В Shadowlands нас ждет великое множество систем прогресса, которые позволят игрокам детально и многими способами развивать и настраивать возможности своих персонажей. Каждый из ковенантов Темных Земель в своей локации имеет столицу-святилище, где можно найти различных торговцев, выдающих задания персонажей, стол приказов и многие другие подобные вещи, к которым игроки привыкли, что, кстати, сильно напоминает классовые оплоты из Legion и гарнизоны Warlords of Draenor.

Точно так же, как в случае с постройками гарнизона Warlords of Draenor, древами талантов оплотов из Legion, улучшениями военной кампании Battle for Azeroth, здесь имеется своя собственная аналогичная система, позволяющая постепенно восстанавливать поврежденные строения и усиливать персонажа. Но все устроено несколько сложнее, чем было раньше.
Эта система пока не работает и находится на раннем этапе разработки, но уже дает некоторое представление о себе. В специальном окошке улучшений имеется 5 категорий разной тематики (связаны со строениями святилища), в которых можно открывать по 3-5 бонусов, разделенных на ступени. Для открытия бонуса требуется валюта (пока указано золото) и некоторое время на проведение исследования. Пока информации о бонусах почти нет, но, судя по названиям, они бывают как повышающие мощь персонажа, так открывающие дополнительные возможности (например, ежедневные/локальные задания, дополнительные сокровища, могучих чемпионов противника, мощные ковенантские усиления) и увеличивающие число получаемого ресурса.
Вот такие категории имеют все святилища:
- Хранилище ("Reservoir")
- Транспортная сеть ("Transport Network")
- Направитель анимы ("Anima Divertor")
- Улучшения для приключений ("Adventure Upgrades")
- Уникальные для ковенанта: Фабрика поганищ ("Abomination Factory"), Новый суд ("The New Court"), Путь вознесения ("Path of Ascension"), Роща духов ("Spirit Grove")
Также для открытия/активации категорий/бонусов требуется 4 типа ресурсов, которые указаны в интерфейсе и их можно "Вкладывать" с помощью отдельной кнопки:
Помимо вкладки "Улучшения" в интерфейсе также имеется еще одна, "Основы", неизвестного назначения (пока не действует).
Полный список улучшений, значительная часть которых еще не имеет эффекта:
- Tier 1 - Mirror, Mirror - First tier of the Revendreth travel network
- Tier 2 - Through the Looking Glass - Second tier of the Revendreth travel Network
- Tier 3 - Mirror's Edge - Third tier of the Revendreth travel network
- Tier 1 - Ziggaraut Now - First tier of the Maldraxxus Transport Network
- Tier 2 - A Keep Above - Second tier of the Maldraxxus Transport Network
- Tier 3 - Flying Fortress - Third tier of the Maldraxxus travel network
- Tier 1 - Nurtered Roots - First tier of the Ardenweald Travel Network
- Tier 2 - Fun with Fungi - Sceond tier of the Ardenweald travel network
- Tier 3 - Blossoming Network - Thirs tier of the Ardenweald travel network
- Tier 1 - Step of Faith - First tier of the Bastion travel network
- Tier 2 - Leap of Power - Second tier of the Bastion travel network
- Tier 3 - Eternal Paths - Third tier of the Bastion travel Network
- Tier 1 - Flowing Tendrils - First tier of the Bastion Anima Divertor
- Tier 2 - Streaming Threads - Sceond tier of the Bastion Anima Divertor
- Tier 3 - Flowing Power - Third tier of the Bastion Anima Divertor
- Tier 1 - Flowing Tendrils - First tier of the Maldraxxus Anima Divertor
- Tier 2 - Streaming Threads - Second tier of the Maldraxxus Anima Divertor
- Tier 3 - Flowing Power - Third tier of the Maldraxxus Anima Divertor
- Tier 1 - Flowing Tendrils - First tier of the Revendreth Anima Divertor
- Tier 2 - Streaming Threads - Second tier of the Revendreth Anima Divertor
- Tier 3 - Flowing Power - Third tier of the Revendreth Anima Divertor
- Tier 1 - Flowing Tendrils - First tier of the Ardenweald Anima Divertor
- Tier 2 - Streaming Threads - Second tier of the Ardenweald Anima Divertor
- Tier 3 - Flowing Power - Third tier of the Ardenweald Anima Divertor
- Tier 1 - Tactical Insight - First tier of the Ardenweald Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Forward Planning - Second tier of the Ardenweald Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Strategic Genius - Third tier of the Ardenweald Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 1 - Tactical Insight - First tier of the Bastion Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Forward Planning - Second tier of the Bastion Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Strategic Genius - Third tier of the Bastion Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 1 - Tactical Insight - First tier of the Revendreth Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Forward Planning - Second tier of the Revendreth Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Stratgeic Genius - Third tier of the Revendreth Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 1 - Tactical Insight - First tier of the Maldraxxus Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Forward Planning - Second tier of the Maldraxxus Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Strategic Genius - Third tier of the Maldraxxus Adventure Upgrades
- Tier 1 - First Planting - First tier of the Ardenweald Spirit grove
- Tier 2 - Initial Growth - Second tier of the Ardenweald Spirit grove
- Tier 3 - Nurtured Souls - Third tier of the Ardenweald Spirit grove
