# 9.2 Crystal Kingdom: A Deep Dive! **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [May 13, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654 "2026-05-13T00:01:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/262 "2026-05-20T11:50:24Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/3/a/3afe60f30d2d4386676914cdabe3a8eb4032394d.jpeg) What does this at level 51 means, +7 shiny dust bonus for kingdom troops only? How does it works? Brain not working today. ---
**Author:** ![Qakie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Qakie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Qakie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/263 "2026-05-20T12:16:17Z")
Just guessing here… when you use a shiny key and hit a maxed troop, you get extra shiny dust If the troop is from kingdom X. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/264 "2026-05-20T12:18:32Z")
oh, only if maxed troop? yet to get anything near maxed so it is subminimal or what the word is. ---
**Author:** ![VoiceofEros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eada6e/32.png) [@VoiceofEros](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/VoiceofEros)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/265 "2026-05-20T12:20:05Z")
Will the achievement “I Believe in a Higher Power” be reworked? ---
**Author:** ![Fusnix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fusnix/32/92606_2.png) [@Fusnix](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fusnix)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/266 "2026-05-20T12:22:37Z")
If you have shiny lvl.3 troops from that kingdom and obtain it from shiny chest,converted to shiny dust like before update but with bonus shiny dust ,for example - you got 5 shiny dust+ 2 bonus shiny dust from kingdom bonuses =you obtain 7 shiny dust​🫡👍 ---
**Author:** ![Xavitri10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/xavitri10/32/50604_2.png) [@Xavitri10](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Xavitri10)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/267 "2026-05-20T15:57:33Z")
Gracias, acabo de realizar la misma pregunta en otro foro, pensaba que se obtenía por tributo recolectado. ---
**Author:** ![RoseWarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/0ea827/32.png) [@RoseWarrior](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/RoseWarrior)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/268 "2026-05-20T20:07:04Z")
question I don’t see answered yet when you used to upgrade your kingdom you would unlock troops like zaejin level 7 would give you “nobend brothers” (just to name one for example) but now I don’t see any troops on any of the charts listed for rewards so are we now only able to get them with luck of the draw on chests or in soulforge ---
**Author:** ![Smiling\_Spectre1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/smiling_spectre1/32/7204_2.png) [@Smiling\_Spectre1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smiling_Spectre1)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/269 "2026-05-20T20:13:45Z")
I am puzzled now. So you are removing the biggest gold sink of the game, and give people even more gold then before. What for? Gold is useless in game now, no? There are clan tasks and golden chests, but first are very limited, and second is worthless. Did I miss any way to spend this gold? ---
**Author:** ![RoseWarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/0ea827/32.png) [@RoseWarrior](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/RoseWarrior)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/270 "2026-05-20T20:22:45Z")
buy chests, do guild tasks, and upgrade your faction hoards. ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/271 "2026-05-20T20:33:59Z")
Aren’t the Epics bounded to the quests? ---
**Author:** ![Jeto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jeto/32/101682_2.png) [@Jeto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jeto)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/272 "2026-05-20T22:26:37Z")
> [@Eika](#): > > What does this at level 51 means, +7 shiny dust bonus for kingdom troops only? How does it works? > [@Gems-of-War](#): > > **+X Shiny Dust bonus** will apply when you are rewarded Shiny Dust for converted max Shiny troop tokens. I covered this > [@RoseWarrior](#): > > I don’t see answered yet when you used to upgrade your kingdom you would unlock troops We haven’t changed any of the rewards for upgrading Kingdom levels, but I can chase up if those level numbers are the same. ---
**Author:** ![Nagflar\_dv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nagflar_dv/32/100704_2.png) [@Nagflar\_dv](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nagflar_dv)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/273 "2026-05-20T22:39:09Z")
> [@Smiling\_Spectre1](#): > > There are clan tasks and golden chests, but first are very limited, There’s an unlimited tasks for 1mil giving your guildmates some random rewards and can include mythic troops (1 for 200 legendary tasks in common) ---
**Author:** ![vendel68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vendel68](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/vendel68)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/274 "2026-05-21T08:26:47Z")
Hi, I’d like to share my thoughts on the new update. Based on what I’ve seen and your previews, I wonder if you realize the changes you’re making. You’ve made crystals rarer than books. While you used to have a chance to grow and catch up with stronger players by playing for hours through PvP, merchants, or war, that’s no longer possible. It all depends on your guild level and related events, so someone who plays 1 hour a day might grow more than someone who plays 24 hours, unless, of course, they spend ridiculous amounts of real money. It doesn’t seem sensible to me. As if that weren’t enough, there are shiny troops, which used to be secondary but are now essential for growth, but keys or powder are released in dribs and drabs, unless you spend real money, of course. I used to buy something every now and then, but given the changes, it doesn’t even make sense to spend that anymore. I used to be driven to play a lot because I saw results; now only the hero level increases. I hope I’m wrong, or at least you fix it, otherwise this game will be even more doomed. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![MattDB87](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mattdb87/32/67274_2.png) [@MattDB87](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MattDB87)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/275 "2026-05-21T11:04:53Z")
Also can we talk about how overpriced the crystals are in the shop? ---
**Author:** ![Phillip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/phillip/32/73831_2.png) [@Phillip](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Phillip)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/276 "2026-05-22T09:13:42Z")
Didn’t see there was already a thread for this so i’ll put what I put somewhere else here too.. The mail, daily reset popup, pet rescues, and the X button (on xbox) menu swap to the relevant Pvp Games and Guild menus all take WAY longer to trigger than pre patch. Very annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Zuul-Emo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/67e7ee/32.png) [@Zuul-Emo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zuul-Emo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/277 "2026-05-22T13:23:15Z")
A lot of stuff feels laggy. When I start the game, the menu bar at the bottom stays stuck on “settings events calendar” way longer than it used to, before flicking back to “PvP games guild” which I have as default. Not a huge thing, but I can see how slow things are by stuff like this. Was under a second, now it’s two or three seconds, at least. ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/278 "2026-05-22T14:31:58Z")
Did I break it??? ![1000004904](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/c/6c04d8360b6f0f7818fcf0f5c9e938af95d73304.jpeg) ![1000004906](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/2/c/2cbad8b003f05cb2ce76a8a98368274f19e3a309.jpeg) Says it should be level 57 but it’s stuck at 56. ---
**Author:** ![Risa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@Risa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Risa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/279 "2026-05-22T14:35:15Z")
Your pop limit hits. You can get level 56 max at the moment. How did you feed crystal to exceed that limit, is another question. ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/280 "2026-05-22T14:38:49Z")
> [@Risa](#): > > How did you feed crystal to exceed that limit, is another question. I didn’t use crystals on anything but magic kingdoms. 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Zuul-Emo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/67e7ee/32.png) [@Zuul-Emo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zuul-Emo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654/281 "2026-05-22T15:44:52Z")
You did enough tasks to get enough xp to level up, I assume. But you’re blocked by population, so it won’t level up until you level other kingdoms. Then, when you click on it, it will automatically level up again. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654.md?page=12) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/9-2-crystal-kingdom-a-deep-dive/89654.md?page=14)