Season 3 Professions Overview

Profession levels now reach up to 100 in the Golden Kingdom's third season.

Discover fresh and engaging abilities to master.

For details on skills from different seasons, please consult the dedicated articles.

The Golden Kingdom (Season 3) content has been broken into smaller, mobile-friendly articles.

Overview — Season 3 main summary and goals.

Ultimate Strategy — deep dive into best tactics for the season.

Weekly walkthroughs — Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8.

Season 3 — Professions & Skills (detailed mechanics and builds).

Desert Artifacts locations — Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, Levels 6 & 7.

Sphinx and Oasis spawn points.

Season 3 celebration events.

Tricks and cheats for quick progress.

Professions in Season 3 follow the same core rules as previous seasons.

Available professions: Engineer and War Leader.

Diplomat remains locked and is not available this season.

The profession level cap has been raised to 100 for Season 3 — reaching it is feasible with consistent, active play.

New seasonal skills introduced this season include: Sandworm Traps, Summon Mummies, Nature’s Touch, and Trap Landmines — see the Professions & Skills article for where each skill fits into builds and how to unlock them.

Earn exclusive rewards by achieving individual season goals,

including skill points and valuable profession tools.

At level 1 and 20, obtain additional skill points for your character's growth.

Receive profession skill reset books upon reaching levels 5, 10, and 25,

allowing for strategic ability adjustments.

A profession change certificate becomes available at level 15,

offering flexibility in your career path.

Season 3 features nineteen season-exclusive skills, each specifically designed to complement the gameplay mechanics of this season.\nSince the Engineer and War Leader share the identical seasonal skill set, only Engineer screenshots are presented here.

If you only want recommendations, jump to the suggested seasonal skills section.

Available from Profession Level 1.

This skill can be upgraded up to 3 ranks.

Effect: increases the profession experience gained when you kill monsters on the world map.

Rank 1: +20% profession EXP.

Rank 2: +40% profession EXP.

Rank 3: +60% profession EXP.

Profession experience gains are now enhanced through seasonal building upgrades.

The maximum skill tier attainable is three.

At tier one, a 5% experience boost is applied.

Advancing to the second tier increases this bonus to 10%.

Reaching the final, third tier provides a 15% augmentation to profession experience.

Profession progression now ascends to a maximum of level 100,

with a distinct tier system for seasonal skills.

New abilities such as Sandworm Traps and Summon Mummies are introduced,

alongside Nature’s Touch and the strategic Trap Landmines.

The resource exchange mechanic allows converting one seasonal type to another,

operating at a fixed 1:2 exchange ratio.

This conversion has a cooldown period set at 47.5 hours,

with transaction limits scaling across three skill levels.

At the foundational level, you can exchange 5,000 resources to receive 10,000.

Advancing to the second tier increases the cap to 15,000 for 30,000 gained.

The master level permits a maximum exchange of 25,000 for 50,000 in return.

The profession cap has been raised to level 100 for the new season.

This expansion introduces a suite of fresh seasonal abilities to master.

Among these new skills is the technique for setting Sandworm Traps.

Players can now learn to Summon Mummies to aid them in their endeavors.

The Nature’s Touch ability offers a new form of interaction with the environment.

A strategic addition is the skill to Trap Landmines for defensive or offensive use.

These new skills start at level 1, with a maximum of 15 skill levels to achieve.

One unique perk includes earning a free teleport to contaminated lands periodically.

This teleport recharges approximately every two days without using resources.

Only one of these teleports can be stored at any given time.

This ability unlocks at profession level 20.

It contains one upgrade tier only.

Purpose: substantially improves your effectiveness when assisting allies to convert protectors.

Tier details:

• Tier 1 — Conversion assistance effectiveness: +100%

Unlocked at profession level 25.

Five upgrade tiers (maximum rank: 5).

Activating this skill instantly awards a percentage of the experience needed for your current profession level.

The bonus begins at 2% and increases up to 10% at the top tier.

Each use is capped at 100,000 EXP and has a 23.5-hour cooldown.

