The Wondrous Workshop event in Call of Dragons is a decoration-focused event where players can obtain premium city decorations and legendary decoration chests through a draw system. It’s part of a newer update and appears on the Notice Board for a limited time.
Unlike combat or progression events, this one mainly focuses on cosmetic rewards that boost your city appearance and decoration collection. However, if you approach it smartly, it can still provide good value for players who like collecting premium decorations.
This guide explains how the event works, how the draw system functions, and whether it’s worth spending gems or money on.
Event Duration and Basic Structure
The Wondrous Workshop event usually runs for about 4–5 days.
During this time, players can perform draws on a reward board that contains different items, including decoration chests and materials.
Key limits of the event:
- You get 5 free draws at the start
- Maximum possible draws: 400
- Rewards are organized into multiple tiers
- Each tier contains a Legendary Choice Decoration Chest
Once the main reward on a board is found, the event moves you to the next reward page.
So the goal is simple:
Find the legendary decoration chest hidden on the board as quickly as possible.
How the Draw System Works
The reward board contains multiple hidden items.
Every draw reveals one tile. The tiles contain random rewards, but one tile holds the Legendary Choice Decoration Chest.
If you reveal that chest:
- You unlock the tier reward
- The board resets
- You move to the next tier
This repeats across multiple tiers.
The faster you find the legendary chest, the fewer resources you spend.
However, the tile placement is completely random, meaning luck plays a big role.
Some players find it in a few draws, while others may need many attempts.
Strange Gear – The Event Currency
The event uses a special item called Strange Gear.
Each Strange Gear allows one draw on the reward board.
You can obtain Strange Gear in several ways.
Daily Free Gear
Players receive one free Strange Gear each day during the event.
Even if you’re completely free-to-play, this allows you to participate and collect some rewards.
Buying Strange Gear With Gems
Players can also buy Strange Gear using gems.
Cost example:
- 800 gems per Strange Gear
- Maximum purchase: 20 gears
- Total cost for 20 gears: 16,000 gems
This is the main way players spend gems during the event.
Event Bundles
The event also includes paid bundles that contain large amounts of Strange Gear.
Some bundles give:
- 45 gears
- 100+ gears
- Up to 170 gears in larger bundles
If someone buys every bundle, they can reach close to the 400 draw cap.
The Special Tier Reward Meter
Another important mechanic is the progress meter.
Every draw fills a progress bar.
Once the meter reaches 100%, you unlock a special tier reward, which usually includes additional decoration chests.
This acts as a pity system, ensuring players eventually get valuable rewards even if they’re unlucky with tile picks.
However, reaching 100% often requires a lot of draws, meaning heavy gem or bundle spending.
Legendary Decoration Chests
The best rewards in the event are the Legendary Choice Decoration Chests.
These chests allow players to choose premium decorations from a list.
Decorations can provide:
- City aesthetic upgrades
- Blueprint progress for permanent decorations
- Collection completion
Many collectors participate in the event mainly to gather these chests.
Higher tiers provide larger quantities, such as:
- Tier rewards with 2 decoration chests
- Later tiers with 4 decoration chests
Manual Draw vs Auto Draw
Players can reveal tiles in two different ways.
Manual Selection
You pick tiles one by one.
Some players prefer this because it feels more controlled, even though the placement is random.
A common superstition players follow is picking corner tiles first, hoping to reveal the reward faster.
Realistically though, this doesn’t change the odds.
Auto Draw
Auto Draw instantly reveals multiple tiles using all available Strange Gear.
This is faster but also spends resources immediately.
For players who already plan to use all their draws, auto mode is usually more convenient.
Free-to-Play Strategy
Free-to-play players should approach this event carefully.
Recommended approach:
- Use the free daily Strange Gear
- Spend the 5 free draws
- Avoid heavy gem spending
- Save Strange Gear if you don’t want the current rewards
One good feature of the event is that unused Strange Gear can be saved for future runs.
This means you can stockpile them and use them later when better decorations appear.
Is the Wondrous Workshop Event Worth It?
Whether the event is worth it depends on your priorities.
Worth it if you:
- Collect decorations
- Want more blueprints
- Already spend on event bundles
Because decoration blueprints are normally expensive, getting multiple chests from the event can actually provide good value compared to shop purchases.
For example, some shop bundles sell 1 blueprint for around $6.99, while the event can give several blueprints depending on luck.
Not worth it if you:
- Are saving gems for major events
- Focus mainly on combat progression
- Don’t care about decorations
Many experienced players prefer saving gems for events like 60,000 Gem events or hero progression systems instead.
The Wondrous Workshop event is essentially a luck-based decoration draw system. While it doesn’t directly improve your army strength, it offers a fun way to collect premium city decorations and blueprint rewards.
Free-to-play players can still gain some value through the daily free draws, while spenders can push deeper into the tiers to collect multiple legendary decoration chests.
The key decision is simple:
If you love building a beautiful city in Call of Dragons, the event is enjoyable. If you’re focused purely on power and progression, saving your gems may be the smarter choice.
