Fire vs Water
Two starter books at the same 50,000 Yul price and the same C tier. Neither is an endgame choice.
Which one should you pick?
Our verdict Gamoryx, based on the data and rankings below.
You want slightly better early PvE damage (Maxbit calls Fire the best starter).
You want an awakening recipe that is mostly Starter Island and shop materials.
Side by side
| Attribute | Fire | Water |
|---|---|---|
| Official group | Start | Start |
| Rarity | Uncommon | Uncommon |
| Rarity chance per spin | 60% | 60% |
| Store price | 50,000 Yul | 50,000 Yul |
| Community tier (Faceless/ItzVexo) | C | C |
| Maxbit tier | C | C |
| Identity | The best of the three starter books: straightforward damage that carries you through the first islands. | A serviceable starter, comparable to Fire, that gets outscaled after the early islands. |
| Documented moves | Not published | Not published |
| Strengths | Cheapest book in the store (50,000 Yul) if you want it back after a spin; Reliable early PvE damage — the community's pick among the three starters; Awakening recipe uses mostly early or shop materials (Boar Meat, Honey) | Cheap to buy back (50,000 Yul); Half its awakening materials come from Starter Island or the shop |
| Weaknesses | Damage falls off quickly against mid-game health pools; Awakening still asks for Golden Leaf (Castle Island) and Spirit Moss (Poison Island); No ranking places it above C | Outscaled by every Rare in mid-game; Mana Crystal needs a Castle Island trip (Lv 2100+) |
| Awakening materials | Boar Meat, Golden Leaf, Honey, Honeycomb, Spirit Moss, Stone Crust | Blue Herb, Clear Water, Earth Root, Honeycomb, Mana Crystal, Spirit Moss |
Highlighted = better on that line, only when both values are published. Shared awakening materials: Honeycomb, Spirit Moss — owning both books doubles the demand on these.
What the rankings say
Every ranking we track agrees on the shape of Fire's life: it is the strongest starter for PvE, it is comfortable on Starter, Skull and Jungle Island, and it gets outscaled once Rare books with higher base damage and better cooldowns enter the picture. Maxbit calls it “the best starter Grimoire … look to replace it when you can.”
Full Fire page →Its awakening recipe is the friendliest of the starters for a brand-new account: Blue Herb and Clear Water are Starter Island materials, Earth Root is sold in the Materials shop, and Honeycomb comes from Skull Island. Only Mana Crystal (Castle Island) and Spirit Moss (Poison Island) are far away.
Full Water page →