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This page is a broad guide to practicing effectively, improving consistently, and maintaining a healthy mindset while playing ADOFAI.

In this guide, you'll learn about:

• 📈 Progression & real-clear experience
• 🎯 Effective practice methods
• 🎵 Practicing difficult sections
• 👀 Learning from top-player clears
• 🧠 Developing your own play methods
• 💪 Managing nerves & failed attempts
• ❤️ Keeping the game fun

Improving at ADOFAI is not just about playing harder charts. How you practice, approach difficult sections, and handle failed attempts matters too.

Some advice below comes from top players. These are recommendations, not strict rules, and different approaches may work better for different players.

Don't Rush Your Progression

Being able to technically attempt a difficult chart does not mean you are ready to learn it efficiently.

Avoid huge jumps above your current skill level, such as P17 → U2. Large jumps can make you miss fundamentals and techniques that are normally built through gradual progression.

A good place to start is with the Official Levels pack. Once you are comfortable with those, Dehz's ADOFAI Level Progression provides a structured selection of community levels to help you gradually work your way up.

A simple progression could be: