Do this first
- 01Write down the Arisen’s job and largest weakness.
- 02Set the main Pawn to cover one durable missing role.
- 03Hire two Pawns for the next route, not for a generic tier list.
- 04Check range, healing, front-line control and damage coverage.
- 05Change one hired Pawn when the party repeatedly fails the same way.
Use the main Pawn as the anchor
Capcom identifies the main Pawn as fully customizable and the two additional Pawns as hired through the game or from other players online. That makes the main Pawn the stable partner around which the flexible slots can rotate.
Give that anchor a job that remains valuable across ordinary travel, such as front-line control, range or support, rather than copying the Arisen's exact limitations.
Hire for missing coverage
A diverse Pawn team is part of the official design. Before hiring, check whether the group can reach high targets, survive direct contact, recover from damage and exploit openings.
The fourth copy of an existing strength usually adds less than the first answer to a missing problem. Select the next Pawn by the route ahead.
Read commands and observations
Pawns respond to commands and support the Arisen inside and outside combat. Use commands to change the group's immediate priority instead of expecting every AI choice to match an unspoken plan.
Pawn experience from travel can expose useful observations. Treat those as navigation or tactical prompts to verify in the current world, not as a guarantee that every route and outcome matches another player's game.
Diagnose composition failures
If the whole group clusters in melee, add range. If healing arrives too late, assign a clearer support role or reduce incoming pressure. If a caster is interrupted, add a Pawn able to hold attention and space.
Change one slot, test against the same kind of threat and preserve the improvement. Constantly replacing the entire party makes it impossible to identify the missing job.