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Offensive Research

Research Project Reference Prerequisites Cost Levels Effect
Research Lab Level 1
Eyes of the Raven Offensive Scouting None 250 Tech 10 Reveals enemy base information
Warrior's Forge Troop Training Eyes of the Raven 1 5K Food + 1.5K Oil + 5K Tech + 1.5K Alloy 3 +20% light/heavy infantry production speed per level
Iron Foundry Mastery Automated Factories Eyes of the Raven 1 1.5K Food + 5K Oil + 5K Tech + 1.5K Alloy 3 +20% vehicle/air production speed per level
Research Lab Level 2
Blade Dancer Arts Light Infantry Attack Warrior's Forge 1 10K Food + 5K Oil + 5K Tech + 2.5K Alloy 10 +1% Light Infantry attack per level
Ironclad Fury Heavy Infantry Attack Warrior's Forge 1 5K Food + 2.5K Oil + 5K Tech + 10K Alloy 10 +1% Heavy Infantry attack per level
War Engine Might Ground Vehicle Attack Iron Foundry Mastery 1 20K Food + 10K Oil + 10K Tech + 5K Alloy 10 +1% Ground Vehicle attack per level
Sky Reaper Tactics Air Vehicle Attack Iron Foundry Mastery 1 15K Food + 7.5K Oil + 15K Tech + 7.5K Alloy 10 +1% Air Vehicle attack per level
Research Lab Level 3
Shadowcloak Ward Light Infantry Defense Warrior's Forge 1 5K Food + 2.5K Oil + 5K Tech + 10K Alloy 10 +1% Light Infantry defense per level
Fortress Guard Shield Heavy Infantry Defense Warrior's Forge 1 2.5K Food + 5K Oil + 5K Tech + 20K Alloy 10 +1% Heavy Infantry defense per level
Iron Beast Armor Ground Vehicle Defense Iron Foundry Mastery 1 10K Food + 20K Oil + 10K Tech + 5K Alloy 10 +1% Ground Vehicle defense per level
Storm Guardian Aegis Air Vehicle Defense Iron Foundry Mastery 1 7.5K Food + 15K Oil + 15K Tech + 7.5K Alloy 10 +1% Air Vehicle defense per level
Research Lab Level 8
Apprentice Blade Dancers Light Infantry Tier 2 Blade Dancer Arts 2, Shadowcloak Ward 2 600K Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 2 Light Infantry units
Research Lab Level 10
Journeyman Iron Guard Heavy Infantry Tier 2 Ironclad Fury 2, Fortress Guard Shield 2 1.2M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 2 Heavy Infantry units
Research Lab Level 12
Apprentice War Engines Ground Vehicle Tier 2 War Engine Might 2, Iron Beast Armor 2 2.4M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 2 Ground Vehicle units
Research Lab Level 14
Apprentice Storm Wings Air Vehicle Tier 2 Sky Reaper Tactics 2, Storm Guardian Aegis 2 3.6M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 2 Air Vehicle units
Blood Blessing Ritual First Aid Eyes of the Raven 5 96K Food + 48K Oil + 48K Tech + 24K Alloy + 24K Neutronium 10 +5% unit health regeneration per level
Dragonscale Forging Heavy Armor Blood Blessing Ritual 5 192K Food + 96K Oil + 96K Tech + 48K Alloy + 48K Neutronium 10 +5% unit armor per level
Research Lab Level 15
Expert Blade Dancers Light Infantry Tier 3 Apprentice Blade Dancers 4.8M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 3 Light Infantry units
Expert Iron Guard Heavy Infantry Tier 3 Journeyman Iron Guard 4.8M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 3 Heavy Infantry units
Expert War Engines Ground Vehicle Tier 3 Apprentice War Engines 9.6M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 3 Ground Vehicle units
Expert Storm Wings Air Vehicle Tier 3 Apprentice Storm Wings 14.4M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 3 Air Vehicle units
Battle Mending Arts Field Repairs Dragonscale Forging 5 384K Food + 192K Oil + 192K Tech + 96K Alloy + 96K Neutronium 10 +5% unit repair speed per level
Guardian Spirit Wards Redundant Systems Battle Mending Arts 5 768K Food + 384K Oil + 384K Tech + 192K Alloy + 192K Neutronium 10 +5% unit critical hit resistance per level
Research Lab Level 18
Swift Strike Formation Deployment Tactics Guardian Spirit Wards 5 1.5M Food + 750K Oil + 750K Tech + 375K Alloy + 375K Neutronium 10 +5% deployment speed per level
Demon-Bane Plating Reactive Armor Swift Strike Formation 5 3M Food + 1.5M Oil + 1.5M Tech + 750K Alloy + 750K Neutronium 10 +5% explosive damage resistance per level
Research Lab Level 20
Master Blade Dancers Light Infantry Tier 4 Expert Blade Dancers 19.2M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 4 Light Infantry units
Master Iron Guard Heavy Infantry Tier 4 Expert Iron Guard 19.2M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 4 Heavy Infantry units
Master War Engines Ground Vehicle Tier 4 Expert War Engines 38.4M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 4 Ground Vehicle units
