How to farm gems in Duel Links

Gems are the most important currency in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links: they open boxes and build strong decks. You can collect a lot of them without paying, as long as you know where they are.

Quick summary

The biggest free sources are character level rewards, missions and events.
Map duels give few gems each time, but they add up a lot over time.
The secret is consistency: dueling every day beats playing only on weekends.

1. Level up your characters

Each character has its own list of level rewards, and many of them are gems. A brand-new character at level 1 still has all of those rewards waiting. That is why switching to a low-level character usually pays more gems than always dueling with the same one.

Before you choose, open the character screen and check at which levels it gives gems and cards. We have a full guide on this: how to level up characters fast.

2. Do the missions

Missions ask for simple things, like winning a number of duels, using a type of card or dueling with a specific character. Many of them pay in gems. Check the mission list every session and pick the deck and character that complete more than one at the same time.

3. Collect your stage rewards

As you play, your stage level goes up and unlocks rewards, gems included. They do not land in your account by themselves: you have to open and collect them. The same goes for the Gift Box, where Konami sends login bonuses, maintenance compensation and campaign prizes.

4. Play every event

There is almost always an event running (Raid Duel, event Gates, Assist Duels and others). Event prizes usually include gems, cards and items you cannot get anywhere else. Events have a deadline, so playing a little every day is what gets you the final rewards.

5. Keep dueling on the map

The duelists on the map give XP, gold and sometimes gems. Each duel is small on its own. What makes the difference is volume: duelists come back over time, and clearing the map every time it fills up adds up to a lot more.

In our own measurements with DuelFarm running all day, the average was about 7 duels and around 36 gems per hour, from the map, collecting rewards and the Gate alone. Not much per hour, but over a full day it becomes a lot, and it is exactly the kind of grind nobody has the patience to do by hand.

Tip: use Duel Orbs when the map is empty. They bring duelists right away, so you do not have to wait for them to come back.

6. Use the Gate

At the Gate you face the Legendary Duelists by spending keys. These duels give much more XP than the map and have their own rewards. Save keys and use them at the highest level your deck beats comfortably. See the Gate guide.

7. What not to do

Gem generators do not exist. Any site or app that promises free gems is a scam to steal your account. Gems live on Konami's servers; nobody can "generate" them. More in unlimited gems: does it exist?
Do not spend gems on boxes without a plan. Before opening, check that the cards you want are in that box. Wasted gems are missed later.

Let the farm run by itself

DuelFarm duels on the map, collects gold, missions and gifts, uses Duel Orbs and does the Gate and events on your PC while you do something else. It never spends your gems.

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