Spiny
Member
As you probably already know, Spell Fragments and Combining Catalysts are now an essential currency in order to upgrade wonders. This can grind the progress of new players to a halt, as well as be a significant expense for all but the most well established cities. I feel like it would be good to have a discussion about some of the minor methods that can be used to bolster our ability to obtain more of these resources.
I'll start things off by mentioning some of the recipes in the Magic Academy. Some players are of the opinion that it is worthless until the Spire unlocks. This is actually not true. (Might not be worth the 25 tiles right away, but not worthless).
Of particular interest to me are the new recipes to spend 6 Combining Catalysts to get 2,500 Spell Fragments, or the one to spend 12 Catalysts to get 5,000 Fragments. This provides ~416.67 Spell Fragments in exchange for one Combining Catalyst. What makes this interesting are some of the other recipes.
Another recipe is the Rainbow Flower Cage for the price of 300 Spell Fragments. Its an okay way to fill out a single awkward tile in your city, but it is also possible to gain 1 Combining Catalyst when selling it after placing it in your city, effectively granting 1 Combining Catalyst for 300 Spell Fragments.
This establishes that a savvy player can use the random Magic Academy recipes to actually gain Combining Catalysts and Spell Fragments instead of just spending them, even before unlocking the Spire.
I'll start things off by mentioning some of the recipes in the Magic Academy. Some players are of the opinion that it is worthless until the Spire unlocks. This is actually not true. (Might not be worth the 25 tiles right away, but not worthless).
Of particular interest to me are the new recipes to spend 6 Combining Catalysts to get 2,500 Spell Fragments, or the one to spend 12 Catalysts to get 5,000 Fragments. This provides ~416.67 Spell Fragments in exchange for one Combining Catalyst. What makes this interesting are some of the other recipes.
Another recipe is the Rainbow Flower Cage for the price of 300 Spell Fragments. Its an okay way to fill out a single awkward tile in your city, but it is also possible to gain 1 Combining Catalyst when selling it after placing it in your city, effectively granting 1 Combining Catalyst for 300 Spell Fragments.
This establishes that a savvy player can use the random Magic Academy recipes to actually gain Combining Catalysts and Spell Fragments instead of just spending them, even before unlocking the Spire.