The Panda New Year event in Mini Legion Warband is one of those limited-time updates where progression mostly revolves around smart spending rather than complicated gameplay mechanics. It’s not about grinding a new map or clearing some hidden dungeon — instead, you’re managing tickets, shop choices, and long-term upgrades while the event lasts. If you understand where your resources should go, you can get far more value out of it than players who just buy things randomly.
Here’s how the event works and what you should actually prioritize.
How the Event Pass Works
The event introduces a dual reward pass system — one free track and one paid track. The paid pass gives significantly more tickets overall, while the free side still provides a decent number if you stay active.
On the paid track, players can obtain roughly fourteen tickets total, while the free track gives around nine. Tickets are the main currency used to progress through event stages and unlock shop rewards, so naturally, having more of them means reaching higher milestone tiers faster.
Progression happens gradually through pulls and daily participation, meaning you can’t just rush everything instantly unless you spend heavily.
Event Progression and Stages
As you spend tickets and complete pulls, you advance through event stages. Each stage moves you closer to unlocking better rewards, but the progression slows down later on. Reaching higher stages often depends on luck and consistent daily activity rather than one-time purchases alone.
Players who run out of tickets early will usually need to rely on daily pulls to continue progressing, which is why it’s important not to waste tickets on low-priority rewards.
Best First Purchases in the Event Shop
One of the most common mistakes players make is focusing purely on stats immediately. While upgrades are important, cosmetic and utility items can sometimes provide better long-term value early in the event.
Many experienced players prioritize collectibles first, especially limited cosmetics. These items don’t return often, and once the event ends, they may become unavailable permanently.
After that, the next major priority is silk materials, which are essential for upgrading gear. Silk helps refine equipment and is especially useful for improving tank builds or enhancing high-tier armor pieces.
Mid-Priority Upgrade Materials
Once you secure cosmetics and core upgrade resources, the next focus should shift toward refinement materials.
Legendary and epic stones are particularly valuable because they’re expensive outside the event shop. Using event currency to obtain them saves a significant amount of regular resources later.
Players working on gear refinement or blueprint upgrades should also consider buying blueprint fragments or related upgrade items to unlock additional stat bonuses.
Lower Priority but Still Useful Items
Mana shards and other minor upgrade materials fall into the later-purchase category. These aren’t essential early on, but they become helpful once your major gear upgrades are already complete.
They’re best used for incremental stat improvements or finishing smaller upgrade milestones rather than core progression.
Why There’s No Single “Best” Item
One of the key takeaways from the event is that the best purchases depend heavily on your personal goals.
Players focused on PvP might prioritize stat materials, while collectors might value cosmetics more. Similarly, newer players may benefit more from basic upgrade resources, whereas veterans may already have most of those and focus on rare blueprints.
Because of this, there isn’t one universal optimal path — the smartest strategy is choosing rewards that match your current progression needs.
Don’t Forget Event Activities
Beyond shop purchases, players should also participate in the Slay the Beast mode whenever it spawns. This activity provides additional rewards and can significantly boost your overall event progress if you perform well.
Being active during these spawn times can make a noticeable difference in how much value you get before the event ends.
The most effective way to handle the Panda New Year event is to think in layers.
Start with limited collectibles, then move into core upgrade materials like silk, followed by high-value refinement stones. Only after securing those should you spend on smaller progression items.
Players who approach the event with a clear priority order tend to progress much further than those who spend impulsively.
