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There are two ways to play in characters from the Dragon Ball anime, the Raider is a powerful monster ready to achieve supreme victory. In-game, all eight players a trapped within a Temporal Seam, one Raider, and seven Survivors. The Raider, currently either Frieza, Cell, or Majin Buu, wants to stop the Survivors from activating the Super Time Machine and then kill them all.
Raiders start simple but are already more powerful than the Survivors, and grow in power as the game goes on. Like in the anime, the Raiders have several forms they progress through, increasing in strength and power. To do this they need to gain experience, which means hunting down Survivors and Civilians. As the Raider does this they will also be hunting the Survivors across the map, who are trying to grow their own power and activated the Super Time Machine.
The Raider is a lot like Dead by Daylight's Killer in both goals and gameplay, and the strategies and tactics do have some carryover. Those familiar with the game will do well, but those who aren't might struggle a bit. Everyone improves with time and experience, but there's a lot for new Raiders to juggle, so a little of help can go a long way.
Get Out Of 1st Form
The Raider's first concern is to get out of their 1st Form, when they're at their weakest and most vulnerable. They're still strong compared to the Survivors, and can take out one or two in the match's first few minutes, but Dragon Ball: The Breakers is an asymmetric multiplayer. The other Survivors will be finding Dragon Balls, setting up Power Keys, and charging their Change Gauges. And the ones the Raider targets can lay down some actual damage.
This is especially true for Cell, whose Larval Form is not designed for combat or fighting, but applies to all Raiders. They have a limited pool of health and getting into fights while in their 1st Forms just wastes that. It's faster, and safer, for the Raider to target the Civilians scattered around the map until they hit their 2nd Form.
Fly High and Keep A Lookout
As the Raider, victory is when the Survivors are all killed, so finding them (or avoiding them in 1st Form) is a vital skill. Raiders in Dragon Ball: The Breakers have plenty of ways to find Survivors, from three different types of radar to ki senses, but the best is good old human sight and hearing. If the Raider flies up high, they can look down on the map and spot the Survivors as little dots moving around the map, either in the open or at the edges.
Survivors also make a lot of noise when doing anything, and listening for audio cues is really helpful. Blaring sirens, poundings footsteps, beeping machines, all of those things tell the Raider exactly where they need to go to get their targets.
Kill Downed Survivors
One of the pros of Dragon Ball: The Breakers is the fun of gaining power by eliminating Survivors. So finishing them off, while taking a few seconds, gives a tidy reward of power and removes the risk of other Survivors saving their teammates. This also makes the Super Time Machine phase easier with fewer enemies for the Raider to handle.
There is the option to camp a downed Survivor and kill anyone who comes by, but this strategy leaves the Raider sitting around doing nothing while other players complete objectives. Also, it's just a toxic and unsportsmanlike style of gameplay that can poison a game's community. It can work for that one match, but actively works against the game's longevity.
Destroy The Whole World... Later?
Dragon Ball: The Breaker's Raider can destroy one section of the map after each transformation. This kills anyone in that section and also destroys any Power Keys that might be there. It's for this reason the Raider should hold in this in their back pocket for a few minutes. They're notified every time a map section's Power Key has been found, and they will likely notice when there are several Survivors grouped together. Destroying a section right away can be satisfying, but using it strategically when the player knows a few enemies are in the area is a much more effective move.
Don't Be Afraid To Run
If a Survivor uses a Change at level 3 or 4, or rolled a strong transformation thanks to Dragon Ball: The Breaker's transphere gacha system, it's better to run away for a moment. Yes, the Raider is a strong and powerful terror on the map, but they can be killed under the right circumstances. The Survivors' transformations are temporary, the Raider's is permanent. This is also why using ki blasts from a distance works, as the Changed Survivors can't get close while being sniped.
Of course, this can be used by the Survivors to their advantage. Two or three of them can Change and chase off the Raider while their teammates do something like charging the Super Time Machine, which advances their win condition. So the Raider should avoid unnecessary risks, but that Dragon Ball: The Breakers isn't a fighting game. They still have good odds in a three-on-one fight and don't want to give the Survivors a win.
Don't Focus On The Dragon Balls
While summoning Shenron and getting a wish for more power can be nice, it's not the priority or win condition for the Raider. While a boost of power is nice, what's really important is killing the Survivors before they get strong, and destroy the Super Time Machine. In fact, as soon as it activates the player should focus on destroying it. This forces the Survivors to react to the Raider, and if there are only a few of them left then the Raider can kill them off.
Although, the raider should collect one or two Dragon Balls. As one of the best villains from Dragon Ball, only someone like Goku or Vegeta can beat the Raider, but a Survivor who summons Shenron can bring them in.
