RAID: Shadow Legends Progression Roadmap – From Day 1 to Ultra-Nightmare

RAID has so many systems that it’s easy to feel lost. This roadmap puts them in order: what to focus on at each stage of your account, and which guide to read next. Bookmark it and come back as you progress.

Stage 1: The first week

Goal: a strong starter, a working farmer and your first team.

• Pick your starter – most players choose Kael. → Starter guide
• Learn the basics of affinity. → Affinities explained
• Push the campaign and level your starter to 50.
• Join an active clan for Clan Boss rewards.
• Follow the general advice in our beginner guide.

Stage 2: Weeks 2–4

Goal: your first 6-star champion and steady gear farming.

• Rank your farmer to 6 stars. → Rank-up guide
• Farm food on Brutal 12-3 once possible. → Campaign farming
• Start the gear dungeons: Dragon’s Lair, Ice Golem’s Peak, Fire Knight’s Castle and Spider’s Den.
• Learn gear: main stats and sets.
• Build key free champions. → Free champions tier list

Stage 3: Months 2–3

Goal: a reliable Clan Boss team, masteries and broader content.

• Push the Clan Boss difficulty. → Clan Boss guide
• Fix debuff problems with Accuracy. → Accuracy and resistance
• Start masteries. → Minotaur and masteries
• Begin Faction Wars and Doom Tower.
• Climb Classic Arena for weekly rewards.

Stage 4: Months 4–6

Goal: an unkillable Clan Boss team and serious endgame progress.

• Build your first speed tune. → Unkillable explained and speed basics
• Start Hydra with your clan.
• Ascend your core champions. → Ascension guide
• Plan fusions carefully. → Fusion guide

Stage 5: Endgame

Goal: Ultra-Nightmare, hard Doom Tower, high Faction Wars stages and Arena.

• Refine gear substats and speed tunes.
• Finish masteries on more champions.
• Fill gaps in weak factions.
• Save shards for the best events. → Shards and mercy

Habits that matter at every stage

Habit	Why
Do daily quests and Clan Boss	Steady, compounding rewards
Spend gems on energy and storage	See our gem guide
Sell junk gear regularly	See our silver tips
Redeem promo codes	See our codes guide
Focus resources on a core team	Faster progress everywhere

RAID is a marathon. Follow the roadmap one stage at a time and your account will grow steadily – without wasted resources or burnout.