Progression
Tier 1 Best stopping point
Tier price $5.00 Value gap +$2.30 True Value $7.30
1x Damascus Blade $5.00 
1x EHT $1.30 
1M Iron $1.00 Plus value tier. Price per pull is above $1.
Unlock Tier 2
Tier price $7.00 Value gap -$3.00 True Value $4.00
1x Alpha Aether $3.00 15.8K XP
1M Food $1.00 Poor value overall. Most of the priced value here is coming from aethers, so this mainly stands or falls on how much you want those upgrades. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,263, which is around the average seen so far.
Unlock Tier 3
Tier price $10.00 Value gap -$4.00 True Value $6.00
29.7K XP
6M Food $6.00 Poor value overall. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,970, which is around the average seen so far.
Unlock Tier 4
Tier price $20.00 Value gap -$10.00+ Value $10.00+
2000x Gems $10.00 —
Partial Aether Set value is unknown - consider this if you need the Partial Aether Set.
Unlock Tier 5
Tier price $3.00 Value gap -$2.25+ Value $0.75+
5x Loot Tickets $0.25 
1x WE Flask $0.50 
2x 1h Speedup — —
Values for 1h Speedup and Partial Aether Set are unknown. Consider this offer if you need those items.
Progression
Tier 1 Best stopping point
Tier price $5.00 Value gap +$3.30 True Value $8.30
1x Damascus Blade $5.00 1x EHT $1.30 2M Iron $2.00 Plus value tier. Price per pull is above $1.
Unlock Tier 2
Tier price $7.00 Value gap -$3.00 True Value $4.00
1x Alpha Aether $3.00 19.8K XP
1M Food $1.00 Poor value overall. Most of the priced value here is coming from aethers, so this mainly stands or falls on how much you want those upgrades. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,829, which is around the average seen so far.
Unlock Tier 3
Tier price $10.00 Value gap -$2.50 True Value $7.50
29.7K XP
7.5M Food $7.50 Poor value overall. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,970, which is around the average seen so far.
Unlock Tier 4
Tier price $20.00 Value gap -$8.50+ Value $11.50+
2300x Gems $11.50 —
Partial Aether Set value is unknown - consider this if you need the Partial Aether Set.
Unlock Tier 5
Tier price $3.00 Value gap -$2.25+ Value $0.75+
5x Loot Tickets $0.25 1x WE Flask $0.50 2x 1h Speedup — —
Values for 1h Speedup and Partial Aether Set are unknown. Consider this offer if you need those items.
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