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Use this Idleon gem shop tier list for the best priority purchases to spend gems efficiently. These recommendations include a summarised list and detailed explanations for different worlds or budgets (e.g. free to play gems) to help your gem decisions, with separate tier lists for limited specials and gem pack bundles.
Table of Contents:
– Gem Shop Tier List (Summary)
– Gem Shop Tier List (Detailed)
– Limited Specials Tier List
– Gem Shop Bundles Tier List
Gem Shop Tier List (Summary)
I recommend these priority gem purchases in order, refer to the detailed section for further information on each option. Gem shop items not featured here are not required and optional.
| Tier | Gem Shop Items |
|---|---|
| S Tier – Prioritise Above Everything |        |
| A Tier – Important To Have |        |
| B Tier – Buy As Required |           |
| C Tier – Quality Of Life or Short Term Value |              |
Gem Shop Tier List (Detailed)
This gem shop priority order is split into the different tiers (S > A > B > C) focusing on long term account value, consider the notes as some gem upgrades are only powerful for the first purchase.
S Tier
These items are high priority buys as they add power that is always valuable to your account and hard or impossible to obtain without the gem shop.
| Item | Effect (Gem Shop Location) | Gem Cost | World | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinity Hammer |
Produce two anvil items | 300 | World 1 | Doubles anvil production to increase anvil material gain and smithing levels (also known as golden hammer). |
| Bleach Liquid Cauldrons |
Improve liquid cap and regeneration rate | 500
Total: 2,000 (4) |
World 2 | First purchase is the most important, only purchase other cauldrons when you are bottlenecked in those alchemy liquids. |
| Crystal 3D Printer |
Unlocks a second printer chamber | 875 | World 3 | Doubles your printer output which is the main method to obtain skilling and monster resources from World 3 onwards. |
| King of All Winners |
Boosts all summoning winner bonuses | 590 – 670
Total: 3,150 (5) |
World 6 | Summoning has a strong diverse set of boosts that benefit your account. |
| Extra Card Slot |
Unlocks an additional card slot | 150 – 270
Total: 840 (4) |
Usables (Cards) | Purchase all 4 to equip extra cards which provide powerful card boosts. This purchase should be purchased around World 3-4 as it takes time to build a strong card collection. |
| Food Slot |
Unlocks extra food slot on all characters | 450 – 750
Total: 1,200 (2) |
Usables (Inventory & Storage) | Extra food slots allows for more golden food and boost food that helps combat and skilling significantly. |
| Item Backpack Space |
Gives extra item slots in character backpacks | 200 – 325
Total: 1,575 (6) |
Usables (Inventory & Storage) | These are also important to maximising stamp levels. |
A Tier
Powerful upgrades for your Idleon account to save significant time that should be a priority after the S tier options.
| Item | Effect (Gem Shop Location) | Gem Cost | World | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimstone Forge Slot |
Smelt Bars faster and increased multi-bar chance | 100 – 325
Total: 3,400 (16) |
World 1 | Purchase 1 or 2 initially to help create bars for equipment and other account upgrades. More than this is not a priority as World 5 has some large boosts to bar capacity. |
| Zen Cogs |
Provides powerful cogs to boost construction speed | 500 – 1,375
Total: 7,500 (8) |
World 3 | Â An expensive purchase to unlock all of these cogs this is a substantial boost to construction speed to decrease time to access construction benefits. |
| Richelin Kitchen |
Upgrades a kitchen with faster meal cooking speed, new recipe speed and cheaper upgrade costs | 250 – 610
Total: 4,300 (10) |
World 4 | 1 kitchen initially is useful to unlock new meals as they have double new recipe speed. Upgrade to 2-3 eventually depending on gem shop budget as meals have many account benefits. |
| Mainframe Jewel |
Gives a random lab jewel | 450 | World 4 | Only after you have acquired the easy mainframe jewels use this to unlock Black Diamond jewels as it cannot give jewels you already own. |
| Shroom Familiar |
Bonus to all essence gain | 800 – 940
Total: 2,610 (3) |
World 6 | Purchase 1 initially and add based on your preferences. Summoning has massive account boosts available which this helps reach sooner and an endless mechanic so it is always useful. |
| Instagrow Generator |
Gives daily Instagrows each day and additional crop chance | 610 – 960
Total: 6,280 (8) |
World 6 | Purchase 1 initially as this gives Instagrows each day that stockpile as these are needed for medal crops. Add more based on your preferences |
| Carry Capacity |
Adds +25% carry capacity per purchase | 150 – 375
Total: 2,625 (10) |
Usables (Inventory & Storage) | Like backpack space this is required for high stamp levels but is slightly less effective than more item slots in S tier. |
B Tier
These items are useful to target progression gaps or skip game mechanic grinds that make them worthwhile to consider after S and A tier items.
