Saint Seiya: AwakeningHow to Get the Most Free Advanced Astral Gems in Saint Seiya: Awakening
In Saint Seiya: Awakening the Gems pile up slowly, but the game includes a monthly event that gives back considerably more than it consumes. Understanding it changes how you plan your savings entirely.
What is the fastest and most efficient way to get Advanced Astral Gems in Saint Seiya: Awakening?
Advanced Astral Gems are the summoning currency in Saint Seiya: Awakening and they open up the full Saint catalogue, as opposed to regular gems, which are limited to the low ranks. Coins are the soft upgrade currency. What matters for a free account is that the summoning system has long-term cumulative guarantees, so Gems do not evaporate without a trace: every pull moves you closer to the guaranteed ceiling, which rewards concentrating your spending on a single line.
Every day
- Gems, resources and account experience for clearing the daily list
Daily tasks and the day's activity
The daily task panel hands out Gems for completing the batch of basic activities: spending energy on the story, entering the Arena, using the free summons and taking part in your legion. Each activity-point tier pays separately, so closing out the full list pays considerably more than leaving it half done. It is the steadiest income in the game and it does not depend on your team's power, so a young account earns practically the same as a veteran one for the same time invested.
- Gems and arena coins once you clear a minimum of daily battles
Arena and PvP battles
The Arena gives exchange coins and Gems for fighting, and the daily list itself asks for a minimum number of matches to mark the section complete. On top of that, climbing ranks improves the periodic payout, so it is worth fighting the free battles even if you are not aiming for the top spots. Since the system matches you by approximate level, progression is reasonable for new accounts. The key is not to leave attempts unused: they expire at reset and do not carry over from one day to the next.
Every week
- Daily benefits from belonging to an active legion, plus prizes from its activities
Legion activities
Joining a legion unlocks daily benefits simply for taking part, on top of the rewards from collective activities and the group's internal shop. The return depends directly on how active the group is: a legion that completes its activities hands out considerably more than an inactive one. It is one of the best effort-to-return decisions in the game, because it demands no individual power, only showing up and contributing. Switching legions if yours goes quiet usually makes up for resetting your participation counters.
One time only
- A one-time payout for every stage, milestone and level cleared for the first time
Story, achievements and level-ups
Every story mission pays Gems the first time you clear it, and on top of that come cumulative achievements and the boxes that open when your account levels up, which can contain Gems. It is one-time content but huge in volume for a new account, and it works as the starting reserve that funds your first summons. It is worth clearing without rushing and not spending as you go, because the currency pays off far more when concentrated on a single summoning line.
Events only
- A return higher than the investment, as long as you arrive with a reserve saved up
Fortune Cat event
This is the most distinctive event in the game for a free account. It shows up roughly once a month and runs for a few days. It works through chained pulls: each attempt costs Gems and returns a random amount higher than the cost, and both the price and the return rise with each successive pull. The first attempt costs 30 Gems and returns between 31 and 48. The practical consequence is clear: you want to arrive at the event with a reserve built up, because the return is proportional to how many pulls you can chain.
- Gems and items from periodic openings, with free pulls included
Mystic Treasure and daily draws
The Mystic Treasure and the daily draw wheel include Gems among their loot and usually come with free attempts that renew each cycle. They are not reliable sources in terms of quantity, because the outcome is random, but since they are free they carry no opportunity cost: skipping them means losing expected value while gaining nothing in return. The sensible routine is to claim the free pulls every cycle and not to invest Gems in extra openings, which pay off worse than saving for the monthly event.
What does not work
No generator can add Advanced Astral Gems to your Saint Seiya: Awakening 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 Advanced Astral Gems generators are a scam →Frequently asked questions
How does the Fortune Cat event work and why should you save up beforehand?
It runs roughly once a month for a few days and chains pulls together: each one costs Gems and returns a random amount larger than the cost, with both rising on every attempt. The first costs 30 Gems and returns between 31 and 48. Since the total benefit depends on how many pulls you can chain, arriving with a full reserve pays off far more than spending gradually through the month.
How many summons does the guaranteed character take?
The system includes long-range cumulative guarantees: an S-rank Saint arrives at 410 summons and an EX or SS rank one at 550. That means no pull is entirely wasted, because they all count towards the counter. The practical consequence is that spreading your spending across several lines delays the guarantee, while concentrating it brings it closer.
What is the difference between regular and advanced gems?
Regular gems only give access to the normal summon, with low-rank Saints, while advanced ones open the full catalogue and the themed lines with improved rates. That is why every guide is talking about the advanced ones when it discusses saving. Spending advanced gems on the normal summon means wasting the hardest currency in the game to obtain.
Why does your legion have such a big effect on the Gems you earn?
Because belonging to an active legion unlocks automatic daily benefits, rewards from collective activities and access to the group's shop. None of that depends on your individual power, only on the group completing its activities. An inactive legion pays out far less, so switching usually makes up for it even if it means resetting participation counters.
