Smart Money Spending Guide
Knowing where to invest your money can make a huge difference. This guide provides a detailed breakdown of the best value purchases to accelerate your progress based on different budget levels.
Core Spending Priorities
For any spender, the highest value comes from permanent account upgrades. These should always be your first purchases.
- #1 - 1st & 2nd Construction Queue: A permanent boost that doubles your building speed. Absolutely essential.
- #2 - 2nd Research Queue: Permanently doubles your research speed, critical for long-term progression.
- #3 - 3rd Construction Queue: Another permanent build slot that further accelerates your development.
High-Value Recurring Purchases
These items offer the best ongoing value and are worth considering after securing permanent upgrades.
- Monthly Pass: Highly valuable early on for the extra gathering queue, resources, and daily rewards. Its value diminishes slightly after a couple of months but remains a solid daily deal.
- Hero Shards (End-Game): The Daily Special for $6 is the best option. Only buy shards for end-game heroes to maximize long-term impact.
- Growth Fund: A one-time investment with a very high diamond return, perfect for stockpiling for events.
- Permanent Privilege: A one-time investment with a good return on training, tech research, auto egg hatching and auto research queue.
Low Spenders (< $20/month)
Prioritize permanent unlocks to build a strong foundation for your account.
| Priority | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2nd Construction Queue | One-time |
| 2 | 2nd Research Queue | One-time |
| 3 | Monthly Pass (first 1-2 months) | $5 |
| 4 | 5 Hero Shard Pack | $5 |
| 5 | Adventure Begins - First Tier | $2 |
| 6 | 7-Day Login Pack | $1 |
| 7 | Growth Fund (if possible) | $20 |
Mid Spenders (~$50/month)
Acquire all core permanent upgrades and supplement with high-value monthly packs.
| Priority | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All low-spender options | - |
| 2 | 3rd Construction Queue | One-time |
| 3 | Adventure Begins - all 3 tiers | $17 |
| 4 | Daily Special (Hero Shards) - 5x Packs | $30 |
| 5 | Growth Fund | $20 |
| 6 | Occasional Monthly Pass | $15 |
Heavy Spenders ($50+/month)
Focus on gaining a competitive edge through battle passes, privilege packs, and cosmetic buffs.
| Priority | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All above spending | - |
| 2 | Adventurer's Battle Pass | $20 |
| 3 | Wheel Pass / Dice Privilege | $20 each |
| 4 | Castle Skins | Premium |
Avoid These Purchases
- Instant Training Privilege: Potentially low impact for its cost. However, if you have the permanent privilege this will give you 500 extra soliders per day vs the 200 without the permanent priviliege purchase. It's worth it IMO as a one-time purchase, but expensive at $49.99 USD
- Troll's Strike Pass / Similar Passes: Often provide inefficient rewards.
- Overpriced Battle Passes: Avoid passes not tied to long-term growth or core progression.