For a lot of players, the word Conquest sounds bigger than it actually is.

You hear people talk about big players, stronger accounts, and new content, and suddenly it starts sounding like this scary next step that you need to delay for as long as possible. But personally, I think that mindset scares people more than Conquest itself.

With the current season flow, Conquest is the next step after Season 2. It is not some distant phase you only touch when your account is perfect. That is probably the first thing players need to understand.

Conquest is not something you should be afraid of. It is just the next stage of the game. You do not need to treat it like some barrier you can only pass once everything is maxed. You have to start somewhere, and Conquest is where that next stage begins.

What matters more is not fear. What matters is whether you are ready to keep growing once you get there.

The first real thing players should know

If you are planning to go to Conquest, one of the smartest things you can do beforehand is make sure you reach Castle 50 and have your Forge at level 50 too.

The reason is simple. Conquest introduces a new resource called Aether, and from level 50 to 55, Aether becomes part of your progression. It is one of the biggest bottlenecks for players entering that stage, and it is produced through the Forge. It can also be bought through bundles or the VIP shop.

So if you go into Conquest without that preparation, you are not really growing yet. You are first stuck trying to unlock the thing that lets you start growing.

That is why I would say this: if you know Conquest is coming, do yourself a favor and get that part ready first.

Resources will hit you before skills do

A lot of people think the first big Conquest issue is going to be skills.

For free-to-play players especially, that is not really the first wall.

The first wall is usually resources.

You get more growth pressure, more upgrades, more research to work on, Aether becomes relevant, and gold stays important too, especially if you want to keep pushing things like dragons higher or level up your immortal class to level 30.

So if a player asks what they should expect first in Conquest, the honest answer is not, “your account is doomed because you do not have red skills”

It is more like this:

You are going to stay busy.

You are going to be working on your account constantly.

And that is normal.

Conquest is actually better for skill building

This is one of the biggest things people do not realize until they get there.

Even though Legendary Skills now start appearing earlier, with the reworked system making them available from Season 1, Conquest still feels like the point where skill building opens up properly.

That is because Conquest gives players much better access to building toward the skills they actually want. Skills are easier to access, and one of the big advantages is that seasonal skill stones can be sold into Cinders of Wish, then redirected into different premium skills through the Wishing Shop. The conversion is 1:1, so if you sell 60 stones, you can buy 60 stones of another skill you actually want.

So yes, lower seasons can touch legendary skills earlier now. But Conquest is still where things start feeling easier and more flexible if you are trying to build a real march.

That is also why players should stop thinking of Conquest as only “harder enemies.” It is also where account building becomes more open.

You do not need to rush jumps like before

This is another old habit that still confuses people.

A lot of Season 1 and Season 2 players are used to thinking they always need to be planning the next jump immediately. But Conquest is not the same kind of pressure.

With the newer structure, Legendary Season opens much later, specifically for servers that have completed Conquest Season P5 and above, so players are not under the same immediate pressure to leave after one Frost.

That means you actually have time.

1. Time to gather portals.
2. Time to settle in.
3. Time to build your account.
4. Time to decide whether your current server is worth staying in.

That part matters a lot, because people should not migrate just because they can. They should migrate if the next server is genuinely better for them, or if their current one is not a place they want to stay.

If your server is active, friendly, committed, and not full of pointless drama, there is nothing wrong with staying and growing there for a while.

Marches can still be developed

I think this part matters too, because some players delay Conquest because they think their account has to be “finished” first.

It does not.

Marches can always be developed.

The bigger question is what kind of account you want to build. Some people care more about PvP. Some want to do better in PvE. Some just like testing things and figuring out what works.

To me, being “ready” for Conquest does not mean having a perfect account. It means having a team developed enough that it can still function when the difficulty rises. Things like gnome raiding, gnome bosses, and city sieges should still be doable. If your team can handle that, then you are not as far away as you think.

Frostborne changes a lot in Conquest

This is probably one of the biggest gameplay changes players notice.

In earlier seasons, you might feel like your server is dominating Frostborne, or getting destroyed by an overpopulated server. Conquest changes that.

The Conquest version of Frostborne uses 4 factions and a Federation structure where alliances from the same faction can work together much more closely. It also uses alliance matchmaking, so you are not going to be in the same Frost every time. Starting areas are protected inside the faction, which means enemy factions cannot invade them like in Seasons 1 and 2, although alliances from your own faction can still attack you if they go rogue.

So it goes as follows:

You stop thinking only as one alliance.

You start thinking as part of a bigger group.

That is why choosing the right Conquest server matters too. Power is not the only thing that matters. Activity matters. Friendliness matters. Whether people actually want to stay together for multiple Frosts matters. No one wants to enter a server that is strong on paper but miserable to be in.

This is still a game. It should not feel like another place full of stress and drama.

The biggest wrong expectation

I think the biggest wrong expectation players have about Conquest is simple.

They see big players and think they are already too late.

But that is not really how it works.

Yes, whales exist. Yes, some people spend a lot. Yes, some accounts will always have paid skills or Chaos Immortals that others do not. But normal account growth still has a limit, and in time other players can still reach strong levels too.

The bigger issue is not, “Can I ever catch up to perfection?”

The better question is, “Am I in a server and environment where I can keep growing properly?”

That is a much more useful way to think about it.

My final thoughts

So if you just finished Season 2 and you are looking at Conquest like it is some huge scary leap, I would say this:

Do not be afraid of it.

Go to Conquest when you feel like it, not because someone else told you to. Prepare your account properly. Aim for Castle 50 and Forge 50. Understand that resources will matter. Understand that Conquest gives you more room to grow, especially with skills. And most importantly, pick a place where you actually enjoy playing.

Because that part matters more.

Some people love endgame.

Some people prefer the early stages.

Some people even keep replaying earlier phases because that is what they enjoy more.

And honestly, that is fine.

The point is not to force yourself into some path because others say that is what you must do. The point is to enjoy the game and move forward when it feels right for you.

That is probably the best advice I can give any Season 2 player looking at Conquest.

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