What does money actually change in Dragonfire?

In concrete terms, spending in Dragonfire acts on three axes, and none of them replaces playing well:

1. Time: a third builder, Cores for Habits, Meat for levels → you build and climb faster.
2. Comfort: less waiting, less micro-management.
3. One-off jumps: an instant Star Rank, a Legendary dragon unlocked early.

What it does not change:

• The stat triangle and army affinities (an archer stays strong vs. Spearmen/Siege and weak vs. Shieldbearers, whatever you paid)
• The matchup and scouting before you attack
• The synergy between an Order and its ⭐ set Habit

In other words: money inflates your "on paper" Power (🔥), not your reading of a fight.