diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/debug.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/debug.ts
index 3cc345e..ecf482e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/debug.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/debug.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,37 @@ const applyBossUnlocks = (state: GameState): number => {
   return count;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Unlocks any adventurer tiers that were granted as rewards for completed quests
+ * but are still locked in the player's state.
+ * @param state - The player's current game state (mutated directly).
+ * @returns The number of adventurer tiers that were unlocked.
+ */
+const applyAdventurerUnlocks = (state: GameState): number => {
+  let count = 0;
+  const earnedAdventurerIds = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const quest of state.quests) {
+    if (quest.status !== "completed") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    for (const reward of quest.rewards) {
+      if (reward.type === "adventurer" && reward.targetId !== undefined) {
+        earnedAdventurerIds.add(reward.targetId);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const adventurer of state.adventurers) {
+    if (!adventurer.unlocked && earnedAdventurerIds.has(adventurer.id)) {
+      adventurer.unlocked = true;
+      count = count + 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return count;
+};
+
 /**
  * Makes available any exploration areas whose parent zone is now unlocked.
  * @param state - The player's current game state (mutated directly).
@@ -301,6 +332,7 @@ const applyExplorationUnlocks = (state: GameState): number => {
 const applyForceUnlocks = (
   state: GameState,
 ): {
+  adventurersUnlocked: number;
   bossesUnlocked:      number;
   explorationUnlocked: number;
   questsUnlocked:      number;
@@ -310,7 +342,14 @@ const applyForceUnlocks = (
   const questsUnlocked = applyQuestUnlocks(state);
   const bossesUnlocked = applyBossUnlocks(state);
   const explorationUnlocked = applyExplorationUnlocks(state);
-  return { bossesUnlocked, explorationUnlocked, questsUnlocked, zonesUnlocked };
+  const adventurersUnlocked = applyAdventurerUnlocks(state);
+  return {
+    adventurersUnlocked,
+    bossesUnlocked,
+    explorationUnlocked,
+    questsUnlocked,
+    zonesUnlocked,
+  };
 };
 
 const debugRouter = new Hono<HonoEnvironment>();
@@ -330,8 +369,13 @@ debugRouter.post("/force-unlocks", async(context) => {
     /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions -- Prisma stores state as JSON object */
     const state = gameStateRecord.state as unknown as GameState;
 
-    const { bossesUnlocked, explorationUnlocked, questsUnlocked, zonesUnlocked }
-      = applyForceUnlocks(state);
+    const {
+      adventurersUnlocked,
+      bossesUnlocked,
+      explorationUnlocked,
+      questsUnlocked,
+      zonesUnlocked,
+    } = applyForceUnlocks(state);
 
     const updatedAt = Date.now();
     await prisma.gameState.update({
@@ -347,6 +391,7 @@ debugRouter.post("/force-unlocks", async(context) => {
         : computeHmac(JSON.stringify(state), secret);
 
     return context.json({
+      adventurersUnlocked,
       bossesUnlocked,
       explorationUnlocked,
       questsUnlocked,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/game/debugPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/game/debugPanel.tsx
index 0abc231..8bfc410 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/game/debugPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/game/debugPanel.tsx
@@ -51,11 +51,15 @@ const DebugPanel = (): JSX.Element => {
       if (result.explorationUnlocked > 0) {
         parts.push(`${String(result.explorationUnlocked)} exploration area(s)`);
       }
+      if (result.adventurersUnlocked > 0) {
+        parts.push(`${String(result.adventurersUnlocked)} adventurer tier(s)`);
+      }
       const total
         = result.zonesUnlocked
         + result.questsUnlocked
         + result.bossesUnlocked
-        + result.explorationUnlocked;
+        + result.explorationUnlocked
+        + result.adventurersUnlocked;
       const message
         = parts.length === 0
           ? "Everything looks correct — no missing unlocks were found."
diff --git a/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx b/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx
index a33b9d1..b65db14 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/context/gameContext.tsx
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ interface GameContextValue {
    * @returns Counts of what was corrected.
    */
   forceUnlocks: ()=> Promise<{
+    adventurersUnlocked: number;
     bossesUnlocked:      number;
     explorationUnlocked: number;
     questsUnlocked:      number;
@@ -2104,6 +2105,7 @@ export const GameProvider = ({
         localStorage.setItem("elysium_save_signature", data.signature);
       }
       return {
+        adventurersUnlocked: data.adventurersUnlocked,
         bossesUnlocked:      data.bossesUnlocked,
         explorationUnlocked: data.explorationUnlocked,
         questsUnlocked:      data.questsUnlocked,
@@ -2116,6 +2118,7 @@ export const GameProvider = ({
           : "Failed to force unlocks",
       );
       return {
+        adventurersUnlocked: 0,
         bossesUnlocked:      0,
         explorationUnlocked: 0,
         questsUnlocked:      0,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/interfaces/api.ts b/packages/types/src/interfaces/api.ts
index 8da988e..ef5e7f0 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/interfaces/api.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/interfaces/api.ts
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ interface ForceUnlocksResponse {
    */
   explorationUnlocked: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Number of adventurer tiers that were unlocked by this operation.
+   */
+  adventurersUnlocked: number;
+
   /**
    * HMAC-SHA256 signature of the corrected state for anti-cheat chain continuity.
    */