Gems
Gems are the second currency. They buy permanent upgrades, skill gloves, fishing tools, top bait and Pet Boxes. Every gem in the game is earned by playing or claimed for free: there is nothing to buy with real money inside the game.
Where gems come from
Daily claim
Shop → Daily pays gems once a day. The tab appears at total level 200. Linking Discord or Patreon raises the amount; only your highest tier counts. Details are in Patreon and Pet Pass.
| Tier | Gems per day | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Free Daily | 10 | Sign in, nothing to link. |
| Discord Member | 25 | Join the DragonScape Idle Discord server. |
| Patreon Member | 50 | Join on Patreon. The free membership counts. |
| Adventurer | 100 | Back the Adventurer tier on Patreon. (€3.99) |
| Guild Member | 200 | Back the Guild Member tier on Patreon. (€7.99) |
| Early Founder | 500 | Back the Early Founder tier on Patreon. (€19.99) |
Weekly Quest Board
Each of the 42 quests on the Weekly Quest Board pays 10 gems, and the milestone bar adds 230 more. A full week is 650 gems.
Story quests
Quest gems are paid once per character.
| Episode | Quest chains | Gems |
|---|---|---|
| Episode I | 6 | 375 |
| Episode II | 7 | 2,780 |
| Episode III | 10 | 1,575 |
| Episode IV | 9 | 1,170 |
| Episode V | 12 | 1,092 |
| Episode VI | 12 | 1,063 |
| Guilds | 12 | 71,500 |
| Total | 79,555 |
Clue scroll chests
The chest at the end of every clue scroll expedition holds gems.
| Clue tier | Gems per chest |
|---|---|
| Common | 1 to 2 |
| Uncommon | 2 to 5 |
| Rare | 5 to 12 |
| Epic | 13 to 30 |
Events and news
- Time-limited events pay gems on top of their other rewards.
- Many update notes in the News panel carry a gem reward. Open the entry and press Claim.
What to spend gems on
The ranked list, with every price, is in What to Spend Gems On. In short:
- Permanent upgrades. These never expire, so they come first. The Shop's "Recommended for you" row puts them in order: see Getting Started.
- Skill gloves. 500 gems each, and +5% XP in their skill while worn.
- Pet Box. 500 gems for one pet roll and 2 to 8 shards. Extra pet slots cost 2,000 and 4,000 gems.
- Fishing tools and bait. Better tools open higher fish; gem bait speeds catches up.
- Offline time. Each extra hour costs gold or gems: see Offline Progress.
- Instant Grow. Finishes every growing crop at once. 100, 200, 400 gems for the 3 uses a day.