| Item | Effect (Gem Shop Location) | Gem Cost | World | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Building Slots |
Unlocks extra building slots in construction | 350 – 650
Total: 2,000 (4) |
World 3 | World 3 construction unlocks many account wide benefits and boosts other mechanics like worship. Extra slots improve the speed you can unlock and upgrade these buffs but some are already unlocked throughout gameplay. |
| Souped Up Tube |
Increased lab experience and line width for two characters | 480 – 740
Total: 3,050 (5) |
World 4 | Helps the initial lab bottleneck with extra experience and line width. Purchase between 1 and 3 based on budget to reduce the lab grind. |
| Golden Sprinkler |
Chance to not use sprinkler charge | 400 – 625
Total: 2,050 (4) |
World 4 | 1 purchase only for the chance to not use charge this also unlocks the sprinkler without having to purchase it for bits for a significant jump start to Gaming. |
| Pristine Charm |
Gives a random Pristine Charm in your sneaking inventory | 920 | World 6 | Provide significant account boosts but can be found without gem shop purchases. Purchase this when you only have a few useful Pristine Charms left as you cannot get duplicates from the Gem Shop.
Skip this completely if you already have the strong Pristine charms found naturally through Sneaking skill. |
| Plot of Land |
Gives an additional land plot for crops | 420 – 860
Total: 7,680 (12) |
World 6 | Consider 1 or 2 initially to speed up farming progress and add based on your preferences. You will need at least 27 land plots total for an achievement and 20 can be purchased in W6 without gems. |
| Super Auto Mode |
Adds extra speed to the spelunking auto mode and gives 2x POW | 580 – 700
Total: 2,560 (4) |
World 7 | Reduces the time to reach the POW requirements for bosses and speeds up general Spelunking progress. Purchase to your preferences. |
| Bling Bags |
Spelunking objects now drop Bling Bags that boost amber gain during that delve | 490
Total: 3,920 (8) |
World 7 | One purchase is a notable boost to your maximum amber potential in spelunking runs then add extra to your preferences. |
| Professional Papers |
Permanently increase your AFK Gains for Research by +2% per purchase! Keep in mind that Research AFK Gains is capped at 100% | 350 – 650
Total: 5,000 (10) |
World 7 | The value of this increases if you don’t keep Idleon open regularly as it can be a notable increase to Research gains. Consider your own account style as Research has many powerful mechanics which can be unlocked faster with this but if you active often the value is reduced. |
| Storage Chest Space |
Gives extra Storage Chest slots | 175 – 450
Total: 3,750 (12) |
Usables (Inventory & Storage) | Purchase as you need additional storage chest space. |
| More Storage Space |
Gives extra Storage Chest slots | 450 – 558
Total: 5,040 (10) |
Usables (Inventory & Storage) | Purchase as you need additional storage chest space. |
C Tier
These remaining items are primarily quality of life improvements or reduce the time taken to reach particular account milestones but lose value later. Use these to skip game mechanics you don’t like or if you have an abundance of gems available.
