Fate Grand Order Guide 2026: Best Servants, Teams & SQ Farming

Fate/Grand Order is one of the longest-running gacha RPGs, celebrating a decade of service in 2026. With the Fate franchise’s legendary servants and a deep story, it remains popular.

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Game Basics

What Is FGO?

• Turn-based RPG with gacha servants
• Servant classes: Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, Berserker + special classes
• Card-based combat (Buster, Arts, Quick cards)
• Stamina-based progression (AP)

Class Advantages

Class	Strong Against	Weak Against
Saber	Lancer	Archer
Archer	Saber	Lancer
Lancer	Archer	Saber
Rider	Caster	Assassin
Caster	Assassin	Rider
Assassin	Rider	Caster
Berserker	All (1.5x)	All (1.5x taken)

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Best Servants Tier List (2026)

Tier	Servants
S-Tier	Castoria, Oberon, Koyanskaya, Morgan
A-Tier	Space Ishtar, Muramasa, Melusine, Kukulkan
B-Tier	Karna, Arjuna Alter, Skadi, Merlin
C-Tier	Starter servants, low-rarity

Best Supports (Essential)

1. Castoria — Arts support, most important servant in the game
2. Oberon — Buster support, enables 90+ farming
3. Koyanskaya — Buster support, pairs with Oberon
4. Merlin — classic Buster support, healing + invincibility

Best Farmers

1. Morgan — AoE Buster Berserker, farms almost everything
2. Space Ishtar — versatile Arts looper
3. Melusine — strong Buster DPS
4. Muramasa — Arts looper

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Team Building

Standard Team (6 Servants)

Position	Role
Front 1	DPS
Front 2	Support
Front 3	Support/Sub-DPS
Back 1-3	Backup (or bond farming)

Looping (3-Turn Farming)

Endgame farming uses “looping” — clearing waves with 3 NP (Noble Phantasm) usages.

Requirements:

• AoE Arts/Buster DPS with NP charge
• Support with NP charge (Castoria, Oberon)
• NP gain or refund skills

Craft Essences (CEs)

Craft Essences are equipment. Key CEs:

• Starting NP CEs (e.g., Kaleidoscope) — start with NP ready
• NP Gain CEs — faster NP charge
• Bond CEs — bond point farming

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Saint Quartz (SQ) Farming

SQ is the gacha currency.

Sources

Source	SQ
Daily login	3/week (daily)
Weekly missions	3 fragments/week
Story chapters	10-20 per chapter
Events	10-30 per event
Interludes/Strengthening	1-2 each
Bond levels	1-3 per servant
Maintenance	3+

Pull Strategy

1. Save for meta supports — Castoria, Oberon, Koyanskaya
2. 10-pull = 30 SQ — budget 300 SQ for a reasonable shot
3. Pity at 330 pulls — 900 SQ guarantees rate-up
4. Skip DPS banners — supports are more valuable long-term

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Essential Tips

1. Level Castoria first — she enables everything
2. Farm events — best source of materials
3. Use support lists — borrow maxed servants from friends
4. Level your low-rarity — many 1-3★ servants are strong
5. Enjoy the story — FGO’s writing is the main draw

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FGO rewards patience. Level Castoria, build a looping team, and save SQ for the meta supports. The story is one of the best in gacha gaming — worth reading.