How to unlock new characters in Squad Busters

Unless you have the coin, you’ll be relying on Lady Luck

Building up a diverse team takes a lot of work, and without knowing how to unlock new characters in Squad Busters, you’ll struggle to get a full set.

With the full Squad Busters character list and their unlock methods tied to a confusing system of basic progression, potential payments, and pure dumb luck, knowing the ins and outs can ultimately save you a lot of time.

How to unlock new characters in Squad Busters

Progress through the Squad Journey

Specific characters unlock as milestones along the Squad Journey path: like Colt at Green World (2) and Trader at Royal World (35)

A chest opening to unlock a new character in Squad Busters. — Some characters have a 1% chance of dropping from a post-match chest.

Through chests

The characters able to drop from chests at the end of a match changes in each world—though there’s a very slim chance (around 1%) of this happening.

Keep playing matches and completing the Book to earn Portal Energy used to progress through the Squad Journey. The further you go, the more maps you’ll open up.

The Shop

You can periodically buy new characters via the in-game shop for premium currency. This can be a good way to quickly rank up units from their Baby forms or unlock characters you’re simply having no luck finding in post-match chests.

All Squad Busters character list

Here’s how to unlock every Squad Busters character at launch:

Colt – Starting character
El Primo – Starting character
Greg – Starting character
Barbarian – Starting character
Dynamike – Chests or shop
Goblin – Squad Journey 6
Chicken – Squad Journey 4
Medic – Chests or Shop
Hog Rider – Chests or Shop
Witch – Squad Journey 10
Barbarian King – First Epic Chest if you don’t get Archer Queen or Witch
Archer Queen – Connect your Supercell ID
Shelly – Chests in Desert World
Bo – Chests in Desert World
Nita – Chests in Desert World
Bea – Chests in Desert World
Battle Healer – Chests in Desert World
Max – Chests in Desert World
Mavis – Chests in Royale World
Trader – Chests in Royale World
Wizard – Chests in Royale World
Pam – Chests in Royale World
Royale King – Chests in Royale World
Mortis – Chests in Royale World
Heavy – Chests in Beach World
Penny – Chests in Beach World
Tank – Chests in Beach World

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