| Item | Effect (Gem Shop Location) | Gem Cost | World | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Bubble Cauldrons |
Assign extra players to colour cauldron. Boosts brewing and bubble chance | 300 – 450
Total: 1,500 (4) |
World 2 | Faster access to alchemy bubbles these must be purchased individually for each colour. Low priority as they can be unlocked naturally with the Bubo class path and are useless afterwards. |
| More Sample Spaces |
Unlocks extra space for samples in the 3D Printer | 275 – 775
Total: 1,450 (6) |
World 3 | I recommend 1 – 2 for the convenience as there are many resources you may want to have sampled although you can purchase more or none based on your preferences. |
| Fenceyard Space |
Unlocks 2 extra Fenceyard slots | 275 – 500
Total: 2,325 (6) |
World 4 | These slots help with breedability to unlock new pets and longer term increase shiny pet level speed. There are only a small number of strong shiny pet bonuses though that will be reached over time and progress quickly with active Wind Walker gameplay. |
| Console Chip |
Gives a random console chip | 385 | World 4 | There are some extremely powerful chips available and this can help you bypass the regular rotation that may take months to access them. With 22 possibilities though the odds are not great. |
| Royal Egg Cap |
Increases the max number of eggs in breeding and adds new pet breeding chance | 350 – 550
Total: 2,250 (5) |
World 4 | Extra eggs give additional experience, Dead DNA and boost new pet chance to speed up progress in this skill. Eggs are eventually easy to farm from the World 4 mini boss though. |
| Lava Sprouts |
Extra Gaming sprouts in the garden | 310 – 660
Total: 2,910 (6) |
World 5 | Increases early Gaming progression as every garden harvest will have more sprouts. |
| Davey Jones Training |
Increases boat travel speed, loot value, artifact find chance and captain EXP. Also reduces minimum travel time. | 450 – 520
Total: 3,880 (8) |
World 5 | Speeds up the long process of acquiring the different artifact tiers but you will get them all in time so consider your preferences and available gem balance. |
| Divinity Sparkie |
+25% Divinity Points and Experience | 250 – 500
Total: 2,250 |
World 5 | Skips the initial Divinity grind for level 40 to unlock experience gain away from the Divinity Altar. Still useful beyond this point to acquire higher Divinity levels which boost the minor link bonuses but there are large boosts in World 7. |
| 4 Star Cardifier |
Upgrades a 3 card star to 4 stars | 325 | Usables (Cards) | Useful for hard to farm cards such as powerful boss cards and then combined with the 5 star cardifiers that appear in the limited specials shop. |
| Parallel Villagers |
Permanently get a 2X EXP boost for Villagers in The Caverns | 780 | Oddities (Caverns) | This must be purchased for different Villagers but does provide an initial boost to progression in this World 5 mechanic.
Explorer is the most useful to unlock additional cavern mechanics faster followed by student as experience is always useful there. Skip the other villagers as these can be maxed relatively easy with time. |
| Opal |
+1 Opal for Villagers | 250 | Oddities (Caverns) | Useful to overcome the initial Opal drought when you reach World 5 but eventually are unnecessary. |
| Resource Boost |
Boosts resources collected from The Well and The Harp Caverns | 420
Total: 4,335 (15) |
Oddities (Caverns) | 2 purchases provides a significant early progression boost by doubling resources from these Caverns. Further purchases are unnecessary though as the usefulness of these resources decreases over time. |
| Card Presets |
Unlocks an extra card preset for all characters | 250 – 890
Total: 2,850 (5) |
Usables (Inventory & Storage) | One purchase here is a quality of life upgrade so you can have an active, afk and skilling card preset. Do not purchase more than one as this is unnecessary. |
Limited Specials Tier List
The limited specials section of the Idleon gem shop is a rotating pool of items with unique effects. These items are highly progress dependant and genuinely target end game player optimisation which means the best purchases will vary between accounts. The below is a selection of S and A tier limited specials you should strongly consider purchasing when they do appear.
