Evony Guide: Managing Doubled Prices and Quadrupled Scale Costs

When Evony doubles pack prices and quadruples Dragon Scale upgrade costs, immediately freeze routine store purchases and stop feeding scales incrementally across multiple dragons. Because fourfold scale requirements create severe progression bottlenecks, stockpile your materials until you have enough to unlock a major talent breakpoint on a single primary combat dragon.

To maintain city progress without paying inflated prices, shift your daily routine toward non-cash scale farming, Black Market cycling, and strict rally coordination.

Dragon Scale Acquisition Methods

To offset increased scale demands without opening premium packs, rely on consistent daily activities. High-tier monster hunting and regular market cycling provide the most dependable pipelines for Dragon Scales.

• High-tier monster rallies: Join rallies against B12 through B17 boss monsters and recurring event targets such as Ymir and Pan. Deploy double-drop generals like Baibars equipped with monster drop-rate skill books to double your scale and chest rewards per stamina point spent.
• Black Market refreshes: Use free daily market refreshes alongside low-cost gem resets. Buy Dragon Scales using in-city gold rather than spending real cash on resource packs.
• Battlefield shops: Participate in the Battle of Gaugamela and the Battle of Constantinople. Trade the resulting event badges and glory points directly for fixed quantities of dragon materials.
• Alliance boss raids: Hit scheduled alliance bosses consistently to receive steady baseline scale distributions through alliance contribution rewards.

Dragon Feeding Priority Under Inflated Scale Costs

Spreading Dragon Scales across several dragons is inefficient when upgrade requirements quadruple. Feeding a dragon fractionally yields minimal stat gains while depleting inventory stockpiles.

1. Select one primary dragon: Concentrate every farmed scale into a single beast based on your account focus. Offensive players should invest entirely in their lead March dragon (such as Fafnir for siege or the Celtic Demon for mounted troops), while dedicated defense accounts should prioritize their wall general's dragon.
2. Halt secondary dragons: Completely suspend feeding decorative beasts, gathering dragons, or secondary march pairings until your lead dragon finishes its core skill path.
3. Stockpile for breakpoints: Calculate the exact scale requirement for the next major talent or skill unlock before spending. Keep your scales in your inventory until you can clear the entire level, preventing wasted materials on intermediate percentages.

Auditing Pack Value and In-Game Gem Spending

If you normally spend money in Evony, doubled pack prices reduce your progression per dollar by half unless underlying item quantities increase.

• Audit item yields: Compare the cost per essential resource before and after the price adjustment. Calculate how many stamina points, event boxes, or troop training hours each dollar provides under the revised tiers.
• Freeze non-essential purchases: Halt ladder and stamina package purchases until verified discounts or promotional pack multipliers restore acceptable value.
• Reroute free currencies: Direct in-game gems away from store purchases and into permanent structural upgrades. Fund Black Market resets, Research Factory material production, and long-term VIP levels to reduce ongoing operational costs.
• Maintain alliance rally discipline: Coordinate rally schedules with alliance members to maximize stamina efficiency, share high-tier boss drops, and keep Peace Shields active during Server Wars (SvS) to protect your invested resources.