Master Storm Wings Air Vehicle Tier 4 Expert Storm Wings 57.6M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 4 Air Vehicle units
Champion's Wrath Hero Troop Attack Demon-Bane Plating 5 6M Food + 3M Oil + 3M Tech + 1.5M Alloy + 1.5M Neutronium 10 +5% hero unit attack per level
Champion's Aegis Hero Troop Defense Champion's Wrath 5 12M Food + 6M Oil + 6M Tech + 3M Alloy + 3M Neutronium 10 +5% hero unit defense per level
Research Lab Level 25
Grandmaster Blade Dancers Light Infantry Tier 5 Master Blade Dancers 76.8M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 5 Light Infantry units
Grandmaster Iron Guard Heavy Infantry Tier 5 Master Iron Guard 76.8M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 5 Heavy Infantry units
Grandmaster War Engines Ground Vehicle Tier 5 Master War Engines 153.6M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 5 Ground Vehicle units
Grandmaster Storm Wings Air Vehicle Tier 5 Master Storm Wings 230.4M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 5 Air Vehicle units
Windwalker's Grace Improved Stamina Champion's Aegis 5 24M Food + 12M Oil + 12M Tech + 6M Alloy + 6M Neutronium 10 +5% unit movement speed per level
Storm Engine Mastery Improved Engines Windwalker's Grace 5 48M Food + 24M Oil + 24M Tech + 12M Alloy + 12M Neutronium 10 +5% vehicle/air speed per level
Ironheart Fortitude Resilient Infantry Storm Engine Mastery 5 96M Food + 48M Oil + 48M Tech + 24M Alloy + 24M Neutronium 10 +5% infantry damage resistance per level
Arcane Ward Binding Adaptive Circuitry Ironheart Fortitude 5 192M Food + 96M Oil + 96M Tech + 48M Alloy + 48M Neutronium 10 +5% electronic warfare resistance per level
Research Lab Level 30+
Shadowstep Mastery Advanced Stamina Arcane Ward Binding 5 384M Food + 192M Oil + 192M Tech + 96M Alloy + 96M Neutronium 10 +5% advanced unit speed per level
Void Engine Supremacy Advanced Engines Shadowstep Mastery 5 768M Food + 384M Oil + 384M Tech + 192M Alloy + 192M Neutronium 10 +5% advanced vehicle performance per level
Ascended Blade Dancers Light Infantry Tier 6 Eyes of the Raven 10, Grandmaster Blade Dancers 200M Neutronium + 1K Transdimensional Essence 1 Unlocks Tier 6 Light Infantry units
Ascended Iron Guard Heavy Infantry Tier 6 Eyes of the Raven 10, Grandmaster Iron Guard 200M Neutronium + 1K Transdimensional Essence 1 Unlocks Tier 6 Heavy Infantry units
Ascended War Engines Ground Vehicle Tier 6 Eyes of the Raven 10, Grandmaster War Engines 200M Neutronium + 1K Transdimensional Essence 1 Unlocks Tier 6 Ground Vehicle units
Ascended Storm Wings Air Vehicle Tier 6 Eyes of the Raven 10, Grandmaster Storm Wings 200M Neutronium + 1K Transdimensional Essence 1 Unlocks Tier 6 Air Vehicle units

Defensive Research

Research Project Reference Prerequisites Cost Levels Effect
Research Lab Level 7
Sentinel's Fury Turret Attack None 40K Food + 20K Oil + 20K Tech + 10K Alloy + 10K Neutronium 10 +10% turret attack per level
Bastion's Embrace Fortified Defenses Sentinel's Fury 5 80K Food + 40K Oil + 40K Tech + 20K Alloy + 20K Neutronium 5 +20% stationed unit defense per level
Research Lab Level 8
Scattershot Mastery Unlock Buckshot None 12M Tech 1 Unlocks buckshot ammunition
Iron Thunder Rounds Heavy Ammunition Scattershot Mastery 12M Tech 1 Unlocks heavy ammunition
Dragonbane Piercing Armor Piercing Ammunition Iron Thunder Rounds 12M Tech 1 Unlocks armor piercing rounds
Hellfire Explosives High Explosive Ammunition Dragonbane Piercing 12M Tech 1 Unlocks high explosive rounds
Research Lab Level 10
Scavenger's Bounty I Defense Salvaging I Hellfire Explosives 160K Food + 80K Oil + 80K Tech + 40K Alloy + 40K Neutronium 10 +5% resource salvage from defense kills per level
Plague Orbs Bio Grenades Scavenger's Bounty I 5 24M Tech 1 Unlocks bio grenades
Shard Storm Bombs Frag Grenades Plague Orbs 24M Tech 1 Unlocks fragmentation grenades
Thornspike Traps Caltrops Shard Storm Bombs 24M Tech 1 Unlocks caltrops
Sky Reaper Artillery Flak Launchers Thornspike Traps 24M Tech 1 Unlocks flak launchers
Research Lab Level 12
Fortress Warden Defense Strategist Sky Reaper Artillery 320K Food + 160K Oil + 160K Tech + 80K Alloy + 80K Neutronium 10 +10% defense coordination per level
Ironwall Sanctum Reinforced Fortifications Fortress Warden 5 640K Food + 320K Oil + 320K Tech + 160K Alloy + 160K Neutronium 10 +15% structure health per level
