Break The Loop: Best Team Combinations

One of the biggest appeals to indie roguelike turn-based title, Break the Loop, is the various mechanics that enable you to customize your run, having some form of control over the randomized events that are to play out.

One of the key aspects of Break the Loop is the ability to choose your team for each run of this roguelike adventure, compiling a party of four from twelve different characters. For this reason, knowing every character in the game and which ones establish various approaches, strategies, or synergy through their skills will come in very handy.

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How To Get All Characters In Break The Loop

In Break the Loop, there are twelve playable characters available in the game. However, many of these characters must be unlocked as you make progress through the roguelike adventure, as they will only become available upon completion of certain achievements. Every character in Break the Loop will fit into one of four different Classes: Specialists, Supports, Brawlers, and Tanks.

Specialists appear to excel at delivering consistent damage output, targeting multiple enemies, and dealing extra damage to those under the effect of status effects or debuffs.
Supports bring value in providing steady healing for their team and inflicting powerful debuffs and status effects against the enemy.
Brawlers are the DPS-based party members, playing aggressively to deal strong bursts of damage and apply powerful offensive effects or negative status conditions to the enemy.
Tanks are capable of taking hits on board, raising defenses for themselves and their teammates, and picking off targets.

These roles may follow many cliches found in other video games that share the same class titles, yet each character within one of these roles will feature different skills and attacks that makes them unique from one another. Due to each character having their own charm and strengths in combat, players can get pretty creative when it comes to picking out selections that will compliment one another in battle or excel in an area — such as imposing and stacking debuffs, or optimizing for maximum damage per turn.

All Characters In Break The Loop

Character Name	Alias/Title	Description	How to Obtain
Albrect	Mustache Knight	Albrecht is a man of experience, sporting an imposing, elegant, graying mustache. Despite his aristocratic appearance, he remains deeply attached to the spirit of chivalry. Always ready to help those in need, he embodies the nobility and altruism at the heart of chivalry, a model for future generations.	Unlocked at the beginning of the game.
Elisen	Blazing Valkyrie	Elisen embodies raw power and aggression. She won her position by facing the sacred bear, an ordeal that earned her a reputation as a fearless fighter. A mistress of fire, her red hair reflects her elemental power. Elisen is a formidable leader, defending her tribe with unshakable determination.	Unlocked at the beginning of the game.
Hellmut	Bloody Therapist	Hellmut is an introverted, depressive and pessimistic individual. A master of the healing arts, his uncanny ability to control blood is shrouded in mystery and suspicion. There are rumors of a pact with a demon. Not far from the truth, given that Hellmut is several hundred years old...	Unlocked at the beginning of the game.
Ley	Afro Elementalist	Despite his exceptional gift, Ley doesn't believe in his abilities, which makes him shy away from challenges. However, he is the bearer of an extraordinary potential that, if he could overcome his lack of confidence, could make him a powerful and accomplished hero.	Unlocked at the beginning of the game.
Foxman	Vulpine Hero	Though guided by good intentions, Foxman is often clumsy in his pursuit of justice, and his lofty ideals are tinged with a dose of egocentricity. His character evokes a delicate balance between altruism and arrogance, making him an eccentric and complex superhero.	Unlocked after completing the tutorial.
Zoe	Mecha-Pothecary	As a gnome, Zoe shares typical genius characteristics, but with one notable difference: she's eccentric, without an ounce of cynicism or arrogance. Zoe loves risky and explosive scientific experiments, not hesitating to see what happens when things go wrong.	Unlocked after completing the tutorial.
Modjo	Good Boy	Modjo embodies loyalty and faithfulness, ready to defend his master in any circumstances. Biscuits are his favorite treat, and he shows his happiness with bright eyes and an affectionate attitude. As well as being an ideal companion, some civilizations regard him as a god, probably because he controls the ice...	Complete Zom-Bone achievement (Kill a Walker with a critical).
Carmenide	Chaos Brigaider	Carmenide is a member of an ultra-secret organization that promotes chaos, no matter how meaningless it may seem. Her personality is characterized by an icy stoicism and excessive seriousness that are almost laughable. She takes everything literally, and never lets herself feel lighthearted.	Complete Favorite achievement (Equip 5 capsules on a hero).
Upery	Ovithropic Shepherd	There are three things that define Upery: his back pain, senility, and his conviction as an ardent defender of pacifism. Yet he hides a surprising power, capable of metamorphosing into a gigantic were-sheep. This unexpected transformation makes him both comical and impressive, embodying the unlikely fusion of non-violence and incredible strength.	Complete Enough is Enough achievement (Take 20,000 damage).
Ojo'jin	Bronze Tempest	Ojo'jin, an excessive sage, embodies intellectualization and reflection taken to extremes. He imposes strict precepts to be followed, seeing each situation as a necessary test to reach ultimate fulfillment. A master of lightning and martial arts, he can channel his energy into swift and precise strikes.	Complete Yin and Yang achievement (Complete 1 game).
Friedrich	Timekeeper	Friedrich is an absolute genius and has unshakeable confidence in his intellectual abilities. He is content to see his future self play a central role, considering that only a more experienced version of himself could possibly surpass him and exploit his full potential.	Complete the Infinity achievement (unlock all events in a segment).
Pepper Beard	Forban Barrel-Aged	Pepper Beard is a pirate hungry for adventure and gold, but his love of alcohol runs as deep as the ocean. His alcoholic decisions seem to be totally random, which must make him surely the luckiest man in the oceans not to have fed the fish yet.	Complete the Jackpot achievement (Collect 300 Bigcoins).

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Best Team Combinations In Break The Loop

In Break the Loop, many characters are restricted to much further down the line when you complete certain in-game achievements. For this reason, it's a good idea to prioritize any team planning around the core characters that you know will be there at the beginning of a playthrough, as well as a couple that can be unlocked in just a couple of quick runs. This way, you will be able to start getting used to strategizing and the various combat elements while using a team that works for you, and then readjust or tweak as necessary as you unlock more characters.

Keeping this in mind, the best team combinations have been identified below, consisting of characters that can be easily sourced and set you up for the rest of your playthrough in the eldritch and zombie apocalypses.

Tank	Brawler	Support	Specialist	Notes
Albrecht	Ojo'jin	Hellmut	Ley	This team excels at inflicting multiple debuffs and status effects to stack extra damage on enemies each turn, which can work quite well when they are maintained across multiple rounds.
Foxman	Elisen	Zoe	Ley	This team has quite a hefty damage output through Ley and Elisen, with backup through Foxman's ally buffs and Zoe's debuffs on the enemy.
Albrecht	Elisen	Hellmut	Ley	Albrecht can apply Blindness and Fragility, and Hellmut can inflict Bleeds, both of which Elisen and Ley can follow up on with burst damage and potential Burns.
Albrecht	Elisen	Zoe	Ley	Zoe can provide small bursts of healing and pinpoint targets for the rest of the team to focus through application of her poisons. Albrecht's abilities can help keep her alive to keep doing so through Dodge and Armor, while Ley and Elisen follow up on poisoned damage with steady damage on one or multiple targets.