Diamond Spending Guide
This Last Asylum: Plague diamond spending guide follows a clear order: reserve for limited hero wheels, invest in VIP, rent a second builder when it will stay busy, then spend on scoring events. Protect the higher priorities before funding the next one.
For free-to-play and low-spend accounts, the key is to give every diamond a purpose before an offer appears. Spenders will also want to pay attention to optimize their besting and get the most value out of their money!
Diamond Priority Overview
- Limited Hero Wheels / Wishing Wheel: reserve roughly 5,000 diamonds toward a planned milestone or pity threshold.
- VIP Activation & Progression: work toward VIP 6 and the construction and stamina benefits relevant to your account.
- Second Builder Queue: rent the extra construction line for long, multi-day upgrades.
- Scoring Events: use direct speedups or extra entries only when they also earn useful competitive-event rewards.
1. Reserve diamonds for limited hero wheels
Keep a pool of approximately 5,000 diamonds for the Wishing Wheel. You will have to skip wheels until the UR heroes are featured! This is important, because if it's not UR Hero you need to unlock, skip the wishing wheel!
Target milestone for high-tier event heroes such as Cynthia or Jester instead of scattering spins across unrelated offers. Early wheels can also feature important early-game characters such as Sandra and Jester.
Treat 5,000 as a planning reserve, not a promise that every wheel guarantees a hero for that amount. You may need more depending on your luck.
Before committing to a wheel
- Choose the hero and the exact reward you want.
- Count any tickets or spins you already have.
- Calculate the diamonds required to reach the selected threshold.
- Confirm you can finish before the event ends.
- Check the event rules for whether progress carries over.
If the target is out of reach, keep saving. A reserve works best when it funds a complete plan rather than a few hopeful spins.
2. Activate VIP and progress toward VIP 6
After protecting your wheel reserve, use diamonds to activate VIP and build toward VIP 6. Focus on the construction-speed and stamina benefits that support your daily play.
Separate VIP level from active VIP time. Raising your tier and activating its benefits are different decisions. Check which benefits require active status; do not assume that purchasing VIP points makes every bonus permanently active.
VIP details to compare
The linked guide lists VIP 5 bonuses of +13% Grain, Timber and Herb production, +15% construction speed, +25% hero gear crafting speed and +5% march speed. It also lists Quick Collect at Sanctuary Level 20 and Auto Dispatch for Covert Operations. Confirm the current VIP panel before purchasing.
VIP points can be bought with diamonds to advance your tier. Compare the cost to the next useful unlock rather than spending simply to raise the displayed number.
Make activation fit your schedule
Plan activation around days when you will make regular use of the benefits. Before buying points, write down the tier you are targeting, the points still required and the diamonds left after your wheel reserve.
3. Rent a second builder for long upgrades
Renting the second construction queue is a strong progression purchase when you can keep it working on long, multi-day upgrades. This is especially useful for free-to-play and low-spend accounts that need more construction capacity.
Prepare both upgrades first
- Choose the two buildings you want to advance.
- Check the prerequisite levels and resource costs.
- Make sure the first queue is already productive.
- Read the rental duration and the rules for upgrades still running when it expires.
- Activate the rental when you are ready to start the additional upgrade.
Renting capacity before gathering the necessary resources can leave paid time unused. Compare the rental cost with the amount of useful construction it will enable while preserving priorities one and two.
4. Time diamond spending with scoring events
Direct speedups and extra event entries come last. Use them only when their timing also produces competitive scoring value, such as during Alliance Duel. The goal is to gain the underlying progress and useful event rewards from the same spend.
Check what actually scores
- Read the current event phase and eligible actions.
- Identify the reward milestone you are trying to reach.
- Use available free entries and saved items first.
- Calculate the remaining diamond cost.
- Stop at your planned milestone or budget limit.
A purchase that feels urgent outside the scoring window may provide less value. Likewise, spending beyond a reachable reward target can consume the reserve needed for your next hero wheel.
Diamond spending FAQ
What is the first diamond priority?
Limited hero wheels. Save toward a specific milestone or pity threshold for your chosen event hero.
Does 5,000 diamonds guarantee a wheel hero?
No, there needs to be luck involved. You need to draw 5 hero shards in 10 spins and 5 hero shards come from the chest above. Verify the current event costs and thresholds before treating any amount as sufficient.
Should I buy VIP before renting a builder?
Yes, in this priority order: protect the wheel reserve, address VIP activation and progression, then evaluate the second queue.
When should I use diamonds for speedups?
When the action qualifies for a scoring event and the additional reward justifies the cost without undermining higher priorities.
Where do VIP Shop purchases fit?
Shop purchases are situational uses of leftover diamonds after the four priorities above. The supporting article favors Raven Essence, Universal Curio Shards, UR Hero Omni Shards and Direct Relocate in the VIP Shop, in that order. For the regular Diamond Shop, it singles out Direct Relocate and recommends restraint on other purchases.
Use those suggestions as a shortlist, not a fifth automatic spending commitment. Buy only when the item solves a specific need and leaves your higher-priority budget intact.
A simple diamond budget
Illustrative example: with 7,000 diamonds and a 5,000-diamond wheel reserve, only 2,000 remain available for the other priorities. This is a budgeting example, not a quoted price for VIP or builder rental.
- Set aside the 5,000 reserve.
- Check the actual VIP activation or progression cost.
- Consider builder rental only from the balance left after that decision.
- Fund scoring-event purchases only if the earlier goals remain covered.
If your planned wheel threshold costs more than 5,000, increase the reserve before allocating the rest. If you cannot fund a useful purchase yet, saving is a valid decision.