Research Lab Level 14
Scavenger's Bounty II Defense Salvaging II Ironwall Sanctum 5 1.25M Food + 625K Oil + 625K Tech + 312K Alloy + 312K Neutronium 10 +10% resource salvage from defense kills per level
Bloodthorn Barriers Razor Wire Scavenger's Bounty II 5 48M Tech 1 Unlocks razor wire
Storm Scatter Shot Air Burst Rounds Bloodthorn Barriers 48M Tech 1 Unlocks air burst ammunition
Doomseeker Mines Anti Vehicle Mines Storm Scatter Shot 48M Tech 1 Unlocks anti-vehicle mines
Guardian Wraiths Combat Drone Doomseeker Mines 48M Tech 1 Unlocks defensive combat drones
Research Lab Level 16
Scavenger's Bounty III Defense Salvaging III Guardian Wraiths 2.5M Food + 1.25M Oil + 1.25M Tech + 625K Alloy + 625K Neutronium 10 +15% resource salvage from defense kills per level
Witchfire Rounds Phosphorus Ammunition Scavenger's Bounty III 5 96M Tech 1 Unlocks phosphorus rounds
Soulfire Beams Laser Ammunition Witchfire Rounds 96M Tech 1 Unlocks laser ammunition
Voidstrike Projectiles High Velocity Ammunition Soulfire Beams 96M Tech 1 Unlocks high velocity rounds
Nethershock Shells EMP Ammunition Voidstrike Projectiles 96M Tech 1 Unlocks electromagnetic pulse rounds
Research Lab Level 18
Scavenger's Bounty IV Defense Salvaging IV Nethershock Shells 5M Food + 2.5M Oil + 2.5M Tech + 1.25M Alloy + 1.25M Neutronium 10 +20% resource salvage from defense kills per level
Dragonbreath Arsenal Flame Throwers Scavenger's Bounty IV 5 192M Tech 1 Unlocks flame throwers
Siege Thunder Shells Mortar Rounds Dragonbreath Arsenal 192M Tech 1 Unlocks mortar rounds
Hellstorm Rockets Rocket Propelled Grenades Siege Thunder Shells 192M Tech 1 Unlocks RPG ammunition
Skyfall Interceptors Surface to Air Missiles Hellstorm Rockets 192M Tech 1 Unlocks SAM systems
Research Lab Level 20
Scavenger's Bounty V Defense Salvaging V Skyfall Interceptors 10M Food + 5M Oil + 5M Tech + 2.5M Alloy + 2.5M Neutronium 10 +25% resource salvage from defense kills per level
Research Lab Level 22
Scavenger's Bounty VI Defense Salvaging VI Scavenger's Bounty V 10 20M Food + 10M Oil + 10M Tech + 5M Alloy + 5M Neutronium 10 +30% resource salvage from defense kills per level
Molten Fury Orbs Thermite Grenades Scavenger's Bounty VI 5 384M Tech 1 Unlocks thermite grenades
Deathwatch Sentinels Claymore Mines Molten Fury Orbs 384M Tech 1 Unlocks claymore mines
Lightning Ward Grid Electric Fence Deathwatch Sentinels 384M Tech 1 Unlocks electric fence systems
Doom Spire Arsenal Missile Battery Lightning Ward Grid 384M Tech 1 Unlocks advanced missile systems

Operations Research

Research Project Reference Prerequisites Cost Levels Effect
Research Lab Level 3
Scholar's Wisdom Research Knowledge None 8K Food + 4K Oil + 4K Tech + 2K Alloy + 2K Neutronium 10 +10% research speed per level
Master Builder's Guild Construction Scholar's Wisdom 5 16K Food + 8K Oil + 8K Tech + 4K Alloy + 4K Neutronium 10 +10% construction speed per level
Research Lab Level 5
Architect's Mastery Construction Knowledge Master Builder's Guild 5 32K Food + 16K Oil + 16K Tech + 8K Alloy + 8K Neutronium 10 +15% build efficiency per level
Ancient Lore Secrets Research Architect's Mastery 5 64K Food + 32K Oil + 32K Tech + 16K Alloy + 16K Neutronium 10 +15% research efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 7
Fortress Command Defensive Coordination Ancient Lore Secrets 5 128K Food + 64K Oil + 64K Tech + 32K Alloy + 32K Neutronium 20 +5% defensive operation efficiency per level
Rampart Forge Craft Defensive Production Fortress Command 10 256K Food + 128K Oil + 128K Tech + 64K Alloy + 64K Neutronium 10 +10% defensive structure production per level
Research Lab Level 8
Frontier Waystation I Unlock Outpost Depot I Rampart Forge Craft 5 96M Tech 1 Unlocks first outpost depot level
Arcane Resonance Harvest Tech Production Frontier Waystation I 512K Food + 256K Oil + 256K Tech + 128K Alloy + 128K Neutronium 10 +25% tech generation per level
Bountiful Harvest Craft Food Production Arcane Resonance Harvest 5 1M Food + 512K Oil + 512K Tech + 256K Alloy + 256K Neutronium 10 +25% food generation per level
Research Lab Level 10
War Council Expansion I Deployment Slot I Bountiful Harvest Craft 5 192M Tech 1 Unlocks additional deployment slot
Smelter's Dominion Alloy Production War Council Expansion I 2M Food + 1M Oil + 1M Tech + 512K Alloy + 512K Neutronium 10 +25% alloy generation per level
Black Tar Extraction Oil Production Smelter's Dominion 5 4M Food + 2M Oil + 2M Tech + 1M Alloy + 1M Neutronium 10 +25% oil generation per level
