Why Do I Keep Losing at the Arena?

Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. Engage's Arena mode can be tough to get into when you're just starting out, especially when you're losing to powerful enemies. Read on to learn why that happens and what you need to do to still advance through the rankings.

Why Do I Keep Losing at the Arena?

Not Choosing Your Battles Wisely

Back then, the primary cause of losing at the arena was most likely getting matched with powerful opponents with double your team's Combat Power (CP), especially if you're just starting and/or mainly playing the game as a F2P player. However, this is something they recently changed, and you can now pick who you'll battle among 3 players. If you want to stop losing, pick the opponent with the lowest CP or the one whose units are countered by yours.

Not Having the Right Units

If your enemy has similar or even less CP than you do, then you might be losing because the enemy has units that can directly counter yours in terms of type, category, or their EX Skill. For example, even if you have the Zeta Gundam in your team, it can still be beaten by either the Blue Destiny Unit-1 or the Pale Rider (Space Type).

By way of their EX Skills, both MSs have a specialization against mobile suits with the "Newtype Machine" unit category, which the Zeta Gundam has.

Your Units Have Low Investment

If your enemy had a similar CP to you and has units that you can beat but you still get defeated in the end, then it's possible that they have a one-up over you in terms of Stats, Transcendent Skills, and buffs from Modules.

If you've run into this kind of trouble, you'll have to start Transcending your units, unleashing their Potential, and farming modules that give them buffs that help them perform their roles better.

Unit Enhancement Guide

Your Deployment Scheme is Wrong

Another possibility behind why your team lost in Arena is because your unit deployment did not take full advantage of your Mobile Suits' category and type advantages over your enemies. Positioning your units to duel with opposing units they counter is one of the most effective ways to improve your chances of winning.

Sure, the Auto-Deploy function works well enough, but you'll want to ensure that your units start off at advantageous spots and make them face off against units they have advantages over. This way, you boost the chances of your units quickly winning and moving on to the next opponent. Generally speaking, the faster you take out foes, the bigger your chances of winning.

What to Do When I Keep Losing at the Arena?

Invest in Your Mobile Suits and Pilots

The best way to overcome opponents in the Arena is to raise your units' stats and skills by unleashing their Potential and Transcending them. You'll need Blueprints/Pieces and Rainbow Haro Coins respectively, and there are different ways to go about getting them in-game.

Grind for Better Modules, More Resources

Another way to have an edge over your enemies is to get better Modules for your mobile suits, which in turn give them useful stats such as higher Evasion, higher Beam/Projectile damage, more HP, and others.

List of All Modules

Maintain Your Ranking

Even if you keep losing, keep mindful of your ranking every Season. At the end of every Season in the Arena, you will be rewarded Diamonds, Arena Medals, and Recycle Points - which are important for strengthening your team.

As long as you maintain your rank by setting a good Defensive team and not losing, it's alright to not win outright. If you're a new player, you can even just lose six times in a row just to get ranked and still get some rewards.

How to Win at the Arena

Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. Engage Related Guides

All Tips and Tricks

All Tips and Tricks Guides

Beginners' Guide
Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks
Reroll Guide	How to Farm Diamonds
Panel Missions Guide	How to Strengthen Your Mobile Suits Guide
Combat System Explained	Haro Coin Farm Guide
How to Get Started With the Arena?	Clan Guide
Raid Battle Guide	Mobile Suit Categories Explained
Other Beginners' Guides
Beginner Mistakes to Avoid	Daily Tasks Checklist
Research Guide	Gacha Guide
Gacha Guide	UR Selector Ticket Guide
Mobile Suit Stats Explained	Pilot Stats Explained
Deployment Guide	How To Rank Up and Unlock All Content Quickly
Fragment Quest Guide	How to Get Skip Tickets
How to Get VIP Points	Haro Pass (VIP Pass) Perks and Benefits
How to Farm Coins Guide	How to Get More AP
How to Farm and Use Blueprints and Character Pieces	Recycle Points Guide
Engage Link Guide	How Good is the Zock?
Intermediate Guides
How To Pair Pilots and Mobile Suits	Team Building Guide
Canon Mobile Suits and Pilots Guide	What Upgrade Should I Do First?
Transcendence Guide	Potential Unleashed Guide
Unit Enhancement Guide	Unit Alteration Guide
How to Get Grand Coins	How to Get Unit Enhancement Points
Modules Guide	Skill Rate Level Up Guide
What To Buy at the Shop	Clan Battle Guide (October 2024)
Master Battle Guide	Status Effects Guide
What Should You Look For in a Mobile Suit and Pilot?
Advanced Guides
What is the Current Meta?	How to Win at the Arena
What to Grind for in the Arena	Why Do I Keep Losing at the Arena?
Best Arena (PvP) Teams	PvP Team Building Guide
Top Ranked Arena Teams and Counters [October 2024]	Most Common Arena Mobile Suits and Counters
Mock Battle Guide
Game Mechanics
Title Guide	Account Linking Guide
How to Send an SOS	How to Get Friend Medals