RAID: Shadow Legends Gem Spending and Resource Guide

To maximize account progression in RAID: Shadow Legends, spend your first 800 Gems to unlock full Masteries for your primary starter champion. After securing Masteries, direct your Gems into Energy refills rather than purchasing Shard packs from the shop, and hoard a Gem buffer to complete fusion events and tournaments.

Early-Game Priority: Full Masteries for Your Starter

Unlocking full Masteries for your starter champion costs 800 Gems, but it offers a guaranteed, permanent power increase that direct Shard purchases cannot match. Buying Shards relies on low probability rates, whereas full Masteries instantly elevate your starter carry's damage output and survivability across all game modes.

This early investment pays off by speeding up campaign and dungeon clearing:

• Campaign Carrying: A fully upgraded starter hero can solo farm campaign stages while carrying low-tier "food" champions.
• Faster 6-Star Upgrades: Efficient food farming drastically cuts down the time required to rank up your main carry and subsequent roster members to 6 stars.
• Dungeon Acceleration: Higher stats and passive mastery effects allow you to farm higher dungeon levels earlier, securing better gear drops.

Converting Gems to Energy vs. Buying Shards

Once your starter champion has full Masteries, shift your Gem usage almost exclusively to Energy refills. Shard packs offer poor value due to low odds of pulling top-tier champions. Energy refills provide guaranteed progression control by converting premium currency into farmable resources.

Using Gems for Energy refills allows you to target three core progression needs:

1. XP Farming: Running campaign stages to level up new champions and create rank-up food.
2. Gear Farming: Grinding dungeon stages for artifacts to boost your roster's stats.
3. Event Participation: Maintaining enough stamina to complete fusion events and tournaments that yield guaranteed rare, epic, or legendary champions.

Mid-Game Event Preparation and Market Usage

As your account matures, hold onto your Gems to create a reserve buffer instead of spending them immediately. Saving Gems ensures you can complete high-value fusion events and tournaments when key champions become available.

Silver and Dungeon Farming

If you run out of Silver, farm dungeon stages using Energy refills rather than buying Silver packs with Gems. Running dungeons yields Silver alongside gear drops and crafting materials, providing much higher long-term value for your account.

Market Priorities

Check the in-game Market regularly to buy high-value items using Silver rather than Gems:

• Mystery Shards: Always buy these for Silver. They provide essential food champions for leveling and easy points during Summon Rush events.
• Ancient Shards: Purchase these whenever they appear for Silver to build your summoning pool without spending Gems.
• Items to Avoid: Do not spend Silver or Gems on low-rarity gear or artifacts with flat primary stats, as these become obsolete quickly once you advance in dungeons.

If your progression stalls on a specific dungeon stage or Clan Boss difficulty, allocate your Energy refills to gear farming and Masteries. If your team can comfortably farm required stages, hoard your Gems until the next fusion event begins.