# Question about buying troops in arena? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [March 16, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712 "2016-03-16T21:54:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712/1 "2016-03-16T21:54:54Z")
Do the troops one have used during a run need to be leveled up to 15 to be able to buy them for 1 gem? ---
**Author:** ![Jalijer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jalijer/32/2209_2.png) [@Jalijer](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jalijer)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712/2 "2016-03-16T21:58:26Z")
I haven’t confirmed this first-hand, but I’ve heard that this is correct. If you already own the 3 troops at Lv15, then the cost of levelling them up should be zero right? Plus a little bit to buy the extra copy. I think that’s how it works. Anyone else like to confirm please? ---
**Author:** ![GemsCollector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@GemsCollector](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/GemsCollector)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712/3 "2016-03-16T22:25:42Z")
There was something about post-arena troop cost in info about 1.0.9. Here it is: > [@Patch 1.0.9 Arrives!](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/patch-1-0-9-arrives/4347/1): > > Arena: > […] > ~ The purchase price for troops you already own has been increased from 1 Gem, to be in-line with what you would pay for a key. I think the cost was 20 gems when I finished and had all 3 troops on lvl 15 or higher. I may be mistaken though. ---
**Author:** ![JasonAshcroft](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jasonashcroft/32/1974_2.png) [@JasonAshcroft](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/JasonAshcroft)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712/4 "2016-03-16T22:27:03Z")
> [@GemsCollector](#): > > I think the cost was 20 gems when I finished and had all 3 troops on lvl 15 or higher. I may be mistaken though. I can confirm that. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712/5 "2016-03-16T22:29:16Z")
Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sidousai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sidousai/32/604_2.png) [@Sidousai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidousai)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712/6 "2016-03-16T23:56:48Z")
It used to be one gem if you have them trained to 15, but I hear that the price been changed to 20 gems since the patch. ---
**Author:** ![Hairyskinback](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/hairyskinback/32/3566_2.png) [@Hairyskinback](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Hairyskinback)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/question-about-buying-troops-in-arena/4712/7 "2016-03-17T00:10:28Z")
Yeah the 20 Gem price tag was the devs basic way of telling you we really rather you didn’t lol