Research Lab Level 12
Harvester's Enlightenment Resource Knowledge Black Tar Extraction 5 8M Food + 4M Oil + 4M Tech + 2M Alloy + 2M Neutronium 10 +20% resource production efficiency per level
Warrior Academy Doctrine Infantry Knowledge Harvester's Enlightenment 5 16M Food + 8M Oil + 8M Tech + 4M Alloy + 4M Neutronium 10 +15% infantry training efficiency per level
Forge Master's Expertise Factory Knowledge Warrior Academy Doctrine 5 32M Food + 16M Oil + 16M Tech + 8M Alloy + 8M Neutronium 10 +15% vehicle production efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 14
Frontier Waystation II Unlock Outpost Depot II Forge Master's Expertise 5 384M Tech 1 Unlocks second outpost depot level
Frontier Waystation III Unlock Outpost Depot III Frontier Waystation II 768M Tech 1 Unlocks third outpost depot level
Healing Sanctum Mastery Medical Efficiency Frontier Waystation III 64M Food + 32M Oil + 32M Tech + 16M Alloy + 16M Neutronium 10 +10% medical facility efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 16
Ethereal Void Mining Transdimensional Extractions Healing Sanctum Mastery 5 128M Food + 64M Oil + 64M Tech + 32M Alloy + 32M Neutronium 10 +15% alien resource extraction per level
Ogre King's Army March Troop Load Void Essence Harvesting 5 256M Food + 128M Oil + 128M Tech + 64M Alloy + 64M Neutronium 10 +10% troop transport capacity per level
Research Lab Level 18
Skeleton King's Fortress Hero Facility Attack Ogre King's Army March 5 512M Food + 256M Oil + 256M Tech + 128M Alloy + 128M Neutronium 10 +5% hero facility attack per level
Dark Knight's Sanctuary Hero Facility Defense Skeleton King's Fortress 5 1B Food + 512M Oil + 512M Tech + 256M Alloy + 256M Neutronium 10 +5% hero facility defense per level
Dwarven Mine Expertise Gathering Speed Dark Knight's Sanctuary 5 2B Food + 1B Oil + 1B Tech + 512M Alloy + 512M Neutronium 10 +10% resource gathering speed per level
Research Lab Level 20
Varo Dungeon Tactics Outpost Knowledge Dwarven Mine Expertise 5 4B Food + 2B Oil + 2B Tech + 1B Alloy + 1B Neutronium 10 +20% outpost efficiency per level
Mount Braskin Outpost Unlock Deployment Slot II Varo Dungeon Tactics 5 1.5T Tech 1 Unlocks second additional deployment slot
Frontier Industry Dominion Outpost Production War Council Expansion II 8B Food + 4B Oil + 4B Tech + 2B Alloy + 2B Neutronium 10 +25% outpost production per level
Research Lab Level 22
War Machine Command Offensive Coordination Frontier Industry Dominion 5 16B Food + 8B Oil + 8B Tech + 4B Alloy + 4B Neutronium 20 +5% offensive operation efficiency per level
War Council Expansion III Unlock Deployment Slot III War Machine Command 10 3T Tech 1 Unlocks third additional deployment slot
Legion March Mastery II Troop Load II War Council Expansion III 32B Food + 16B Oil + 16B Tech + 8B Alloy + 8B Neutronium 10 +15% advanced troop transport capacity per level
Research Lab Level 25
Swift Harvest Supremacy Gathering Speed II Legion March Mastery II 5 64B Food + 32B Oil + 32B Tech + 16B Alloy + 16B Neutronium 10 +15% advanced gathering speed per level
Conquest Blade Swiftness Capture Speed Swift Harvest Supremacy 5 128B Food + 64B Oil + 64B Tech + 32B Alloy + 32B Neutronium 10 +20% capture operation speed per level

Drone Research

Research Project Reference Prerequisites Cost Levels Effect
Research Lab Level 14
Wraith Binding Arts I Drone Command I None 384M Tech 1 Unlocks basic drone operations
Soul Forge Crystals I Power Cell I Wraith Binding Arts I 256M Food + 128M Oil + 128M Tech + 64M Alloy + 64M Neutronium 10 +10% drone operation time per level
Crystal Seeker's Eye Shard Detector Soul Forge Crystals I 5 512M Food + 256M Oil + 256M Tech + 128M Alloy + 128M Neutronium 10 +10% shard detection rate per level
Mystic Sight Mastery I Scanners I Crystal Seeker's Eye 5 1B Food + 512M Oil + 512M Tech + 256M Alloy + 256M Neutronium 10 +10% drone scanning efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 16
Wraith Binding Arts II Drone Command II Mystic Sight Mastery I 5 768M Tech 1 Unlocks advanced drone operations
Shadow Blade Arsenal I Drone Weapons MK1 Wraith Binding Arts II 2B Food + 1B Oil + 1B Tech + 512M Alloy + 512M Neutronium 10 +10% drone combat effectiveness per level
Spirit Guide Network I Support I Shadow Blade Arsenal I 5 4B Food + 2B Oil + 2B Tech + 1B Alloy + 1B Neutronium 10 +10% drone support capability per level
