How Should You Spend Your Money On Training?
This is a general guide for those who
- are already training with Xanax
- have some extra money
- and are wondering about the best way to increase training within their budget
What product you use for training (cans, FHC, SE) ultimately depends on three things
1. Your stats
2. Your budget
3. Your booster usage
It has been said many times - what you spend on training ultimately comes down to what you are able & willing to spend.
This guide assumes you do not have infinite money.
Some people have tried to summarize the discussion by saying "Do SE's when you can afford them"
...no, it's truly not that simple and that's just not accurate. For example, at my level, if I were to do 3 SE's in a month, I have wasted my money because I could have gotten the exact same gains for less money with other products.
And your summary isn't that helpful. When can I "afford" them?
What if I can afford them but other training is still BETTER (which happens, see below)?
This guide is based on market prices from June 2026
The important lesson for most middle-stat and middle-budget players
Should I use FHC or Cans?
It depends on if you are going to max out your booster cooldown or not.
- If there was not a booster limit, then you could just do more cans to get the same gains as FHC for less money.
- The booster limit makes all the difference.
- Once you start using ALL your booster on cans, you've reached a ceiling. To break through the ceiling and get more gains out of that same booster limit, you will need to spend more money on FHC.
*Based on today's market prices
Here is a more detailed table to get an idea of the difference in gains.
Results will vary based on your current stats, but this example illustrates the difference.
*CLICK the image to see full-size. Based on my current stats and today's market prices
Therefore, if you're willing to use your booster for training, then I recommend picking a budget level, and train based on your money.
- If you're willing to spend $500m (or less) on premium training per month, then you want to buy some cans and add extra trains here and there.
- $1b per month? Max out your booster on cans
- $1.5b per month? Switch to FHC and max out your booster on FULL-TIME FHC training
What Not To Do
Here's the thing...
If you are buying FHC's to occasionally get extra trains, then you are a stupid, money-wasting donkey
(my Mug-inspired comment)
You can get the exact same gains for less money with cans.
How Does This Apply to Me?
If you are maxing gains at all costs, use FHC's
- example, using the book Ugly Energy would get me 11% more gains all month long based on my current stat level (while costing about 11% more as well)
If you are busy and cannot keep your booster rolling for whatever reason, just do cans until you're ready for higher activity.
Make Sure You Don't Skip A Stage
"Do you even refill, bro?"
Stage 1 - Natural
You should be spending all your natural energy.
Any energy not spent on wars, leveling targets, missions, etc, should be spent on training.
Stage 2 - Natural + Xanax
When you can afford it, or when you can get it from your faction or whatever, add Xanax to your training.
Do not skip this step.
You will see some who have played this game for years who have been using more refills than Xanax. Donkeys.
Stage 3 - Natural + Xanax + Refill
Refills cost more than Xanax. Add them to your mix next for a few more gains.
Stage 4 - Premium Training
Do all the above, plus...
- Pick a budget level based on the table above and see if it's maintainable for you
- Do a little math to see what works for you.
--- For example, I found at my level that it doesn't really make sense to train with SE's unless I'm going to do at least 4 of them a month. I would get better gains for the same money with FHC before that.
The Market is Changing. When will FHC's be a Better Buy than Cans?
Answer: FHC's will be a better buy only when the amount of energy per dollar per cooldown hour surpasses that of cans.
Most people forget that FHC cooldowns (6 hours) and can cooldowns (2 hours) are very different.
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* the cost (and gains) to max out boosters in May 2024, for example
If 30e cans go back up to 4.7m, check out the difference (FHC far cheaper)
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From a budgetary point of view, you can use these guidelines
Remember, FHC and cans generally go up together and come down together
...like when there is a war for the island :-)
Other important considerations
Anomalousman makes a case for saving your money until you can SE regularly. If you can wait, and if you can afford to SE that much when you get to an economic level, then maybe that's a good route for you.
Pick a level you can maintain. Get the mindset that you should always be growing your money so you can maintain a higher level of training later. If you spend all your money on training now because "stats are forever", then you are only crippling your future gains.
WhackedMaki points out that you can do a mix of FHC and cans to keep your happy level up since training reduces it but FHC replenishes it.
***Everything regarding cans above assumes full voracity.
If you're training on cans without full voracity then you are giving up 50% of your gains while still paying the premium price. Get in a better faction.
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