RAID: Shadow Legends: F2P CvC Tournament Guide

To maximize your Clan vs. Clan (CvC) tournament scores as a free-to-play (F2P) player in RAID: Shadow Legends, shift your playstyle from daily resource spending to long-term hoarding. Upgrading champions, crafting gear, or burning energy on off-days dilutes your point potential. Concentrating these activities exclusively into active CvC windows lets you hit competitive point thresholds and claim tier rewards without spending real money.

Resource Category	Off-Tournament Preparation	Active CvC Action
XP Brews & Champions	Store Brews and 3★ to 5★ food champions	Level food and perform all rank-ups
Ascension Potions	Farm and save ascension potions	Ascend roster champions for point spikes
Forge Materials	Accumulate materials from daily play	Craft gear in large batches
Energy & Refills	Save energy refills and gems	Farm Spider's Den for accessories and silver
Shards	Hoard Mystery and Ancient Shards	Summon during event overlaps (if Fusions permit)

Timing Champion Upgrades for Maximum Points

Leveling and ranking up champions during an active tournament provides one of the cleanest point returns on an F2P account. Daily passive leveling outside an event is a lost opportunity for point accumulation.

Hold Rank-Ups: Save all 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star champion rank-ups for active CvC windows.
Batch XP Brew Usage: Hold your XP Brews in reserve rather than using them daily. Applying Brews to food champions during CvC creates instant point spikes.
Execute Champion Ascensions: Keep potion stocks ready. Ascending champions provides a flat, guaranteed point boost that requires no RNG.

Managing Forge Crafting and Spider's Den Farming

Gear crafting and accessory farming generate high point totals while utilizing passive materials accumulated over weeks of play.

Batch-Craft at the Forge: Hold onto all Forge materials until the CvC window opens. Mass-crafting artifacts during the event drives quick progress through reward tiers.
Target Spider's Den: Spend your saved energy running Spider's Den while CvC is live. This yields accessories for event points alongside silver needed for artifact upgrades.
Clear Storage Space Early: Clean out excess inventory space in your champion vault and artifact storage before the event starts. Reaching storage limits mid-event forces hasty management that wastes potential points.

Strategic Shard Pulls and Fusion Priorities

Summoning champions yields significant tournament points based on rarity, but F2P players must weigh CvC points against long-term account goals.

Target Event Overlaps: Pull Ancient or Mystery Shards when CvC coincides with a 2x or 10x summoning event to double-dip on tournament points and pull rewards.
Protect Fusion Resources: Avoid spending your full shard reserve on CvC if an upcoming Fusion event or critical Champion Chase tournament requires those shards. Long-term roster additions take priority over a single CvC milestone.

Daily Clan Coordination and Activity

Individual score optimization must align with overall clan targets to ensure final tier rewards for all members.

Time Daily Routines: Complete daily tasks—such as Clan Boss battles and Arena keys—while the tournament is live to provide a steady baseline of points.
Communicate Before Dumping Resources: Check your clan's Discord or in-game chat before spending saved hoards. If your clan has already secured a win or cannot catch the opposing clan, save your stockpiles for the next tournament cycle.