RAID: Shadow Legends: Early Starter-Champion Progression

Focus your early campaign progress on one starter champion and work toward Rank 6. Attempt Brutal Stage 12-3 for leveling food champions only when your champion can clear it.

Develop your starter through the campaign

The supplied draft’s five-day plan centers on leveling the champion you chose at the start. It recommends concentrating resources on that champion rather than leveling several champions at once.

1. Progress through campaign stages while leveling your starter.
2. Equip the early Life Steal set if you have it.
3. Continue toward Rank 6, the draft’s stated milestone for farming campaign stages alone.

The draft does not specify a day-by-day schedule or the exact requirements for reaching Rank 6, so treat five days as the guide’s framing, not a guaranteed timeline.

Try Brutal 12-3 when you can clear it

The draft recommends Brutal Stage 12-3 for leveling food champions—units used to rank up other champions. It also says the stage drops shields that can be sold for silver. These details do not establish that the stage is the best option for every account or that your starter can clear it immediately.

If your starter cannot complete the stage, keep progressing through campaign stages instead of treating 12-3 as an immediate requirement. The draft also advises selling gear you do not need, but does not give specific gear-selection rules.

What to postpone

The draft advises saving energy for campaign progression and delaying the Arcane Keep and Minotaur’s Labyrinth until your starter is ranked up and equipped. It also suggests holding Ancient, Void, and Sacred Shards for a summoning event or a specific roster need; it does not identify an event or confirm when one will occur.

For now, use campaign progress to develop your starter. Move on to Brutal 12-3 when you can clear it, then use its food champions to build toward your next roster upgrades.