Introduction and Summary
Hello! This is 闇Mic. Welcome to September's Gem Report.
Here I've included every Gem that could be earned last month, from events and campaigns to login bonuses, as well as a count for Box Chips and Dream Tickets. As always, I've compared the month's earnable Gems against the content released and calculated the difference in real money required to obtain all three UR copies usually needed to compete in the current meta.
The 'Cost to Keep Up' got a little tricky to calculate this month because of Selection Box Mini Vol. 8. Selection Boxes are the only content released that paywall cards needed to compete. However, spending paid Crystals on the Selection Box also gives back EX Jewels, which can then be traded for additional Gems. I've taken those Gems into account and done my best to present the actual cost as accurately as possible.
Way to obfuscate how much your game costs on multiple levels, Konami.
Gem Report
Events
- KC Cup +2090
- I Rule Mutsuba Town! Asaka Mutsuba! Rerun +335
- Event Rush #1: DM: Yami Bakura Makes His Move! +305
Sub-Events
- Tour Guide's Mission Bingo +200
- Duel Quest +178
- Gift Festival +180
Campaigns
Alt Styles
- Yugi Muto (Street) +1110
Box Releases
- Destruction Geas Celebration Gift +500
- Destruction Geas Quiz +30
- Destruction Geas Loaner Deck +60
Ranked Duels
- Cumulative Rewards +810
- Rank Up Rewards Speed (Starting at Platinum Rank6) +350
- Rank Up Rewards Rush (Starting at Silver Rank4) +300
- Character Deck Duels +500
Login Bonuses
- Daily Reward Minimum +260
- Daily Street Replay Reward +150
- Weekly Missions +120
- Duelist Point +140
- Coda Web Store +200
- Thank-You +500
Grand Total
- 10,968 Gems
- 2 SR Dream Tickets (Speed)
- 1 SR Dream Ticket (Rush)
- 743 Box Chips
Cost to Keep Up
| Selection Box Mini Vol. 8 | Resonating Omega Effect Deck Build Box | Dark Magician the Magician of Black Magic Structure Deck | Destruction Geas Main Box | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Run | • 20 Packs – 2,000 Gems | • 50 Packs – 2,500 Gems | 0 | • 10 Free Packs |
| • 20 Packs – 3,000 Crystals | • 100 Box Chips Bundle (15 Packs) – 750 Gems | |||
| • Remaining 155 Packs – 7,750 Gems | ||||
| Second Run | • 40 Packs – 6,000 Crystals | • 50 Packs – 2,500 Gems | • 1,000 Gems | • 180 Packs – 9,000 Gems |
| Third Run | • 20 Packs – 3,000 Crystals | • 50 Packs – 2,500 Gems | • 200 Crystals | • 180 Packs – 9,000 Gems |
| • 5 Packs – 800 Crystals | ||||
| • 3 Packs – 500 Crystals | ||||
| Total Cost | 2,000 Gems + 13,300 Crystals | 7,500 Gems | 1,000 Gems + 200 Crystals | 26,500 Gems |
- 10,968 Gems Given - (2,000 Gems + 13,300 Crystals) Required for Selection Box Mini Vol. 8 = 8,968 Gems + 13,300 Crystals
- 8,968 Gems + 1880 Gems Gained Through Selection Box Crystal Purchases and the Trader EX = 10,848 New Total Gems
- 35,000 (Gems Required for Remaining Boxes) - 10,848 Gems Given = 24,152 Gem Deficit
- $0.89 (Current Cost of 50 Crystals as of October 1, 2026) × 485 (Purchases Required to Meet Deficit) = $431.65
- $0.89 x 269 (Purchases required to access pay-walled content) = $239.41
- $671.06
Timeline of Gem Distribution
