
VIP Shop
Restocks every Monday / Diamonds
Basic rule
Buy everything marked "Highly Recommended" first.
Skip the full-price top row and focus on rows with a discount mark.
Must buy
Pig Iron / Stamina / Crystals / UR (Legendary) shards / Skill Medals / Trade Scrolls / Bounty Orders
If you have diamonds left
Hero EXP chests → Speedups → Retainer recruit tickets
Advanced Teleport only if you often do PvP such as Kingdom Duel
If you are free-to-play
Many say to put diamonds into VIP points and raise your VIP level. VIP 10-13 perks are said to be good.

Alliance Shop
Restocks every Monday / Alliance Contribution
| Rank | Item | Reason |
|---|
| 1 | Universal UR Shards (cheese) | Key material for your main squad heroes’ star levels. There is a weekly purchase limit, so get them every week. |
| 2 | Skill Medals | Skill upgrade material, always in short supply |
| 3 | Beast Core | Griffin (Siege Weapon from Nov 19) high-tier materials |
| 4 | Advanced Teleport | Keep a few for moving during Kingdom Duel and Capital Siege |
| 5 | Valor Shards | Lord star-up material (only as much as needed if you plan to raise your Lord to 5 stars) |
| 6 | Construction/Research Speedups | With leftover Contribution |
| - | Shield | Required if you skip Saturday’s battle, so prepare before Friday. Do not use it early on weekdays. |
How to earn Contribution
Press alliance Help every day to fill it to the cap, and donate to Alliance Tech.
There are also weekly donation rewards, so donating a little every day is best.

What not to do in shops
Common mistakes that waste currency
Buying Shields at random times
Prepare Shields the day before a battle day (Saturday, Kingdom Duel). On weekdays, the Shields from events are often enough.
Buying consumables first
Buy in this order: permanent growth (shards, medals, drafts, queues) → consumables (speedups, resources).
Opening Resource Chests early
Opened resources can be looted. Open them when you use them.
Leaving currency unspent before restock
For shops with a restock cycle, buy the limited items before the next restock.
Kingdom Fair coins carry over to the next fair, so there is no need to rush.
Buying expensive items without knowing the effect
Check the effect before buying high-priced items such as the Lord Statue.