The Ragnarok upgrade trick in Total Battle

Unlocking G7 guardsmen costs 972 billion Valor Points — a wall most players stare at for months. The Ragnarok upgrade trick in Total Battle shortcuts it: unlock G6 in the middle of a Ragnarok, and the event keeps scoring you as a G5. You farm Fenrir at G5 rates, bank 300 million points, and the following Ragnarok's refreshed shop sells you enough Valor Points to unlock G7 outright.

How does the Ragnarok upgrade trick work in Total Battle?

When you upgrade your guardsman tier during a Ragnarok, the event keeps treating you as your old tier for the rest of that event. You earn points and pay shop prices as a G5 player while already holding G6 troops.

The Fenrir shop only refreshes to your new tier at the next Ragnarok. That is the whole trick: bank cheap points in Ragnarok #1, then spend them on the upgraded rewards — including the Valor Point bundles — in Ragnarok #2. In one sentence: hit first, claim your prize, upgrade, restart.

What do you need ready before Ragnarok starts?

Everything for the G6 unlock must be prepared but not finished — the final click happens mid-event. As of August 2026, that means:

1. Valor Points banked: 66B to unlock G6, plus 9B per guardsman opened (full tier table below).
2. G6 research fully prepared but not completed. Leave the last step unclicked until the event.
3. Academy side ready: Hero level 100, Academy level 30, 51k blueprints, 510k gold. The buildings guide covers what the academy does if yours is lagging.
4. Gold Pass holders: do not collect your mercenaries yet. Wait until they turn green after the upgrade, then collect.

What do you do during the first Ragnarok?

The order matters — hit both bosses and claim rewards before you upgrade, then reload and farm.

1. Hit Fenrir (the dog) and Jörmungandr (the snake).
2. Claim your personal tournament rewards.
3. Unlock G6 — complete the research and spend the VP.
4. Reload the game.
5. Buy your mercenaries from the shop — they should show green now.
6. Hit Fenrir hard for the rest of the event.
7. Bank at least 300 million Fenrir points — enough for G7. Reach 1.2 billion and you have enough to go straight to G8.

How do you unlock G7 in the next Ragnarok?

The Ragnarok after your upgrade, the Fenrir shop rewards refresh to your new tier. Buy everything — above all the Fenrir Valor Point rewards — with the points you banked. That VP is enough to unlock G7.

While you are in there, the same shop is also one of the best captain XP sources in the game — the captain-levelling guide covers the Ragnarok shop's 16 × 400 million XP purchases.

How do you double the Fenrir bonus?

Timing the shop around the event start lets you hold two Fenrir bonuses at once. Say you are G5 now and upgrade to G6 during Ragnarok #1:

1. At Ragnarok #2, open the shop just before the event starts and buy the Fenrir bonus — it is still locked in at G5 pricing.
2. The moment the event starts, buy it again — this is the new G6 bonus.
3. You now have both bonuses stacked for the event.

How much VP does each guardsman tier cost?

Each tier costs roughly an order of magnitude more than the one before it, which is why banking one event's points ahead matters so much. The troop types guide explains what guardsmen are if you are weighing them against monsters and mercenaries.

The academy side scales with it:

Pushing hero levels for those requirements triggers free talent point resets at hero levels 25, 65, 105, and 145 — plan your respecs around them.

What to do first

Check your G6 research right now: get it fully prepared, and leave the final unlock unclicked until the event. Start banking toward 66B VP plus 9B per guardsman, prepare the academy requirements, and then wait for the next Ragnarok. The one thing to remember: never finish a tier unlock outside a Ragnarok — the same grind, timed into the event, pays for your next tier too.