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Sparkle Gnomies

Sparkle Gnomies

Win a Epic Vault Battle

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How to unlock the Sparkle Gnomies achievement in Gems of War - Definitive Guide

The Soulforge can now be upgraded to level 20. But getting it to level 11 will grant you the ability to forge an Epic Vault Key for a mere amount of Souls.

To go from Soulforge level 10 to 11, you need to spend 10 Cursed Runes OR 300 Gems. Once you do that, you are rewarded with recipes for new craftables, including a ONE-TIME ONLY Epic Vault Key. Once you craft this Key, the recipe disappears. It only requires some Souls to make, so this is the cheapest and easiest way to get one!
Every now and then there might be a special deal for a EVK plus 100 gems and 10 VIP for only US$1.99. If you see one and want to use it, highlight the limited-time Community Week button in the upper left and press cn_A then buy the package.
The new Gnome-a-Palooza event can increase your chance of getting an Epic Vault Key. See this achievement for details
Gems of WarThe Rolling GnomesThe The Rolling Gnomes achievement in Gems of War worth 137 pointsCraft a Gnome-a-Palooza Event.
Even though the 5.2 update patch notes don't specifically say, @AgentZachMorgan says the update should increase the drop rate of Epic Vault Keys
Drop rate is being increased to 10% during a vault weekend, currently it's less than 1%, when 5.2 is released.
This is straight from the Gems of War website about the 5.1 update regarding Gnome Vaults:
We have introduced a new type of Vault, the Epic Gnome Vault.
Players will need to earn an Epic Vault Key from Treasure Gnomes to gain access to the Gnome Vault:
If a Gnome drops a Vault Key it will be either a Vault Key or Epic Vault Key, they cannot drop both.
Epic Vault Keys are rarer drops compared to the normal ones. (about 10%).
Vault Key drop rates have not been affected by this change.
This Epic Vault is similar to a Gnome Vault, however you will be fighting against King Cedric, the “Boss” version of Cedric Sparklesack.
King Cedric will drop up to x4 more loot compared to his regular counterpart in Gnome Vaults.
This only applies to the resources he may drop (Gems, Gold, Souls, etc.)
He will not drop extra copies of Troops or multiples of Orbs
This is obviously a little more difficult than a normal Vault battle. So you may need to adjust your team/strategy accordingly. The enemy team should look like this:
Treasure Gnome
Demon Gnome
King Cedric (can stock up on any mana color)
Treasure Gnome

Since King Cedric is a Boss, you may want to include in your team one or two high level troops with the Godslayer trait. These troops do extra damage to Boss types. You'll want them to be fully ascended leveled and traited for the desired max effect. A mythic Godslayer in 1st position will do 5x skull damage to the Boss, and their spell will do 5x damage to the Boss wherever you place it.
There are currently 37 Godslayer troops.


Here's MysticWeirdo winning an Epic Gnome Vault on Hard (this achievement is not difficulty specific though)

More info about Gnome Vaults from the 5.1 update:

Another site with info https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001122356...
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13 Aug 2020 14:37

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I got lucky and gnome in a regular treasure vault dropped the key for me outside of the vault event.

The epic fight lineup: Treasure Gnome/Demon Gnome/King Cedric/Treasure Gnome.

I fight it on hard in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP5sPIqUXUI (actual battle is about 7:15, I examine the opponents and set up a team to fight it on hard before that.
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By MysticWeirdo on 14 Aug 2020 19:18
Nice. I added your video to the main guide.
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By TheDude722 on 14 Aug 2020 21:36
I've been playing for years and have yet to see an Epic key
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By AllStarTC29sMom on 31 Aug 2020 20:15
it just got implemented in the latest update
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By TheDude722 on 31 Aug 2020 22:16
I do not see a way into how to such key
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By on 06 Sep 2020 12:04
I hate these luck based achievements. I've completed hundreds of battles since this dlc released and have seen maybe 2 gnomes and neither gave me any kind of key. The only time I get keys is when my group does weekly events and it gives you one as a reward.
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By LORDOFDOOKIE69 on 09 Sep 2020 04:26
53 people as of today does not sound like 10% chance to me. So if I did it 10 times I should have 100% chance of getting the key? If I do ever get one I will play on the easiest difficulty at least until I get the achievement.
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By troyoy on 09 Sep 2020 15:03
Remember, TA members make up a small % of total Xbox users. 53 TA members have it, but 250 non-TA could have it.
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By TheDude722 on 09 Sep 2020 20:30
Yes.. it used to be so fun completing every update. Now it's a chore.
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By TheDude722 on 12 Sep 2020 07:22
Will they ever up the drop rate?
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By Bear5 Fan 4Ever on 12 Sep 2020 10:09
They will give us 1 epic key in a daily offer for € 49
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By Stinkman68 on 12 Sep 2020 19:30
They will give us 1 epic key in a daily offer for € 49
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By Stinkman68 on 12 Sep 2020 20:05
are you seeing one on offer now? or was that just a prediction?

