Last updated: July 7 2025

Made by rainbow egg

Crystal Farming Guide (for ensekai)

If you see anything inaccurate or out of date please let me know (rainbowegg on Discord)!! I can only remember so much specific information about all this so I know there may be some mistakes in here!

Sections:

Early game:

  • Master Rank 5 all 1☆ cards
  • Skill Level 4 all 1☆ cards
  • Read all 1☆ cards first side story =650 total
  • Read all 1☆ cards second side story =1,300 total
  • Go to each Welcome Virtual Show =300 each
  • Master Rank 5 all 2☆ cards
  • Skill Level 4 all 2☆ cards
  • Read all 2☆ cards first side story =750 total
  • Read all 2☆ cards second side story =1500 total
  • Read all area conversations (Reading unread event stories will unlock more area conversations after you have gone through all of the default ones)
  • Read all unit main stories =6,000 total
  • Complete Normal missions =50 each
  • Complete Debut Missions =3,000 total

Early game Character Ranks: mastering and skill leveling low rarity cards, plus reading area conversations should get you at least up to 5 for each character, for a total of 500 each, so for 26 characters at CR 5 you can get 13,000 crystals.

Later Game:

This is where things are going to get more expensive. This is for after you’ve exhausted a lot of other avenues of free crystals, and after you’ve done a lot of playing and pulling. This is more of a routine than a checklist.

  • Go to each Event After Show =300 each
  • Get crystals from the event shop =500 each
  • Read the event stories =400 each
  • Log in every day for 300 crystals a week
  • Full combo as many songs as possible - 50 per Hard, 70 per Expert, 70 per Master, plus 110 per S Rank
  • Continue the SL/MR routine for 2☆ event cards
  • Read all cards’ first side story =25 each
  • Read all cards’ second side story =50 each
  • Do Challenge Shows every day =20 per Show completed, 50 per stage cleared + can choose 100 crystals as a reward at the end of each week, also can add to Character Rank missions (+1 CR for each stage cleared)
  • Try to at least play somewhat in every event to get the free crystal reward (starting at 250 per t100k) Playing consistently will also go towards your monthly Show Missions which gives crystal rewards (up to 500 per month for f2p). It also goes towards your Player Rank, and milestone intervals (such as rank 10, 20, 30, 40, etc) of your  rank-ups will give 550 crystals. After rank 300 you will get 5 L cans instead of 500 crystals.
  • If you complete an event’s Bonus Missions, you can choose 100 crystals as your reward - doing the Bonus Missions is also good to build up your monthly Show Missions as well since you get some Show Pts for each mission completed
  • Watch Ads every day – you can get 10 or 100 crystals daily, plus other rewards that may be helpful to you in crystal farming (ie. Wish Pieces)
  • Rob Challenge Shows: Talent of ~180k = 1m, ~250k = 1.5m ~310k = 2m **these are minimum Talents to reach these milestones, you may need more/less depending on card rarity/skills**) You can also do characters’ Challenge Shows if you’re desperate for crystals at any point because you get rewards starting at 100k score as well as 50 per time you increase the character’s stage (until the 1m milestone, then you can get 200 at 1.5m and 2m). To get the highest score possible it’s recommended to play high scoring songs, generally Hitorinbo Envy on Expert or Master is enough, but you could also play Viva Happy, Bless Your Breath, or Jackpot Sad Girl on Master, just remember your score depends on your accuracy so choose a song that you can easily full combo. =3,400 per maxed character
  • Upgrade Character Ranks strategically. If you’re low on materials to read side stories/MR/SL/etc, but you need crystals, look at the Character Ranks and see if there is anyone close to a milestone such as 10, 15, or 20, etc., as those rank-ups give 300 crystals.
  • Easy ways to level up CR include upgrading your area items, plants, buying costumes, buying stamps, and buying solo covers.
  • Upgrade Trust Ranks to level 2. Trust Rank rewards give out 50 crystals for ranks 2, 12, 22, etc. but rank 2 is the easiest and quickest to get to if you’re grinding for crystals. Other rewards for Trust Ranks offer wish pieces which may be helpful for other farming tasks.

Glossary:

These are some words people use when describing crystal farming, some people will still use jpsekai terms so I included them as well. If you need more detail, or have other questions about how the game works, Ciry made a really great guide here! (link goes to a separate google doc)

Wish Pieces/Wish Jewels (aka kakera): You can get these from either the Virtual Show method (explained in the disclaimer above, as well as in the Virtual Coins section of this glossary), or by getting duplicate cards in the gacha. Dupe 2☆s will give you 5 Wish Pieces, 3☆s will give you 50, and 4☆s will give you Wish Jewels. You can also exchange Wish Jewels for 2000 Wish Pieces in the Exchange section of the game.