Tier breakdown:

• Tier 1 — 2% of current-level EXP

• Tier 2 — 4%

• Tier 3 — 6%

• Tier 4 — 8%

• Tier 5 — 10%

Unlocked at profession level 30.

Skill has 5 upgrade ranks.

Effect: While inside the Alliance Center’s radius, allied defending heroes positioned in your base receive a defense bonus.

Ranks:

Rank 1 — +1% defense

Rank 2 — +2% defense

Rank 3 — +3% defense

Rank 4 — +4% defense

Rank 5 — +5% defense

Profession requirement: 35\nMaximum skill ranks available: 1\nGreenification now affects a 3×3 area (up from 1×1) per use\nSkill details:\n- Level 1 — 100% effectiveness

Desert Protectors can diminish enemy fortifications upon victory,

reducing a target base's maximum durability by 1,000 points.

This effect accumulates,

with a potential total reduction reaching up to 5,000 durability.

The skill is immediately accessible at its maximum capability,

requiring no further progression through additional levels.

Desert Protectors now shrink enemy bases upon victory,

reducing their visual scale with each conquest.

This effect can accumulate,

reaching a maximum reduction after multiple triumphs.

The transformation begins immediately,

altering the battlefield's appearance with every successful assault.

To learn this ability, you must first master the "fragile spell" technique.

Notice the screenshot: activating the skill makes the targeted commander’s base appear visibly smaller.
In the image, the base’s on-screen footprint is reduced, showing the visual shrink effect.

Cooldown: 71.5 hours between activations

Profession requirement: level 50

Skill ranks available: up to 3

Effect on use: immediately grants a force of top-tier Desert Protector allies — starting at 30 and increasing with each rank

Rank details:

• Rank 1: grants 30 Desert Protectors
  
• Rank 2: grants 60 Desert Protectors
  
• Rank 3: grants 100 Desert Protectors

Requires profession level 55

Skill has 1 rank

Activating the skill summons a sandstorm that persists for 10 minutes.

Area of effect: a 9×9 tile zone (Level 1).

Terrain within the zone is converted to desert.

Troop penalty: base march speed is reduced by 20% while inside the storm.

Effects do not stack with additional uses.

Cooldown: 47.5 hours

Experience the new abilities firsthand in this demonstration

Unlock requirement — Profession level 60

Skill ranks available — 1 (single rank)

Effect — Converts a 9×9 tile region into green terrain; may uncover artifacts during conversion

Placement rules — Can only be applied to tiles eligible for greening; multiple applications do not stack

Cooldown — 47.5 hours between uses

Rank details — Level 1: affects a 9×9 area

Unleash subterranean disruption with Trap Landmines, a new seasonal skill.

Designed to counter elusive underground foes like Sandworms and Golden Scarabs, this tool forces them to the surface.

Strategically place these devices along predicted creature paths before they approach.

Once deployed, a landmine remains active for 10 minutes, awaiting its target.

The skill operates on a substantial 11.5-hour cooldown but allows a stockpile of up to 3 charges.

Starting at Level 1, you can deploy a single landmine to begin controlling the sands.

The profession level requirement for this skill is set at 70.

A maximum of three skill levels can be attained.

This ability triggers when Desert Protectors fall in battle while on a march, allowing a percentage of them to reassemble at your stronghold.

The specific rates for each tier are as follows.

At the first level, the regroup rate is three percent.

Advancing to the second level increases this chance to six percent.

Mastering the third and final level raises the rate to ten percent.

Desert Protector — Death Shockwave

Unlocks at profession level 75.

Can be upgraded up to 3 ranks; each rank raises the chance the death-triggered shockwave will occur.

Ranks:

• Rank 1: 1% trigger chance
• Rank 2: 2% trigger chance
• Rank 3: 3% trigger chance

Requires profession level 80.\n

Skill ranks: single rank (max level 1).\n

Overview: Place a Sandworm Trap inside your home warzone. When triggered, a sandworm appears and ensnares the triggering commander.\n

Trigger condition: Activates when another commander teleports into the trap and comes into contact with it.\n

Allied immunity: Commanders from your own faction who are located in the same warzone are unaffected.\n

Duration and cooldown: The trap remains deployed for 24 hours; the skill has a 71.5-hour cooldown after use.\n

Rank details: Level 1 — one rank available.

