# The (Un)Official Console Weekly Event Thread 2 (Current Event: Stormheim)

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-un-official-console-weekly-event-thread-2-current-event-stormheim/13381>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PlayStation 4/Xbox One)\
**Created:** [October 6, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-un-official-console-weekly-event-thread-2-current-event-stormheim/13381 "2016-10-06T20:37:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/the-un-official-console-weekly-event-thread-2-current-event-stormheim/13381/229 "2016-10-22T01:31:46Z")

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Specifically, VIP chests cost 5x what Gem chests cost, with 10x the payout for Legendary and Mythic troops. That doesn’t necessarily translate into 2x the odds of pulling one Mythic from a given set of keys, but it’s definitely more efficient than Gem chests are, if your aim is solely Legendaries and Mythics.

> [@Video: New Player Basics to Spending ALL Resources](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-new-player-basics-to-spending-all-resources/11683/17):
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> Except the math doesn’t quite work like that. Assume, for the sake of argument, that there is a 0.1% chance to draw a Mythic from a Gem chest. You then have a 1% chance to draw one from a VIP chest. Your chances of not drawing a Mythic on each pull is 99.9% and 99%, respectively. In your example, you are investing 2,250 gems, which gives you 250 Gem pulls or 50 VIP pulls, respectively. Your chance to get one or more Mythics from Gem chests is: Pg = 1 - (0.999^250) ~= 0.221 = 22.1% Your chanc…

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