Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Beginner Guide

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 drops you into Conton City, a hub world far larger than the original Xenoverse. As a Time Patroller working under the Supreme Kai of Time, your custom character (CaC) fixes distorted timelines while unlocking fighters, skills, equipment, and transformations. The hub connects every major system: story missions at the Time Machine Station, Parallel Quests through the Parallel Quest HQ, mentors marked with pink icons, shops in the Plaza area, and Time Rifts that unlock racial Awoken skills.

New players should resist grinding every side activity immediately. Finish the Saiyan Saga first to learn combat fundamentals, unlock your first mentors, and open early Parallel Quests. Conton City NPCs with blue markers above their heads offer first-run PQs that must be completed solo before those quests appear in the regular list. Skipping them locks you out of large portions of the PQ catalog.

• Talk to the Supreme Kai of Time after every story arc for new unlocks.
• Open the map often; mentors and Expert Mission rifts appear as colored icons.
• Save Zeni early for the Skill Shop and attribute respecs at Guru's House.

The main story is your backbone. Each saga—Saiyan, Frieza, Android and Cell, Majin Buu, Battle of Gods, Resurrection F, and Future Trunks—unlocks dozens of preset characters and opens new PQs. Story battles teach blocking, stamina breaks, transformations, and ally revives. Parallel Quests are repeatable scenarios with optional Ultimate Finish conditions that unlock characters, skills, and Dragon Ball drops from defeated Time Patrollers.

Expert Missions unlock after the Cell Saga when the Supreme Kai introduces purple rifts. These six-player boss fights reward TP Medals, Zeni, experience, and rare skill drops. Raids and Crystal Raids are separate endgame activities unlocked later. For a structured path, follow the Story Campaign walkthrough, then rotate between PQs for skills and Expert Missions for TP Medals once EM 16 becomes available.

See also: Character Creation guide, Combat Basics guide, and Parallel Quests hub for deeper breakdowns.

1. Create your CaC using the Character Creation guide—race choice affects transformations forever.
2. Complete story through at least the Frieza Saga to unlock the Ginyu Force mentors.
3. Pick one damage type (Strike or Ki Blast) and buy complementary skills from mentors.
4. Collect Dragon Balls in PQs for Shenron wishes—see Dragon Balls guide.
5. Visit every Time Rift once you reach level 35 for your racial Awoken skill chain.
6. Z-rank Advancement Tests at the Patrol Academy for Potential Unleashed later.

Attribute points are permanent until you pay Guru to reset them, so plan builds early. QQ Bangs crafted at the Capsule Corporation override clothing stats and define endgame power—learn the QQ Bang Mixer tool once you can afford Mix capsules. Super Souls modify damage, stamina regen, and scoring; equip one that matches your playstyle before farming Expert Missions.

By mid-game you should have a transformation, four super attacks, two ultimates, one evasive, and a reinforcement skill. This loadout handles most PQs and offline Expert Missions. Online play adds latency but doubles some rewards—use it for TP Medal farming on EM 16 and 17 when possible.

Conton City is divided into districts connected by flight and teleport pads at the Conton City TV hub. The Plaza holds clothing vendors, mix shops, and the TP Medal Shop NPC who only appears on weekends in-game. Orange Star High School anchors early mentors. The Time Nest houses Trunks, the Supreme Kai, and Advancement Test access. Namek, Majin, and Frieza districts float on platforms—new players often miss mentors placed away from the central plaza.

A productive daily loop after initial story progress looks like this: accept any new mentor missions flagged on the map, run one or two PQs targeting a specific skill drop, check Expert Mission rifts if unlocked, and finish with a Dragon Ball farming session in PQ 44 when Shenron wishes are needed. Rotate Super Souls depending on whether you prioritize XP, Zeni, or combat power. Visit Guru's House periodically—Elder Kai quests raise level caps and unlock additional Shenron wishes that accelerate every other system.

Conton City also hosts seasonal events, raid portals, and Hero Colosseum card battles that are optional side content. Ignore them until your CaC has a reliable transformation and ultimate attack. Photo Mode and training mode near the Time Machine Station let you test combos without spending items. The offline battle tutorial near the reception desk teaches advanced mechanics like guard breaks and vanish cancels that the story barely explains.

When overwhelmed, follow the navigation order on this wiki: Beginner guide, Character Creation, Combat Basics, then Story Campaign walkthrough. Returning players from Xenoverse 1 should note that mentor systems, PQ structure, and Conton City layout changed substantially—muscle memory from Toki Toki City will not transfer directly.

Additional Xenoverse 2 context for this topic: Parallel Quests remain the backbone of skill and Dragon Ball acquisition even in 2026 with Future Saga content live. Expert Missions 16 through 18 still anchor TP Medal economy for Tosok leveling and weekend shop purchases. Conton City layout places critical NPCs away from spawn—use Conton City map page before hunting mentors or rifts. Time Patroller fashion and emotes do not affect combat outcomes but improve hub navigation enjoyment during long farms. Account-wide unlocks mean alt characters inherit PQ completion and skill libraries—leverage alts for racial exclusives without repeating entire story on each slot unless desired for narrative replay.