How to Get Gems in Azur Lane (Free & Fast)

Q: How do you pull in Azur Lane?

Building a ship in Azur Lane is paid with **Wisdom Cubes** and **Coins**, both earned for free through Tech Academy research and campaign combat. Gems are a separate premium currency used for build supply packs, skins, dock slots and blueprints — not for the build itself.

Q: How do you get Wisdom Cubes fast in Azur Lane?

The main free sources are completing **Tech Academy** research projects and clearing campaign stages and daily/weekly combat tasks, which reward Wisdom Cubes directly. The **Trade License** pass adds 1 Wisdom Cube per day for 30 days if you choose to spend.

Azur Lane works differently from most gacha games: building a ship (the "pull") is not paid with Gems. It is paid with Wisdom Cubes and Coins, both of which you earn for free just by playing — a Light ship build costs 600 Coins and 1 Wisdom Cube, while a Heavy or Special ship build costs 1,500 Coins and 2 Wisdom Cubes.

Gems are the secondary premium currency. You cannot spend them directly on a build — instead they buy things like "Limited Build Supplies" packs (980 Gems for 20 Wisdom Cubes, 10 Quick Finishers and 15,000 Coins), skins, dock slots and blueprints.

Because Wisdom Cubes and Coins — the actual build currency — are earned for free through normal play (research and combat), Azur Lane is unusually generous for free-to-play commanders compared to most other gacha games, where the equivalent currency is locked behind premium pulls.

Wisdom Cubes & Coins (the actual build currency, recurring)

**Tech Academy** research — Completing research projects at the Tech Academy is one of the main free sources of Wisdom Cubes, alongside the equipment and blueprints research produces.
Campaign combat — Clearing campaign stages and daily/weekly combat tasks awards Coins and Wisdom Cubes directly, on top of the resources needed to keep researching.

Gems — one-time

Achievements — There are 30 achievements worth 50 Gems each, for 1,500 Gems total. This is a one-time reward per account, not something you can farm repeatedly.
Referrals — You get 500 Gems for each friend you refer who reaches level 15. This is a one-time reward per friend, not a recurring monthly source.

Gems — recurring but variable

Urgent commissions — Urgent commissions have a chance to award Gems, but the drop rate is low and the exact amount is not consistently confirmed — treat this as a small bonus, not a reliable income source.
Events — Events reward Wisdom Cubes for completing stages and objectives, and sometimes award a few hundred Gems as milestone or completion rewards.

Paid (for context)

**Trade License** — A ~$7.99 monthly pass: 500 Gems on activation, plus 1 Wisdom Cube, 1,000 Coins and 200 oil per day for 30 days. This is a purchase, not free income, but it is the best single source of Wisdom Cubes and Coins if you choose to spend.

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FAQ

How do you pull in Azur Lane?

Building a ship in Azur Lane is paid with Wisdom Cubes and Coins, both earned for free through Tech Academy research and campaign combat. Gems are a separate premium currency used for build supply packs, skins, dock slots and blueprints — not for the build itself.

How do you get Wisdom Cubes fast in Azur Lane?

The main free sources are completing Tech Academy research projects and clearing campaign stages and daily/weekly combat tasks, which reward Wisdom Cubes directly. The Trade License pass adds 1 Wisdom Cube per day for 30 days if you choose to spend.

How do you get Gems for free in Azur Lane?

The main one-time sources are achievements (30 achievements × 50 Gems = 1,500 Gems total) and referrals (500 Gems per friend who reaches level 15). Urgent commissions and events can also award Gems, though in smaller and less predictable amounts.

How F2P-friendly is Azur Lane?

Unusually so compared to most gacha games. Because the actual pull currency (Wisdom Cubes and Coins) is earned for free through normal play rather than gated behind a premium currency, free-to-play commanders can build ships regularly without spending.