Ever landed on a server and had no idea whether a system was actually unlocked yet, or just missing for you? 🤔 Here's the real unlock order for the major growth systems, straight from what's actually configured server side.

Season Numbering Basics

Quick refresher before the table: S0 through S4 are the original season numbers. X1 is the first expansion season that comes right after S4, and by the time your server reaches X1, everything from S0 to S4 has already rolled in. So if you're on any X server, you already have the S0 to S4 systems, the question is just which of the later X-only systems you've unlocked.

Early Game Systems

These are the ones almost every server already has:

• Hero Recruitment (basic): unlocked at S0, runs on Super Recruitment Tickets
• Tech Research (early track): unlocked at S0, runs on Courage Medals
• Dragon growth (basic): unlocked at S0, runs on Blaze Stone and Words of Truth
• Legion Gear (early tiers): unlocked S0 to S1, runs on Dragonite, Super Dragonite and Blood Soaked Dragonite

Mid Season Additions

• Royal Recruitment (the upgraded recruitment track): unlocked at S2, runs on Royal Recruitment Tickets
• Biography Imprint (advanced hero biography system): unlocked at S3, runs on Biography Seals and Advanced Biography Seals
• Tech Research (advanced track): unlocked at S3, runs on War Badges
• Troop Mastery: unlocked at S3, runs on Soldier Virtue Badges
• Legion Gear (top tier): unlocked at S4, runs on Dragon Crystal, this is the tier tied to the high level Dragon Rider set and very few free to play accounts have actually reached it

Late Game Systems

These only show up on servers that have pushed well into the X seasons:

• Exclusive Weapon: unlocked at X2, runs on Equipment Recruitment Tickets, Copper Coins and Mithril
• Royal Tech: unlocked at X8, runs on Fearless Medals
• Dragon Soul: unlocked at X18 (season S21 equivalent), runs on Dragon's Soul Essence, Lineage Keystone and Dragon Blood Seal
• Artifact: rolls out in stages across X2, X8 and X20, tied to the Sword of Judgment, Shield of Trial and Redemption Grail Emblem lines

Why This Matters

If you're helping a newer server figure out its roadmap, check where it sits on the X count first. A server fresh into X1 has every S0 to S4 system but nothing past that. A server deep into X18 or beyond should already have Dragon Soul live. Matching gifts, events or advice to a system your server doesn't have yet just wastes everyone's time 🙃