Quick answer: what is auto farming

Auto farming in Granblue Fantasy: Relink lets the game play itself. You set the difficulty to Story, enable Full Assist Mode, and the AI handles movement, dodging, skill usage, and target selection for up to 10 consecutive quest runs. It is the single most time-efficient feature in the game for farming progression materials, mastery points, and rupies when you cannot actively play.

What auto farming actually is

Granblue Fantasy: Relink includes a built-in passive farming system. At the end of each quest, you are given the option to set the mission on repeat for up to 10 consecutive runs. The game will automatically re-queue and re-run the quest without further input, depositing all rewards at the end of the batch.

Combined with Full Assist Mode (which automates combat), this means you can start a 10-run batch, put the controller down, and return to a pile of materials, mastery points, XP, and rupies. For young professionals, parents, or anyone who games in short windows, this feature is the difference between progressing and stalling.

The trade-off is efficiency: a skilled player actively playing will clear faster and with better rewards per hour than Full Assist. Auto farming wins on total gains while you are away, not on raw speed.

When can you start auto farming

You can technically enable Full Assist Mode from the very beginning of the game, but it is not practical for farming until you meet these conditions:

If you try to auto-farm before these conditions, you will waste time on failed runs or earn so little that active play would have been faster. Be patient - the feature is designed for the mid-game onward.

Step-by-step: enabling auto farm

Follow these steps in order. The settings persist across sessions once saved.

1. Open the in-game menu and navigate to Settings.
2. Go to Gameplay settings. This tab contains difficulty and assist options.
3. Set Difficulty to Story. This is the lowest difficulty and ensures the AI can survive and clear without struggling. Higher difficulties will cause Full Assist to fail more often.
4. Enable Full Assist Mode. This is a toggle in the same Gameplay tab. When on, the AI controls all four party members: movement, dodging, guarding, skill usage, and target selection.
5. Configure Battle Settings. Under the Battle tab, set AI behavior preferences (see the next section for details on each option).
6. Equip survival sigils on your main character and AI companions: Potion Hoarder, Guts (survive lethal damage once), and Auto-Revive if available.
7. Select a quest from the quest counter - start with Assault Formation on Extreme.
8. At the end of the first run, choose "Repeat" and set the count to 10. The game will auto-run the remaining 9 quests.
9. Walk away. Check back in 15-30 minutes depending on clear speed.

Battle settings deep dive

Full Assist does not mean the AI is smart - it means the AI follows rules you define. The Battle Settings tab lets you tune how aggressively or defensively your party behaves. These settings matter enormously for auto-farm success rate.

AI Skill Usage

You can set each character to Auto-Use skills or Manual. For auto farming, set all four characters to Auto-Use. The AI will use skills off cooldown, which is fine for most farming content.

Targeting Priority

Options typically include "Nearest," "Lowest HP," and "Highest Threat." For trash-clear farming (like Assault Formation), Nearest is usually best because it keeps the party grouped. For boss farming, Lowest HP helps finish targets faster.

Link Attack and SBA

Set Link Attacks and Skybound Arts (SBA) to Auto. The AI will trigger them when available. For Chain Burst optimization, the AI handles sequencing automatically - you do not need to micromanage SBA order for auto-farm content.

Item Usage

Set potion usage to Auto. The AI will heal when HP drops below a threshold. Equip Potion Hoarder sigils so the party has enough charges to last a full 10-run batch.

Best characters for auto farming

Not all characters perform equally under AI control. Some have AI behavior that naturally suits auto-farm, while others require complex inputs the AI cannot replicate. Based on community testing across hundreds of hours:

Avoid characters with high execution demands (complex combo timing, precise positioning, or counter-reaction windows) for auto-farm. They will underperform because the AI cannot replicate human timing.

Best missions to auto farm

The ideal auto-farm mission is short, has a generous time limit, and drops materials you actually need. These are the community-tested auto-farm targets by progression stage:

See the Farming Spots guide for the full breakdown of each location, what it drops, and when to prioritize it.

Sigil setup for auto farming

Your auto-farm party needs sigils optimized for survival and consistency, not peak damage. The AI cannot dodge perfectly, so you must compensate with defensive sigils.

Non-negotiable sigils

• Potion Hoarder - Extra potion charges. Without this, the AI runs dry before a 10-run batch finishes.
• Guts - Survive one lethal hit at 1 HP. Saves runs from random one-shots.
• Auto-Revive (if available) - Automatically revive a downed party member once. Reduces run failure rate dramatically.
• Stamina - Raw HP increase. More forgiving for AI mistakes.
• Tyranny - Attack up at the cost of defense. Acceptable on Story difficulty because the defense penalty is negligible at low danger.

Optional but helpful

• Improved Dodge - Extra i-frames and dodge count. Helps the AI survive mechanics it would otherwise eat.
• Guard - Reduces guard-break rate. Lets the AI block more attacks before its stance breaks.
• Damage Cap - If your party is already surviving comfortably, add damage cap sigils to speed up clears. See Damage Cap Guide.

