The Asylum Codex

Heroes & Squads

Heroes & Squad Building

Squad-building articles, from your first team to gearstones and hero equipment.

Your first squad

Build a reliable main team before spreading your resources across more heroes.

Squad 2

Give your second team a clear purpose without slowing down your first squad.

Squad 3

Develop a third team when you have a useful job and the resources to support it.

Squad 4

Make your fourth squad a practical reserve, not another drain on your main team.

Gearstones

Check what each gearstone improves and choose upgrades that support your core heroes.

Hero Gear

Equip your main heroes deliberately and make each upgrade count.

Leveling order

Level damage dealers first, tanks second, support last.
Heroes can't pass level 5 until Sanctuary 4 — the Sanctuary raises the hero level cap.
Don't waste UR shards across many heroes; finish one core squad first.

Heroes to watch

Arthur — early UR Tank, great anchor.
Marlena, Shadow, Daskal, Zoya — frequently rated top-tier in community tier lists.