# Sympathizer

## Introduction

After acquiring a certain amount of resources, you might wonder how to effectively use them to improve your **Efficiency Score** and **Rank** in the City Retake Operation. Here’s a guide to help you cultivate and strengthen your Sympathizers to maximize their potential.

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## Steps to Strengthen Your Sympathizers

**1. Summon and Select Sympathizers**

* Use your resources to summon Sympathizers.
* Choose your favorite Sympathizers to develop further based on your strategy and gameplay style.

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## Core Growth Aspects

**Level Up & BreakThrough**

* Use **Sympathizer EXP items** to level up your Sympathizers. This is the simplest and most effective way to enhance their combat abilities.
* Every 10 levels, Sympathizers must perform a **BreakThrough** using:
  * **Element Cores** corresponding to their Element.
  * **BreakThrough Chips** to unlock the next 10 levels of progression.
* BreakThrough significantly boosts combat power and progression potential.
* In the current version of L3E7, the level cap for Sympathizers is **60**.

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## **Skill Upgrade**

* After breaking through, a Sympathizer can level up their skills.

**Resonance**

* Duplicate Sympathizers will be converted into fragments.
* Fragments can be consumed to resonate with L3E7, making the Sympathizer significantly stronger. In addition to improved stats, new passive abilities will also be unlocked.