I don't see any deal for an epic vault key anywhere
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By TheDude722 on 12 Sep 2020 20:36
Probably just a prediction, I could see them offering one in an event deal at some point for a relatively outrageous sum of money.
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By Figbender on 13 Sep 2020 04:52
I did around 3K fights now. Nothing. This game is such a joke. Gets worse and worse with every update.
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By Goku Black#2698 on 13 Sep 2020 05:07
Fought 240 gnomes so far during this event.
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By Goku Black#2698 on 13 Sep 2020 05:09
I don't see away to get it.
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By on 22 Sep 2020 06:42
Might want to update the guide. Drop rate is being increased to 10% during a vault weekend, currently it's less than 1%, when 5.2 is released.
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By AgentZachMorgan on 25 Sep 2020 10:18
Really? Dude, that game pisses me off. For real.
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By Goku Black#2698 on 25 Sep 2020 10:25
Ok thanks
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By TheDude722 on 25 Sep 2020 12:19
Added a tip about Godslayer troops for if you ever find a key.
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By TheDude722 on 28 Sep 2020 01:17
And of course Zach gets one. Haha
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By TheDude722 on 28 Sep 2020 13:56
I spent 40+ hours over the past 2 events grinding for a key, got nothing.

First gnome this week drops an EVK. Those odds are ludicrous considering i've only ever seen a regular key since they were introduced 2 or 3 times outside of an event.

This achievement is complete bullshit.
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By AgentZachMorgan on 28 Sep 2020 18:52
Fine, upvote.headspin
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By Taipei Kindom on 29 Sep 2020 11:56
I take this to mean it is a good idea to save vault keys and use them in bulk during a vault event, correct?
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By FreshAspek on 25 Nov 2020 17:11
Phew, finally got mine today during a random gnome encounter! Played it on easy because I was wanted a guarantee of the achievement. 20 shards, a few glory, and four treasure gnomes for my trouble.
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By pezboyben on 27 Nov 2020 12:11
Still never seen one! lol
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By Gacys Clown on 28 Nov 2020 22:49
Me either
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By TheDude722 on 29 Nov 2020 01:11
got mine today played the regular vault battle on normal and it dropped a Epic vault key and I played that on easy to guarantee the achievement. its worth mentioning I bought vault keys during a flash sale so I spent atleast $10 on this achievement.
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By Jasecw2 on 30 Nov 2020 21:11
I don't know what's going on with vault keys. I had 46 gnomes (battlecrasher) for the latest vault weekend. Zero VK let alone EVK. Approx same amount of gnome kills for previous 3 vault weekends. Zero VKs. Not seen any key drops during normal times either. Wish they would just let us do a soulforge combine (like 5 VK for 1 EVK) for us people who have the magic to roll snake eyes 3 times in a row.
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By Wailem on 29 Dec 2020 00:29
Yeah the only vault keys I get are from guild event rewards
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By TheDude722 on 29 Dec 2020 07:09
Over a month later and still haven't seen one...ugh!
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By Gacys Clown on 05 Jan 2021 02:02
This is garbage.
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By Falensarano on 09 Jan 2021 08:24
Agreed
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By TheDude722 on 09 Jan 2021 12:54
I gotta say, even with the increased drop rates this achievement is brutal. If it was just the grind it would be fine but the added RNG doesn't help. Finally got an Epic Vault Key to drop this morning from the event. My stats at the drop were: -

1634 Battles
158 Gnomes
15 Vault Keys
1 Epic Vault Key

On a positive note I farmed a lot of gold, glory and souls trying for the key!
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By Menion Leah on 20 Feb 2021 09:48
That's just crazy. Congrats!
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By TheDude722 on 20 Feb 2021 23:23
Still grinding...still never seen one. lol
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By Gacys Clown on 20 Feb 2021 23:44
One of my guild members finally got one. He said he felt like he won the lottery. haha

Friends Who Have Won: 2
Friends Who Have Not Won: 28
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By TheDude722 on 21 Feb 2021 01:52
135 gnomes, plus 45 gnomes from the flash offer, still nothing! I'm mad, tired and desperate. They have to change this, or just sell the damn key.
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By Taipei Kindom on 21 Feb 2021 07:20
Yeah, done grinding for this weekend and bought keys too. Probably used a little over 20 of them this weekend and nothing...well lots of other shit, but no EVKs. :P
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By Gacys Clown on 21 Feb 2021 19:28
Finally got mine during a vault weekend:

Battles: way too many
Gnomes: 218 according to tracker, used at least 10 vault keys accumulated earlier during the event also.
Vault keys from drops: 16 (15 regular + 1 epic).

Rewards from "epic" vault: some gold + epic shards, but couldn't really care anymore once the key finally dropped.

So drop rates insanely low still, but you may get lucky.

The Elite+ campaign pass seems to have elite vault keys as rewards (at 1100 stars) so if you don't want to grind gnomes during the vault weekend, grinding the campaign is the closest you can get to buying the achievement - outside of "special offers".