To set a sandworm trap, simply select an empty spot on the map,

open the profession menu, and activate the trap skill.

Armed for a full 24 hours after being set.\nIt remains dormant until an enemy steps on it and activates the trap.

When an opposing leader arrives at the designated spot, a sandworm emerges to ensnare them, maintaining its grip for a full day.

Current profession level: 85

Skill cap: 1

Effect: Receive an additional discount on purchases at trade posts

Discounts:

• Level 1: 10%

A fresh challenge emerges as professions ascend to level 100.

Fresh abilities join the arsenal for the new season.

Deploy Sandworm Traps to ensnare unsuspecting foes.

Unleash Nature's Touch to mend and fortify your forces.

Strategically lay Trap Landmines to control the battlefield.

A powerful summoning skill is now at your command.

Target an opposing leader not under protection to call forth a mummy lord.

This ancient entity appears close to your stronghold.

It advances relentlessly for half an hour to assault its designated mark.

A lengthy cooldown of nearly three days follows each use.

Commanders sharing your warzone and allegiance remain unaffected.

The skill begins at a foundational tier.

At its initial level, it operates with 10% effectiveness.

Unleash a powerful mummy to strike enemy bases with immense force.

This summoned creature possesses a staggering 37.5 million power, capable of overwhelming most commanders.

Upon defeating a base's defenses, it inflicts 10,000 durability damage, forcing an immediate relocation.

Shield your own base or ensure your defenses are strong enough to withstand its assault.

This ability is a strategic cornerstone in Spice Wars.

It allows for the removal of enemies occupying key positions, especially before Wednesday or Saturday events.

Even lower-power commanders can leverage this 37.5 million power attack to change the course of battle.

The summoned mummy proved overwhelming,

even against a garrison of three defensive squads.

Their resistance was insufficient,

resulting in the base's defeat and subsequent relocation.

Unlocking the full potential of Season 3 requires strategic skill point allocation from the new level 100 profession cap.

Focus initially on growth-oriented abilities to build a strong foundation before the Spice Wars commence in Week 4.

Prioritize maxing these core skills for efficient progression:

Combat Experience and Building Inspiration for accelerated profession leveling through essential activities.

Double Greenification to rapidly expand your territory.

Protector’s Oath to accumulate free defenders early on.

Trap Landmines, as it unlocks the critical sandworm hunting gameplay.

When warfare begins, shift focus to these impactful seasonal skills:

Sandstorm to slow enemy advances during conflicts.

Indomitable Will to rescue more protectors, altering battle outcomes.

Sandworm Trap for strategic defensive surprises.

Summon Mummies, a must-have for relocating enemy bases and controlling key map positions, demanding alliance coordination for maximum effect.

Several skills offer limited value:

Fragile Spell can be situationally useful for damaging high-value targets.

Nature’s Touch is hindered by its 72-hour cooldown.

Skills like Shrinking Spell, Explosive Enhancement, Trade Discount, and the various conversion skills are generally not worth the investment unless you have points to spare.

Evaluate the new Engineer skills separately to complete your strategic build.

Instantly collect resources for a set duration from your food, iron, and coin structures.

This ability activates a cooldown period lasting 23.5 hours.

The collection time increases with each skill level.

At the first level, you secure 4 hours of production.

Advancing to level two extends this to 8 hours.

Reach level three to obtain 12 hours of resources.

Level four provides a 16-hour yield.

At the maximum level, you can instantly gather a full day's production, totaling 24 hours.

Rank: 1

Maximum skill rank: 1

Donating to technology and assisting allies now grants increased alliance contribution points.

(Does not impact contribution ranking positions.)

Benefits by rank:

• Rank 1: +100% contribution points

The daily stamina boost has been upgraded significantly.

