Top Lords: How to Unlock All 9 Alliance Duel Day 3 Chests

To unlock all nine milestone chests on Alliance Duel Day 3 (Tech Research Day) in Top Lords, complete pre-timed research upgrades immediately after the daily reset and spend research-specific speedups during matching hourly events. Day 3 scores points through technology combat power gains and speedup minutes consumed.

Because points only register when an upgrade finishes, securing the final chest without exhausting your universal speedup stockpile requires planning your laboratory queue days in advance.

Pre-Time Long Research Before Server Reset

Tech points are awarded upon project completion, not while the timer is running. Starting a multi-day upgrade on Day 3 will yield zero points unless you spend enough speedups to finish it before the day ends.

Select high-tier upgrades in advance: Days before Day 3, start long-duration military or economic projects in your Academy or Research Institute, such as higher unit tier unlocks or major troop stat buffs.
Synchronize completion times: Calculate the upgrade duration so the research naturally finishes within the 24-hour Day 3 window. Alternatively, let it run down until only a few hours remain before reset.
Finish after reset: Once Day 3 begins, let the project finish naturally or apply a small amount of 5-minute or 1-hour speedups to finish it instantly.

Completing one or two high-power upgrades at the start of the event provides an immediate burst of points, clearing early chests without depleting your inventory.

Invest in the Alliance Duel Research Tree

Reaching Chest 9 requires significantly fewer speedups if you unlock point multipliers in the Alliance Duel research tree. Prioritize these nodes early in your server's cycle:

Duel Point Boosters: Grant permanent percentage increases to points earned from all duel actions, including research speedup use.
Chest Reward Amplifiers: Increase the resources, Valor Badges, recruit tickets, and speedups returned by milestone chests.
Speedup Efficiency Nodes: Reduce base research durations, allowing each speedup item to cover a larger portion of an upgrade.

Speedup Priority and Resource Management

Preserve universal speedups by exhausting dedicated inventory first. Technologies that grant high power increases per base hour provide the highest return because they yield dual points: one sum for the speedup time spent, and another for the combat power gained upon completion.

Resource Type	Primary Source	Day 3 Application
Tech Speedups	Daily shops, alliance chests, event milestones	Use freely. Tech speedups cannot be used on troop training or building days.
Universal Speedups	VIP shop, weekly events, campaign rewards	Use only as a bridge if tech speedups run out before reaching Chest 9.
Diamonds	Direct spending in the Academy	Avoid using diamonds for instant finishes unless a tiny margin remains for Chest 9.

Align Research with Rotating Mini-Events

Never consume speedups without checking the active rotating events. Time your Academy pushes to overlap with hourly challenges like Arms Race or daily events like Race to Ace when their scoring requirements include tech research.

By pushing speedups during these matching windows, you trigger concurrent milestone rewards. These events return diamonds, hero tokens, and additional tech speedups that can be recycled directly back into your remaining Day 3 point requirements.

Stopping Points and Common Mistakes

To protect your resource reserves for the rest of the week, observe two operational rules:

Stop at Chest 9: Milestone progression ends once the ninth chest is claimed. Unless your alliance is in a close duel matchup where individual rankings determine the overall victory, save all remaining speedups for the next cycle.
Do not leave projects unfinished: If you cannot finish an active research before the Day 3 timer expires, do not spend speedups on it. Unfinished research awards zero points when the daily reset occurs, stranding your invested speedups without milestone credit.