You get three troops per Magic Key, all Rare or above, and one of which will be at least an Ultra Rare. You can also win these (occasionally) from Treasure Maps. Magic Keys: These cost 15 gems (premium currency), so you generally have to spend real money on them. You get three troops per Iron Key, one of which will be at least a Rare. You'll also win these from Arena victories and Treasure Maps. Instead, join a guild and you'll get free keys as the guild completes tasks. Long-term, you shouldn't spend Gold on keys. Early on, you might want to buy a Iron Key or two, just to get your troop lineup started. Iron Keys: These cost 1,000 Gold each and can easily be acquired without spending real money. Troops are the cards/units that you take into battle. Troop Achievements Rabble Rouser (25): Unlock 10 different Troops. If you're not sure of your abilities, wait until the first Kingdom's Quests start to become too tough for you and then start working on Challenge in order to beef up your troops. You just need an effective deck with sufficiently leveled troops. Each star is harder to earn than the last, as the enemies become more powerful.Ī skilled Gems of War player will be able to 5-star the first Challenge fairly early on. To do so, you must complete that Challenge five times.

But you can unlock a total of 7 Challenges per Kingdom simply by completing Quests (story content) in that Kingdom.Įvery individual Challenge has five stars for you to unlock. You need Souls to level up your troops, so be sure to complete as many of these as you can.Įach Kingdom starts with one Challenge unlocked, which is technically enough for you to get both Challenge Achievements.

Challenges are the most reliable and important source of Souls in the game.

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