Research Lab Level 18
Wraith Binding Arts III Drone Command III Spirit Guide Network I 5 1.5T Tech 1 Unlocks expert drone operations
Shadow Blade Arsenal II Drone Weapons MK2 Wraith Binding Arts III 8B Food + 4B Oil + 4B Tech + 2B Alloy + 2B Neutronium 10 +15% drone combat effectiveness per level
Mystic Sight Mastery II Scanners II Shadow Blade Arsenal II 5 16B Food + 8B Oil + 8B Tech + 4B Alloy + 4B Neutronium 10 +15% drone scanning efficiency per level
Spirit Guide Network II Support II Mystic Sight Mastery II 5 32B Food + 16B Oil + 16B Tech + 8B Alloy + 8B Neutronium 10 +15% drone support capability per level
Research Lab Level 20
Wraith Binding Arts IV Drone Command IV Spirit Guide Network II 5 3T Tech 1 Unlocks master drone operations
Soul Forge Crystals II Power Cell II Wraith Binding Arts IV 64B Food + 32B Oil + 32B Tech + 16B Alloy + 16B Neutronium 10 +20% drone operation time per level
Ethereal Dominion Advanced Capabilities Soul Forge Crystals II 5 128B Food + 64B Oil + 64B Tech + 32B Alloy + 32B Neutronium 10 +10% all drone capabilities per level
Research Lab Level 22
Wraith Binding Arts V Drone Command V Ethereal Dominion 5 6T Tech 1 Unlocks elite drone operations
Mystic Sight Mastery III Scanners III Wraith Binding Arts V 256B Food + 128B Oil + 128B Tech + 64B Alloy + 64B Neutronium 10 +20% drone scanning efficiency per level
Spirit Guide Network III Support III Mystic Sight Mastery III 5 512B Food + 256B Oil + 256B Tech + 128B Alloy + 128B Neutronium 10 +20% drone support capability per level
Shadow Blade Arsenal III Weapons MK3 Spirit Guide Network III 5 1T Food + 512B Oil + 512B Tech + 256B Alloy + 256B Neutronium 10 +20% drone combat effectiveness per level
Research Lab Level 25
Wraith Binding Arts VI Drone Command VI Shadow Blade Arsenal III 5 12T Tech 1 Unlocks legendary drone operations
Void Mastery Transcendence Experimental Capabilities Wraith Binding Arts VI 2T Food + 1T Oil + 1T Tech + 512B Alloy + 512B Neutronium 10 +15% experimental drone features per level
Research Lab Level 30+
Wraith Binding Arts VII Drone Command VII Void Mastery Transcendence 5 24T Tech 1 Unlocks mythic drone operations
Wraith Binding Arts VIII Drone Command VIII Wraith Binding Arts VII 48T Tech 1 Unlocks godlike drone operations
Wraith Binding Arts IX Drone Command IX Wraith Binding Arts VIII 96T Tech 1 Unlocks ultimate drone operations

Efficiency Research

Research Project Reference Prerequisites Cost Levels Effect
Research Lab Level 1
Warrior's Forge Mastery I Barracks Efficiency I None 350 Tech + 200 Oil + 250 Food + 200 Alloy 10 +0.5% barracks production efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 3
Swift Strike Doctrine I Deployment Speed I None 50K Food + 50K Oil + 50K Tech + 50K Alloy 10 +1% deployment speed per level
Iron Foundry Mastery I Factory Efficiency I Warrior's Forge Mastery I 5 400 Tech + 400 Oil + 750 Food + 500 Alloy 10 +0.5% factory production efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 5
Fortress Ward Mastery I Defense Efficiency I Iron Foundry Mastery I 5 500 Tech + 500 Oil + 1K Food + 750 Alloy 10 +0.5% defense structure efficiency per level
Legion Command Doctrine I Deployment Size I Swift Strike Doctrine I 5 100K Food + 100K Oil + 100K Tech + 100K Alloy 10 +1% deployment capacity per level
Research Lab Level 7
Merchant's Guild Favor Trade Tax Reduction Fortress Ward Mastery I 5 175K Food + 300K Oil + 500K Tech + 300K Alloy 10 +0.5% trade tax reduction per level
Research Lab Level 8
Warrior's Forge Mastery II Barracks Efficiency II Warrior's Forge Mastery I 1 750 Tech + 400 Oil + 500 Food + 400 Alloy 10 +0.5% barracks production efficiency per level
Iron Foundry Mastery II Factory Efficiency II Iron Foundry Mastery I 1 1K Tech + 800 Oil + 1K Food + 800 Alloy 10 +0.5% factory production efficiency per level
Merchant's Caravan Expansion Trade Capacity Increase Merchant's Guild Favor 5 300K Food + 400K Oil + 800K Tech + 400K Alloy 10 +1% trade capacity per level
Research Lab Level 10
Fortress Ward Mastery II Defense Efficiency II Fortress Ward Mastery I 1 1.5K Tech + 1K Oil + 1.5K Food + 1K Alloy 10 +0.5% defense structure efficiency per level
Swift Strike Doctrine II Deployment Speed II Swift Strike Doctrine I 5 200K Food + 200K Oil + 200K Tech + 200K Alloy 10 +1% deployment speed per level
Research Lab Level 12
