Progression
Tier 1 Best stopping point
Tier price $5.00 Value gap -$2.50 True Value $2.50
500x Gems $2.50 
10x Battle Items $0.00 Poor value overall.
Unlock Tier 2
Tier price $10.00 Value gap -$5.00 True Value $5.00
1000x Gems $5.00 
5x 2* Master Trainer 9.9K XP 
5x 3* Master Trainer 16.5K XP Poor value overall. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,640, which is around the average seen so far.
Unlock Tier 3
Tier price $15.00 Value gap +$0.00 True Value $15.00
1500x Gems $7.50 
100x Loot Tickets $5.00 
5x WE Flask $2.50 Fair value tier.
Unlock Tier 4
Tier price $10.00 Value gap -$5.00+ Value $5.00+
1000x Gems $5.00 
1x Roster Expansion — Roster Expansion value is unknown - consider this if you need the Roster Expansion. Worth it if next roster expansion is 1,000 gems or more.
Unlock Tier 5
Tier price $3.00 Value gap +$3.00 True Value $6.00
2x Alpha Aether $6.00 Great value tier. Most of the priced value here is coming from aethers, so this mainly stands or falls on how much you want those upgrades.
Progression
Tier 1 Best stopping point
Tier price $5.00 Value gap -$2.25 True Value $2.75
550x Gems $2.75 10x Battle Items $0.00 Poor value overall.
Unlock Tier 2
Tier price $10.00 Value gap -$4.50 True Value $5.50
1100x Gems $5.50 5x 2* Master Trainer 9.9K XP 5x 3* Master Trainer 16.5K XP Poor value overall. Total Hero XP per dollar is 2,640, which is around the average seen so far.
Unlock Tier 3
Tier price $15.00 Value gap +$1.00 True Value $16.00
1700x Gems $8.50 100x Loot Tickets $5.00 5x WE Flask $2.50 Fair value tier.
Unlock Tier 4
Tier price $10.00 Value gap -$4.50+ Value $5.50+
1100x Gems $5.50 1x Roster Expansion — Roster Expansion value is unknown - consider this if you need the Roster Expansion. Worth it if next roster expansion is 900 gems or more.
Unlock Tier 5
Tier price $3.00 Value gap +$3.00 True Value $6.00
2x Alpha Aether $6.00 Great value tier. Most of the priced value here is coming from aethers, so this mainly stands or falls on how much you want those upgrades.
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