Arise Crossover Island Order: Best Progression Route Walkthrough

Following the correct island order in Arise Crossover is the single biggest factor in how quickly you scale from a fresh account to M+ rank. Progression is not random — each island tier is designed to feed you shadows, dungeons, and resources for the next stage. Skipping ahead wastes time; staying too long on early islands wastes runes and dust.

The core progression route follows five tiers: D-Doo Raid, the Leveling City area cluster, the Midgame islands (Nipon City, Lori Town, Dragon City), Infernal Castle, and finally the UN-rank shadow sources.

Video Highlights:

• Full speedrun route from new player to M+ rank
• D-Doo Raid spawns hourly at 15 minutes past the hour
• Awakening via double dungeon rune explained step by step
• S-rank dungeon guaranteed UTC spawn times listed
• Best late-game relics and shadow farming spots

D-Doo Raid is the foundation of the entire island order. It is a timed event near Leveling City that spawns every hour at 15 minutes past and despawns after 15 minutes. Its ant soldiers range from E to A rank, making it a one-stop shop for your entire starting team.

How to level shadows efficiently: find a spot with 2-3 enemies you can kill in roughly 20 seconds, and loop it until each shadow hits max level. Do not waste time on scattered, high-health enemies at this stage.

Once you hold an A rank team, the island order shifts to the Leveling City cluster: Leveling City, Gross Village, Broom Island, and lower dungeons in Morytown. Dungeons spawn every 15 minutes and despawn after 14, so you can chain them continuously.

Your midgame goals in this cluster:

• Collect 10 rank-up runes (from A rank dungeons or higher) to craft a double dungeon rune
• Stockpile dust, tickets, and XP from cluster dungeons
• Awaken using the double dungeon rune plus a rank-down rune in Leveling City
• Grind toward 20 rank-up runes, 2,000 common dust, 1,200 rare dust, and 280 tickets for 4 ultimate rank-up runes

S-rank dungeons spawn randomly, but are guaranteed at specific UTC times: 12:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 9:00 PM. Use an ultimate rank-up rune on an S-rank dungeon in the cluster to convert it into an SS rank dungeon, clear it, and arise SS shadows. Repeat four times, then merge at the Merge Shadows NPC in Leveling City.

After merging four G rank shadows, take the SS rank test at the guild building for a 1.6x damage multiplier and 15 extra shadow levels. Then grab an Echo Shard relic from Face Shield Town dungeons — it adds shadow levels directly.

The next stage of the island order mirrors the previous one but on stronger islands. Grind dungeons for another 20 rank-up runes, 2,000 common dust, 1,200 rare dust, and 280 tickets to craft four more ultimate rank-up runes.

Wait for an S-rank dungeon to appear in Nipon City, Lori Town, or Dragon City, upgrade it to SS rank with an ultimate rune, and clear it four times to arise enough SS shadows. Merge them into G rank shadows, then return to the guild building for another rank test.

With four G rank shadows from these islands, complete the M rank (or M+ rank, depending on your shadow pool) test at the guild building. M rank grants a 5.88x weapon damage multiplier, 13x shadow damage multiplier, and 70 extra shadow levels, firmly placing you in the late game.

With an M-rank team, the island order ends at Infernal Castle. Floor 30 is the priority target: it spawns late-game island bosses that can be arisen as G rank, and their health is consistent regardless of which island the boss originates from. With persistence, you can obtain the G-rank Day in shadow — one of the strongest G-rank shadows available.

UN rank shadow sources:

Merging to UN rank requires 6 G ranks of the same type, 1,990 rare dust, 799 legendary dust, and 149 tickets. Two unlockable quests also award an UN rank Zero shadow and an UN rank Metal shadow — unlock them by completing main quests that involve killing enemies or placing spawn points across different islands.

Best damage relics to farm along the way: