RAID: Shadow Legends Day 1 Fusion Preparation and Priorities

Starting a fusion event on a Day 1 account in RAID: Shadow Legends is an extreme efficiency challenge. While feasible, it requires bypassing standard long-term progression to focus entirely on immediate event milestones. Your first critical step is raising your starter champion to level 60 immediately, creating a reliable campaign farmer to generate the experience, food champions, and Silver required for event requirements.

Immediate Priority: Starter Champion and Campaign Farming

Without an established roster of dungeon teams or champion food, early progress relies entirely on your starter champion.

Rush your starter champion to Level 60: Prioritize all early experience and Energy into maxing your starter hero. This unlocks fast campaign clears needed for Champion Training events and Silver generation.
Farm Stage 12-3 Brutal: Once capable, focus your campaign Energy on stage 12-3 on Brutal difficulty. This stage offers the best experience-to-Silver ratio for developing food champions.
Accumulate Silver: Sell low-quality artifacts immediately. Completing Artifact Enhancement events during a fusion requires millions of Silver to upgrade gear.

Strategic Resource Allocation

Succeeding in a fusion event on a brand-new account requires strict discipline with Energy, Shards, and leveling materials.

Resource	Strategy	Priority Action
Energy	Avoid letting Energy hit its capacity cap; use free daily refills and promo code bonuses immediately.	Farm Stage 12-3 Brutal for campaign food and XP.
Shards	Save Mystery, Ancient, Void, and Sacred Shards strictly for event point windows.	Open during Summon Rush or Champion Chase events.
XP Brews	Hoard all XP Brews gathered from early account rewards.	Spend during Champion Training events for fast point bursts.

Champion Training Events

Save Mystery Shards to summon low-rarity food champions specifically during active Champion Training events. Level these food champions to their caps before using them as promotion fodder for your core team. Avoid over-investing in mediocre champions—only level them to the points needed for event milestones and rank upgrades.

Summon Rush and Champion Chase Events

Do not open Ancient, Void, or Sacred Shards outside of active Summon Rush or Champion Chase events. Opening Shards early risks leaving you without enough points to claim essential fusion fragments. If you fall short on points, check concurrent events like Dungeon Divers or Artifact Enhancement to secure alternative fragment batches.

Progression Trade-Offs and Risks

Attempting a fusion on Day 1 creates severe trade-offs for a new account:

Delayed Progression: Allocating all Energy and resources toward fusion fragments delays your development in Clan Boss, the Great Hall, and Faction Wars.
Resource Depletion Risk: Failing to complete every required event milestone can leave your account stripped of Energy, Silver, and Shards without securing the target Legendary champion.

Only attempt an immediate fusion if you can commit to tracking every milestone schedule and strictly directing all early resources toward event requirements.