Saving gems and summon tokens for bulk pulls during the rotating Astral Summon event in Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG is an effective way to acquire rare Legendary heroes. Executing a high-volume session—such as 44 pulls at once—smooths out standard drop rate variance and capitalizes on a curated pool of units. However, your immediate next action after completing a bulk summon must be auditing your stockpile of Hero XP and Ascension Materials to avoid severe progression bottlenecks.
Astral Summon Mechanics and Bulk Pull Strategy
The Astral Summon portal features a specific, restricted hero pool rather than the broader standard summons. Because odds are fixed within this featured pool, consolidating your resources into a single large pulling session yields better alignment with high-value targets than sporadic single pulls throughout the month.
Bulk pulling also helps solve its own early leveling requirements:
- Featured Legendary Units: Concentrating 40 or more pulls in one event gives you multiple chances to hit top-tier drops. In observed session outcomes, a 44-pull investment produced four distinct Legendary heroes.
- Lower-Rarity "Food": Bulk pulls generate a large volume of 3-star and 4-star heroes simultaneously. These units serve as immediate XP food for your target Legendary characters.
Managing Post-Summon Ascension Bottlenecks
Acquiring multiple 5-star heroes at once creates a progression wall if your inventory is unprepared. Legendary heroes require massive amounts of Hero XP and rare Ascension Materials to reach combat-ready stats. A newly pulled hero remains capped at Level 1 until you commit these assets.
To manage your resources efficiently, level your new acquisitions in this order:
- Core Damage Dealers: Invest in high-damage heroes first to accelerate progress in Raids, fantasy quests, and boss fights.
- Support and Healers: Level survival-focused units second to sustain your team through long-duration PvE battles and War encounters.
- Situational Specialists: Reserve niche debuffers or specific counter-heroes until your core team is fully ascended.
When to Hold Your Gems
Do not spend your entire gem reserve on an Astral Summon if your inventory lacks fundamental ascension items. If your main defense team is already well-rounded, hold your resources for event rotations that reward specific emblems or guaranteed ascension drops. Save aggressively for the Astral Summon only when your roster explicitly lacks high-impact Legendary heroes to push into higher competition tiers.
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Nice guide. I am checking the other Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG articles next.
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I tried this today and it worked better than my old setup.