RAID: Shadow Legends F2P Early Progression Guide

To progress efficiently on a free-to-play (F2P) account in RAID: Shadow Legends, your immediate priority is bringing your starter champion to 6-star rank. Spreading resources across multiple champions early on slows account growth. A max-ranked starter equipped with strong gear can solo campaign levels while carrying three low-rank "food" champions, creating the core loop required to expand your roster.

Campaign Farming and Energy Efficiency

Focus all campaign progress toward reaching and farming stage 12-3 on Brutal difficulty. Brutal 12-3 offers the most effective experience-to-energy conversion rate for leveling food champions while generating steady silver income.

To keep energy generation optimal:

Prevent Energy Capping: Spend energy consistently so passive regeneration does not stop at your account limit.
Save Energy Refills: Keep claimable energy refills in your inbox or rewards queue for dedicated leveling sessions, such as Double XP events or fusion levelling requirements.
Follow Progress Roadmaps: Complete the sequential Missions and Challenges. These tasks provide structured milestones while granting silver, shards, and upgrade items needed for mid-game content.

Early Gem Investment Priority

Gems are a scarce resource on F2P accounts and should not be used for random Shard summons. Allocate early Gems in a specific sequence to establish long-term account value.

Priority	Investment Target	Account Benefit
1st	Gem Mine (Max Rank)	Converts upfront Gem cost into permanent daily passive Gem income.
2nd	Starter Champion Masteries	Unlocks key stat boosts and performance gains that gear alone cannot provide.
3rd	Energy Refills	Supplies direct energy for campaign farming during key events.

Shard Management and Event Timing

Hoarding Ancient, Void, and Sacred Shards yields higher long-term value than opening them immediately upon acquisition.

Save your shards for periodic banner events, such as Summon Rushes or Champion Chase tournaments. Opening shards during these windows allows you to earn bonus event milestones, returning high-value items like Skill Tomes and energy refills alongside your champion pulls.

Early Clan Boss Setup

The Clan Boss is the primary daily source for earning free Skill Tomes and Shards. Begin attacking the Clan Boss daily as soon as it unlocks, regardless of your initial damage capability.

When building an early Clan Boss team:

Prioritize Survival: Select champion gear and stats for Speed and Defense rather than raw attack power. Living through more turns yields higher cumulative damage.
Apply Decrease Attack: Include a champion capable of inflicting a "Decrease Attack" debuff. Reducing the boss's offensive output is the most consistent method for extending your team's survival window.
Reserve Skill Tomes: Save Rare and Epic Skill Tomes for champions with broad utility across Clan Boss and Dungeon wave clearing rather than single-purpose rare units.