Good luck everyone going for the achievement, you're going to need it.
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By TheGorb69 on 26 Jun 2021 14:59
How did you get so many gnomes during this event?
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By TheDude722 on 26 Jun 2021 16:01
Fast explores (D1 with maxed out sunbird/fire bomb/fire bomb/hero team) and way too many hours of grinding.
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By TheGorb69 on 26 Jun 2021 19:12
EVK for sale today! Cheap! Details at top of solution.
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By TheDude722 on 21 Jul 2021 12:50
140 Gnomes killed and 45 used safe keys, and nothing.
That they stop making achievements based on probabilities, between this one and that of the war bands .....angry
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By MrGimeni on 22 Feb 2021 16:42
140 Gnomes killed and 45 used safe keys, and nothing.
That they stop making achievements based on probabilities, between this one and that of the war bands .....angry
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By MrGimeni on 22 Feb 2021 16:50
For anyone still needing this and is a bit over it with the luck and grind, you can buy two of them on their flash sale today for $25.

And for anyone worried or wondering, I didn’t find the Hard Epic Vault battle any harder than a regular hard vault battle. Get that loot!
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By Gacys Clown on 15 May 2021 12:42
with my "luck" I'd buy those and then get a free one later anyway... so I'll wait. This game isn't sucking any money from me.
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By TheDude722 on 15 May 2021 16:18
I don’t blame ya. I wouldn’t buy them either, but I also got one a little while back. My luck would be about like yours no doubt. lol
Decided to save for Zuul, game decided to drop me ONE orb of ascension in two months, so screw that.
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By Gacys Clown on 15 May 2021 20:40
With the 1250 gems it gives you. It's not a terrible deal really. I used some rewards points to purchase £10 of Microsoft credit so a good deal after
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By Har Miggido on 17 May 2021 05:01
I've done several of those and didn't get any!
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By TheDude722 on 21 Jul 2021 13:31
Oh damn! That sucks. Of course, as I posted that, I did another and didn’t get any either. lol
Anyone still needing this achievement, $2 is definitely worth it!
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By Gacys Clown on 21 Jul 2021 14:13
Worth noting the latest soulforge update allows you to craft one for I think 1000 souls one time only if your soulforge is level 11. Super easy to get this way.
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By Pynnokyr on 18 Dec 2021 06:18
I was meaning to add this but haven't gotten around to it... thanks for the reminder!
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By TheDude722 on 18 Dec 2021 13:06
This achievement is a joke. I did 1000 fights so far in this event and around 2000 the last one. Not to forget all the fights the weeks between the 2 events. Must be around 5k fights. I hate this game.
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By Goku Black#2698 on 12 Sep 2020 06:28
I think the difficult part is getting a key. If I get a key I will put this bitch on easy until I at least get this cheeve. Then if I ever get another key I will actually try harder to get some goodies. Wont chance it on my first key if I ever get one. I have no doubt that at some point they will try to sell us a key for $30-$50 and they can suck it. I already spent way too much on this thing and they just keep banging out more cheeves, fucking shameful micro trans game.
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By troyoy on 23 Sep 2020 21:10
Also should note Gnome-a-Palooza events will drop these fairly easily. I got two during one and a guildmate got 7.:)
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By Gacys Clown on 21 Jul 2021 13:02
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This achievement requires you to earn an "Epic" vault key from a treasure gnome, and then use that key for an epic vault battle, and win that battle. Unfortunately, this is likely going to take a large number of battles in order to achieve based on the math below.

Treasure gnomes appear randomly in battles, replacing one of the normal troops. Treasure gnomes can't replace troops in event battles, so stick with explore or (non-faction event) delves.

When you defeat a gnome, it has a chance of dropping various loot. One thing that it can drop is an Epic vault key, but the odds are very low.

Every so often, a "Gnome Vault" event pops up. This is your best opportunity to get this achievement, but it will still take a large number of battles.

During a gnome vault event, the odds of a gnome appearing are significantly increased. Here is a thread that discusses the likelihood of gnomes appearing, and their odds of dropping an epic vault key during gnome vault events only.

https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/vault-weekend-data-collect...

According to that thread, gnomes will appear about every 10 battles, and it takes on average between 12 and 15 gnomes before you will get a vault key. On average, between 10% and 12% of vault keys will be epic vault keys. Based on two different vault event weekend data collections, that thread determined it will take, on average, just over 1,300 battles to get a single epic vault key, and that's even during the event weekend. The odds would be much lower outside of a gnome vault event, to the point I would not go for this achievement outside of a gnome vault event.

Once you finally have your key, you are still going to need to win the battle. While your rewards will be worse, it is worth considering playing at a lower difficulty to better ensure victory, but that gamble is up to you.
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27 Dec 2020 16:58

With Title Update 29 you can upgrade the Soulforge.
At lvl 11 you can craft an Epic Vault Key once with souls.
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16 Dec 2021 21:41

It makes sense to knock out the keys of the epic vault on the weekend from gnomes (the event happens once a month). I needed to defeat exactly 180 dwarfs for the key to drop (I read on the forums that someone’s key fell from 12 dwarfs, someone had 200+). The Epic Key can drop from any dwarf in the event.
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With new dwarfs - you can collect couplets and then craft "karlozhestkach" during the event - for grinding dwarfs
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By Quadro on 15 Jul 2021 23:30