First 30 minutes
Redeem every active code, finish the starter quest chain, and reach Level 10 in the Starless Forest. Your first goal is to clear the La Golem boss, not to chase a perfect race.
First build choice
Decide between the Light Sword route and the Verden Shard mage route by Level 20. The two have entirely different forge material paths; do not split your resources.
When to reroll
Save rare Race Rerolls for after Level 20, when you can unlock the second Race Slot for 5,000 Gold. Two slots let you keep a mid-tier race while you grind for a Mythic.
Forging without Mythic Magmite
Use Frostine and base ores until you have enough materials to attempt a Mythic Magmite roll. The expected number of attempts to roll the right attribute is the forge optimizer's entire job.