Tier Breakdown
Tier 1
Tier price $10.00 Value gap +$0.10 True Value $10.10
300x Covenant Coins $5.10 
14x 2* Master Trainer 27.7K XP 
1x Aether Set $5.00 Fair value tier. Price per pull is above $1. 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 2,772, which is around the average seen so far.
Tier 2
Tier price $20.00 Value gap -$0.70 True Value $19.30
2000x Gems $10.00 400x Covenant Coins $6.80 
2.5M Food $2.50 Fair value overall. Price per pull is above $1.
Tier 3
Tier price $3.00 Value gap -$0.50 True Value $2.50
400x Gems $2.00 500K Food $0.50 Poor value overall.
Tier 4
Tier price $30.00 Value gap -$7.50 True Value $22.50
3900x Gems $19.50 
1x Alpha Aether $3.00 Poor value overall. Price per pull is above $1.
Tier 5
Tier price $12.00 Value gap -$6.05 True Value $5.95
20x 3* Master Trainer 66K XP 
350x Super Elemental Coins $5.95 Bad value overall. Price per pull is above $1. Total Hero XP per dollar is 5,500, which is in the high end seen so far.
Tier 6
Tier price $7.00 Value gap -$2.75 True Value $4.25
250x Super Elemental Coins $4.25 10x 2* Master Trainer 19.8K XP 
4x 2* Master Trainer Troop 2.2K XP Poor value overall. Price per pull is above $1. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,829, which is around the average seen so far. Total Troop XP per dollar is 309, which is below the average seen so far.
Tier 7
Tier price $10.00 Value gap +$4.10 True Value $14.10
700x LTC $9.10 2.5M Food $2.50 
2.5M Iron $2.50 Plus value tier.
Tier 8
Tier price $30.00 Value gap -$8.50 True Value $21.50
3000x Gems $15.00 500x LTC $6.50 8x 2* Master Trainer Troop 4.3K XP Poor value overall. Price per pull is above $1. Total Troop XP per dollar is 144, which is below the average seen so far.
Tier Breakdown
Tier 1
Tier price $10.00 Value gap +$1.80 True Value $11.80
400x Covenant Coins $6.80 14x 2* Master Trainer 27.7K XP 1x Aether Set $5.00 Fair value tier. Price per pull is above $1. 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 2,772, which is around the average seen so far.
Tier 2
Tier price $20.00 Value gap +$2.70 True Value $22.70
2000x Gems $10.00 600x Covenant Coins $10.20 2.5M Food $2.50 Fair value tier. Price per pull is above $1.
Tier 3
Tier price $3.00 Value gap -$0.25 True Value $2.75
450x Gems $2.25 500K Food $0.50 Fair value overall.
Tier 4
Tier price $30.00 Value gap -$4.50 True Value $25.50
3900x Gems $19.50 2x Alpha Aether $6.00 Poor value overall. Price per pull is above $1.
Tier 5
Tier price $12.00 Value gap -$5.20 True Value $6.80
22x 3* Master Trainer 72.6K XP 400x Super Elemental Coins $6.80 Poor value overall. Price per pull is above $1. Total Hero XP per dollar is 6,050, which is in the high end seen so far.
Tier 6
Tier price $7.00 Value gap -$1.90 True Value $5.10
300x Super Elemental Coins $5.10 10x 2* Master Trainer 19.8K XP 4x 2* Master Trainer Troop 2.2K XP Poor value overall. Price per pull is above $1. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,829, which is around the average seen so far. Total Troop XP per dollar is 309, which is below the average seen so far.
Tier 7
Tier price $10.00 Value gap +$5.40 True Value $15.40
800x LTC $10.40 2.5M Food $2.50 2.5M Iron $2.50 Plus value tier.
Tier 8
Tier price $30.00 Value gap -$5.90 True Value $24.10
3000x Gems $15.00 700x LTC $9.10 10x 2* Master Trainer Troop 5.4K XP Poor value overall. Price per pull is above $1. Total Troop XP per dollar is 180, which is below the average seen so far.
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