The Devta Warmup Guide for Brand New Reddit Accounts

Most new Reddit accounts never make it past month one because of a problem they don't recognize until the credits are gone.

Your account is brand new. You sign up to Devta, set up your persona for the niche you actually want to be in, and look at the networking page. Engage Feed has a 2-comment cap. The other cards show a warning. You want to move fast, so you put your target subreddit in the chip list and run Engage Feed. The agent posts a thoughtful comment. The agent reports success. You check the post. The comment is there. You feel great. A few minutes later, a notification arrives in your Reddit inbox - and the same message in your email - telling you the comment was removed by automod. The reason is almost always the same: your account doesn't meet the sub's karma or age threshold. By the time the notification arrives, the credit is already spent and the comment never reached the audience.

That's the trap this guide is built to help you avoid. We'll walk you through how to actually run the Devta networking agent safely on a brand new Reddit account - what to do at each phase, why we recommend it, and what mistakes to avoid so you don't end up with a banned account before you've even started.

If your account is already 90+ days old and has 600+ karma, skip this and read the daily guide instead.

Do you need to read this?

Yes, if either of these is true:

Your Reddit account is less than 3 months old
You have less than 600 comment karma

If even one is true, the Devta networking agent will be limiting what you can run. Some cards will show a warning icon — that's the agent's recommendation for your stage. The limits are in place for your own safety, because Reddit quietly bans accounts that break its rules, and most users are new to Reddit and don't realise how it works until they've gone through a bad experience. We've built the Devta networking agent to help you avoid that frustration.

It requires you to be patient for 90 days.

A note if you're recovering from a ban

If this isn't your first Reddit account - the last one was banned, shadowbanned, or wiped in one of Reddit's automation crackdowns - everything here still applies, but you have one extra thing to handle before Day 1: don't sign up for the new account from the same IP and browser as the banned one.

Reddit's ban-evasion detection uses IP, device fingerprint, and browser signals. Creating a new account from the same setup as the old one often gets it re-flagged within days, and no amount of careful warmup can save it once that happens.

A friend's phone on cellular data
A VPN endpoint in another country
Devta Sign Up flow, which opens Reddit through a clean residential proxy in a country you choose and walks you through account creation

The point is the new account shouldn't share network signals with the old one.

Let's get started

This is the warming up phase. The Devta networking agent assesses your Reddit account's age and karma to determine which phase you're in, which automations you can run, and how much of each.

Below are the details for every phase. In the Devta networking agent we label them as:

Brand new account
Warming up - stage 1
Warming up - stage 2
Warming up - stage 3
Established account

To find which phase you're in, click the warning icon on any card - a small popup opens explaining your current phase and when it'll be safer to run.

Each phase is designed carefully based on our experience with Reddit.

Silence

We put your account in this phase when your Reddit age is 1-2 days old.

What you'll see in Devta: "Brand new account"

At this stage: all automations are on hold.

Our recommendation: wait these 2 days out for your own safety. If you want to scroll Reddit through the proxy, you can use Manual Browse - that's still fine. Otherwise just let the account exist for two days.

Why we recommend waiting: the first 48 hours are the highest-risk window on Reddit. The platform's automated filters are most aggressive on accounts in the first two days. Even a single comment can shadow-ban an account that looks fine on the surface, and shadow-bans on new accounts are usually permanent.

When you'll move forward: once your Reddit age reaches 3 days, Engage Feed becomes safe to run.

Brand new

We put your account in this phase when your Reddit age is 3-13 days old.

What you'll see in Devta: "Brand new account"

At this stage:

Engage Feed opens with a 2-comment cap, Mixed tone, Short length
The other 5 automations stay on hold

Our recommendation: run Engage Feed once a day with the settings the system already has selected:

Tone: Mixed (alternates Honest and Polite per comment - new accounts need variety, not consistency)
Length: Short (long comments from new accounts trip automod more often)
Comments per run: 2

Suggested subreddits: we think these are good ones to stick to for now while you build up your karma:

r/AskReddit
r/CasualConversation
r/NoStupidQuestions
r/LearnToReddit
r/Advice

This is just a suggestion. If you already have experience on Reddit and know other subreddits where the moderators aren't strict, you can pick those instead. The point is to avoid bigger subs with stricter moderation while your account is still new, so you don't end up banned before you've built up any history.

What to avoid: we strongly recommend you don't touch your target subreddit during this phase. Not even one comment. Most target subreddits have strict karma and age thresholds that an account this new won't meet, so the comment will get silently removed by automod and the credit will be wasted. Wait until Warming up - stage 2 - by then your account will have enough history that the target sub's filters are more likely to let you through.

After each run: scan your Reddit notifications for any "your comment was removed" messages. If you see one, switch to a different welcoming sub for the next run.