Abundance Harvest Blessing Resource Generation Merchant's Caravan Expansion 5 6K Food + 6K Oil + 6K Tech + 6K Alloy + 6K Neutronium 10 +1% all resource generation per level
Legion Command Doctrine II Deployment Size II Legion Command Doctrine I 5 400K Food + 400K Oil + 400K Tech + 400K Alloy 10 +1% deployment capacity per level
Research Lab Level 14
Warrior's Forge Mastery III Barracks Efficiency III Warrior's Forge Mastery II 1 2K Tech + 1.5K Oil + 2K Food + 1.5K Alloy 10 +0.5% barracks production efficiency per level
Iron Foundry Mastery III Factory Efficiency III Iron Foundry Mastery II 1 3K Tech + 2K Oil + 3K Food + 2K Alloy 10 +0.5% factory production efficiency per level
Healing Sanctum Optimization Medical Efficiency Abundance Harvest Blessing 5 64M Food + 32M Oil + 32M Tech + 16M Alloy + 16M Neutronium 10 +10% medical facility efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 16
Fortress Ward Mastery III Defense Efficiency III Fortress Ward Mastery II 1 4K Tech + 3K Oil + 4K Food + 3K Alloy 10 +0.5% defense structure efficiency per level
Swift Strike Doctrine III Deployment Speed III Swift Strike Doctrine II 5 800K Food + 800K Oil + 800K Tech + 800K Alloy 10 +1% deployment speed per level
Research Lab Level 18
Warrior's Forge Mastery IV Barracks Efficiency IV Warrior's Forge Mastery III 1 5K Tech + 4K Oil + 5K Food + 4K Alloy 10 +0.5% barracks production efficiency per level
Iron Foundry Mastery IV Factory Efficiency IV Iron Foundry Mastery III 1 6K Tech + 5K Oil + 6K Food + 5K Alloy 10 +0.5% factory production efficiency per level
Legion Command Doctrine III Deployment Size III Legion Command Doctrine II 5 1.6M Food + 1.6M Oil + 1.6M Tech + 1.6M Alloy 10 +1% deployment capacity per level
Research Lab Level 20
Fortress Ward Mastery IV Defense Efficiency IV Fortress Ward Mastery III 1 8K Tech + 6K Oil + 8K Food + 6K Alloy 10 +0.5% defense structure efficiency per level
Swift Strike Doctrine IV Deployment Speed IV Swift Strike Doctrine III 5 3.2M Food + 3.2M Oil + 3.2M Tech + 3.2M Alloy 10 +1% deployment speed per level
Research Lab Level 22
Warrior's Forge Mastery V Barracks Efficiency V Warrior's Forge Mastery IV 1 10K Tech + 8K Oil + 10K Food + 8K Alloy 10 +0.5% barracks production efficiency per level
Iron Foundry Mastery V Factory Efficiency V Iron Foundry Mastery IV 1 12K Tech + 10K Oil + 12K Food + 10K Alloy 10 +0.5% factory production efficiency per level
Legion Command Doctrine IV Deployment Size IV Legion Command Doctrine III 5 6.4M Food + 6.4M Oil + 6.4M Tech + 6.4M Alloy 10 +1% deployment capacity per level
Research Lab Level 24
Fortress Ward Mastery V Defense Efficiency V Fortress Ward Mastery IV 1 15K Tech + 12K Oil + 15K Food + 12K Alloy 10 +0.5% defense structure efficiency per level
Swift Strike Doctrine V Deployment Speed V Swift Strike Doctrine IV 5 12.8M Food + 12.8M Oil + 12.8M Tech + 12.8M Alloy 10 +1% deployment speed per level
Advanced Efficiency Research
Blood Pact Bonds Alliance Help Fortress Ward Mastery V 5 768M Tech 1 Enables alliance assistance features
War Banner Assembly Rally Capacity Blood Pact Bonds 1.5T Tech 1 Increases rally capacity
Storm March Velocity Rally Speed War Banner Assembly 3T Tech 1 Increases rally speed
Far Sight Dominion Scan Range Storm March Velocity 6T Tech 1 Increases scan range

Specialized Research

Research Project Reference Prerequisites Cost Levels Effect
Research Lab Level 5
Dark Warrior's Forge I Barracks Efficiency I None 32K Food + 16K Oil + 16K Tech + 8K Alloy + 8K Neutronium 10 +10% barracks production efficiency per level
Infernal Foundry Arts I Factory Efficiency I Dark Warrior's Forge I 5 64K Food + 32K Oil + 32K Tech + 16K Alloy + 16K Neutronium 10 +10% factory production efficiency per level
Shadowwall Mastery I Defense Efficiency I Infernal Foundry Arts I 5 128K Food + 64K Oil + 64K Tech + 32K Alloy + 32K Neutronium 10 +10% defense structure efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 8
Void Stride Mastery I Deployment Speed I Shadowwall Mastery I 5 256K Food + 128K Oil + 128K Tech + 64K Alloy + 64K Neutronium 10 +10% deployment speed per level
Legion of Shadows I Deployment Size I Void Stride Mastery I 5 512K Food + 256K Oil + 256K Tech + 128K Alloy + 128K Neutronium 10 +10% deployment capacity per level
Research Lab Level 10
Dark Warrior's Forge II Barracks Efficiency II Legion of Shadows I 5 1M Food + 512K Oil + 512K Tech + 256K Alloy + 256K Neutronium 10 +15% barracks production efficiency per level
