Star Sailors Partners Guide

What Are Star Sailors Partners?

Star Sailors Partners are the collectible characters that fight alongside your Adventurer. The game uses the term Partners (not Heroes). Search star sailors characters, star sailors partners, or star sailors all characters — this guide maps every launch roster entry with obtainment routes and tier labels.

Official launch data lists 20 Partners, with 16 obtainable without premium Gold Compass through story, login rewards, Compass Expedition Rally, and events. The remaining units chase banner SSR at 2% rate with 100-pull pity.

Each Partner has a Battle or Assist slot type, one of six elements, a class role (Attacker · Defender · Supporter · Debuffer), and a trait window (Daylight · Midnight · Twilight). Tier badges reflect community PvE meta — confirm on the tier list before investing.

Pair this Star Sailors partners guide with the wiki partner grid, teams guide, and reroll guide for full account planning.

Battle vs Assist Partners

Battle Partners fight on the field with your Adventurer. They spend SP on active skills, deal direct damage, tank hits, or cast heals during turns. You equip two Battle Partners per team.

Assist Partners stay off-field. A portion of their stats converts into team-wide bonuses — Chain amplification, crit buffs, healing aura, or debuff extension. You equip two Assist Partners per team. An S-tier Assist like Gerbil or Hunter K can outvalue a mediocre third Battle unit.

Only three units appear on the battlefield: Adventurer + 2 Battle Partners. Assists shape Combat Power through passives and converted stats even though they never animate on field.

Slot the wrong type and you lose damage — putting only Attackers in both rows without an Assist healer fails long boss fights. The teams guide enforces one Break dealer, one sustain Assist, and element coverage.

Roles, Elements & Traits

Every Star Sailors Partner carries a class role and element that determine team synergy. Cover multiple elements per squad for Chain Bonus and stage advantage.

Attacker — raw damage and crit scaling. Heidi, Nina, Carat, Iris (Assist), Ethan. Prioritize for story DPS.

Defender — mitigation, shields, and damage sharing. Princess Jen, Erling, Rak, Remi, Iron. Anchor boss teams.

Supporter — heals, buffs, and SP recovery. Kaira, Quarter Rest Dora, Mui, Hunter K, Ed. Required for sustain.

Debuffer — strips buffs, applies Flare Up and Strong Enemy states. Caroline, Gerbil, Nutty, Simo, Nadia. Pairs with Heidi fire comps.

Elements — Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, Dark. Early story weak to fire makes Caroline and Heidi strong in chapters 1–3; Ethan and Kaira shine in light-heavy chapters 4–5.

Traits — Daylight, Midnight, Twilight time windows grant small bonuses when matched across the team. Nice-to-have early, important for raid min-max.

Free vs Gacha — 16 Partners Without Compass

16 Star Sailors Partners avoid premium Gold Compass. F2P accounts can field a full six-slot team using story shards, login gifts, and Compass Expedition Rally before spending any Diamonds.

Guaranteed free SSR — Caroline arrives from tutorial recruit (10th pull) and story chapter rewards. She debuffs enemies, strips buffs, and amplifies Chain — strong in wind-heavy early chapters.

Login and event SSR — Ethan (light Battle Attacker) unlocks on day-two login. He shields allies and heals through Glorious Trail stacks — ideal for chapters 4–5 dark enemies when paired with Cleric Adventurer class.

Free-route SR staples — Quarter Rest Dora (heal Assist), Mui (wind buffer), Jerry and Nutty (earth Assists), Rak and Soul (fire Battle), Simo (wind debuff Assist), Ed (fire support Assist), Remi and Iron (earth defenders).

Gacha-exclusive SSR — Nina Stingblade, Heidi, Kaira, Princess Jen, Gerbil, Iris, Hunter K, Erling, and Ethan duplicate routes aside from login. Chase via banner after checking reroll guide.

Redeem codes for bonus Compass — not required to collect the 16 free Partners.

S-Tier Partner Spotlights

Community Star Sailors character tier list ranks these Partners as S-tier for PvE investment. Skill details vary by patch — use the wiki for live tags.

Nina Stingblade (Earth · Battle · Attacker) — single-target burst and Break pressure. Top reroll chase for boss gates. Pairs with Ember Whelp Monster.

Heidi (Fire · Battle · Attacker) — multi-hit AoE and Flare Up debuff stacking. Dominates wave clears. Synergizes with Caroline debuff teams.

Kaira (Light · Battle · Supporter) — hybrid heal-DPS with Strong Enemy debuff on ultimate. Buffs Chain and team attack. Core for light teams with Ethan.

Princess Jen (Fire · Battle · Defender) — damage sharing, buff strip, and World Tree Seed healing stacks. Tank-healer hybrid for long fights.

Gerbil (Light · Assist · Debuffer) — off-field Chain generation and debuff extension. Best Assist for raid attrition.

Iris (Light · Assist · Attacker) — crit buffs and off-field burst damage. Strong in crit-focused comps with Hunter K.

Hunter K (Earth · Assist · Supporter) — team crit rate and damage buffs. Enables burst windows for Nina and Heidi.

Carat (Wind · Battle · Attacker) — SR unit punching at S-tier PvE despite lower rarity. Budget wind DPS until SSR drops.

All Star Sailors Battle Partners

The Star Sailors partners list below covers every Battle Partner in the launch roster. Search the wiki grid for icons and obtainment notes.

All Star Sailors Assist Partners

Assist Partners define Star Sailors team comp ceiling from off-field. Pair Gerbil or Hunter K with any Battle core from the table above.

Who to Upgrade First

Star Sailors Partner investment follows role priority, not roster size. Spreading Gold across twelve units bricks Combat Power.

Step 1 — Max one Battle DPS first: Heidi, Nina, or Carat (budget). Level to story cap before touching supports.

Step 2 — Level one sustain unit: Kaira, Princess Jen, or Quarter Rest Dora. Long fights fail without healing or damage share.

Step 3 — Promote one Assist: Gerbil, Hunter K, or Mui. Assists gain value from Promotion even off-field.

Step 4 — Skill upgrades on carry only. Caroline benefits from debuff skill levels; Nina from burst skills.

Step 5 — Memory and Gear on carry Partner — four-piece sets before second DPS. See beginner guide resources.

Never promote C-tier placeholders (Remi, Nadia) past story minimum — replace with SSR before spending rare stones.

How to Get Partners

Star Sailors partners arrive through multiple systems. Map each unit before burning Compass.

Tutorial recruit — 10-pull guarantees Caroline; pulls 1–9 use normal SSR rates.

Gold Compass banner — featured SSR Partners (Nina, Heidi, Kaira, etc.). Pity at 100 pulls.

Silver Compass standard — SR and SSR mix. Free-route SRs like Dora and Mui appear here.

Story and beginner missions — shard rewards for specific Partners; global launch added stage shards to keep free units viable.

Login rewards — Ethan on day two; launch mail grants Compass bundles.

Compass Expedition Rally / events — limited Partners and shards without paid pulls.

Track new drops on Discord and the codes page for bonus recruitment currency.

• Do01Complete tutorial 10-pull for Caroline
• Do02Claim day-2 login for Ethan
• Do03Push story for shard missions
• Do04Redeem codes for Compass
• Do05Pull banner only after tier list check
• Do06Farm free SR routes before premium Compass

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