| Item | Effect | Gem Cost | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dragonic Cauldron |
Doubles (2x) liquid capacity and boosts generation by 1.3. Purchased individually for each cauldron. | 969 | S | A huge boost to late game alchemy this allows you to generate critical liquids and store them for daily alchemy upgrades. |
 6 Card |
Upgrades a 5 card star to 4 stars | 880 | S | The only method to 6 star difficult to farm cards like boss cards within a reasonable amount of time. |
 5 Card |
Upgrades a 4 card star to 5 stars | 500 | S | Similar to above but for 5 stars. |
 Drop Rate Keychains |
15% Drop rate keychains | 2,000 | S | The best in slot drop rate keychains these are important to maxing your potential DR stat. |
 Respawn Keychains |
20% Mob respawn keychains | 2,000 | S | A large boost to mob respawn these will optimise your AFK gains. |
 Super Tier Ribbon |
Gives a random ribbon between tier 10 and 15 | 490 | S | Purchasing one of these for the best food meal (Yumi Peachring) provides a large account wide gain and bypasses months of ribbon farming. |
 Exalted Stamps |
Turns a stamp into an Exalted Stamp for 2x the bonus. | 535 | A | Doubles powerful stamp bonuses once they are unlocked and allows more stamps to be exalted. |
 Balling Nametag |
40% Drop chance | 2,000 | A | The best drop rate nametag available excluding events to optimise DR. |
 Siege Captain Cap |
10% Drop chance | 1,000 | A | A premium hat for your hat rack that adds drop rate. |
   Master Class Hats |
Provide 25% extra resources for Death Bringer, Wind Walker and Arcane Cultist | 890 | A | Speeds up progress with the master classes to reach their powerful account bonuses faster. |
Gem Shop Bundles Tier List
There are many powerful gem shop bundles in Idleon either because of the pets, account wide bonuses or equipment they provide. New bundles are significantly more powerful than older bundles and I recommend the following bundles in order of S > A > B > C > F when available.
Similar to the gem shop prioritise longer term account bonuses or equipment that is unobtainable otherwise. Where a pack value is primarily in the pet you can try trade pets from other packs you buy to save money. Bundles are also the most cost effective way to purchase gems as they usually provide 200-250 gems per USD.
| Bundle | Cost (USD) | Rating |
|---|---|---|
 Auto Loot Pack |
$4.99 | S+ |
 Ocean Raider Pack |
$19.99 | S |
 Autumn Breeze Pack |
$24.99 | S |
 Best Friend Bubba Pack |
$29.99 | S |
 Crystalline Glunko Pack |
$29.99 | S |
 Gilded Treasure Pack |
$19.99 | S |
 5th Birthday Bundle |
$19.99 | S |
 Island Explorer Pack |
$19.99 | S |
 Time Traveler Pack |
$29.99 | S |
 Pot Of Gold Pack |
$12.99 | S |
 Eternal Hunter Pack |
$19.99 | S |
 Santas Little Helper Pack |
$24.99 | S |
 Lush Emerald Anniversary Pack |
$19.99 | A |
 Yolkmaster Pack |
$34.99 | A |
 Heavy Metals Pack |
$29.99 | A |
 Sacred Methods Pack |
$19.99 | A |
 Sweet & Lovely Pack |
$24.99 | A |
 Arcane Cultist Pack |
$19.99 | A |
 Northern Lights Pack |
$19.99 | A |
 Paradise Pack |
$24.99 | A |
 Pirate Glimbo Pack |
$16.99 | A |
 Ancient Echoes Pack |
$19.99 | A |
 Deathbringer Pack |
$19.99 | B |
 Lil’ Squirrel Pack |
$9.99 | B |
 Equinox Dreamer Pack |
$19.99 | B |
 The Spooky Pack |
$19.99 | B |
 Kelp N’ Roll Pack |
$24.99 | B |
 Windwalker Pack |
$24.99 | B |
 Midnight Tide Anniversary Pack |
$19.99 | B |
 Blazing Star Anniversary Pack |
$19.99 | B |
 Piggy Pal Pack |
$29.99 | B |
 Valenslime Day Pack |
$9.99 | C |
 Blizzard Bliss Pack |
$19.99 | C |
 Storage Ram Pack |
$8.99 | C |
 Fallen Spirits Pet Pack |
$19.99 | C |
 Timeless Pack |
$29.99 | C |
 Snowy Splendor Pack |
$19.99 | C |
 Starter Pack |
$4.99 | C |
 Riftwalker Pack |
$29.99 | C |
 Calm Serenity Pack |
$19.99 | F |
 Bloomin’ Pet Pack |
$24.99 | F |
 Eggscellent Pack |
$9.99 | F |
 Easter Bundle |
$9.99 | F |
 Gem Motherlode Pack |
$14.99 | F |
 Outta This World Pack |
$19.99 | F |
 Giftmas Bundle |
$9.99 | F |
 Dungeon Bundle |
$19.99 | F |
 Super Hot Fire Pack |
$19.99 | F |
 Summer Bundle |
$9.99 | F |
 New Year Pack |
$9.99 | F |
 Lava Supporter Pack |
$19.99 | F |
 Totally Chill Pack |
$19.99 | F |
