Sword x Staff Relics and Gems Guide: Resonance Rules

Relic resonance

• Each element has four resonance slots. Maxing all four of one element triggers the resonance bonus and instantly levels every non-resonant relic of that element.
• Therefore: pick one element, finish it, then move on. Spreading upgrades evenly is the easiest way to waste relic materials.
• Element priority by class (community): Duelist Fire or Dark · Knight Water or Light · Sorcerer Light or Fire · Sage Dark.
• F2P can expect all blue and purple relics for roughly 70% of the Verdantglade pool; paid players ~90% with orange (Mythic). Selectable Mythic relic: Critical Rate for Duelist/Sorcerer/Sage, Block Rate for Knight.
• Per-kingdom relic banners: stay until 50–70% collected, then fill gaps with Destiny Exploration.

The Hero’s Guide relic

Unlocks on the Stellaris Path via voucher spends or pack purchases; boosts experience gain and resonates for an extra 20%. The community calls it the closest thing to a pay-to-progress wall in Verdantglade because EXP compounds across every kingdom.

Gems (Loong Haven onward)

• Eight gems, four stats: ATK, DEF, HP, SPD — each stat has a plain gem and a dual-stat gem.
• Slot rules matter: Obsidian only fits Weapon and Off-hand; Moonstone only Armor and Off-hand.
• Dual gems are a smaller upgrade than they look: the secondary is linear while the primary is geometric (T12 Obsidian +301.5% ATK / +1.2% DMG Boost vs T12 Ruby +307.5% ATK). Prydwen still ranks Obsidian first on Weapon.
• Knight wants Moonstone (DEF + DMG RES); healers are the only builds that value Amber (Healing Boost 0.4%/tier) — otherwise Beryl for raw HP.
• Tier beats choice: every gem runs T1–T15 and each tier is worth ~1.5× the last.
• The percentages scale your base attribute, not your final stat.

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