The Beginning

When starting a new game in Etrian Odyssey Nexus, you can select between 4 difficulty settings: Picnic, Basic, Expert, and Heroic.

Picnic offers a 1.5 EXP boost. Expert and Heroic are the hardest difficulties and are essentially the same.

The difficulty can be adjusted anytime in the game. However, if you change the difficulty mid-game, you will no longer be able to select Heroic.

If you change the difficulty to Picnic, you will not be able to switch the difficulty anymore.

The game begins in the Flying City of Maginia. Greet the regal-looking woman, who reveals herself as Persephone Maginias, the leader of the Maginia Expeditionary Force.

You will be prompted to name your guild.

You will then meet Gunther Mueller, a soldier of Maginia, who will serve as your guildmaster.

After speaking with Mueller, you can establish your guild and recruit comrades.

There are 19 available classes in Etrian Odyssey Nexus, a mix of new and returning classes from past Etrian Odyssey games.

You can bring a maximum of 5 party members at a time, allowing for diverse builds and strategies.

After picking your initial characters, you can customize their appearance, including hair color, eye color, skin color, and voice. These settings can be edited later.

Your guild can hold up to 60 comrades.

Arrange your chosen party members by selecting PARTY - Arrange, then assigning 5 members to either the front or back row.

Classes like Hero, Protector, Ronin, Highlander, Shogun, Landsknecht, Imperial, and Pugilist are generally suited for the front row.

Classes like Medic, Survivalist, Gunner, Zodiac, and Arcanist are generally suited for the back row.

Flexible classes such as War Magus, Farmer, Sovereign, Ninja, Nightseeker, and Harbinger can fill either row.

Leave Maginia when you are ready to begin your journey across Lemuria in search of legendary treasures.