms, hidden routes, and shortcuts.
Turn loot into a build
Inspect weapon scaling and EX-Mods before upgrading, synthesizing, selling, or dismantling a drop.
Prepare the next quest
Spend Growth Points, improve your partner's setup, restock field tools, and choose three Sword Skills.
See the systems in play
What you are actually building
The guide is organized around the real screens and decisions you meet in a quest: weapon selection, map discovery, partner tactics, and item preparation.
Weapon choice is your classSwitch between quests, then develop the family you bring into battle.
Checkpoints reveal the fieldMap routes, treasure, and mechanisms before you farm or fight.
Partners change the fightSupport Skills and Combination Skills turn one build into a two-person plan.
Aincrad is a place, not just a menuExplore cities, fields, dungeons, and the changing atmosphere of the floating castle.
Real-time actionEvery build eventually has to survive timing, spacing, and resource pressure.