- Tier 4 - Flourishing Beds - Fourth tier of the Ardenweald Spirit grove
- Tier 5 - Final Forms - Final tier of the Ardenweald Spirit grove
- Tier 1 - Sparring Buddy - First tier of the Bastion Path of Ascension
- Tier 2 - Proving Time - Second tier of the Bastion Path of Ascension
- Tier 3 - Fighting Talk - Third tier of the Bastion Path of Ascension
- Tier 4 - Blessed Champion - Fourth tier of the Bastion Path of Ascension
- Tier 5 - Ascended Warrior - Final tier of the Bastion Path of Ascension
- Tier 1 - Build a Buddy - First tier of the Maldraxxus Abomination Factory
- Tier 2 - Crafting limbs - Second tier of the Maldraxxus Abomination Factory
- Tier 3 - Bring them to Life - Third tier of the Maldraxxus Abomination Factory
- Tier 4 - Forged Friends - Fourth tier of the Maldraxxus Abomination Factory
- Tier 5 - Best Fiends Forvever - Final tier of the Maldraxxus Abomination Factory
- Tier 1 - Party Time - First tier of the Revendreth - The New Court
- Tier 2 - Dress to Impress - Second tier of the Revendreth - The New Court
- Tier 3 - Death of the Party - Third tier of the Revendreth - The New Court
- Tier 4 - Crowd Management - Fourth tier of the Revendreth - The New Court
- Tier 5 - Exclusive Ticket - Final tier of the Revendreth - The New Court
- Party Time - First option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Dress to Impress - Second option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Death of the Party - Third option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Crowd Management - Fourth option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Exclusive Ticket - Fifth option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Party Time - First option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Dress to Impress - Second option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Death of the Party - Third option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Crowd Management - Fourth option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Exclusive Ticket - Fifth option for Revendreth - The New Court
- Tier 1 - Expanding Potential - First tier of the Revendreth Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Growing Power - Second tier of the Revendreth Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Final Capacity - Third tier of the Revendreth Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 1 - Expanding Potential - First tier of the Bastion Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Growing Power - Second tier of the Bastion Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Final Capacity - Third tier of the Bastion Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 1 - Expanding Potential - First tier of the Ardenweald Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Growing Power - Second tier of the Ardenweald Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Final Capacity - Third tier of the Ardenweald Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 1 - Expanding Potential - First tier of the Maldraxxus Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 2 - Growing Power - Second tier of the Maldraxxus Reservoir Upgrades
- Tier 3 - Final Capacity - Third tier of the Maldraxxus Reservoir Upgrades
- Temple of Purity - Divert anima to the Temple of Purity, allowing access to a special treasure.
- Temple of Courage - Divert anima to the Temple of Courage, allowing you to fight an enemy champion.
- Temple of Humility - Divert anima to the Temple of Humility, unlocking a new World Quest.
- Eternal Forge - Divert anima to the Eternal Forge, unlocking new Daily Quests.
- Temple of Loyalty - Divert anima to the Temple of Loyalty, allowing you to challenge a powerful foe.
- Temple of Wisdom - Divert anima to the Temple of Wisdom, allowing access to mighty Kyrian enhancements.
- Tirna Eas - Divert anima to Tirna Eas, allowing access to a special treasure.
- Tirna Fenn - Divert anima to Tirna Fenn, allowing you to fight an enemy champion.
- Tirna Vaal - Divert anima to Tirna Vaal, unlocking a new World Quest.
- Tirna Glayn - Divert anima to Tirna Glayn, unlocking new Daily Quests.
- Tirna Scithe - Divert anima to Tirna Scithe, allowing you to challenge a powerful foe.
- Tirna Kaithe - Divert anima to Tirna Kaithe, allowing access to mighty Night Fae enhancements.
- House of the Chosen - Divert anima to the House of the Chosen, allowing access to a special treasure.
- House of Constructs - Divert anima to the House of Constructs, allowing you to fight an enemy champion.
- House of Plagues - Divert anima to the House of Plagues, unlocking a new World Quest.
- House of Eyes - Divert anima to the House of Eyes, unlocking new Daily Quests.
- Theatre of Pain - Divert anima to the Theatre of Pain, allowing you to challenge a powerful foe.
- House of Rituals - Divert anima to the House of Rituals, allowing access to mighty Necrolord enhancements.
- Cathedral Ward - Divert anima to the Cathedral Ward, allowing access to a special treasure.
- Forest Ward - Divert anima to the Forest Ward, allowing you to fight an enemy champion.
- Castle Ward - Divert anima to the Castle Ward, unlocking a new World Quest.
- Village Ward - Divert anima to the Village Ward, unlocking new Daily Quests.
- Military Ward - Divert anima to the Military Ward, allowing you to challenge a powerful foe.
- Ember Ward - Divert anima to the Ember Ward, allowing access to mighty Venthyr enhancements.