Infernal Foundry Arts II Factory Efficiency II Dark Warrior's Forge II 5 2M Food + 1M Oil + 1M Tech + 512K Alloy + 512K Neutronium 10 +15% factory production efficiency per level
Shadowwall Mastery II Defense Efficiency II Infernal Foundry Arts II 5 4M Food + 2M Oil + 2M Tech + 1M Alloy + 1M Neutronium 10 +15% defense structure efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 12
Dark Merchant's Covenant Trade Tax Reduction Shadowwall Mastery II 5 8M Food + 4M Oil + 4M Tech + 2M Alloy + 2M Neutronium 10 +5% trade tax reduction per level
Shadow Caravan Dominion Trade Capacity Increase Dark Merchant's Covenant 5 16M Food + 8M Oil + 8M Tech + 4M Alloy + 4M Neutronium 10 +10% trade capacity per level
Cursed Abundance Rite Resource Generation Shadow Caravan Dominion 5 32M Food + 16M Oil + 16M Tech + 8M Alloy + 8M Neutronium 10 +15% resource generation rate per level
Research Lab Level 14
Dark Warrior's Forge III Barracks Efficiency III Cursed Abundance Rite 5 64M Food + 32M Oil + 32M Tech + 16M Alloy + 16M Neutronium 10 +20% barracks production efficiency per level
Infernal Foundry Arts III Factory Efficiency III Dark Warrior's Forge III 5 128M Food + 64M Oil + 64M Tech + 32M Alloy + 32M Neutronium 10 +20% factory production efficiency per level
Shadowwall Mastery III Defense Efficiency III Infernal Foundry Arts III 5 256M Food + 128M Oil + 128M Tech + 64M Alloy + 64M Neutronium 10 +20% defense structure efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 16
Hellspawn Breeding Mastery Troop Training Capacity Shadowwall Mastery III 5 512M Food + 256M Oil + 256M Tech + 128M Alloy + 128M Neutronium 10 +10% troop training capacity per level
Abyssal Forge Expansion Factory Production Capacity Hellspawn Breeding Mastery 5 1B Food + 512M Oil + 512M Tech + 256M Alloy + 256M Neutronium 10 +10% factory production capacity per level
Undead Legion Reserves Reinforcement Capacity Abyssal Forge Expansion 5 2B Food + 1B Oil + 1B Tech + 512M Alloy + 512M Neutronium 10 +10% reinforcement capacity per level
Research Lab Level 18
Void Stride Mastery II Deployment Speed II Undead Legion Reserves 5 4B Food + 2B Oil + 2B Tech + 1B Alloy + 1B Neutronium 10 +15% deployment speed per level
Legion of Shadows II Deployment Size II Void Stride Mastery II 5 8B Food + 4B Oil + 4B Tech + 2B Alloy + 2B Neutronium 10 +15% deployment capacity per level
Research Lab Level 20
Dark Warrior's Forge IV Barracks Efficiency IV Legion of Shadows II 5 16B Food + 8B Oil + 8B Tech + 4B Alloy + 4B Neutronium 10 +25% barracks production efficiency per level
Infernal Foundry Arts IV Factory Efficiency IV Dark Warrior's Forge IV 5 32B Food + 16B Oil + 16B Tech + 8B Alloy + 8B Neutronium 10 +25% factory production efficiency per level
Shadowwall Mastery IV Defense Efficiency IV Infernal Foundry Arts IV 5 64B Food + 32B Oil + 32B Tech + 16B Alloy + 16B Neutronium 10 +25% defense structure efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 22
Dark Warrior's Forge V Barracks Efficiency V Shadowwall Mastery IV 5 128B Food + 64B Oil + 64B Tech + 32B Alloy + 32B Neutronium 10 +30% barracks production efficiency per level
Infernal Foundry Arts V Factory Efficiency V Dark Warrior's Forge V 5 256B Food + 128B Oil + 128B Tech + 64B Alloy + 64B Neutronium 10 +30% factory production efficiency per level
Shadowwall Mastery V Defense Efficiency V Infernal Foundry Arts V 5 512B Food + 256B Oil + 256B Tech + 128B Alloy + 128B Neutronium 10 +30% defense structure efficiency per level
Research Lab Level 25
Void Walker's Hunger Specialized Units - Transdimensional Attack Shadowwall Mastery V 5 1T Food + 512B Oil + 512B Tech + 256B Alloy + 256B Neutronium 10 +5% transdimensional unit attack per level
Ethereal Barrier Mastery Specialized Units - Transdimensional Defense Void Walker's Hunger 5 2T Food + 1T Oil + 1T Tech + 512B Alloy + 512B Neutronium 10 +5% transdimensional unit defense per level
Void Essence Infusion Specialized Units - Transdimensional Health Ethereal Barrier Mastery 5 4T Food + 2T Oil + 2T Tech + 1T Alloy + 1T Neutronium 10 +5% transdimensional unit health per level
Dimensional Phase Walk Specialized Units - Transdimensional Speed Void Essence Infusion 5 8T Food + 4T Oil + 4T Tech + 2T Alloy + 2T Neutronium 10 +5% transdimensional unit speed per level
Void Rift Summoning Specialized Units - Transdimensional Training Speed Dimensional Phase Walk 5 16T Food + 8T Oil + 8T Tech + 4T Alloy + 4T Neutronium 10 +10% transdimensional unit training speed per level
