Building Your Dream Team
Team composition is one of the most important aspects of success in Digimon Story: Time Stranger. A well-balanced team with good synergy can overcome challenges that raw power alone cannot solve.
This guide covers essential roles, team archetypes, synergy strategies, and practical tips for building teams that excel in any situation.
Essential Team Roles
Physical Attacker
High ATK stat, deals heavy physical damage
Key Stats:
Best Personalities:
Example Digimon:
Greymon, GeoGreymon, Tyrannomon
Tips:
- •Focus on ATK-boosting personalities
- •Equip physical damage accessories
- •Prioritize SPD for first strikes
Magic Attacker
High INT stat, specializes in magical damage
Key Stats:
Best Personalities:
Example Digimon:
Wizardmon, MagnaAngemon, Lucemon
Tips:
- •Build INT through Wisdom personalities
- •Manage SP consumption carefully
- •Exploit elemental weaknesses
Tank/Defender
High DEF/HP, absorbs damage for the team
Key Stats:
Best Personalities:
Example Digimon:
Guardromon, Tankmon, MetalMamemon
Tips:
- •Max out DEF and HP stats
- •Use defensive skills and buffs
- •Position to protect weaker allies
Support/Healer
High SPI stat, heals and buffs allies
Key Stats:
Best Personalities:
Example Digimon:
Angemon, Angewomon, Seraphimon
Tips:
- •Prioritize SPI for better healing
- •Learn both healing and buff skills
- •Keep SP reserves for emergencies
Speed/Debuffer
High SPD stat, controls battle flow with debuffs
Key Stats:
Best Personalities:
Example Digimon:
Devimon, LadyDevimon, Beelzemon
Tips:
- •Max SPD to act first every turn
- •Apply debuffs before allies attack
- •Interrupt enemy strategies
Team Composition Archetypes
Balanced Team (Recommended)
2 Attackers + 1 Tank + 1 Support
✓ Strengths:
- • Versatile
- • Handles most situations
- • Good for beginners
✗ Weaknesses:
- • Jack of all trades
- • May lack specialized power
Best For: Story mode, general exploration
Hyper Offense
3 Attackers + 1 Speed/Debuffer
✓ Strengths:
- • Maximum damage output
- • Fast battles
- • Glass cannon power
✗ Weaknesses:
- • Low survivability
- • Risky against bosses
Best For: Grinding, quick farming, experienced players
Tank and Spank
2 Tanks + 1 Attacker + 1 Healer
✓ Strengths:
- • Extremely durable
- • Safe strategy
- • Boss killer
✗ Weaknesses:
- • Slow battles
- • Lower damage output
Best For: Difficult bosses, defensive play
Magic Focus
2 Magic Attackers + 1 Support + 1 Tank
✓ Strengths:
- • Exploits elemental weaknesses
- • High burst damage
- • Versatile elements
✗ Weaknesses:
- • SP management required
- • Weak to INT resisters
Best For: Elemental strategies, mixed content
Building Team Synergy
Elemental Coverage
Include Digimon with different elemental attacks
- →Fire attacker (Greymon)
- →Water attacker (Seadramon)
- →Neutral option (Leomon)
Personality Synergy
Match personalities to maximize agent skill bonuses
- →Full Valor team for +ATK bonuses
- →Mixed Wisdom/Philanthropy for balanced support
- →Amicability focus for defensive power
Evolution Stage Balance
Balance memory cost with team size
- →2 Mega + 2 Ultimate (high power, 4 slots)
- →1 Mega + 4 Champion (more versatility)
- →6 Rookie (beginner strategy, more numbers)
Skill Diversity
Ensure team covers all necessary skill types
- →At least 1 healing skill
- →Mix of physical and magical damage
- →Status effect coverage (buff/debuff)
🎯 Advanced Team Building Tips
1. Memory Management
Your team memory limit determines party size. Higher evolution stages cost more memory.
- • Early game: 4-6 Digimon (Rookie/Champion)
- • Mid game: 3-4 Digimon (Champion/Ultimate)
- • Late game: 2-3 Digimon (Ultimate/Mega)
- • Balance power vs. flexibility based on content
2. Agent Skills Optimization
Build teams around matching personality types for maximum agent skill bonuses.
- • Full Valor team: +ATK and +SPD bonuses
- • Full Amicability: +DEF and tankiness
- • Mixed teams sacrifice bonuses for flexibility
3. Situational Adjustments
Adapt your team based on the challenge ahead.
- • Boss battles: Add extra healer/tank
- • Grinding: Maximum damage, skip defense
- • Exploration: Balanced for unknown encounters
- • Elemental dungeons: Focus on super-effective types
4. Equipment and Skills
Don't just rely on stats - skills and equipment matter.
- • Ensure healers have healing skills equipped
- • Attackers need damage skills, not support
- • Use accessories to cover stat weaknesses
- • Swap skills based on upcoming content
📝 Sample Team Builds
Beginner Balanced Team
Composition: Greymon (ATK) + Garurumon (ATK) + Guardromon (Tank) + Angemon (Support)
Versatile team with physical damage, defense, and healing. Great for story progression and learning mechanics.
Late Game Powerhouse
Composition: WarGreymon (Phys) + MagnaAngemon (Magic) + Seraphimon (Support/Magic)
High-power Mega team with mixed damage types and emergency healing. Memory-efficient for late game.
Boss Killer Team
Composition: MetalGreymon (DPS) + Angewomon (Healer) + Mamemon (Tank) + LadyDevimon (Debuffer)
Durable team focused on surviving long boss battles. Debuffs and healing ensure consistency.
💡 Tip: Use the Team Builder Tool to plan and optimize your team composition before committing resources.