# Cursed Gnomes **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [December 23, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494 "2021-12-23T06:10:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Corpos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Corpos](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Corpos)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/102 "2021-12-24T22:59:38Z")
430 cursed runes here today, 3 vkeys from cursed gnomes 2050 battles. Got the angry anvil pet mythic now 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mfeforever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@mfeforever](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mfeforever)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/103 "2021-12-24T23:20:18Z")
Not sure how the devs can not know what items are in their drop tables. Two Cursed Gnomes have dropped vault keys for me today. Please send double the maximum possible curse rune drop (25 x 2 = 50) to my account. Edit: make that three VK drops from Cursed Gnomes. ---
**Author:** ![dank-o](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/dank-o/32/66172_2.png) [@dank-o](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/dank-o)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/104 "2021-12-25T00:09:29Z")
> [@OminousGMan](#): > > Firstly, we are making an update to the rewards given by Cursed Gnomes. Currently, the rewards given are Cursed Runes or a Vault Key. The Vault Key will be removed from the Cursed Gnomes Rewards and it will only drop Cursed Runes going forward. “will be”. So… we can assume now that it’s future tense, and not actually a change that has been committed. So likewise, we can also assume the increased spawn rate has not been committed. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/8/e/8ea041249d9b961a581f98e0f3ff443a14245ffc.jpeg) (got this a few minutes ago from an explore 12 GaP fight) ---
**Author:** ![Hazard1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hazard1/32/76717_2.png) [@Hazard1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Hazard1)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/106 "2021-12-25T10:43:00Z")
![20211225_123923](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/9/4/94bc28eeb1118b22b24c271d7c90fe70a92693cf.jpeg) ![20211225_123937](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/1/8/18fa608b18c3f4911c0ef8789b3958d8cd078e52.jpeg) Merry Christmas regardless! 🎅 ---
**Author:** ![Rockwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@Rockwell](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rockwell)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/108 "2021-12-25T12:09:13Z")
> [@Corpos](#): > > 430 cursed runes here today, 3 vkeys from cursed gnomes 2050 battles. What level were you playing? Were you doing fast or slow battles? It would be interesting to know 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Tibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@Tibo](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tibo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/109 "2021-12-25T12:36:29Z")
I can confirm too, cursed gnomes still drop vault keys ![Screenshot_20211225-115933](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/a/6/a608245c7b055eaa366b0e8f7db36838b912380f.jpeg) EDIT: technical details Platform: Android 10 Game mode: d1 explore during GAP ---
**Author:** ![Adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Adam](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Adam)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/110 "2021-12-25T14:29:26Z")
Just wondering if any testing is done at all before making claims like this. Honestly the amount of cursed gnomes that have dropped vault keys for me is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/111 "2021-12-25T14:39:19Z")
> [@Adam](#): > > testing Scanning 505 database … Word not found … ---
**Author:** ![icy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/icy/32/71999_2.png) [@icy](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/icy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/112 "2021-12-25T14:40:06Z")
my questions would be: which platform was played on? what type of matches? e1? […] e12? pvp? which team was used? noticeable increase of cursed gnomes appearing during certain times of the day? any special things done if a cursed gnome appeared, like “waiting” or doing more “unnecessary” turns/spells until finishing the match? can proof be provided of the overall played matches / findings / account progress? ---
**Author:** ![Adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Adam](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Adam)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/113 "2021-12-25T14:46:05Z")
Sounds about right. It’s one mess after another these days. ---
**Author:** ![Wow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wow/32/76075_2.png) [@Wow](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Wow)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/115 "2021-12-25T15:59:41Z")
I tried your technique. I finished the battle after GAP ends. Then dropped a VAULT KEY. 🥴 I wasted 5 minutes of GAP. So it is NOT recommended at this time! ---
**Author:** ![HounganAtLarge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hounganatlarge/32/28697_2.png) [@HounganAtLarge](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/HounganAtLarge)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/116 "2021-12-25T20:34:38Z")
Good News: Cursed Gnomes can be found in Arena. Bad News: They still dropping Vault Keys. ---
**Author:** ![Hazard1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hazard1/32/76717_2.png) [@Hazard1](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Hazard1)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/117 "2021-12-25T20:48:40Z")
Hello ![20211225_224749](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/4/7450b72be05a9cf1ce9cd967ecf088caf9b74520.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/118 "2021-12-25T21:04:41Z")
Screenshot didn’t save, but I also got a vault key. Not fun. I’m having better luck getting the gnomes but if they drop vk, it feels like a slap in the face. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/119 "2021-12-26T00:02:58Z")
Got a Vault key from a Cursed Gnome today. I am going crazy very soon! ---
**Author:** ![ALP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@ALP](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ALP)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/120 "2021-12-26T00:07:50Z")
Updated numbers: | | Fights | CG | Runes | | GaP | Runes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 44 | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 3 | | | 63 | 1 | 12 | | 1 | 16 | | | 178 | 1 | 12 | | 1 | 6 | | | 2 | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 11 | | | 1 | 1 | 14 | | 1 | 0 | | | 9 | 1 | 13 | | 1 | 3 | | | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 18 | | | 108 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | 5 | | | 13 | 1 | 15 | | 1 | 2 | | | 14 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | 7 | | | 101 | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 6 | | | 15 | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 6 | | | 53 | 1 | 14 | | 1 | 18 | | | 21 | 1 | 12 | | 1 | 0 | | | 20 | 1 | 15 | | 1 | 4 | | | 64 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 7 | | | 4 | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 7 | | | 44 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | 4 | | | 249 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 18 | | | 132 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | 2 | | | 11 | 1 | 10 | | 1 | 11 | | | 10 | 1 | 14 | | 1 | 2 | | | 42 | 1 | 13 | | 1 | 8 | | | 113 | 1 | 12 | | 1 | 8 | | | 157 | 1 | 13 | | 1 | 4 | | | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 11 | | | 7 | 1 | 13 | | 1 | 0 | | | 24 | 1 | 15 | | 1 | 7 | | | 119 | 1 | 13 | | | | | | 115 | 1 | 14 | | | | | | 113 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 93 | 1 | 14 | | | | | | 18 | 1 | 12 | | | | | | 272 | 1 | 13 | | | | | | 51 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | 43 | 1 | 13 | | | | | | 12 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | 2353 | 37 | 401 | | 28 | 194 | | AVERAGE | 63,6 | | 10,8 | | | 6,9 | | | Fights | CG | Runes | | GaP | Runes | ---
**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:** [December 26, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/121 "2021-12-26T00:26:01Z")
Juat had back to back of the Cursed Gnome giving me Vault keys… Disheartening devs. ---
**Author:** ![Wow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wow/32/76075_2.png) [@Wow](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Wow)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/122 "2021-12-26T00:32:41Z")
Love your stats @ALP. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Shifty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shifty/32/69144_2.png) [@Shifty](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shifty)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/123 "2021-12-26T01:58:21Z")
What mode/difficulty did you do your GaP on for those stats? Guessing ex1 quick farm? ---
**Author:** ![sylverscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@sylverscale](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/sylverscale)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/124 "2021-12-26T02:30:57Z")
This time with proof… Had 3 so far that gave me keys. ![Screenshot_2021-12-26-03-26-40-875](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/9/79bd4459fa3cbb3ee8cc7a0b80c032885095f5f8.jpeg) [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494.md?page=5) [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494.md?page=7)