When you'll move forward: once your Reddit age reaches 14 days, you move to the next phase automatically. No karma threshold is needed for this transition.

Warming up - stage 1

We put your account in this phase when your Reddit age is 14-29 days old, or when you're older than that but with less than 150 karma.

What you'll see in Devta: "Warming up - stage 1"

At this stage:

Engage Feed default bumps to 4
Reply to Comments and Manage Inbox become safe to run
Generate Leads, Send DMs, and Draft Posts stay on hold

Our recommendation: keep running Engage Feed once a day, now at 4 comments per run. Tone and Length stay where they are (Mixed + Short). Stick with the same welcoming subs - don't touch your target sub yet.

Browsing your home feed is also safe at this phase if you'd rather let the agent pick posts for you instead of picking subreddits yourself. That said, it still carries some risk - your karma is still low, and the agent might land in subreddits that don't welcome low-karma accounts.

What's new at this phase: two automations open up.

Reply to Comments: if someone replies to one of your comments, run this with the post URL. The agent reads the thread and responds in your voice. This is normal Reddit behavior even on a new account - it's the difference between a drive-by commenter and someone actually here.
Manage Inbox: if you get a DM, run this. Same idea.

What to avoid: Generate Leads, Send DMs, and Draft Posts are still on hold. Outreach from accounts at this phase gets reported as spam regardless of how the message is worded.

When you'll move forward: once your Reddit age reaches 30 days AND your karma is at least 150, you move to Warming up - stage 2. If your Reddit age is past 30 days but karma is under 150, you'll stay here until your karma catches up.

Warming up - stage 2

We put your account in this phase when your Reddit age is 30 days or more and your karma is at least 150.

What you'll see in Devta: "Warming up - stage 2"

At this stage:

Engage Feed default bumps to 6
Everything else stays the same

Our recommendation: run Engage Feed daily at 6 comments. Tone and Length stay where they are (Mixed + Short) - your account has more history now.

What's new at this phase: this is where you start testing your target subreddit. Mix it into your chip list alongside the welcoming subs.

r/CasualConversation, r/NoStupidQuestions, r/Advice, [YOUR_PRIMARY_TARGET_SUBREDDIT]

The agent rotates through your list, so your target sub gets a share of the comments per run rather than all of them. That's intentional - you're testing whether the target sub accepts you, not committing to it yet.

After each run that includes your target sub: check your Reddit notifications.

If no removal notification comes through, the sub accepted you - keep going
If you see a removal notification, pull your target sub from the rotation immediately and try again in two weeks

Different subs have different acceptance thresholds.

What to avoid: Generate Leads, Send DMs, and Draft Posts are still on hold - same reasoning as the previous phase.

When you'll move forward: once your Reddit age reaches 60 days AND your karma is at least 300, you move to Warming up - stage 3.

Warming up - stage 3

We put your account in this phase when your Reddit age is 60 days or more and your karma is at least 300.

What you'll see in Devta: "Warming up - stage 3"

At this stage:

Engage Feed default bumps to 7
Tone switches to Honest, length to Adaptive
Draft Posts becomes safe to run
Generate Leads and Send DMs stay on hold

From this phase on, the warmup hand-holding is over. You pick subreddits freely from here.

Our recommendation: keep Engage Feed daily, now at 7 comments. You can step it higher if you want more volume. The system has switched the tone and length defaults for you:

Tone: Honest (your account has enough history now that confident comments don't look out of place)
Length: Adaptive (the agent picks short or long based on what each post calls for)

Increase your target sub presence and reduce the safe-sub padding.

[YOUR_PRIMARY_TARGET_SUBREDDIT], [YOUR_SECOND_TARGET_SUBREDDIT], r/CasualConversation

If you only have one target sub, that's fine. The agent will rotate between the target sub and one safe sub.

What's new at this phase: Draft Posts becomes safe to run. The agent picks a topic, drafts a post in your voice, and saves it as a Reddit draft for you to review and publish.

What to avoid: Generate Leads and Send DMs are still on hold. DMs from accounts under 90 days or 600 karma get reported as spam regardless of message content - even a perfectly written DM gets flagged because the recipient doesn't trust the sender.

When you'll move forward: once your Reddit age reaches 90 days AND your karma is at least 600, you graduate to Established account.

Established account

We put your account in this phase when your Reddit age is 90 days or more and your karma is at least 600.

What you'll see in Devta: "Established account"

At this stage:

All warnings come off - all six automations are safe to run

Our recommendation: when all six cards are open, switch to the daily guide.

If your Reddit age has reached 90 days but karma is still under 600 (or vice versa), the warnings stay on Generate Leads and Send DMs. Keep running Engage Feed daily and build the missing threshold. Most accounts hit both by Reddit age 90-120 days.