Party composition for auto farm

A typical auto-farm party for mid-game content (Assault Formation, Slimepede) looks like:

• Main character (controlled by Full Assist) - Your best-built DPS. This is the character you have invested mastery points and sigils into.
• AI DPS #1 - Tweyen or Yodarha for consistent ranged/counter damage.
• AI DPS #2 - Zeta or Siegfried for melee burst.
• AI Support (optional) - Cagliostro if survivability is an issue. Drop her once your party can survive without heals and add a third DPS for speed.

For Endless Ragnarok auto-farm, the party shifts toward ER meta picks. See Best AI Team for Endless Ragnarok for the current ER AI composition.

What auto farming CANNOT do

Auto farming is powerful but has hard limits. Do not expect it to:

• Clear Proud difficulty reliably. Full Assist struggles with Proud mechanics. You must actively play Proud content.
• Farm Curios efficiently. Curio drops are not tied to quest completion in a way auto-farm exploits. You still need targeted Behemoth runs or save-scumming.
• Optimize sigil synthesis or overmastery. These require manual input at Siero's shop. Auto-farm only gathers materials.
• Complete story-critical or fate episode quests. These are not repeatable via the quest counter.
• Handle multiplayer co-op. Full Assist is single-player only.

Optimizing AFK gains

Once auto farming is working, optimize for maximum gains per hour:

1. Choose the shortest mission that drops what you need. Slimepede clears in under 2 minutes on Story - that is 5 runs per 10-minute batch.
2. Equip damage cap sigils once survival is guaranteed. Faster clears = more runs per batch = more materials.
3. Use the 10-run repeat feature every time. Do not waste time re-queuing manually between runs.
4. Farm during offline windows. Start a batch before work or sleep; the game continues running.
5. Stagger material types. If you need both machine units and spell books, alternate between Assault Formation and Slimepede rather than running only one.
6. Trade excess materials for Knick-Knack Vouchers at Siero's shop after each batch. See Sigil Guide: Transmutation.

Auto farming in Endless Ragnarok

Endless Ragnarok does not remove auto farming - the same settings and principles apply. However, ER content is tuned harder, so:

• Story difficulty still works for ER farming quests, but clear times may be longer due to higher enemy HP pools.
• ER meta characters (Eugen, Zeta, Cagliostro) perform better under AI than base-game picks in ER content.
• Slimepede remains the best auto-farm target for MSP and XP in ER - it has not been power-crept.
• ER-exclusive materials may require specific Proud difficulty quests that auto-farm cannot handle. You will need to actively play for those.

If you are entering ER, read the How to Start Endless Ragnarok guide first to understand what carries over.

Common auto farming mistakes

• Auto-farming too early. Beginners try to auto-farm before unlocking Extreme. The rewards are too low and runs fail. Wait until you have a real farming spot.
• No Potion Hoarder. The AI runs out of potions by run 4-5 and starts failing. Always equip Potion Hoarder on at least one party member.
• Using high-difficulty settings. Full Assist on Hard or Very Hard will fail. Stick to Story for auto-farm.
• Not saving before a batch. If you accidentally queue the wrong quest or forget to set up your party, a manual save lets you reload.
• Expecting perfect clears. The AI will sometimes fail a run. This is acceptable if 8-9 out of 10 succeed. If failure rate is higher, your gear is not ready.
• Forgetting to trade materials. Auto-farm generates excess scraps and machine units. Trade them for Knick-Knack Vouchers regularly - do not let them cap.

FAQ

Does Full Assist Mode work on all difficulties?

Full Assist can be enabled on any difficulty, but it only clears reliably on Story. Higher difficulties require human reflexes for mechanics that the AI cannot dodge consistently.

Can I auto-farm while the game is in sleep mode?

No. The game must remain active. On PS5, disable auto-sleep. On PC, disable sleep timers. The controller or keyboard must remain connected.

How many runs can I queue at once?

Up to 10 consecutive runs per batch. After the 10th run, you must manually re-queue. Some players use a rubber band or macro to re-trigger, but this is outside intended use.

Is auto farming cheating?

No. Full Assist Mode is an official accessibility feature built into the game. Cygames designed it for players who want to enjoy the story or farm without high execution demands.

What is the best auto-farm mission for mastery points?

Slimepede on Maniac difficulty. It gives the highest raw mastery points per minute in the game, plus spell books for character leveling. See Farming Spots.

Can I auto-farm Curios?

Not directly. Curios drop from specific quests (like Behemoth) and are not farmable via the repeat feature in the same way as currencies. You auto-farm the quest that drops Curios, but the Curio itself is a random drop within that quest.

Source & verification notes

This page consolidates auto farming mechanics from community guides and the in-game Full Assist Mode documentation. The 10-run repeat limit, Story difficulty requirement, and Full Assist toggle are confirmed in-game features. Character AI behavior ratings are based on community consensus testing, not official Cygames data.

Names are normalized to official English spellings (SBA, sigils, Damage Cap, Veteran Skyfarer, etc.). If Cygames patches change values or unlock requirements, this page may lag behind the live game - always cross-check with in-game text.

Tier: community consensus (Tier 2). No fabricated drop rates or exact percentages unless sourced from in-game inspection.