Research Lab Level 28
Iron Golem Devastation Specialized Units - Demon Attack Void Rift Summoning 5 32T Food + 16T Oil + 16T Tech + 8T Alloy + 8T Neutronium 10 +5% demon unit attack per level
Iron Golem Fortress Shield Specialized Units - Demon Defense Iron Golem Devastation 5 64T Food + 32T Oil + 32T Tech + 16T Alloy + 16T Neutronium 10 +5% demon unit defense per level
Iron Golem Endurance Specialized Units - Demon Health Iron Golem Fortress Shield 5 128T Food + 64T Oil + 64T Tech + 32T Alloy + 32T Neutronium 10 +5% demon unit health per level
Iron Golem Forging Specialized Units - Demon Training Speed Iron Golem Endurance 5 256T Food + 128T Oil + 128T Tech + 64T Alloy + 64T Neutronium 10 +10% demon unit training speed per level
Research Lab Level 30
Ancient Guardian Wrath Specialized Units - Undead Attack Iron Golem Forging 5 512T Food + 256T Oil + 256T Tech + 128T Alloy + 128T Neutronium 10 +5% undead unit attack per level
Ancient Guardian Aegis Specialized Units - Undead Defense Ancient Guardian Wrath 5 1Q Food + 512T Oil + 512T Tech + 256T Alloy + 256T Neutronium 10 +5% undead unit defense per level
Ancient Guardian Vitality Specialized Units - Undead Health Ancient Guardian Aegis 5 2Q Food + 1Q Oil + 1Q Tech + 512T Alloy + 512T Neutronium 10 +5% undead unit health per level
Ancient Guardian Swiftness Specialized Units - Undead Speed Ancient Guardian Vitality 5 4Q Food + 2Q Oil + 2Q Tech + 1Q Alloy + 1Q Neutronium 10 +5% undead unit speed per level
Ancient Guardian Awakening Specialized Units - Undead Training Speed Ancient Guardian Swiftness 5 8Q Food + 4Q Oil + 4Q Tech + 2Q Alloy + 2Q Neutronium 10 +10% undead unit training speed per level
Advanced Efficiency Research
Dominion of Creation Production Capacity Ancient Guardian Awakening 5 16Q Food + 8Q Oil + 8Q Tech + 4Q Alloy + 4Q Neutronium 10 +10% all production capacity per level
Dark Arts Mastery IV Specialized Efficiency IV Dominion of Creation 5 32Q Food + 16Q Oil + 16Q Tech + 8Q Alloy + 8Q Neutronium 10 +25% specialized unit efficiency per level
Ancient Wisdom Mastery IV Undead Efficiency IV Dark Arts Mastery IV 5 64Q Food + 32Q Oil + 32Q Tech + 16Q Alloy + 16Q Neutronium 10 +25% prototype unit efficiency per level
Demonic Pact Mastery IV Transdimensional Efficiency IV Ancient Wisdom Mastery IV 5 128Q Food + 64Q Oil + 64Q Tech + 32Q Alloy + 32Q Neutronium 10 +25% alien unit efficiency per level
Tier 5 Unit Unlocks
Awaken Demonic Tier 5 Unlock Transdimensional Tier 5 Demonic Pact Mastery IV 5 307.2M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 5 Transdimensional units
Awaken Golem Tier 5 Unlock Demon Tier 5 Awaken Demonic Tier 5 460.8M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 5 Demon units
Awaken Ancient Tier 5 Unlock Undead Tier 5 Awaken Golem Tier 5 614.4M Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 5 Undead units
Advanced Efficiency V
Dark Arts Mastery V Specialized Efficiency V Awaken Ancient Tier 5 256Q Food + 128Q Oil + 128Q Tech + 64Q Alloy + 64Q Neutronium 10 +30% specialized unit efficiency per level
Ancient Wisdom Mastery V Undead Efficiency V Dark Arts Mastery V 5 512Q Food + 256Q Oil + 256Q Tech + 128Q Alloy + 128Q Neutronium 10 +30% prototype unit efficiency per level
Demonic Pact Mastery V Transdimensional Efficiency V Ancient Wisdom Mastery V 5 1Qn Food + 512Q Oil + 512Q Tech + 256Q Alloy + 256Q Neutronium 10 +30% alien unit efficiency per level
Tier 6 Unit Unlocks
Dark Arts Mastery VI Specialized Efficiency VI Demonic Pact Mastery V 5 2Qn Food + 1Qn Oil + 1Qn Tech + 512Q Alloy + 512Q Neutronium 10 +35% specialized unit efficiency per level
Ancient Wisdom Mastery VI Undead Efficiency VI Dark Arts Mastery VI 5 4Qn Food + 2Qn Oil + 2Qn Tech + 1Qn Alloy + 1Qn Neutronium 10 +35% prototype unit efficiency per level
Demonic Pact Mastery VI Transdimensional Efficiency VI Ancient Wisdom Mastery VI 5 8Qn Food + 4Qn Oil + 4Qn Tech + 2Qn Alloy + 2Qn Neutronium 10 +35% alien unit efficiency per level
Awaken Demonic Tier 6 Unlock Transdimensional Tier 6 Demonic Pact Mastery VI 5 1.2B Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 6 Transdimensional units
Awaken Golem Tier 6 Unlock Demon Tier 6 Awaken Demonic Tier 6 1.8B Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 6 Demon units
Awaken Ancient Tier 6 Unlock Undead Tier 6 Awaken Golem Tier 6 2.4B Tech 1 Unlocks Tier 6 Undead units