Common mistakes

These are the patterns that most often cause new users to run into trouble during warmup:

Putting their target subreddit into Engage Feed during the Brand new phase. The most common mistake. Almost everyone wants to do this. Most people miss the removal notification or don't connect it to the wasted credit. By the time they figure out the pattern, they've already concluded the agent doesn't work.
Running Engage Feed multiple times per day. The agent shows a 20-hour cooldown badge between runs - that's the recommended gap. Two runs in one day stacks visible activity in a way Reddit's filters notice. Once a day is the right frequency for the whole warmup.
Running Generate Leads and Send DMs before both thresholds are met. The warnings stay until your Reddit age reaches 90 days AND 600 karma. DMs from accounts under either threshold get reported regardless of message content. Wait for both to clear.
Skipping the notification check. This is the most important habit and takes 10 seconds. After every run, scan your Reddit notifications for removal messages. If you see one, change your approach for the next run.
Giving up at week 3 or 4 because nothing is happening. Nothing is supposed to be happening yet. You're building the foundation. Real engagement starts at Warming up - stage 2 when you mix your target sub in.

When a comment gets removed

If a removal notification arrives, here's how to figure out what went wrong:

Which sub was the comment in? If it was a target sub, that sub's automod rejected you. Pull it from the rotation for two weeks, then try again.
What's the karma threshold of that sub? Some subs publish their rules in the sidebar. Most don't.
Is there a "your post was removed" message in your Reddit inbox? If yes, read it. The mods sometimes tell you why.
Was the comment length unusually long? Long comments from new accounts get flagged. Stay on Short.
Did the comment mention anything promotional? Even subtle hints can trip automod. Re-read your persona's CTA settings - on a new account, the CTA should never trigger.
How many comments did you post in the last hour? Many subs have rate limits. Slow down.

Document what you tried. After 2 to 3 attempts at the same sub with no luck, accept that the sub needs more warmup time. Come back to it in another week or two.

How to personalize this for yourself

This guide uses generic placeholders like [YOUR_PRIMARY_TARGET_SUBREDDIT]. The fastest way to make it specific to your niche is to share it with Claude (or any other AI assistant) along with your context.

Here's a prompt you can copy and paste:

Hi Claude, I'm going to share a Devta warmup guide for brand new Reddit accounts. I want you to generate a personalized version of it for me by filling in all the placeholders and tailoring it to my specific niche.

Here is my context:
- My business or role: [describe what you do]
- My ICP (who I'm trying to reach on Reddit): [describe your ideal customer]
- My target subreddits (where my ICP hangs out): [list them, even if I haven't engaged there yet]
- My offer or service: [what you sell or provide]
- My CTA: [what you eventually want people to do]
- My Reddit account history: [account age, karma count, any prior comments or removals]
- My personal background: [your relevant experience]

Here is the link to the guide:
https://devta.so/blog/the-devta-warmup-playbook-for-brand-new-reddit-accounts

Generate my personalized warmup guide organized by the same phases (Silence, Brand new, Warming up - stage 1, Warming up - stage 2, Warming up - stage 3, Established account). Recommend safe low-stakes subs that fit my background instead of the default suggested ones (r/AskReddit, r/CasualConversation, etc.). Suggest a target sub introduction strategy for Warming up - stage 2. Flag any niche-specific risks I should watch for.

I'll check in when my Reddit age reaches 30, 60, and 90 days with my karma and removal stats. You'll either confirm I'm on track or recommend adjustments.

Claude will give you back a tailored version. Save it somewhere you can come back to.

What to do next

If you're starting fresh:

Don't run anything for the first 48 hours. The system will Lock everything anyway.
Set up your persona in Devta with your real background, CTA, and links. Even though we won't be using the CTA for two months, the persona needs to be there.
Once your Reddit age reaches 3 days, open the Devta networking agent and run Engage Feed with the pre-selected settings (2 comments, Mixed, Short). Use the suggested-sub chips for your subreddit list.
After the run finishes, scan your Reddit notifications for any removal messages.
Repeat daily. Don't run any other automation until its warning clears.
When you reach Warming up - stage 1, Reply to Comments and Manage Inbox become safe to run. Use them as inbound traffic arrives.
When you reach Warming up - stage 2, the system bumps Engage Feed to 6 comments and you can start testing your target sub.

A patient multi-week warmup is what separates accounts that build a real presence on Reddit from accounts that get repeatedly filtered out by automod. You only do this once per account. The Devta networking agent handles a lot of the safety work; this guide tells you what to do while those limits are in place and why we recommend it.

When you're ready, switch to the daily guide.