Hot Deals Guide

What Are Hot Deals?

Hot Deals are rotating limited-time offers that appear in the Hot Deals tab of the in-game store. They cycle through different themed markets — each with its own currency, mechanics, and reward pools. Some are genuinely excellent value. Others are traps designed to drain your gems or wallet.

This guide breaks down every Hot Deal type so you know exactly where to spend and where to save.

General Spending Rules

Before diving into each deal type, keep these principles in mind:

1. Set a budget before you open the store — decide what you are willing to spend (gems or money) before you see the offers. Impulse buying is how the game gets you
2. Compare against free sources — if you can earn the same reward from events, daily tasks, or campaign, the deal is not worth it
3. Prioritise bottleneck items — spend on whatever is currently blocking your progression. If you are stuck waiting for Legendary Blueprints, that is where your gems should go
4. Ignore the countdown timer pressure — deals rotate back. You will see them again. Do not panic buy
5. Early game players should hoard gems — until you understand what you need, saving is always better than spending

Glittering Market

The Glittering Market is one of the most common Hot Deals. It offers a selection of items at gem prices, sometimes with a discount tag attached.

How It Works

• A rotating storefront of 6-8 items appears
• Each item has a gem price and sometimes a "discount" percentage
• Items refresh on a timer or you can pay gems to refresh early
• Some items are marked as "limited" (one purchase only)

What to Buy

• Legendary Gear Blueprints — always buy these. They are the single biggest bottleneck for gear progression and extremely rare from free sources
• Epic Gear Blueprints — buy if you are still building your first full epic set, skip once you have moved to legendary
• Premium Chip Materials — worth buying if you are actively upgrading chips and short on materials
• Hero shards for heroes you are actively building — only if the price per shard is reasonable (compare against other sources)

What to Skip

• Resources (food, wood, iron) — you can farm these for free from events and gathering. Never spend gems on basic resources
• Common speedups — small speedups (5m, 15m, 30m) are not worth gems. You earn plenty from daily activities
• Random hero shard boxes — the odds of getting a shard you actually need are low. Targeted shards are always better than random ones
• Training speedups — troop training is a background task. Be patient instead of spending gems
• Gear materials you do not need yet — do not stockpile materials for gear you are months away from crafting

Value Rating: Medium

The Glittering Market can be good value if you are disciplined and only buy blueprints and premium materials. It becomes a gem trap if you buy everything with a "discount" tag.

Lucky Wheel / Lucky Draw

The Lucky Wheel (sometimes called Lucky Draw) lets you spin for randomised rewards using gems or special tokens.

How It Works

• Each spin costs a set amount of gems or event tokens
• Rewards are randomised from a prize pool
• Milestone rewards unlock after a set number of spins (e.g. 10, 30, 50, 100)
• The best rewards are typically in the milestone tiers, not the individual spins

What to Buy

• Spin to milestone rewards if the milestone prize is high value — if the 50-spin milestone gives a Legendary Blueprint, exclusive hero shards, or a premium skin with stat bonuses, it can be worth reaching that threshold
• Use free tokens first — events sometimes give free spin tokens. Always use these before spending gems

What to Skip

• Individual spins hoping to get lucky — the odds are against you. If you cannot afford to reach a meaningful milestone, do not spin at all
• Spinning past the valuable milestones — once you have claimed the good milestone rewards, stop. The returns drop off sharply
• Wheels where the milestone rewards are just resources or common items — not every Lucky Wheel is worth spinning

Value Rating: Variable

Excellent value if the milestone rewards include genuinely rare items and you can afford to reach them. Poor value if you are just spinning randomly and hoping for luck.

Gear Deals

Gear-specific deals offer blueprints, crafting materials, and sometimes completed gear pieces at gem or cash prices.

How It Works

• Bundles or individual items focused on gear progression
• May include blueprint selectors, material packs, or pre-crafted gear
• Often appear during gear-themed events

What to Buy

• Legendary Blueprint Selectors — the best gear deal you can find. Being able to choose which blueprint you get is enormously valuable
• Legendary Blueprint packs — even random legendary blueprints are worth buying at reasonable prices
• Gear material bundles for your current crafting goal — if you are actively working toward a specific piece of gear and need materials, these can save weeks of farming

What to Skip

• Pre-crafted rare or epic gear — you can craft this yourself relatively easily. Do not pay premium prices for it
• Material packs for gear tiers you have already passed — epic materials are worthless if you are crafting legendary gear
• Overpriced single blueprints — compare the price against what you would pay in the Glittering Market. Some gear deals charge double

Value Rating: High

Gear deals are generally among the best value in the game because gear progression is the biggest long-term bottleneck. Prioritise blueprint selectors above everything else.

Hero Deals

Hero deals offer shards, hero selectors, and awakening materials for specific heroes or random hero pools.

