# 100 things you wish you knew about Gems of War \[DONE\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Guides\ **Created:** [November 20, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/100-things-you-wish-you-knew-about-gems-of-war-done/15529 "2016-11-20T04:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![Annaerith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/annaerith/32/13840_2.png) [@Annaerith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Annaerith)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/100-things-you-wish-you-knew-about-gems-of-war-done/15529/34 "2016-11-21T14:09:43Z")
its not like i disagree completely classes can be powerful early game too maybe i misread the topic too but i thought this list should be something to ‘check in’ and ‘obey’ first thing you join gow - like that i think some specific guilde lines should be left with explanation why and when to do so. so yeah for example say ‘if you have no strong units you can use hero then choose warlord/crude or necro/scythe for one of best combinations and level that chosen class to lv 20’ something like this would be totally ok, in comparison to telling new player (who has no idea) to just do it blindly (i personally dont like hero and did not play it earlo on which i do not regret) also another idea: - always use **soul generating** _and/or_ **map generating** troop in every team you play - this will give you a lot more resources per time spent so in the end saves your time (even if single fight takes slightly longer) edit: finaly found all the things - the bare minimum i think new player should know, that i put in together a while ago: (some is will be repeat that i already wrote here but here is whole thing together) > [@Game help - i am new player](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/game-help-i-am-new-player/15054/2): > > some quick headstart hints: > > most important: join active guild - meaning guild that is close to full with every member playign daily and contributing some, to find such guild best shot you have is this forum or asking in channel 1 at in game chat > information tooltips: - go to settings (the gizmo button) and toggle on ‘show spell details’ - this will help you see how much mana u need and some other spell/effect info > at troop list and hero weapon list you can toggle on ‘show all’ which is on top of screen, also on bottom of screen u will find small search window where you can enter text to search specific spell, trait, troop, effect, etc - with this you can read about everyhting that you dont have yet > early on bestways to gain resources for you (beside guild) will be either playing arena minigame (unlocked at broken spire) or treasure hunt mini game (unlocked at zhul’kari, requires tyri or marid to get maps - tyri u also get at zhulkaeri quest line) > also good way for you to learn about game will be generally joining channel 1 in game chat and asking there, ppl are really helpful and friendly there > use soul generating troop (or at least map generating troop) in every team you use - that way you will be getting more resources for the time spent (soul troops: valkyrie, banshee, wigh, avina, the dragon soul)(map troops: tyri, marid) > resource priorities: > > gems: 1. save to buy dragon armor for 500gems (or the soul % armor that also costs 500 gems but i recommend dragon gold% first) 2. buy the other 500gem armor (or neither of those if you bought the 50$ armor) 3. open gem (or vip) chests with the same guidelines as gem keys/glory keys. > > gold: 1. unlock kingdoms \> 2. level up kingdoms \> 3. donate to guild > > glory: 1. save for weekly new troop bundles in shop-rewards mainly to get arcane traitstones that you will eventually need from it but also for when you will find there a good troop > > souls: focus on just leveling your team that you use for now > > gold keys: open right away > > glory/gem keys: open right away, you can also wait till a ‘mythic exclusive’ event ends or starts for a different chance for different mythics but early on i would say open right away coz u need to get any decent troops right now not the mythics > > event keys: save for week where evented kingdom have a troop that you like, for example a week where new troop bundles belong to Ghoulvania - event chests have chance for ghoulvania troops such as cimson bat and draak - so you use event keys to target specific kingdom units allright 😉 it was before they added pirate kingdom --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/100-things-you-wish-you-knew-about-gems-of-war-done/15529)._