What to buy as a spender in season 1?
Season 1 is where most new spenders waste money on things that look strong — Theia’s Roulette, Wisdom Well, “limited” event packs — but lose value fast after your first map. The truth is that spending on premium options like these is basically paying extra to get immortals or skills a few months earlier. By Season 2 or Conquest, you can get most of the same things much cheaper or even free.
This guide focuses on what an efficient, long-term spender should prioritize in Season 1. We’ll skip over whale-only spending and stick to the purchases that actually hold value across multiple seasons — the kind of stuff that keeps paying off, instead of fading once the next content tier drops.
Stardust Lucky Spin / Wheel of Fortune – Your Top Priority
If you spend on only one event in Season 1, make it the Stardust Lucky Spin event.
This is by far the best and most efficient event to invest in early. It’s also one of the only times in the game where the event is cheaper and more rewarding in Season 1 than it will ever be later. Once you enter season 2 and onwards, Stardust becomes much harder to farm efficiently.
Why Stardust matters:
Stardust is used to upgrade Immortal Portraits on Epic Immortals. These portrait upgrades permanently increase Immortal stats — boosts like HP, attack, and defense that scale across all content. The cost ramps up significantly the higher you go (see portrait upgrade costs here), so getting a large stash of Stardust early makes a huge difference.
In Season 1, the Lucky Spin event is the only place you can gather Stardust in bulk without paying a fortune later.
Bottom line: The Stardust Wheel is the best value event in all of Season 1. Spend as much as you comfortably can here — you’ll never get Stardust this cheap or this efficiently again.
Wisdom Well – Only for Short-Term Power
The Wisdom Well is designed to drain impatient spenders. The skills are strong, but the prices are inflated in Season 1. Once you reach Season 2 and Conquest, the same skills show up in better rotations or cheaper sources.
That said, some Season 1 skills are worth buying if you’re actively competing for dominance or need to round out a top-tier march:
- Blade Vortex – Excellent physical damage skill that fits nearly any physical dealer. Especially strong in Lightning and Shadow Tutankhamun setups.
- Weakening Curse – One of the few debuffs that stay relevant even late game. It’s a valuable control tool against frontloaded physical comps like Earth-Wind hybrids.
- Spring of Life – Flexible healing skill that supports sustain builds well into Conquest.
- Wind Rage – Boosts performance in certain DPS builds, particularly Earth-Wind hybrids (see build guides).
If you’re not fighting for first place, skip Wisdom Well entirely and wait for cheaper sources later.
Buying Wisdom Well Bundles Efficiently
Here’s one of the sneaky-smart plays most players overlook — the cheap Wisdom Well bundles. The way the pricing scales on these bundles means that the $5 and $10 ones give you way better value per Divine Coin than the big $50 or $100 packs. The expensive ones look tempting, but they’re honestly just worse efficiency once you break down the coin-per-dollar ratio.
So, what the efficient spender does is simple:
Start buying the small Wisdom Well bundles as early as Season 1. You’ll slowly stack up Divine Coins without overspending. The trick is not to start throwing them into the well right away. Wisdom Well rewards get much better in Conquest and Legendary seasons, when top-tier skills like Legendary control or energy mechanics show up.
If you’re planning to spend consistently across multiple seasons, sure — you can afford to use some coins earlier for specific meta skills you need now. But if you’re playing the long game, you’ll get way more out of banking your coins and unloading them once those Legendary skill pools open up later.
Golden Path (Battle Pass) – Always Buy It
The Golden Path (Season 1 Battle Pass) remains one of the most consistent and high-value purchases in Infinity Kingdom. It’s the one thing every spender, from light to heavy, should buy.
The rewards include:
- Immortal fragments for top-tier units.
- Soul Crystals, which are essential for upgrading Tower of Knowledge skills (and you need a ton of these).
- Speedups, resources, and enhancement materials that are always useful.
- Strong final milestone rewards for both free and paid tracks.
You can gem through levels if you fall behind — the cost-to-reward ratio still beats nearly every other bundle.
For a detailed breakdown of the exact rewards, see the Golden Path Shopping List.
Bottom line: Always buy and complete the Golden Path. It’s one of the best long-term value purchases in the game.
Daily Bundles and the AP Economy
The Daily Bundles are a quiet but efficient investment. They provide:
- Action Points (AP) for farming Infernals — crucial for keeping your gold and material income strong.
- Pearls, which can be spent to unlock key immortals early or saved for Artifact upgrade materials later in Season 2 and Conquest.
For mid-level spenders and above, you can even turbocharge your AP income further using GTArcade bundles, which let you sustain near-constant farming without slowing down your progression.
Smaller spenders can skip some days if needed, but consistent buyers get long-term momentum that keeps you ahead economically.
Bottom line: Daily bundles (and GTArcade packs) are worth it for maintaining AP and collecting Pearls. Recommended for mid-level spenders and up.
Cinder Wish Shop – Good, but Wait for Conquest
The Cinder Wish Shop actually offers solid long-term value — but patience matters here. The most efficient way to use your Cinders is to save them until Conquest, when better options unlock and your currency stretches much further.
That said, if a key skill for your build shows up early, it can be worth unlocking in Season 1 or 2. Those are case-by-case decisions depending on your march and overall build direction (see specific skill guides for details).
Bottom line: The Cinder Wish Shop is good, but if you’re focused on long-term efficiency, save your Cinders until Conquest.
Legendary Battle Pass (Castle 40 and Beyond)
Once you reach Castle 40, you unlock the Legendary Battle Pass, which shifts value toward Chaos Immortals and artifact progression.
For mid- to high-level spenders, this is absolutely worth it — especially if you’re moving into Chaos, Shadow, or Holy factions. The rewards stack up fast and tie directly into your Conquest progression (note that chaos cannot be bought here, but the Insignias can be banked and used once you unlock Peak Battle Pass for Chaos shop).
For smaller spenders who aren’t pushing into Chaos, this pass can be skipped safely without falling behind.
My Recommended Spending Priority for Season 1
If you’re spending smart for both short-term and future value, here’s the practical order of priority:
- Stardust Wheel of Fortune – Best efficiency, unique to Season 1.
- Golden Path (Battle Pass) – Always buy; foundational rewards.
- Daily Bundles / GTArcade Bundles – AP and Pearls sustain your growth.
- Wisdom Well – Optional; only for strong short-term power or key skills.
- Cinder Wish Shop – Hold until Conquest unless you are looking for short-term power at a premium.
- Legendary Pass (C40+) – Great for mid/high spenders targeting Chaos or Holy/Shadow builds.
Conclusion
Season 1 spending is all about laying your foundation for the long game. The goal isn’t just to win early fights — it’s to build momentum that carries through Conquest and beyond. Focus your money where value holds: Stardust, Soul Crystals, and sustained AP farming.
Everything else — Wisdom Well bait, roulette bundles, artifact shop traps — fades fast once Season 2 and Conquest begins.
Published: 22-10-2025