Please note that the below content might be adjusted due to changes of the development plan. Final updates will be determined in game.
Are you ready to embark on the journey to dig into fiery crystal mines on Westeros on your own?
Fiery Crystal Mine, the event that replaces the old Treasure Seeker, allows players of all levels from the qualified kingdoms to participate. The new event has been available since January 24th, 2022. Additionally, a brand new feature called Super Mine was introduced to the players. Dig the fiery mines or attack a mine occupied by other players to obtain the exclusive item Fiery Crystal, and exchange it for permanent castle exteriors, SS Universal Troop Medals, and other surprising fortunes! Read on to check out more details.
Requirement: Only Kingdoms that are at least 48 days old can enter Fiery Crystal Mines for digging.
Entrance: Click ”Fiery Crystal Mine” in Cross-server Page to access the event.
Event Duration:
Local and Cross-Server mines are available every day except Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Super Mine is available every two weeks.
*Note: Relocation Processing: Unable to relocate when digging in Fiery Crystal Mines.
*Friendly reminder:
The unused attempts that you bought in the Treasure Seeker event will be exchanged into Diamonds.
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Search for Treasures and Obtain Fiery Crystals
Fiery Crystal Mines are split into Local Mines, Cross-server Mines and Super Mine. Local Mines only allow players from your Kingdom to participate in digging, while Cross-server Mines allow up to players from 8 nearby Kingdoms to participate in digging. Cross-server Mines hold more high-level fiery crystal ores which grant better rewards. Super Mine also allows up to players from 8 nearby Kingdoms like the Cross-server Mines although the digging is different from the Local and Cross-server Mines.
Using picks within the mines to dig for Fiery Crystal Ores to obtain Fiery Crystals, which can be used to purchase items at the Fiery Crystal Shop. There is a chance to obtain other items including Troop Universal medals and Speedups while digging in Fiery Crystal Mines.
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Dig Fiery Crystal Mines and Defend Them
One Pick is consumed each time you go digging. Picks will be restored over time. Picks that are restored over time cannot exceed the limit, but Picks obtained through items can exceed the limit.
*Currently there are no ways to obtain picks other than restoring them over time.
The base digging duration is 4 hours. The duration can be extended by using additional items. The longer the duration is extended, the more additional items will be required. The Time Extension Function can only be used during the first 10 minutes of digging and it can only be used 1 time each time you go digging.
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The occupying army details are hidden, only general information is available. Please note that battle only begins after 10s when attacking an owned Fiery Crystal Mine. Each Fiery Crystal Mine can only be attacked by 1 troop at each time. Unowned Fiery Crystal Mines have no guards.
The longer you occupy a mine, the better rewards you may obtain. And you can stop digging at any time when you feel the need to cancel. For example, you can send 1 soldier to dig the mine and then click "defend" to set your perfect defense formation. In the first 10 minutes after you successfully dig a mine, you can choose to use a time extension for better rewards if you are lucky not to be interrupted.
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In Fiery Crystal Mine battles, troops take real damage, and the Casualty Rate is 20%. Fiery Crystals Mine enjoy the Blessing of the Seven. At the end of each battle, 90% of the troops lost in battle will be resurrected.
Although with the Super Mine, the battle for this mine is different from the Local and Cross-server Mines. The player has to set up formations either from their current Army Configurations or set up new formations to try to counter the enemy. Occupation in a Super Mine has different rewards and rules on its own.
Battles in Super Mine deal real damage to the players and have a Casualty Rate of %20 although %50 of the troops lost during the Super Mine battle will be resurrected. Also it’s important to mention that your allies can attack you in the Super Mine. In contrast to Local and Cross-server Mines, you have to deal damage to the player in the Super Mine to be able to view the report.
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Per minute in the production of the Super Mine, the players can obtain 16 Fiery Crystal to redeem in the shop and also have the chance to obtain Chris’s weapon and shards for it plus red infantry weapons.
There are different occupation rewards based on your occupation time in the Super Mine. The player that has occupied the most time in the Super Mine will directly win Arya’s weapon ‘Needle’ beside and 2 Needle Chests. The amount of chests occupied differs from the placement in the Occupied Time. 2nd place can get 5 Needle Chests, 3rd place 4 Needle Chests, 4th place 3 Needle Chests, 5th place 2 Needle Chests and placement between 6-10th obtain 1 Needle Chest.
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Make Your Choice and Exchange for Items in Fiery Crystal Shop
The Fiery Crystals that you obtain from the five kinds of mines can be used to exchange for various items in the Fiery Crystal Shop, including Garden Keep Castle Exterior Coupon (Permanent) and Northern Pine Castle Exterior Coupon (Permanent).
In addition, album photo chests, Purple Weapon Chest, Weapon Reforge Ores, A Troop Universal Medals, SS Troop Universal Medals, Ancient Scripture, and Speedups are also available in the shop. And items in the shop are refreshed at 0 A.M. GMT on the 1st and 16th day of each month.
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Unlock More Castle Exteriors and Obtain More Active Bonus
Your castle exterior active buffs will be able to increase if you unlock more exteriors in future updates. When the total level of permanent SS-quality castle skins reaches the specified number, the active bonus of all SS-quality castle skins will increase. Same for the S-quality, A quality, and B-quality castle exteriors. Please note that only permanent castle exteriors are counted when it comes to the total level.
Take the A-quality exterior Shadow of Valyria as an example. If you have unlocked 47 A-quality castle exteriors (permanent), the total level of A-quality will be 10, and Fervor Attack, Fervor Health, and Fervor Defense will be increased from 7% to 10.6%. All your A-quality castle exteriors active bonuses will be increased like Shadow of Valyria.
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From Titan Fortress and Keep of Kings, to City of Prosperity and Silent Prayer, you can use the Exterior Redemption to exchange in the Exterior Shop. Meanwhile, you can use the Castle Exterior Coupon to exchange for the A-quality and S-quality exteriors in the Recruitment Pass Shop. In summary, you can obtain permanent castle exteriors from the Fiery Crystal Shop, Exterior Shop and Recruitment Pass Shop.
Build a strong squad, dig various mines and obtain more castle exterior active bonuses!