Levelling Up
Play a match. Earn gold. Spend it on your skill tree. That's it.
How it works
1. Play a match
Win or lose, you finish with gold.
2. Bank it
With a free account, your gold is saved — forever.
3. Unlock nodes
Each node on your figurine's skill tree is +1 level. Max is level 100.
No XP bar. Nothing levels up on its own — you choose every upgrade.
Earning gold
When a match ends, everything in your bag is sold to the Merchant and added to your gold. You also get bonus gold for knockouts and for how well you placed.
~900~155Rough numbers for a typical match. Coming last still pays enough for your first few nodes. Quit inside the first 3 rounds and only what you actually earned is paid — no show-up gold, no placement bonus.
Build a skill tree
Every figurine is dealt 3 of 12 elements at random, for good — and each one is a skill tree. Build a figurine: pick three elements — the same one twice is allowed, but opposites (Fire and Water, Holy and Void, Metal and Plant…) never land on the same figurine, so they grey out as you pick — to see its whole tree and how rare that combination is. Then hover or tap a node to see what it gives and costs.
Your figurine starts at level 1 on the hub. You can only unlock a node that touches one you own. Inside one element the price climbs steeply — 50 gold for the first node, 21,200 at the dearest, before it eases off over the last few — so early on, spreading gold across your 3 trees is much cheaper than driving one deep. A whole element runs to 247,800 gold; all three, 743,400.
Do I need a figurine?
No. Everyone can play every hero at level 1, solo or with friends — free, forever.
| Guest | Free account | With a figurine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play solo & party | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keep the gold you earn | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spend it on a skill tree | — | — | ✓ |
| Ranked & tournaments | — | — | ✓ |
| Live matches on a real board | — | — | ✓ |
Make a free account early. Your gold is banked from your first match, so it's waiting when you get a figurine.
Questions
How do I claim a figurine?
Every figurine comes with a code in its box. Sign in, open your account, pick the hero and enter the code. Each code works once.
Can I re-roll my elements?
Not right now — your three elements are permanent. We're thinking about letting you pay gold for a re-roll.
Do I lose anything if I lose a match?
No. You never lose banked gold or unlocked nodes. You just earn less than if you'd placed higher.
Do levels carry across heroes?
No. Levels belong to each figurine. Your gold is shared, so you choose which figurine to spend it on.
What if I give or sell my figurine?
Its skill tree goes with it. A figurine carries its own progress.
Is UFB pay-to-win?
No. You can't buy gold, levels or nodes with money — you earn gold by playing. A figurine lets you level up; the levels themselves are earned. Crystals only buy cosmetics.
Levelling is in beta. Numbers may change as we play-test.
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