Temtem: Swarm is launching in just 3 days, and we wanted to commemorate every step along the way.
It’s time to talk about Temtem: Swarm’s bread and butter, Techniques!
Pow, pew, flash!
We’re here to defeat Swarms, and how can we do that? With our Temtem’s Techniques!
Techniques in Temtem: Swarm can be divided into 3 categories: Passive Techniques, Ultimates (or Active Techniques) and Synergies. Let’s dive into each one!
Passive Techniques are the ones you’ll see the most, the Techniques your Temtem launches at certain time intervals without your interference. These are the ones you select from the pool, level up, and synergize with Gears. You can upgrade these Techniques up to level 5, which is the maximum level available.
These Techs are each very different from one another, but lucky for us they each have a little info card that tells us all we need to know about a technique! Here’s a nifty picture that points to the most important info about techniques: type, which can be ranged or melee; targeting, which can be a lot of things!; and element, which is the elemental type they align with. Elemental advantages apply in Temtem: Swarm too, so keep them in mind when you’re playing!
Also, every time you’re offered a level up for a Technique you have, you’ll be able to see what changes and improvements will take place if you choose it.
Ultimate Techniques, also sometimes called Active Techniques, are the one Tech in your pool that you can use at will. These have a cooldown, of course, but beyond that there’s no limitations! Each Temtem has a different Ultimate Technique that stays with them through their evolutionary line. These are mighty strong, so they’re sure to save your bacon from time to time, but they don’t level up and can’t be synergized. They’re just strong as they are!
There’ll be a Technique for every need you have, from healing, defending, damaging, enhancing to some extra Techniques whose utility you’ll have to discover as you play. Pay attention to the info provided and don’t be afraid to explore around and try out different Techs!
Let's power up!
One super interesting bit of Swarm gameplay is synergies: synergies are powered-up versions of Techniques that are born from the combination of a Technique and a Gear. Getting synergies is super recommended, because these really are OP!
To gain a synergy you have to build up a little: first, the Technique in question needs to be level 5. Second, you need to have the Gear that causes the synergy. You will know which Gear it is because there's a little plus sign icon along with the icon of the Technique, and the same happens the other way around. Once you've fulfilled these requirements, you'll get an option to unlock the synergy the next time you level up. Choose it, and voilà! Enjoy your overpowered Technique.
There's many synergies in the Early Access version, as many as 35! Not getting the synergy you want to show up? Try checking your Kudos board to see that you've unlocked that specific Synergy technique. If you've already completed the Kudos to unlock it, maybe you need to pray to the RNG gods a bit more! So explore around, try out different Tems and builds and find them all out!
We hope you're as excited for Temtem: Swarm's launch as we are. We’re ready to gear up for launch week now!
Have fun and Temtem up, and until then remember you can
