Clash For Dawn - Gems And Their Uses

There is no hard and fast rule on how to use your gems. Some people spend it all on rolling for mercenaries. Some people like to spend it on cash conversion. Some simply hoard all their gems.

You can decide on what are the best uses for your gems, depending on your game objectives. Here are some of the things you can use your gems for.

This article will cover the following:
1. Gems for Cash
2. Gems for Mercenaries
3. Gems for Skill Stones (+ How Magic Stone Pieces Work)
4. Gems for Energy
5. Miscellaneous Uses

1. To Get Cash

If you're below level 70, chances are that you will find yourself short of cash. This is common as the amount of cash you get from dungeons, raids and other activities can't keep up with the amount you require to enhance your weapons or level-up your skills.

There are two ways you can get cash from gems. One is to use the cash converter (by clicking the plus sign next your gold) and the other way is to buy sacks of gold from the shop.

Let's do some math.

Exchange (5 times each, resets everyday)
20 Gems for 52,000 Gold | 1 Gem = 2600 Gold 
30 Gems for 68,000 Gold | 1 Gem = 2266.7 Gold
40 Gems for 84,000 Gold | 1 Gem = 2100 Gold
50 Gems for 100,000 Gold | 1 Gem = 2000 Gold 

Shop
25 Gems for 50,000 (Coins Pack; Material Shop, Unlimited Stock) | 1 Gem = 2000 Gold

80 Gems for 300,000 (Greater Coins Pack; Sale Shop; Stock: 20) | 1 Gem = 3750 Gold 

So at a glance, Greater Coins Pack appears to be the best choice, followed by the Exchange.

However, the good thing about the Exchange is that there is the occasional 'lucky strike' which gives you 2x - 10x more Gold. This happens quite frequently.

In addition, for certain levels, you'll also get a Daily Quest which asks you to use the Exchange twice.

So now that you know your options - you can make a better decision.

2. To Get Mercenaries 

Exchanging Gems for mercenaries is also pretty common - especially with the release of Orange SS-Classed Mercenaries. You can do this at the Mercenary Tavern (click Hub > Mercenary > 4th Tab).

For 100 gems (Gem) - you can get a random mercenary, with no guarantee of any class types
For 950 gems (10 Multi-Draw) - you can get 10 random mercenaries, with a guarantee of at least one Purple Classed Mercenary

I have drawn both a Purple S-Classed Mercenary along with an Orange SS-Classed Mercenary before on the 10 Multi-Draw. Guess it was my lucky day.

So if you ask me which is more worth it, clearly the 10-Multi Draw is, since the other classes are not very useful (except for earning Command and for Inheriting). They even have a permanent 5% off (950 instead of 1000 gems for 10 mercenaries)!

The Shop is another place where you can get mercenaries, though these are usually fragments. (20 fragments can be crafted into 1 pact = allows you to hire 1 mercenary.)

Purple S-Classed Mercenaries usually cost 50 gems per fragment (i.e. 1000 gems = 1 pact).
Orange SS-Classed Mercenaries cost 225 gems per fragment (i.e. 4500 gems = 1 pact).

They are seasonal though, so even though Park the Viper is on sale now, he may not be available a week later. Grab them while they last!!

3. To Get Skill Stones

If you are not already aware, embedding all your equipment slots with level 3 Skill Stones and above gives you a range of bonuses that should be capitalised on. And given that Skill Stones are in short supply - you can only farm 4 evil dungeons per day where they drop, and occasionally get them from the draw at the end of each dungeon - Gems are sometimes used to exchange for Skill Stones in the Shop.

Which means it's time for more math.

Sale Shop
190 Gems for Lv.3 Skill Stone (Stock: 64)

Material Shop
14 Gems for 1 Magic Stone Piece
68 Gems for Lv.2 Skill Stone
1080 Gems for 20 Lv.2 Skill Stones (Chests)

Since 4 Lv.2 Skill Stones = 1 Lv.3 Skill Stone, the Sale Shop option is clearly the best choice. Even if you purchase the Chest set, it will amount to 216 Gems for a Lv.3 Skill Stone (1080 / 20 x 4).


Side Topic: On Magic Stone Pieces

In case you are not aware, or wondering what Magic Stone Pieces are, they are derived from Fusing Skill Stones, and here's the exchange rate:

Lv.1 Skill Stone: 1 Magic Stone Piece
Lv.2 Skill Stone: 4 Magic Stone Pieces
Lv.3 Skill Stone: 16 Magic Stone Pieces
Lv.4 Skill Stone: 64 Magic Stone Pieces
Lv.5 Skill Stone: 256 Magic Stone Pieces

Which basically means you can fuse your Skill Stones at any time and make 0 losses. So for example, you need a Lv.4 Emerald but you only have an extra Lv.4 Sapphire and Lv.4 Moonstone. Simply fuse either one and exchange it with the Skill Stone Merchant which takes in 64 Magic Stone Pieces and gives you a Lv.4 Skill Stone of your choice in return.

Alternatively, you can also fuse 4 Lv.3 Skill Stones to get one Lv.4 Skill Stone of your choice. The only downside is that this only works for Skill Stones at Lv.4 and above.

4. To Get Energy

Gems can also be used to purchase Energy. This is for all you hard-core levellers who can't get enough of the game. 50 Gems restore 100 Energy. I've never used this more than 2 times so I don't know if the number of Gems increase - if it does can someone tell me and I will update this. :)

5. To Get Miscellaneous Things

Gems can also be used to purchase all sorts of things - from Enhancing Scrolls, to Badges of Prestige. Browse the store to find out more!

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