Gem Guide
Overview
This is a living guide which automatically updates itself based on new tournament decks and current Power Rankings to give you the most up-to-date gem investment advice possible. The green/red arrows — / — found on cards throughout the guide represent recent trends in those cards’ usage rates. For more info read the analysis details.
Recommended Deck
- Resonators (Tier 1)
– 63000 gems
- Scarred Resonance: 11000 gems
- The King of Vermilion: 10000 gems
- Fortress of Gears: 2500 gems
- Pulse of the Quasars: 2500 gems
- King's Resonance: 1000 gems
- Dark Dimension: 500 gems
- Shining Hope: 4500 gems
- Wings of Clearness: 2500 gems
- Rainbow Overdrive: 9000 gems
- Tech cards: 19000 gems
- Scarred Resonance:
- Predaplant (Tier 2)
– 33000 gems + $38–
- Crossing Darkness: 1000 gems
- Starving Venom: 11000 gems
- Anniversary Box Vol. 02: 8500 gems
- HERO Rising: 500 gems
- Rainbow Overdrive: 4500 gems
- Selection Box Vol.08: $38
- Tech cards: 7000 gems
- Crossing Darkness:
- Salamangreat (Tier 2)
– 49000 gems + $38– +
- Rebirth of Flame: 7500 gems
- Link Revolution: 9000 gems
- Anniversary Box Vol. 01: 5500 gems
- Anniversary Box Vol. 02: 7500 gems
- Rainbow Overdrive: 9000 gems
- Selection Box Vol.08: $38
- Tech cards: 10000 gems
- Rebirth of Flame:
These are decks that can require significant in-game play time to build. Because they make heavy use of cards from sources like drop rewards, ranked tickets, the Card Trader, and level-up rewards, these decks can be difficult for a new player to obtain.
These are decks whose best versions involve cards currently exclusive to Selection Boxes. Such cards are extremely expensive and not currently available. It is unknown when these cards will be available to purchase again.
Note: Before investing in a deck, take the time to look into the play-style of the deck as well as general opinions on the deck. Be sure that you’ll enjoy playing the deck and that it’s not in danger of suddenly becoming irrelevant.
Analysis Details
This page works by analyzing recent tournament decks from the past few weeks, automatically accounting for any changes to the Forbidden/Limited List and Power Rankings. Only cards which are used in those decks above a certain “usage threshold rate” are counted on this page, so the cards you see above are guaranteed to have been successful in multiple top decks from multiple players.
A “staple” card is classified as any card which is commonly used in multiple top-tier decks. Cards may shift from being staples to being classified as “archetype-specific support” if all but one of the decks using that card fall off the Tier List. Similarly, cards may become staples as other decks that use the card are promoted on to the Tier List.
The recommended deck is the best, most accessible deck on the Tier List, perfect for new or returning players. The price of each deck is estimated by looking at the “core” cards and then factoring in how expensive common “tech” cards are. If you’re instead looking for information on one of the non-recommended decks, the deck-type pages have full statistical breakdowns of the cards used in every deck.