The LaboratoryShort answers to the most common questions
Why is a gem asleep?
Only one gem of each kind works on the hero, and no more than 3 gems in permanent sockets and 3 in charmed ones. Of two alike the stronger works and the other sleeps.
Where did my gem go?
Most likely a charm ran out: the gem in the second, charmed socket burns with it. The game warns about this 7 days before, 3 days before and on the last day.
How long does a crafting job take?
Cutting and merging a gem takes 30 minutes; setting, sockets and charms take 20. The first cut and the first setting go fast: 1 minute. The job goes on while the game is closed; collect it at the forge.
How do I open the forge?
The forge opens at hero level 6 once the first guardian is beaten (game level 10). Professions inside it start at hero level 6.
Why am I getting less XP?
In the arena the first 10 fights of a day give full XP; the rest give ×0.25. The same opponent a second time that day gives ×0.5, then ×0.1. A lower-level opponent is worth less, and a replayed level gives just 8.
Where do sparks come from?
Sparks come from XP: every 10 XP earns one spark. XP comes from game levels and new stars, arena fights — lost ones too — team fights and the daily challenge.
I am out of lives. What now?
Wait: one life comes back in 20 minutes. Or refill at the market — 20 sparks. The arena and the daily challenge need no lives.
I cannot pass a level
Take a booster marked “good here”. After 3 failures in a row Blub gives you a booster, and from failure 5 the goal starts getting easier.
How do I beat a guardian?
Make long chains and keep your power high: everything that scores hits the guardian. Move potions out of marked strikes and break the wind-up with a spell. Hero power makes every hit hurt more.
Why is a booster greyed out?
On this level it gives almost nothing — it is marked “won't help here”. Or it is still locked: each booster opens at its own game level.
Where do minerals and guardian hearts come from?
The crafter's pouch comes together with the forge: hero level 6 and a win over the first guardian. Minerals come from levels, arena wins and the daily challenge; a guardian's heart — from guardians and from medals.
Can I change my race or profession?
Race and sex cannot be changed. A profession can: for 300 sparks, no more often than once in 7 days; the old mastery is kept.
What is “might”?
Might is the sum of all the hero's skills and wards: race, spent points and worn items.
Why can't I sell an item?
The first staff is never sold. An item with a gem can be sold once the gem is taken out; an item a crafter is working on — once the job is collected.
Are arena opponents real people?
In this version every rival and teammate in the arena is a hero run by the game.
What does the level colour on a request mean?
The level colour: plain — the same as yours; orange — 1–2 above; red — 3 or more above; grey — below.
Why can't I pick my opponent?
Nobody picks an opponent. A one-on-one request gathers applicants for 3–12 seconds and draws lots. In a team fight the game deals the sides even in levels — except a hero’s first team fight: there the hero stands beside a senior.
Can I buy sparks for money?
The game has no real-money purchases. Everything a hero has is earned by playing.
Why can't I replay the daily challenge?
One try a day. Everyone gets the same board.