Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina is called Intelligence Puzzle. It is the game's central resource as you must spend it to play every game mode, excluding events and Combat Simulation (only Neural Survey requires stamina). You can also use it to farm resources, upgrade the Commander level, complete dailies, and do other activities.
This guide lists all Intelligence Puzzle sources and recommendations on where to spend it in Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium.
How to get Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina
As of this writing, the maximum Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina you can hold is 180. Excess stamina will be stored in the Dispatch Room. 12 Intelligence Puzzles replenish passively in one hour once the stamina count falls below the maximum threshold.
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Listed below are all Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina sources.
Increase dolls’ Implicit Feedback level
The Implicit Feedback mechanic is the Affinity system, where you can bond with Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium characters.
You can increase a character's Impact Feedback level by gifting them various items, like chips and cosmetics.
You will get one Access Key by upgrading each doll’s Implicit Feedback level from one to two. In addition to gifts, you must spend some Blueprints and Sardis Gold to receive the level rewards. One Access Key grants 60 Intelligence Puzzles.
Use Collapse Pieces
Collapse Pieces are in-game currency that has multiple usages, including pulling on the banners.
You can use Collapse Pieces to purchase Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium Stamina nine times daily. 60 Intelligence Puzzles cost 20 Collapse Pieces in the first purchase, 50 in the second and third, 75 in the fourth and fifth, 100 in the sixth and seventh, 150 in the eighth, and 200 in the ninth.
However, if you are an F2P player, you are advised not to use Collapse Pieces to purchase stamina. Instead, save them and use them to summon on the time-limited character banners.
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Voyage Logs
Voyage Logs is the game’s battle pass system. It grants various in-game items upon reaching each level.
There are 50 levels in total, and you can get multiple items as rewards for each one. You will get one Access Key each at level one and 20 in the free version. If you upgrade to the premium version, you will get two Access Keys at level 20.
Where to spend Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina
Where you spend stamina is based on your choice. However, there are some game modes and stages that you must focus on first to make your progression smoother and use your stamina optimally.
Campaign
Spend your Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina on story stages first. Many features are locked behind story stages, so you must clear them.
Story stages also grant the highest Experience points, helping you quickly level up your Commander level in Girls’ Frontline 2 Exilium.
Like story stages, many game modes are locked behind Commander levels, like Neural Helix, Boss Fight, and more. All game modes and content unlock at Commander level 30, so you can also use stamina without any worry till that level.
Additionally, you can get plenty of Collapse Pieces as a first-time clearance reward from the story stages.
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Clear all unlocked stages the first time
After clearing the Campaign stages, you can clear all stages for the first time in Supply Missions and Neural Survey. You can auto-clear all stages afterward, making it convenient to farm resources for the end game.
Supply Missions have five nodes. Each grants different items. Here are the details:
- In-Depth Search: Grants Combat Report
- Equipment Analysis: Grants Equipment Analysis
- Cognitive Configuration: Grants Stock Bar
- Targeted Study: Grants Weapon Attachments
- Standardizing Sync: Grants Sarid Gold
If you haven’t obtained three stars in some story stages, use your Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina to complete them after clearing the Supply Missions stages the first time.
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Farm Stock Bars in Cognitive Configuration
You can use your Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina to farm Stock Bars upon completing the things listed above.
Stock Bars help limit break dolls, surpassing their maximum neural capacity. This mechanic is called Neural Expansion.
It's important that you upgrade the characters of your main team to the maximum level for smooth progression. Farming stock bars will prepare you for the maximum neural capacity and quickly upgrade dolls.
Farm Transcript Conductors in Neural Survey
Transcript Conductors are one of the most crucial in-game resources for T-Dolls. Spend your Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina to farm Transcript Conductors after doing the things listed above.
Transcript Conductors help you unlock Enhancement and Evolved Nodes. Unlocking Enhancement Nodes grants stats to dolls, and Evolved Nodes grant Keys that offer various passive effects.
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Farm weapon attachments with Phase Strike set effect
You can use your Girls' Frontline 2 Exilium stamina to farm GFL2 weapon attachments.
Attachments are crucial for end-game content. They provide your weapons with extra stats that help boost dolls’ damage.
Attachments have various stats and a set effect, such as Phase Strike. This set effect is ideal for most dolls in Girls' Frontline 2. It increases the damage they deal to enemies affected by Phase Element debuff by 15%.
You can farm four attachments with Phase Strike set effect for Assault Rifles, three for Submachine Guns and Sniper Rifles, and one for Shotguns.