:''Note: The Coin and Ember Gain cost and result numbers appear to be incorrect as of Sept., 2014, but further info is needed.''
==Artifact Research==
==Artifact Research==
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==='''Treasure Map'''===
==='''Treasure Map'''===
*Unlock gold mines which generate a certain amount of gold/minute.
*Unlock gold mines which generate a certain amount of gold/minute.
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*Source: '''Storyline missions'''.
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*Source: '''Storyline [[Missions]]'''
==='''Strongbox'''===
==='''Strongbox'''===
*Obtain diamonds, runes, healing potions or resurrection scrolls.
*Obtain diamonds, runes, healing potions or resurrection scrolls.
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*Source: '''Treasure chests'''.
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*Source: '''Treasure Chests'''
==='''Ancestral Knowledge'''===
==='''Ancestral Knowledge'''===
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*Obtain silver runes, premium runes or diamonds. Longer research times than strongboxes, but more rare rewards.
*Obtain silver runes, premium runes or diamonds. Longer research times than strongboxes, but more rare rewards.
*There is a visual difference between the Ancestral Knowledge books that hint at the quality and quantity of the prize. Current books progress in the following order: '''Red > Orange > Yellow > Green > Light Blue > Dark Blue'''. The book on the right is orange rather than red.
*There is a visual difference between the Ancestral Knowledge books that hint at the quality and quantity of the prize. Current books progress in the following order: '''Red > Orange > Yellow > Green > Light Blue > Dark Blue'''. The book on the right is orange rather than red.
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*Source: '''Blue/Gold treasurechests'''.
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*Source: '''Blue/Gold Treasure Chests'''
==='''Naema's Journal'''===
==='''Naema's Journal'''===
*Unlocks the mission '''[[What Naema Fears]]'''.
*Unlocks the mission '''[[What Naema Fears]]'''.
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*Source: '''Blue/Gold treasurechest''' during the mission '''[[Facing Naema]]'''.
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*Source: '''Blue/Gold Treasure Chest''' during the mission '''[[Facing Naema]]'''.
Research unlocks upgrades and improves most elements of the game.
Scholars
The first step in research is to get a Scholar that can do it for you. From there you can acquire more scholars to do more research at the same time. Your research basement can have up to 5 Scholars. The first one is free and the others can be purchased with gems, each more expensive than the previous one.
Scholar
Price
1
Free
2
50
3
500
4
1,000
5
1,500
Each Scholar can do research, which take different amounts of time to perform depending on the category and rank of the subject. Even when you are offline, your scholars will do their duty, so do not worry about being offline. You can also speed up their research with diamonds. The cost to instantly finish the research is probably based on several different factors so it is very difficult to calculate the ratio. The last 5 minutes of any research is free.
Kinds of Research
There are 4 different categories of research:
Commander: The main research section. You will find everything related to your commander, coins, embers, mana and shops.
Class: There are separate ranks, attributes and abilities that can be researched for each hero class.
Alchemy: Enables you to convert embers to coins and vice-versa.
Artifact: Unlock mines with Treasure Maps, get resources with Resource Cache, and with Ancestral Knowledge books, you can get runes or diamonds. Here, you will find special items that need to be researched in order to move the storyline forward.
Obtain diamonds, runes, healing potions or resurrection scrolls.
Source: Treasure Chests
Ancestral Knowledge
Obtain silver runes, premium runes or diamonds. Longer research times than strongboxes, but more rare rewards.
There is a visual difference between the Ancestral Knowledge books that hint at the quality and quantity of the prize. Current books progress in the following order: Red > Orange > Yellow > Green > Light Blue > Dark Blue. The book on the right is orange rather than red.
Source: Blue/Gold Treasure Chest during the mission Facing Naema.
Strange Artifact / Archon Fragment
Unlocks the mission Grim Tidings, sending the player on a journey to recover the remaining 2 Archon artifacts. Encounter 3 new legendary heroes in the process.