Best Dragon Ball Legends Characters for Beginners (January 2024) 

Dragon Ball Legends is a popular action-RPG title that lets gamers carve out a unique Dragon Ball adventure by building their dream team. At its core, Dragon Ball Legends is a fast-paced card-based fighting game that relies on swift combos.

Players begin with the base character named Shallot – a Saiyan who is waiting to transform into a Super Saiyan. While progressing through the storyline, gamers get introduced to recognizable heroes from the Dragon Ball Z universe, including the likes of Goku, Vegeta, Krilin, and Gohan.

The storyline in Dragon Ball Legends is divided into many Books, which in turn are sub-divided into Chapters. This is where the majority of the early-game fighting takes place.

As you progress through the early chapters, your base character, along with the initial team of heroes you meet up along the way, level up, get various equipment, and also get to collect Chrono Crystals. These Chrono Crystals can be used to summon new heroes and build a formidable team for later stages as the doors to PVP will eventually get unlocked.

Alternatively, you can also collect special tickets and pay money to get more summoning rights, which can be used to collect more heroes in your team.

In this article, we’ll provide a list of Dragon Ball Legends characters that will help you dominate the early game story mode.

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Best early game characters in Dragon Ball Legends that are a must-have in your team

Before we take a look at the best early game heroes in Dragon Ball Legends, it is important to remember two game rules. Firstly, players are allowed to carry only five members in a party. Secondly, only three party members can take part in battles.

HERO	KI RESTORE	POWER	HEALTH	STRK. ATTACK	STRK. DEFENSE	BLAST ATTACK	BLAST DEFENSE	ELEMENT
Gohan (Kid)	2315	9.91K	24.17K	2.53K	1.67K	2.34K	1.7K	Purple
Extreme Vegeta	2112	8.7K	20.7K	2.09K	1.46K	2.32K	1.4K	Yellow
Ultra Instinct Goku	2447	10.24K	24.76K	2.69K	1.62K	2.64K	1.59K	Red
Extreme Krilin	2595	8.97K	22.21K	2.13K	1.43K	2.36K	1.51K	Purple
Extreme Goku	1662	6.44K	16.11K	2.13K	1.06K	1.08K	1.04K	Blue
Piccolo	2172	8.8K	23.23K	2.03K	1.6K	1.99K	1.57K	Green
Android 18	1779	7.73K	18.1K	2.13K	1.24K	1.78K	1.32K	Yellow
Extreme Yamcha	2451	9.19K	21.9K	2.13K	1.5K	2.48K	1.56K	Red
Whis	2630	9.36K	21K	2.3K	1.57K	2.46K	1.57K	Red
Kakarot Goku	2378	9.26K	24.36K	2.36K	1.52K	2.18K	1.53K	Red

Of all the stats presented above, "Ki Restore" plays a significant role in Dragon Ball Legends. The faster the "Ki Restore" a character has, the better the chances of delivering quick and lethal attack combos using available card slots. These card slots have powerful strike combos, special attacks such as Kamehameha, and various blast attacks, the variety of which depends on the specific character in use.

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Summing up with honorable mentions

With a fast Ki Restore rate and critical hit of 1000, Gohan is a gem in the early game of Dragon Ball Legends (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Keeping a team of heroes covering as many elements as possible is a good strategy to progress faster in the early game of the story mode. Kid Gohan is a surprisingly powerful and well-balanced character, and Piccolo and Whis are formidable options too. These three characters can be obtained by progressing enough in the story mode, but some of the others on the list, such as Ultra Instinct Goku and Extreme Goku, can only be obtained through summoning.

Also, if you do not have enough Chrono Crystals to summon new heroes to bolster your ranks, you can always rely on Whis and Piccolo’s stats to win you any battle, provided they are part of the chapter you are playing. Otherwise, Shallot, SP Krilin, and SP Kakarot Goku are reliable choices to pick as the third member in a battle.

That concludes our article about the best possible combination of heroes at the beginning of Dragon Ball Legends. You can keep regular tabs on Sportskeeda to stay updated with the latest happenings in the mobile gaming world.