Epic Seven Shop Guide: Optimize Your Gold & Skystones

Welcome, Heir! Epic Seven features a diverse array of shops, each offering distinct items and requiring different currencies. Understanding where to spend your hard-earned Gold, Skystones, and other resources is crucial for maximizing your account's progression and power.

The Secret Shop: Your Primary Skystone Sink

The Secret Shop, accessible from the lobby, is arguably the most important shop for active players. It refreshes its inventory periodically with random items. While many goods are available for Gold, its main draw is the opportunity to convert Skystones into Bookmarks – the primary currency for covenant summons.

How to Use the Secret Shop Efficiently

When you're flush with Gold, you can spend Skystones to instantly refresh the shop's stock. This process is commonly referred to as "refreshing the shop" and is highly recommended for obtaining summoning currency. Look out for:

• Mystic Medals: Essential for Mystic Summons, which feature exclusive Moonlight Heroes and powerful artifacts.
• Covenant Bookmarks: Used for Covenant Summons, pulling from the general pool of heroes and artifacts.

This method allows dedicated players to spend surplus Gold to generate more summon opportunities than direct Skystone-to-Bookmark purchases in other shops.

Crafting Hubs: Alchemist's Steeple & Steel Workshop

These facilities, part of your Sanctuary's High Command, are your primary sources for crafting high-quality gear and materials.

Alchemist's Steeple

This is where you transmute less valuable materials into more useful ones. Key uses include:

• Equipment Conversion: Convert old gear into new pieces, often with a specific main stat or set in mind.
• Rune Conversion: Transform lesser runes into greater ones for awakening heroes.
• Mod Gem Conversion: Exchange unwanted Modification Gems for others.

Steel Workshop

Here, you forge brand-new equipment using crafting materials earned from hunts and other activities. The goal is to craft powerful gear with ideal stats for your heroes. While it requires a significant investment of Gold and materials, well-rolled crafted gear is often superior to drops.

Activity Shops: Event & Special Currencies

Epic Seven frequently introduces various shops tied to specific in-game activities or events. These are often time-limited and offer unique or valuable rewards.

General Principles for Activity Shops

• Event Shops: Tied to ongoing limited-time events, these shops use event-specific currencies. Always prioritize catalysts, MolaGora, and any exclusive artifacts or heroes.
• Labyrinth Exchange: Exchange ancient coins from Labyrinth stages for high-level gear, charms, and sometimes even unique artifacts or heroes.
• Automaton Tower Shop: Purchase rare catalysts, charms, and sometimes MolaGora or exclusive equipment with currencies earned from clearing Automaton Tower floors.
• Expedition Exchange: Exchange tokens from successful expeditions for exclusive equipment, conversion gems, and crafting materials.
• Guild Shop: Spend Brave Crests earned from guild activities on Giga-Phantasma, special equipment, and sometimes Covenant Bookmarks or Mystic Medals. Prioritize Phantasma and any unique gear you need.

Skystone & Real Money Packs: A Closer Look

While the Secret Shop is your primary Skystone outlet for Bookmarks, Epic Seven also offers various packs for direct purchase with Skystones or real money.

Skystone Packs (In-Game Store)

These are generally considered less efficient than Secret Shop refreshing for summoning currency. However, they can be useful for:

• Daily Bonus Pack: Offers a small amount of Skystones and other materials over several days. Sometimes a decent buy if you need a consistent trickle.
• Growth Packs: Appear as you reach certain account levels, offering a good Skystone-to-cost ratio for new players.

Real Money Packs (Cash Shop)

Most real money packs offer various combinations of Skystones, Gold, Bookmarks, and other resources. Generally, they offer poor value compared to dedicated refreshing.

Generally Considered 'Worthwhile' Purchases (for spenders):

• Monthly Pack 1: Provides a consistent stream of Skystones over 30 days, offering decent value per dollar.
• Rank-Up Packs: Similar to Growth Packs, these appear at specific account ranks and provide excellent Skystone value.
• Event-Specific Packs: Occasionally, event-exclusive packs might offer unique artifacts or hero summons that are otherwise unobtainable, or a very good deal on a specific resource you desperately need.

Most other packs are situational and depend heavily on your individual needs and spending habits. Avoid impulse buys and carefully consider the actual value compared to refreshing.

Quick Tips

• Prioritize Secret Shop refreshes for Bookmarks and Mystic Medals if you have ample Gold.
• Never directly buy Covenant Bookmarks with Skystones from the regular shop.
• Save Gold for crafting and shop refreshing, not just upgrading gear.
• Always clear out high-value items from event shops like catalysts and MolaGora.
• Consider Monthly Pack 1 and Rank-Up Packs for real money if you're a spender.