When you open the game and see the underwater screen pop up, the first thing you’ll notice is the jellyfish system. This event runs entirely on jellyfish, and every single jellyfish costs 100 gems. You can’t dodge that cost. That means if you want to dig deeper, you are directly trading gems for depth.
The event is built so that you need to go down 1,200 depth to reach the one reward that actually matters. Everything before that is just filler, and everything after that is only useful if you’re already heavily invested in your account.
Capybara Go UNDERWATER Event 2026 Guide
So right away, our shared goal is simple:
We are not “finishing” this event.
We are hunting depth 1,200.
Because that’s where the Awakening Core Selection Box lives, and that box is worth more than everything else combined.
Should You Buy the $10 Fund?
If you’re someone who already spends a little, the $10 fund is actually one of the better-value things tied to this event.
When you buy it, you instantly get:
• 50 limited wish letters
• Extra depth efficiency
• Faster progression toward 1,200
Those wish letters alone can be used on Cleopatra, Demon Eye, Frankenstein, and future banners, which means they don’t lose value after the event ends. That’s why this fund is actually more valuable than just buying raw gems somewhere else.
You don’t need it — but if you’re going to use gems anyway, it smooths the grind a lot.
How We Actually Play the Board
Every click matters here, because every mistake wastes gems.
The jellyfish is always your main tool. Everything else is secondary.
When we’re clicking tiles, our mindset is simple:
We never chase small gem tiles.
We never detour for low-value shells.
We always think about how to open the board in the cleanest path downward.
Gold Shells vs Silver Shells
Gold shells are always more valuable than silver.
I personally only care about:
• Gold shells ×10 or higher
• Silver shells ×20 or higher
Anything smaller than that is usually not worth rerouting for unless it’s directly in your path.
If you ever have to choose between them, gold always wins because gold shells can be exchanged for premium rewards later.
Bombs
Bombs are your strongest tool, but only if you use them correctly.
We don’t randomly throw bombs.
We save bombs for seaweed clusters.
When you see a tight seaweed cluster, you drop the bomb right in the center and it clears a huge chunk of tiles at once, giving you multiple rewards in one click. This is how you stretch your jellyfish much farther than normal.
I usually keep 3–4 bombs in reserve at all times so that when I find a good cluster, I can instantly profit from it.
Flashlights
Flashlights clear an entire row.
This is insane value when:
• You’re blocked by heavy tiles
• You want to open wide horizontal paths
• You’re setting up chest access
If you see a flashlight, it’s usually worth grabbing, even if it costs you a bomb, because it saves multiple jellyfish later.
Chests
Chests cost nothing to open and can give you:
• Bombs
• Flashlights
• Shells
• Bonus resources
We always detour slightly for chests because they help reduce future gem waste.
Exchange Shop
Once you start collecting shells, you move to the exchange side.
Gold shells are where your real value comes from.
This is where you can buy:
• Awakening cores
• Relic sets
• Divine cubes
• Gem chests
• Relic keys
• Wishing scrolls
If you’re slightly short on gold shells, you can convert:
200 silver shells → 10 gold shells
That conversion saves a lot of players from missing a major reward by a few points.
How You Should Actually Play This Event
You and I are not here to “finish” the underwater event.
We are here to:
• Use daily jellyfish
• Push as deep as we can
• Hit 1,200 depth
• Grab the Awakening Core Selection Box
• Spend leftover shells on whatever our account currently needs
Once that’s done, anything else is bonus.
This event isn’t exciting. It’s not generous. But it is consistent. And when we play it with discipline instead of emotion, we still walk away stronger than before.