Now, players receive two packs of 75 stamina each day,

totaling 150, instead of the previous 100.

This marks a 50% increase from the original allocation.

The profession level remains at 5,

with a maximum of 1 skill level attainable.

Maximum profession rank: 5

Skill cap: each profession skill can reach level 5

Durability bonus: soldiers gain +100 durability damage per profession rank, up to a maximum of +500 at rank 5

New feature unlocked: Ruin clearing — dispatch squads to clear ruins and create a temporary teleport zone for your alliance

Progression (durability bonus by rank):

Rank 1 — +100

Rank 2 — +200

Rank 3 — +300

Rank 4 — +400

Rank 5 — +500

Skill overview: clears map ruins left after destroying an enemy base, freeing the site and creating a temporary teleportation space for your alliance.

Why it matters: indispensable in Spice Wars-style play for maintaining mobility and reclaiming strategic tiles after raids.

How it works: removes the wreckage left on the map and opens the location for allied teleportation for a limited time; a short demonstration clip shows this in action.

Usage rules: there is no cooldown — the ability can be activated repeatedly without limit.

Requirements: profession level 10; maximum skill rank = 5.

Effect by rank — additional free construction speed-up time (minutes):

Level 1: 48

Level 2: 96

Level 3: 144

Level 4: 192

Level 5: 240

Profession expertise now reaches a maximum of 100.

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Seasonal abilities introduce fresh tactical possibilities.

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Deploy Sandworm Traps to ensnare foes.

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Call upon ancient Mummies to aid in battle.

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Nature’s Touch provides restorative support.

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Trap Landmines offer strategic area denial.

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Research efficiency gains a boost with extended speed-up durations.

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Initial tier provides 48 minutes of accelerated research time.

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Advancing to the second tier increases this to 96 minutes.

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The third tier further extends the benefit to 144 minutes.

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At the fourth tier, the duration reaches 192 minutes.

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The final mastery tier offers 240 minutes of enhanced research speed.

Reduce all construction queue times instantly by up to 600 minutes.

This ability has a cooldown of 47.5 hours.

Skill levels increase the total time reduction:

Level 1: 120 minutes

Level 2: 240 minutes

Level 3: 360 minutes

Level 4: 480 minutes

Level 5: 600 minutes

The profession requires level 15 to use,

with a maximum of 5 skill levels achievable.

Profession requirement: Level 15

Maximum skill rank: 5

Effect: Instantly cuts research queue time by a set number of minutes, depending on skill rank

Cooldown: 48 hours

Skill ranks:

• Rank 1 — reduces research time by 240 minutes
• Rank 2 — reduces research time by 480 minutes
• Rank 3 — reduces research time by 720 minutes
• Rank 4 — reduces research time by 960 minutes
• Rank 5 — reduces research time by 1200 minutes

Grants a marching speed bonus to troops when joining or re-entering a rally.

Unlock requirement: Profession level 20.

Maximum ranks: 5.

Rank bonuses:

Tier 1 — +10% march speed

Tier 2 — +20% march speed

Tier 3 — +30% march speed

Tier 4 — +40% march speed

Tier 5 — +50% march speed

Profession requirement: level 20

Skill rank available: 1 (no further upgrades)

Ability summary: place a Siege Banner on an empty tile.

When active, allied bases located inside the banner’s area gain a flat +100 to their durability-damage stat for 30 minutes.

Cooldown: 71.5 hours.

Effect can stack up to 5 times (maximum cumulative bonus +500).

Durability-damage explained: this value determines how much durability is removed from structures with durability (for example, player bases and world-map cities) when they are attacked.

It does not affect targets or units that do not have durability, such as alliance exercises.

Skill levels:

Level 1 — +100 durability damage (30 min duration, 71.5 hr CD, stacks up to 5).

Profession Skill Overview

Unlocks at profession rank 25.

Maximum of 3 upgrade ranks.

Effect: increases profession experience gained from dealing damage to a city’s durability.

Rank bonuses:

• Rank 1: +20% profession XP
• Rank 2: +40% profession XP