Gems

 This article is about the currency. For other uses, see Gem (disambiguation).

Gems are the in-game premium currency. They are purchased or earned and can be used in various ways.

Earning Gems

Method	Lowest Amount	Highest Amount	Notes
Petting Dragons	1	2	No more than two Gems can be obtained within a 24-hour period
Events	1	200
Participating in the Dragon League	1	5	Obtained from win streaks
Exploring ruins	1	40	Amount depends on the ruin and the chest obtained from it
Random treasure chests on the Campaign Map	1
Opening Dungeon chests	2	100
Milestones for the Totem of Friendship	3	100
Milestones for the Friend System	10	100
Daily Prizes	1	24	Amount depends on the VIP Status
Daily Quests	1
To-Do-List	1	19
Achievements	5	15
Collections	5	35
Playing Otto's Lotto	1	10	Amount depends on the wheel
Watching videos whenever the icon appears above a Habitat or a Farm	1
Leveling up and at random after reaching the maximum level	1	5
Connecting the player account, for the very first time, to Facebook	10
Receiving from Gift Giver	5
Subscribing to the Clam	10	1,600	Costs real currency
Various contests or sweepstakes sponsored or hosted by Gameloft outside the game	Variable amount		These are usually held on their Facebook page
Various in-game promotions	Variable amount		Promotions can be offered in exchange for real currency

Purchasing Gems

In addition to the above methods, Gems can also be obtained in exchange for real currency by pressing the button at the top of the screen. As Gems have a multitude of purposes, the option to purchase them will be shown in most places in the game including, but not limited to, battles or various selection screens or windows. In the purchase selection screen, aside from the various packs, there is also the option to subscribe to the Clam and, if available for that day, the option to watch videos in exchange for spinning Otto's Lotto wheel. Pressing the option in the snapshot of the Clam, will bring up a video with the description of the Clam and its offer. Pressing the in the snapshot of the wheel, will take the player to Otto's Lotto to watch videos for prizes. Additionally, if the player has never purchased anything from the game via real currency, the notice will be shown on this screen.

Gems is the only currency that counts toward the VIP level of the player and any purchase of Gems, be it directly or indirectly (as part of various promotions), is added to the VIP level. In the bottom-left corner of this screen, the icon is shown, indicating the player's VIP level inside, and next to it the total amount of Gems the player purchased separated by a / from the total amount of Gems needed to reach the next VIP level. Pressing the button will take the player to the VIP interface.

The amounts below apply to the majority of users. In some cases, discrepancies among some users based on their country and platform can exist. Additionally, values can change depending on various promotions and sales.

Version	Pile of Gems	Sack of Gems	Bucket of Gems	Chest of Gems	Cave of Gems	Island of Gems
1.0-1.1	Missing Data
1.2-1.6	50 Gems for 1.99 USD	130 Gems for 4.99 USD	275 Gems for 9.99 USD	600 Gems for 19.99 USD	1,700 Gems for 49.99 USD	3,800 Gems for 99.99 USD
1.7-currently	20 Gems for 0.99 USD	100 Gems for 3.99 USD	300 Gems for 9.99 USD	600 Gems for 19.99 USD	1,800 Gems for 49.99 USD	3,800 Gems for 99.99 USD

Gift Giver

During Gift Giver promotions, whenever a Clan member purchases 50 or more Gems, all of their Clanmates will be awarded gifts. The type of gifts and amount of each that will be awarded will depend on the number of Gems purchased. The player can choose to hide their name from being seen by the other Clan members when they receive their gifts.

