Forge of EmpiresHow to Get the Most Free Diamonds in Forge of Empires
In Forge of Empires diamonds do not come pouring in: they trickle, hidden around your city and spread across Guild Expedition. The key is building the routine and not breaking it.
What is the fastest and most efficient way to get Diamonds in Forge of Empires?
Diamonds are the premium currency of Forge of Empires and are used mostly to buy land expansions, premium buildings and occasional boosts. Their economy is peculiar because the game advances through historical ages and many free sources are tied to buildings you yourself decide to keep in your city, taking up tiles you could devote to production. In other words, farming diamonds has a real opportunity cost in space, and that is the strategic decision underneath it all.
Every day
- A small reward every day, with diamonds very occasionally
Hidden incidents around the city
Every day shining objects appear hidden among the buildings of your city and on the continent map. They almost always deliver coins, supplies or goods, but a very small fraction contains diamonds. Since they cost nothing more than a few seconds of visual sweeping, it is the game's most profitable habit in effort-to-reward terms. It is worth going over the campaign map and the Expedition view too, because incidents are not limited to the city and many players only look there.
- A chest of diamonds every seventh challenge completed
Daily challenges and their weekly chest
The challenge system sets out short objectives that refresh daily. Completing seven challenges opens a chest that hands out a variable amount of diamonds, in a range that goes from a few dozen to a couple of hundred. What matters is that the counter counts completed days, not consecutive calendar days, so one lapse does not wipe out the progress you have built up. Many challenges close with actions you already perform when collecting production, so the added cost is minimal.
- Low probability per collection; only worthwhile with many buildings
Wishing wells and fountains of youth
These buildings are collected once every 24 hours and have a very small chance of delivering a batch of diamonds. We are talking about roughly one percent per collection, so a single well is almost irrelevant. Anyone who works them seriously devotes an entire district to dozens of them and accepts that their city produces fewer coins and supplies in exchange. It is an urban design decision, not a trick: it only pays off if you have space to spare and do not need the production.
Every week
- Around 60 guaranteed diamonds per active season
Guild Expedition
The Expedition hands out diamonds in two complementary ways: a fixed amount spread across the encounters from the fourth difficulty level onwards, and another batch available in the Expedition's shared shop, redeemable in small increments. Added together, they give you a guaranteed income every season that does not depend on luck. It requires a guild that opens the high levels and armies with the right composition for your age, but it is the most predictable free source in the game.
One time only
- One-off contributions when you conquer certain provinces
Quests and provinces on the continent map
Some story quests and certain provinces on the campaign map deliver diamonds when completed. They are one-time prizes, impossible to repeat, but they add up to a noticeable amount across the early ages. The usual mistake is pushing blindly across the map until you run into provinces that demand far superior armies. It is worth checking the rewards before negotiating or fighting and prioritising the ones that include diamonds or expansions.
Events only
- Diamonds scattered across progression chests and daily prizes
Age events and seasonal campaigns
Forge of Empires chains events throughout the year, each with its own mini-game and its own progression track. Diamonds turn up hidden in the advance chests and in some daily prizes, mixed in with the special buildings that are the main draw. The sensible way to approach them is to save the event currency until you can see the full prize list and not spend on the first slots on impulse, because the later stretches concentrate far better value.
What does not work
No generator can add Diamonds to your Forge of Empires account: the balance is handled on the game’s servers and there is no way to touch it from outside. If you arrived looking for one, we explain in detail how they work on the inside and why they always end the same way.
See why Diamonds generators are a scam →Frequently asked questions
How do I make up for the space a wishing well district takes up?
By doing the maths before you build it. Each well replaces production you could have running, and the chance of diamonds per collection is roughly one percent. It only makes sense once you already cover your needs for coins, supplies and forge points and have tiles left over. In young cities a residential or production building almost always pays more than a well waiting on a lucky roll.
How do I get the most out of Guild Expedition each week?
Make sure your guild unlocks the high difficulty levels, because the fixed diamonds start from the fourth. After that, do not forget to visit the Expedition's shared shop and redeem the diamond increments available there, which a lot of people leave uncollected. Prepare armies suited to your age or keep plundering troops on hand to negotiate the encounters you cannot win in combat.
What should you buy first with the diamonds you have saved?
Premium land expansions are the purchase with the best long-term return, because space is the scarcest resource in the whole game and it is never lost. After that come the special buildings that produce daily. Spending diamonds on speeding up construction or reviving units during a battle solves a specific jam but leaves nothing permanent in your city.
Why do I find hidden incidents so hard to spot?
Because they do not only appear in the city view. They are also placed on the continent map and on the Guild Expedition screen, and many players only check the first one. They also tend to sit right against the edges of tall buildings, where the glow is half covered. Zooming the camera all the way out and sweeping in orderly strips is more effective than searching at random.
