Rise of Kingdoms Holy Knight's Treasure: Is It Worth Gems?

Holy Knight's Treasure (the Egg Event) is worth your gems in Rise of Kingdoms if you can afford to reach the 70-hammer milestone. Stopping at 70 unlocks a guaranteed Legendary Equipment Blueprint Choice Chest and provides high-tier crafting materials at a much better rate than alternative sources. If you have fewer than roughly 45,000 to 48,000 gems, skip the current rotation and save until you can complete the full 70-hammer run.

Why the 70-Hammer Milestone Offers the Best Return

The event features milestone rewards at 10, 25, 45, 70, and 100 hammer uses. The 70-hammer tier delivers the peak return on investment because it awards a full Legendary Equipment Blueprint Choice Chest alongside accumulated fragments, material bundles, and random egg drops.

Pushing past 70 to hit the 100-hammer milestone requires approximately 21,600 additional gems. That extra expenditure provides diminishing returns, whereas stopping early at 45 wastes your initial gem outlay without securing the choice chest. Stopping precisely at 70 secures the primary prize while preserving gem reserves for upcoming event cycles.

Equipment Source	Primary Focus	Relative Efficiency	Strategic Account Role
Holy Knight's Treasure (70 Hammers)	Choice Blueprint Chests & Legendary Materials	High	Best venue for targeted Legendary gear sets
Hammer and Anvil	Random Equipment Fragments & Materials	Moderate	Secondary option better suited for heavy spenders
VIP Shop Direct Buys	Raw Materials (No Blueprints)	Low	Occasional gap-filling; inefficient for full sets
More Than Gems	VIP Points, Commander Sculptures & Buffs	High	Early-game priority before equipment investment

How to Pace Spending Across the Three-Day Event

Reaching 70 hammers at the lowest possible cost requires spreading your pulls over the entire three-day event window to take advantage of daily resets.

Claim the free daily hammer: Log in after each server reset to collect one free hammer attempt per day. Claiming all three saves 2,400 gems across the event.
Buy the daily half-price pull: Purchase the first individual egg crack each day for 400 gems instead of the standard 800 gems, saving 1,200 gems total.
Use five-hammer batch pulls for the rest: Always purchase additional attempts in 5-pull batches for 3,600 gems rather than single 800-gem pulls. The 10% batch discount saves 400 gems on every five rolls.
Halt pulls immediately at 70: Stop opening eggs as soon as your counter hits 70. Any pulls between 71 and 99 leave gems stranded without reaching another major milestone reward.

When to Shift Gems Toward Equipment

Equipment provides massive, permanent base stat increases to attack, defense, and health, but it should not supersede foundational account upgrades. Free-to-play and low-spending players should direct their gems to VIP progression until unlocking VIP 12 or VIP 14 for consistent daily Legendary Commander Sculptures.

Once VIP 14 is secured and your primary march commanders have functional skill levels (such as 5-5-1-1 or expertised meta pairings heading into Season of Conquest), Holy Knight's Treasure becomes your top gem target. Upgraded commanders will struggle on the open field if they lack competitive equipment.

Which Legendary Blueprints to Select First

When opening Legendary Equipment Blueprint Choice Chests, prioritize weapon and chest pieces:

Weapons: High-impact weapons like the Shield of the Eternal Empire for Infantry or the Sacred Dominion for Cavalry provide substantial base combat stats that decisively outperform Epic options.
Chest pieces: Legendary chest armor provides essential survivability and base percentages that justify the steep crafting material costs.
Helmets, gloves, and boots: Delay these slots until your primary weapons are secured. Accessible Epic options—such as Witch's Lineage, the Windswept set, and Revive pieces with special talent bonuses—remain serviceable deep into end-game content.