Crystals

Crystals are LSWB's in-game currency for purchasing cards in the shop.

## Crystal-Earning Strategies

Crystals are obtained in the following ways:

* Base Kills/Max Wins
* Event Rewards
* Supply Beacon
* Daily Reward
* Planet Wins Reward
* League Rewards
* Season Rewards (from Daily Tasks)

### Base kills/Max Win

The fastest way to earn crystals is with base kills (destroying the opponents X-Wing/Tie Fighter). The quantity of crystals earned depends on the highest trophy planet that that you have unlocked. (it doesn’t matter which planet you play on, only how many planets you have unlocked). **NOTE:** You will ONLY receive Crystals if the opponent's base is destroyed. You will NEVER receive crystals for tower wins (even if you win with all five towers).

When a player's trophy count reaches above 4,600 (2,300 trophies per side), they enter Echelon Rewards and will earn crystals for non-base kill wins and bonus crystals for base kill wins. See Echelon page for more information.

Tips for getting base kills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPBAr\_U0Gok

### Event Rewards

Events can have various amounts of crystals as rewards for winning battles in the event. Additionally, a Crystal Mine Event may occur that solely offers crystals as rewards for wins.

### Supply Beacon

Supply beacons occasionally contain crystals. Anywhere from 5 to 20 crystals can be awarded at random.

### Daily Reward

The 3rd day reward is 50 Crystals and 6th day reward is 100 crystals.

### Planet Wins Reward

Each planet has 40 rewards to be earned (340 wins). A total of 135 Crystals can be earned from each planet. Reward 10 awards 35 Crystals for 7 wins. Rewards 18 and 26 award 50 Crystals for 10 wins. The reward number is the same on each planet. (As of season 7.)

(Note: Season 8 added additional rewards to planets with more crystals. Research in progress.)

### League Rewards

Each week's league ends at midnight UTC every Sunday. If a player has earned enough League Points (LP) during the week, Crystals are awarded. The most Crystals awarded is 750 crystals for first place in Admiral League. (For full details of League Rewards, see the Leagues page.)

### Season Rewards

By completing Daily Tasks in a season, you can earn up to 3,300 crystals by playing each day in a season.

## Crystal Spending Strategy

Crystals are always a rare commodity and crystal spending should be done strategically. The best strategy is to spend Crystals on the hardest cards to obtain and cards frequently used in decks, reserving Crystals where possible for champion tokens, new champion releases, and tactical bundles.

#### Spending Priorities - Champions

In general, you will want to save and spend crystals on the cards that are most difficult to obtain: Champion Cards. Un-obtained champion cards can be purchased in the champion shop for 1,000 or 1,200 Crystals to unlock that champion as well as the two emotes associated with that champion. That champion can be purchased again at a discounted 700 Crystals. (If you unlock a champion from a scan, you will only be able to purchase one champion for 700 Crystals. Therefore, later in the game when you have more Crystals in reserve, you may opt to spend 1,700 or 1,900 Crystals to immediately be able to upgrade the champion to level 9 instead of waiting to obtain the champion from scans (which are rare). After a player purchases a champion for 700 Crystals, that champion is no longer available for purchase. Champion tokens can be purchased to upgrade champions further without scans.

**Champion Tokens** are a key resource in the game. With champions appearing rarely in scans, champion tokens are the most reliable way to upgrade champions. Champion Tokens can be purchased for 1,000 Crystals and is available for purchase again in 5 game days. Strategic commanders save Crystals for purchasing the Champion Token every 5 days in the Champion Shop.

For more information about which LS and DS champions you should invest resources into, see Choosing a Champion.

#### Reinforcement and Tactical Bundles

The best value for Crystals is found in bundle offers (reinforcement or tactical bundles). These bundles contain a number of epic cards and rare cards. The bundle price is dependent on the number of cards in the bundle, however the price of Crystals is always at a discount to the standard shop. In the standard shop, one epic costs 100 Crystals. In the bundle shop, epics cost considerably less. This discount makes the purchase of a bundle incredibly strategic, even if it is a card you don't use very often. Besides Champions, Epics have the best stats in the game and are hardest to obtain and upgrade from scans alone.

To see prices and understand the mechanics of Reinforcement and Tactical bundles, see the details on the Shop Page.

#### Standard Shop

More information about the shop prices can be found on the Shop Page but the strategy for using crystals is in the standard shop is simple. Only purchase cards in the shop if (1) you have lots of Crystals in reserve for champion tokens and bundles and (2) you use that unit regularly and are working on upgrading that card. The max number of Crystals earned per day from wins is 2,750 (with Kessel unlocked) and a player can spend up to 3,600 crystals if everything is purchased in the shop in a day (not including champions, champion tokens, or tactical bundles). Therefore, only purchase cards you need.

#### The Best Cards are Free Cards

Each day, free cards are available in the shop. A light side card and dark side card are available each day. The free cards are random with the exception of Sunday where a single LS and DS epic is awarded. The cards will always be the same rarity between LS and DS. Players may receive 4 commons, 2 rares, or 1 epic for both Light and Dark Sides. Free cards do not accumulate for missed collections.