# Video: 300 VIP Chest Opening – $800+ Worth of Gems
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264
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**Created:** [July 8, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264 "2016-07-08T11:34:29Z")
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### Author:  [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/1 "2016-07-08T11:34:29Z")
Hello everyone! Today I open 300 VIP chests, which is quite possibly the most VIP chests ever opened at one time. If you have done more or a similar amount feel free to tell everyone how high in the top 1% you are, lol. 😃
All gems were obtained without spending any cash through guild tasks and other trickle means within the game for gems.
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### Author:  [@Robert](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robert)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/2 "2016-07-08T12:02:04Z")
Great vid.
What would you recommend I spent my gems on whenever base mythic characters are released on console? 50 vip chests? Or spend those 2k gems on gem chests?
Ps I’m only vip level 1 at the moment.
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### Author:  [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/3 "2016-07-08T12:21:52Z")
Gem chests would be better if all your ultra rares aren’t mythic yet. Gems chests give on average 3x more resources than a VIP chest. While the gem chests will have slightly lower rarity overall, 250 gem chests has about the same mythic chance as 50 VIP chests. VIP chest of course has a higher chance to get mythic, but at a 1:5 ratio with how many more gem chests you can get it ends up putting them at around the same or with gem chests with a GREATER chance for mythic. The main reason I always do VIP chests around the time of mythic releases is because I need the arcanes to actually trait them immediately. VIP chests are much better at getting arcanes than gem chests.
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### Author:  [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/4 "2016-07-08T12:30:23Z")
I had like 1900 gems to opening up for. I then thought I rather go with 200 gem chests than try my luck at around 40 VIP chests. I guess it depends on situations and how much one have stacked up.
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### Author:  [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/5 "2016-07-08T12:32:02Z")
Yeah, it is hard to tell gem chest mythic drop rate vs VIP since both have a small drop rate and there is very little data out there that can be pulled from. In theory, gem chests should be better to get a mythic. The VIP mythic drop rate would need to be at least 5x a gem chest for them to be equal.
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### Author:  [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/6 "2016-07-08T12:35:31Z")
Not sure, since in gem chests there is also ultra rares which that makes it a lot of additional troops one can get. As well as Runic stones. And that probably minimize the % of Mythic drop quite a bit. At least I got one, and cannot complain. However I have a good history when it comes to VIP chests, I got 2 Famines out of 20 VIP chest in the previous Mythic release.
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### Author:  [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/7 "2016-07-08T12:38:38Z")
> [@Tacet](#):
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> The VIP mythic drop rate would need to be at least 5x a gem chest for them to be equal.
ICYMI, the drop rate for VIP chests is 10x the drop rate for gem chests.
> [@A New Mythic Approaches - Plague](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-new-mythic-approaches-plague/9258/1):
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> Originally published at: [A New Mythic Approaches – Plague – Gems of War](http://gemsofwar.com/a-new-mythic-approaches-2/) Don’t Starve! New Mythic Troop: Plague [[image] ](http://gemsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/blog_plague.png) A third horseman has arrived! Plague is here! From the mysterious hidden kingdom, Apocalypse, another rider has appeared. Plague is much-feared by all the mortal races, for not only does he carry regular diseases with him, but he also inflicts a terrible wasting sickness upon all who behold him, where they slowly wither and die. Plague will be the ONLY Mythic Troop avail…
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### Author:  [@Studs](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Studs)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/8 "2016-07-08T13:45:37Z")
Yes, if you’re chasing Mythics, Legendaries, or Epics, then VIP Chests are the better route. 5x the cost but 10x the drop rate.
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### Author:  [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/9 "2016-07-08T15:04:10Z")
I also opened 300 VIP Chests, although I got three Plagues in the first 100. I needed the rest to get Blue/Green Arcanes lol.
(Also got five Plagues total.)
Still have my entire stash of Glory Keys for the next kingdom/s.
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### Author:  [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/10 "2016-07-08T15:06:11Z")
> [@Shimrra](#):
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> I got three Plagues in the first 100. I needed the rest to get Blue/Green Arcanes lol.
That is pretty much the exact thing that happened to me, lol. xD
I had 3 Plagues by 150, then needed more for swamps.
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### Author:  [@therealwetwilly](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/therealwetwilly)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/11 "2016-07-08T16:08:22Z")
So you guys open 50 by 50 until you are happy with the result, or until the first mythic drops?
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### Author:  [@outlander](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/outlander)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/video-300-vip-chest-opening-800-worth-of-gems/9264/12 "2016-07-08T16:50:50Z")
No luck… 2000 Glory and 150 VIP didn’t work for me , now I’m not sure if want to use more gems.