RAID: Shadow Legends New Account Promo and Progression Guide

To maximize your initial progress in RAID: Shadow Legends, redeem available promotional rewards immediately after completing the tutorial to secure high-tier units like Legendary Mavara and Epic Criodan the Blue, then focus your resources on pushing through the Campaign to unlock Brutal difficulty.

Early-Game Action Plan and Campaign Progression

Using promotional bonuses at registration or right after the initial tutorial provides high-value assets that let you bypass early grinding. Once these champions are on your roster, focus on building a core campaign team:

Claim Your Rewards: Redeem the promotional link or code post-tutorial to acquire initial champions like Mavara and Criodan the Blue.
Equip Core Champions: Concentrate your best early gear drops onto your primary damage dealer and support champion. Upgrade these basic gear pieces to level 8 or 12 to gain the stats needed for wave progression.
Push Campaign Difficulties: Use your main carry champions to clear stages sequentially, working toward Brutal difficulty.
Target Stage 12-3 on Brutal: Reach and consistently farm Stage 12-3 on Brutal difficulty within your first week. This stage serves as your primary milestone for efficiently leveling up lower-rank "food" champions to upgrade your core team.

Resource Allocation and Gem Strategy

Managing early-game resources prevents account bottlenecks during initial progression:

Gem Mine Priority: Save all earned gems to fully upgrade the Gem Mine first. Do not spend gems on random shard pulls or energy refills until the Mine is fully upgraded to secure a steady passive gem income.
Energy Management: Spend your initial energy supply on Campaign stages that provide both experience and rank-up materials rather than splitting focus across low-level dungeons.
Timed Rewards: Track the timed "New Player" challenges and daily goals to collect silver, experience brews, and skill tomes to support your core roster.

Early Gear and Team Synergy Guidelines

Building a balanced team with complementary abilities provides better survivability in campaign waves and dungeons than relying solely on raw damage units.

Artifact Set	Primary Benefit	Recommended Application
Lifesteal	Self-sustain based on damage dealt	Equip on primary carries struggling to survive dungeon or wave content.
Speed	Faster turn-meter fill	Equip on support and control units to ensure fast buff or debuff delivery.
Accuracy	Increases chance to land debuffs	Equip on crowd-control units manipulating turn meters or applying status effects.

When building your initial lineup, structure your team roles to cover essential functions:

One Primary Damage Dealer: Receives your highest-level gear upgrades to clear waves quickly.
One Support/Healer: Provides party survivability using healing or buffs such as "Increase Defense" and "Shield".
One Crowd-Control Unit: Manages enemy turns using debuffs or turn-meter manipulation.