Gift Giver

Spending Gems

Method	Lowest Amount	Highest Amount	Notes
Purchasing Dragons	30	6,500
Purchasing Boss Habitats	50		The only building that can be purchased through Gems.
Purchasing various tickets	25	225
Purchasing Skip Fight Tickets	5	500	Amount depends on the player's VIP level
Activating the Dungen Token Multiplier	35
Opening all chests in the Clockwork Dungeon	125
Awakening the third Element of Legendary and Divine Dragons	99
Upgrading Boss Habitats, the Hatchery and the Ancient Portal	50	750	The only buildings that can be upgraded in exchange for Gems
Babifying Dragons	15
Restoring Portal Energy or Arena Energy	3	39	Amount depends on the player's VIP Status and/or level of the Ancient Portal
Refreshing the Dragon League opponent selection choices and refreshing the Dragon selection choices for ruins	3	15	Always 5 for the Dragon League; amount varies from 3 to 15 for ruins
Opening Rusty Gates on the Campaign Map without help from friends	5	60	Amount varies on the number of friends needed to open the gate
Switching mastery skills	35
Quickening Dragon Fury in battle	5	20
Reviving Dragons in the Enchantment League and restoring stamina in the Clockwork Dungeon	1	39	Maximum 25 for EL; always 39 for the Dungeon
Speeding up various tasks: breeding, hatching, building and upgrading various buildings, growing Food, exploring ruins, awakening Elements, refresh times for recipes/Clan Quests etc.	1	250
Buying extra recipes in The Great Dragon Race	20	100	Only a maximum of 5 recipes can be bought in each event
Buying items in Solo Events	3	30	Amount varies by tiers
Skipping tasks on the To-Do-List	5	10
As a requirement in Gem Spending Events	1	∞	Amount depends on the spender
Various in-game promotions or packs offered occasionally	Variable amount

Speeding Up

The formula for speeding up breeding, hatching and training Dragons at the Dragon Academy is as follows:
(TimeInSeconds ^ -0.44) * 0.15 * TimeInSeconds

The formula for speeding up timers in events is as follows:
(TimeInSeconds ^ -0.5) * 0.1 * TimeInSeconds

The formula for all other timers that can be sped up is as follows:
(TimeInSeconds ^ -0.46) * 0.12 * TimeInSeconds

The final result is then rounded, in the following intervals, as follows:

• 1-10: 1
• 10-100: 5
• 100-200: 25
• 200-1,000: 50
• over 1,000: 100

Examples

• The cost to speed up the hatching time of the Water Dragon (5 minutes): (300 ^ -0.44) * 0.15 * 300 = 3,6 - rounding by 1 applies, thus the cost to skip the timer is 4 Gems.
• The cost to speed up upgrading a Dragon's skill to Level 2 at the Academy (3 hours): (10800 ^ -0.44) * 0.15 * 10800 = 27,2 - rounding by 5 applies, thus the cost to skip the timer is 30 Gems.
• The cost to speed up the breeding time of a Legendary Dragon (2 days): (172800 ^ -0.44) * 0.15 * 172800 = 128 - rounding by 25 applies, thus the cost to skip the timer is 125 Gems.
• The cost to speed up the hatching time of a Divine Dragon (4 days and 19 hours): (415200 ^ -0.44) * 0.15 * 415200 = 210 - rounding by 50 applies, thus the cost to skip the timer is 250 Gems.
• The cost to speed up the waiting time in the first challenge of the Greek Boss Challenge (4 hours): (14400 ^ -0.5) * 0.1 * 14400 = 12 - rounding by 5 applies, thus the cost to skip the timer is 15 Gems.
• The cost to speed up the post-battle health regeneration of a Dragon with 0% health (2 hours and 30 minutes): (9000 ^ -0.46) * 0.12 * 9000 = 16 - rounding by 5 applies, thus the cost to skip the timer is 20 Gems.

Purchasing Food & Gold

Gems can also be used to purchase either Food or Gold instantly.

The amounts below apply to the majority of users with a level above 59 as they depend on the Level Modifier. In some cases, discrepancies among some users based on their country and platform can exist. Additionally, values can change depending on various promotions and sales.

Version	Pile of Gold	Sack of Gold	Bucket of Gold	Chest of Gold	Cave of Gold	Island of Gold
1.0-1.1	Missing Data
1.2-currently	15 Gems for 300,000 Gold	50 Gems for 1,130,000 Gold	100 Gems for 2,400,000 Gold	250 Gems for 6,750,000 Gold	750 Gems for 21,000,000 Gold	1,500 Gems for 45,000,000 Gold

Version	Pile of Food	Sack of Food	Bucket of Food	Chest of Food	Cave of Food	Island of Food
1.0-1.1	Missing Data
1.2-currently	15 Gems for 30,000 Food	45 Gems for 105,000 Food	100 Gems for 270,000 Food	250 Gems for 675,000 Food	650 Gems for 1,880,000 Food	1,000 Gems for 3,000,000 Food