How It Works

• Bundles containing hero shards (specific or random)
• May include hero selector tickets
• Sometimes paired with hero awakening or star-up materials
• Often tied to new hero releases

What to Buy

• Shards for meta heroes you are actively building — if the deal offers shards for your main squad heroes at a reasonable per-shard cost, it can be worth it
• Hero selector tickets — being able to choose your hero is always better than random
• Awakening materials for heroes close to a breakpoint — if you are 5 shards from starring up a key hero, a small purchase can unlock a significant power jump

What to Skip

• Random hero shard boxes — same problem as in the Glittering Market. The pool is too large and the odds of getting what you need are too low
• Shards for heroes you are not using — do not buy shards speculatively. Only buy for heroes already in your active squad or your confirmed next investment
• New hero release deals at launch — new heroes are always expensive at release. Wait for them to appear in cheaper deals later unless you are a heavy spender
• Duplicate shards beyond the star-up you need — extra shards have diminishing returns. Buy only what you need to reach the next star level

Value Rating: Medium

Good if targeted at your specific hero needs. Poor if random or for heroes outside your current plan.

Resource and Speedup Deals

These deals offer bulk resources, speedups, VIP time, and other consumables.

How It Works

• Bundles of resources, speedups, shields, and other utility items
• Often priced in real money rather than gems
• May appear as "starter packs" or "growth funds"

What to Buy

• Growth Fund (one-time purchase) — if available, the Growth Fund is almost always the best value real-money purchase in the game. It pays out rewards as you reach HQ milestones, giving far more value than any other pack
• VIP time — VIP bonuses (especially the second builder) are extremely valuable for progression. If a deal offers VIP time at a discount, consider it
• Large speedup bundles during Arms Race — if you are competitive in Arms Race events and a speedup bundle would help you hit a scoring tier, the value comes from the event rewards, not just the speedups themselves

What to Skip

• Small resource packs — the amounts are almost always trivial compared to what events give for free
• Shield bundles — shields are useful but you earn enough from events and daily rewards. Do not pay cash for them
• Random speedup bundles at full price — speedups are the most common reward in the game. You will accumulate plenty naturally

Value Rating: Low (with exceptions)

Most resource and speedup deals are poor value. The Growth Fund and strategic Arms Race purchases are the exceptions.

Seasonal and Limited-Time Event Deals

Special deals that appear during major events like SvS, seasonal celebrations, or game anniversaries.

How It Works

• Time-limited offers tied to specific events
• Often use unique event currencies
• May include exclusive items not available elsewhere
• Higher production value with flashier presentation

What to Buy

• Event-exclusive items — if a deal offers something genuinely unavailable through other means (exclusive skins with stat bonuses, limited heroes, unique gear), it may be worth it
• Event currency bundles if you are close to a high-value milestone — similar to Lucky Wheel logic. If spending a little gets you over a reward threshold, it can be worthwhile

What to Skip

• The same items dressed up with event branding — many "limited" deals just repackage standard items with holiday graphics and a higher price tag. Check what you are actually getting
• FOMO-driven purchases — just because something says "limited time" does not mean it is good value. Everything rotates back eventually or gets replaced by something equal or better

Value Rating: Variable

Judge each event deal on its actual contents, not on the event hype. Some seasonal deals are genuinely excellent. Many are just marketing.

Spending Priority Summary

If you have a limited gem or cash budget, prioritise in this order:

1. Growth Fund — best real-money value in the game (one-time purchase)
2. Legendary Gear Blueprint Selectors — biggest progression bottleneck
3. Legendary Gear Blueprints — even random ones are valuable
4. Lucky Wheel milestones with rare rewards — only if you can afford to reach the milestone
5. Targeted meta hero shards — for heroes you are actively building
6. VIP time — the second builder alone is worth it
7. Premium Chip Materials — when actively upgrading chips
8. Event-exclusive items — only genuinely exclusive items with stats
9. Everything else — probably skip it

Common Mistakes

• Buying every discounted item — a 50% discount on something you do not need is still a waste
• Refreshing the Glittering Market repeatedly — the refresh cost adds up fast and eats into the value of whatever you buy
• Chasing random drops — any deal with "random" or "chance" in it is designed to exploit optimism bias. Expect the worst outcome and decide if it is still worth it
• Spending early before understanding needs — new players who spend gems in their first week almost always regret it. Play for at least two weeks before spending anything
• Ignoring the per-unit cost — always calculate the cost per blueprint, per shard, or per hour of speedup. Compare across deal types to find the best rates

Related Guides

• Resource Management — how to protect and spend resources wisely
• Daily Routine — maximise your free daily rewards
• Gear Guide (Pre-Season 1) — understanding gear progression and blueprint needs
• Squad Building Fundamentals — know which heroes to invest in before buying shards