FAIRY TAIL Wizard Chronicle Spending Guide: Best Value Packs and What to Buy (and Skip)
FAIRY TAIL Wizard Chronicle combines extremely generous free pulls with a surprisingly aggressive pack and web‑shop economy. Smart spending means leveraging cheap “spike value” bundles and the web shop, while ignoring most straight gem top‑ups and overpriced event packs.
Overall spending philosophy
The game hands out 720+ free pulls at launch plus loads of gems and URs, so spending is optional if you are patient. Multiple reviews and breakdowns suggest that if you do spend, small starter packs and web‑shop offers are far better value than raw gem top‑ups.
Basic rules of value
A monetisation video shows a beginner pack that effectively gives about 1,200 extra pulls for around 5 USD on top of the free 720 pulls, making it “pretty wild” value relative to standard gem packs. At the same time, community posts call out that rate‑up banners are paywalled, dupes matter heavily, and optimising every UR to max stars is extremely expensive.
Best value: what to buy
These purchases have clear, above‑average value per pound spent.
1. Beginner / starter value pack
A monetisation breakdown shows:
- A Beginner Bonus pack around 5 USD (about CA$6.49) that effectively grants ~1,200 pulls plus a ton of gems and tickets, labelled as “pretty dang good.”
- This stacks on top of the free 720 pulls from pre‑registration/launch campaigns, giving huge roster depth early.
Verdict:
- Buy once if you are comfortable spending a small amount; it gives disproportionate account power compared with standard gem packs.
2. Web shop weekly free/cheap packs
A summon and code video highlights:
- A weekly free pack available via the official web store, plus cheaper gem and pack prices compared with in‑app.
- The creator notes the official store is “a lot cheaper than in the game” because it avoids the 30% platform cut common on Google Play.
The official Xsolla web shop lists many “Value Pack” products such as Holy Night Event Value Packs, Challenge Value Packs, and Bond Gacha Support Packs, all labelled as “Official Store Exclusive Offer.” Third‑party top‑up resellers also show Bond Gacha Support Pack, Character Boost Pack and Training Pack SKUs at discounted rates.
Verdict:
- Always claim web‑shop freebies.
- If buying currency anyway, do it via the official web shop or a reputable top‑up partner rather than direct in‑app.
3. Bond Gacha Support / Bond Gacha Pass (low‑ to mid‑spend)
Bond monetisation bundles include:
- Bond Gacha Support Pack – paid gems + bond points + coins at a lower combined price than buying separately.
- Bond Gacha Pass – recurring product that boosts bond‑related gains over time.
Since bonds give account‑wide stat cards, gems, and tickets, scaling them faster benefits your entire roster.
Verdict:
4. Occasional event “Value Packs” that convert directly into top rewards
A holiday event video notes an event value exchange where 150k achievement medals (earned via play) convert into a reward valued at about 1.5M points, calling it “a very good deal.” Some Holy Night event value packs in the web shop also package event currency with gems and tickets, improving your return per pound spent.
Verdict:
- Only buy if you are already deep into the event and the pack directly accelerates high‑value rewards (UR tickets, awakening mats, lacrima), not just gold or low mats.
What to skip or treat with caution
These are generally poor value or only for whales.
1. Raw gem top-ups in‑app
The breakdown shows:
- Standard gem packs are roughly US$1 per 160 gems, and a 10‑pull costs about 3,000 gems (around US$20 in direct top‑ups).
- By comparison, the beginner pack and web‑shop options give far more pulls/gems for the same or less money.
Verdict:
- Avoid buying straight gems from the in‑app store; if you must, use web‑shop or specific value packs instead.
2. High-priced event/pass bundles for marginal gains
Holiday/event breakdowns show pricey passes and bundles that give multiple copies of new UR units, extra spins, and cosmetics, often totalling US$100+. While their raw contents are high, they mostly serve whales chasing max dupes.
Verdict:
- Strong value only if you are a heavy spender who cares about max‑duping new URs for PvP; otherwise, skip and rely on free/event tickets.
3. Chasing dupes aggressively
A criticism thread notes “paywalled rate up banners” and states that around 65 dupes may be required to fully build a unit in the underlying system, calling the approach “atrocious.” This makes perfection chasing extremely expensive.
Verdict:
- Do not plan your budget around max‑duping; stop at reasonable breakpoints (first copy or a couple of dupes) and invest across multiple strong units instead.
