To successfully complete fusion events in RAID: Shadow Legends without exhausting premium currency, hoard Sacred, Void, and Ancient shards during non-fusion periods and leave energy refills unclaimed in your inbox until event milestones go live.
Aligning your inventory with event formats and ignoring bait summon events ensures you hit tournament thresholds without depleting resources needed for future progression.
Matching Shard Usage to Event Types
Fusion schedules feature two primary summoning event formats, each rewarding different player actions.
| Event Type | Scoring Trigger | Best Resource Strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Summon Rush | Opening shards (points scale by shard rarity) | Open highest-tier shards first (Sacred Shards yield maximum points per pull). Save low-tier shards for minor point gaps. |
| Champion Chase | Obtaining Champions (points scale by champion rarity) | Save fragment summons and fusion components to claim while active; open any shard tier for extra points. |
For Champion Chase events, holding completed Champion fragments or ready fusion components until the event begins lets you earn milestone points immediately without relying solely on shard pulls.
Managing Energy and Inbox Storage
Energy supports the farming phases of fusion events, including Dungeon Divers and Champion Training tournaments.
- Leave Refills in the Inbox: Do not claim energy refills immediately upon receiving them. Storing them in your inbox lets you bypass your standard energy cap until you need extra runs.
- Overlap Tournament Milestones: Use your saved energy during overlapping windows when dungeon runs count toward both an active Dungeon Divers event and a Champion Training tournament simultaneously.
Avoiding Bait Events and Setting Account Priorities
Summoning events announced directly before a fusion event often feature boosted drop rates or specific targeted champions. If your primary goal is securing guaranteed legendary fusion champions, skip these bait events unless a featured champion fills a critical role in your Clan Boss or Hydra teams.
Your account stage dictates how strictly you should prioritize fusions:
- Early to Mid-Game Players: Spreading resources across standard 2x summoning events may offer more value for expanding general roster breadth than committing heavy reserves to a single fusion.
- Late-Game Players: Focus resources on targeted fusion events that supply specialized utility champions for Doom Tower or Hydra progression.
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I tried this today and it worked better than my old setup.
Can you add more details about updates in a future update?
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