Raising your BR (Battle Rating)
To start off, BR or Battle rating is a rough indication of how strong someone may be. Just because you have more BR than someone else does not mean you are stronger. There are astrals and items that give more, less or no BR at all, as well as BR from stats that will not impact the battle at all. Such as an Archer having MATK or a Mage having PATK. Neither of this will have any influence in a battle but both classes will obtain extra BR for having more of that stat.
Below are just some the ways to increase your stats.
- Academy
- Gems
- Medallions
- Equipment + Refining and Enchanting equipment
- Astrals - Anything that adds +Number and not +% Value
- Wings
- Mounts
- Troop Enlightenment
Increasing the above listed items further will naturally increase your BR , and as I stated, BR itself is just a rough indication of ones strength. Better to increase the stats you use than concern yourself with raising that number. It will increase as you progress.
Legends of Balenor!!
Now, when a server merges or there is a new server, there is an event called Legends of Balenor, in which the top 10 ranking BR players will receive rewards.
It is actually possible to be ranked below those 10 and jump into the top 10 for the event period, or even be ranked #5 and jump up to rank #1.
So here's how you can quickly raise your BR with little effort but at a small cost.
Astrals;
If you have any % astrals, such as Determination, Will Destroyer or Refined Goddess Blessing, during the event period you can replace them with other astrals that give a numerical stat. Something like +Matk if you're an archer/knight, or +Patk if you're a mage.
There's also Block, Snipers edge and some others that you can also use. This will add to your BR
Gems;
If you're an archer using critical gems, or a knight using block gems, you can convert those gems to Patk, this will give more BR than block/critical.
Potions;
You can use level 5 potions and scrolls to gain more BR during the event period, (Those +5% to stats scrolls you can either purchase from Crypt shop, or win from Altar spins)
Warriors Call;
If you have Spirit Covenant, during the event period and before reset you can use this to increase your stats further, to make those stats apply, simply sit in a multiplayer dungeon or crypt while this is activated.
These are some quick ways to do a massive jump in to get into the top 10 for leaderboard rankings, and win yourself a Legends of Balenor prize!
From my own personal experience however, R2 does not seem to reward these automatically, so you may need to get yourself on the leaderboard rankings, take a screenshot of your position, hover the mouse on the date/server time. and submit a ticket. Can take up to and over a month to finally claim the rewards, but at least you'll get them eventually.