# Game help - i am new player

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/game-help-i-am-new-player/15054>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (General)\
**Created:** [November 8, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/game-help-i-am-new-player/15054 "2016-11-08T13:32:39Z")\
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**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 8, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/game-help-i-am-new-player/15054/2 "2016-11-08T13:40:43Z")

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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 traitstone\_s 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 😉

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