Challenge Show (aka Challenge Live/CL): You can find this under Show > Challenge Show. This is a daily challenge show you can play to get special rewards. You can only play it once per day (daily reset is 4:00AM PST). Every time you play, you earn a certain amount of exp based on your score, and the character’s Stage will increase. When the Stage increases, it will give one point towards CR as well.

Virtual Show (aka Virtual Live/vlive): You can find this under Show > Virtual Show. These are like 3D concerts where the characters will play a song after an event, or to celebrate a birthday or a holiday. Viewing an event After Show will give you a special sticker for attending, as well as 300 crystals.

Virtual Item: these are items that you can buy during a Virtual Show. Click the present/gift icon on the bottom of the screen to see which items are available.

Virtual Coins: items that can be used to get Fan Pts in Virtual Shows. You can get these from logging in every day, buying them in the event exchange, or from log-in campaigns. Using these for a certain group will also go towards Fan titles for that group, so make sure to use them during a group’s Virtual Show that you care about, or wait to use them until the half-anniversary event (every group’s leader is there, so it goes towards all groups’ titles). When you spend Virtual Coins during a Virtual Show you will also get Wish Pieces in return, at a ratio of 1 Wish Piece per 100 Fan Pts.

Character Rank (aka CR): you can find this under Characters > Character Rank. Every character has missions for you to do, and when you reach a certain amount of missions completed, the CR for that character will increase and give you a reward such as 100 crystals, 300 crystals (for ranks 5, 10, 15, 20, and so on), or it will give you an extra Challenge Show slot, a stamp, or a cover card. CR currently maxes out at Rank 50 for each character.

Mastery Rank (aka Master Rank/MR): you can find this under Characters > Training > Mastery (third tab on the left side). Increasing MR increases your card’s Talent. Your card’s MR will be shown in a diamond on the bottom ride side. The maximum MR is 5. For 1☆, 2☆, and 3☆ cards its okay to use Wish Pieces. For 4☆ cards, you’re going to want to use Wish Jewels.

Skill Up Scores:

These are most useful for increasing the skill level (SL) of 3☆ and 4☆ cards. For 1☆ and 2☆ cards, it’s okay to just use Wish Pieces or beginner skill scores. It’s also better to save advanced skill scores for 4☆ cards.

Gacha Stickers:

Each time you pull you will receive a Gacha Sticker associated with that gacha. You can see how many Gacha Stickers you have by checking the top right of the gacha page. Each banner has their own set of Gacha Stickers, and they won’t carry over into the next event (the exception being “Event Character Boosted Rate Gachas” which share stickers with whatever the current event banner is). To trade for a character from the gacha you need 300 Gacha Stickers.

Gacha Sticker Vouchers (aka gacha tickets):

These are items that you can use to reduce the amount of Gacha Stickers needed to buy a character from the gacha. Each Gacha Sticker Voucher can be bought in the Gacha Sticker Exchange with 10 Gacha Stickers. You can only use 10 at a time. There are also limited Gacha Sticker Vouchers which are pink and work the same way, except they are for limited banners.

Show Points:

Show points are points that you earn towards your monthly Show Missions. You will earn them for every song you complete (varying based on how much Bonus Energy you are using). You can also get them from Challenge Shows, event Bonus Missions, and watching ads.

Other things to keep in mind:

When it’s finally time to spend:

** Sparking (buying a 4☆ using gacha stickers) takes 90,000 crystals (300 pulls). You can use up to 10 gacha sticker vouchers to spark at only 60,000 crystals (200 pulls). If you are preparing for sparking, make sure you have the correct type of gacha sticker voucher (green = standard cards, pink = lims)

** When pulling gacha it’s better to save up 3,000 crystals for a 10 pull, because you will get a guaranteed 3☆. This means even if you get no 4☆, you’ll still get either a 3☆ card you don’t have yet, or a dupe card that will give you 50 wish pieces.

**For information about future events and gacha banners, you can go here (link goes to a separate google doc) for a list of banners made by ratboizs.

Disclaimers: 

  • This guide is based entirely on what you think is valuable. You don’t have to use all of your Wish Pieces or Skill Up Scores at once, or use them on characters you don’t care about. Basically, this guide is just to show what the maximum f2p crystal gain can be, and to show options for farming crystals when you need them in a pinch.
  • Because this guide is entirely dependent on what you’re willing to do to/how often you will farm, I can’t offer a complete guide on monthly resources for f2p players. I recommend making a copy of this document and figuring out what you can do each month to see what your average monthly income is!