Call of Dragons Research Guide: Economy First, Military Next

Research is one of the quieter systems in Call of Dragons, but its bonuses are permanent and affect almost everything you do. A sensible research order makes every other part of your account more efficient.

Two broad branches

Branch	Focus	Examples of effects
Economy	Growth	Faster building, faster research, better gathering, higher production
Military	Combat	Stronger troops, new troop tiers, better healing, more march capacity

Exact technology names vary, but nearly every research tree splits along these lines.

Economy first

Early on, economic research pays for itself:

1. Building speed – every City Hall step finishes sooner.
2. Research speed – all future research becomes faster.
3. Gathering speed and load – more resources per march. See our gathering guide.
4. Production – a steadier trickle of resources.

Then military

Once your economy is running smoothly, shift towards military research:

1. New troop tiers – the single biggest jump in army strength.
2. Stats for your main unit type – match it to the army you’re building. See our unit types guide.
3. Healing and survival – reduces the cost of every fight.
4. March size and capacity – bigger armies and more marches.

Fitting research around the City Hall

Higher research often requires a higher-level research building, which in turn depends on the City Hall. Plan both together:

• Keep research running at all times, just like builders.
• Use alliance help on long research timers.
• Save research speed-ups for events that reward them.

Specialise, don’t spread

Military research for unit types you don’t use is wasted for now. Focus on the unit type your main army relies on, then branch out later.

Common mistakes

• Leaving the research queue idle.
• Starting military research too early while the economy is weak.
• Researching every unit type evenly.
• Forgetting alliance help on long timers.

Research is a long game. Keep it running, prioritise economy early and specialise your military research – it all adds up. Pair this with our City Hall upgrade order.