Demacia Rising is a minigame that’s available in the League of Legends client, where you play as a young Lux, mentored by her aunt Tianna Crownguard, as you build the kingdom of Demacia from the ground up. This guide will provide you with tips and tricks on how to complete the Demacia Rising minigame in the most efficient way.
How to Build a New Settlement
Founding a new settlement is at the center of the Demacia Rising minigame, where you learn how to distribute resources and earn a profit through various activities. The most obvious choice for your conquest is Vaskasia, which is guaranteed from the get-go. Everything starts with you getting your first buildings, so here’s what you need to do:
- Start with Zeffira, which is the capital, and expand by conquering adjacent tiles.
- Set up a farm and a lumberyrad using lumber to produce food, which should be your first priority.
- Then, extend with the quarry and the forge to produce stone and metal, respectively.
- Once you have enough stone and metal, you can start building a garrison and barracks to produce guards and soldiers.
- As soon as you have your soldiers ready, you can recruit your first hero Poppy and start conquering your neighbors.
Note that farms absolutely must be protected, so be sure to set up guards around them. When you have a small army ready to conquer neighboring tiles, it not only rewards you with extra points and resources, but also allows you to expand your settlement.
How to Expand and Fortify Your Settlements
At this point, you should be ready to upgrade Zeffira to level 2, which unlocks your second hero Morgana. In addition to ordinary soldiers, you can also unlock new archers and start training with the quartermaster. With all this at your disposal, follow these steps:
- Conquer Tylrburne, Meltridge, and Terbisia.
- Build level 2 barracks in Tylrburne for reinforcements.
- Build a quartermaster and set up the Veiled Lady Statue for a global damage buff.
- You can now face the Dragon Boss at the end of Chapter 2.
- Use your army of archers, guards, and soldiers, led by Morgana and Poppy.
Once the boss has been defeated, you can unlock your third hero Kayle, who will significantly boost your army and help it defend your settlements from invasions. Here are some essential steps for the next chapter:
- Upgrade all your settlements to levels 2 and 3.
- Expand north-west and conquer Uwendale, High Silvermere, and Cloudfield.
- Build level 2 barracks everywhere to train your ever-growing army.
- Research more red buffed units and unlock the Petricite Mill.
- Defend multi-front raids and use move speed buffs.
How to Claim a New Kingdom
Finally, you can unlock your fourth hero Galio and conquer the remaining tiles on the map, including Terbisia, to claim your own kingdom. You can simply repeat the steps from the previous chapters, but here are a few more tips you need to know about:
- Max research everything you can up to the highest tier units and upgrades.
- Focus on petricite production and upgrade all your settlements to level 3.
- With all heroes unlocked, your army will reach its maximum capacity.
Petricite is a magic-absorbing white stone. which is essential for high-tier upgrades, research, and settlements, turning Demacia into a petricite kingdom. This resource is the most important one in the late game, and the two most important sources of petricite are High Silvermere and Uwendale.
