Lost Loot is one of those events that quietly drains your resources if you’re not careful. You click randomly, burn through shovels, and still end up missing half the rewards. The good news is that there is a smarter way to play it — and once you understand it, you can clear way more stages using the same number of shovels.
On top of that, the Christmas schedule is stacked with overlapping events, which means you can double-dip your progress and save a ton of items if you time everything correctly.
This guide breaks both of those down in a way that actually makes sense.
How to Save Items During the Christmas Event
The Christmas event is designed to look simple, but the real power comes from stacking it with other events that run at the same time.
Instead of completing tasks separately, you can complete one action and earn points in two or even three events at once.
Here’s how the main days work:
Day 1 – Power, Keys, and Shards
You can earn Christmas points by:
- Training troops
- Upgrading buildings
- Researching
- Using Golden/Silver Keys
- Using Blue, Purple, and Mythic Shards
Now the trick:
These exact same actions also count in Alliance Mobilization and Vision of Dawn. So instead of wasting keys and shards earlier, you save them and use everything on Day 1. One batch of items gives rewards in three events at once.
Day 2 – Rally and Beasts
Christmas wants you to:
- Rally Polar Terror
- Hunt Beasts
Those same missions appear in Alliance Mobilization and Vision of Dawn. If you grab the right alliance missions, you can triple-stack your rewards with a single rally.
Day 3 – Keys, Shards, and Speedups
This is another triple-stack day:
- Christmas
- Alliance Mobilization
- Vision of Dawn
- Armament Competition
Use your speedups, keys, and shards only on this day to squeeze maximum value from every item.
Day 4 – Training Day (Huge)
This is one of the most important days.
Training troops gives points in:
- Christmas
- Alliance Mobilization
- Armament Competition
If you train before grabbing Alliance Mobilization missions, you’re literally losing free points.
Day 5 – Essence Stones & Gems
Essence stones and gems can be stacked across:
- Christmas
- Alliance Mobilization
- Armament Competition
Use all your essence stones here.
Day 6 – Construction & Research
This day gives points based on how much your power increases. For many players, it actually gives more points per troop than Day 4. You need to test which day gives you more.
Day 7 – Gear & Speedups
- Chief Gear upgrades stack with Officer Project
- Speedups stack with SVS
This is where you finish strong.
The Lost Loot Trick (This Is the Real Gold)
Every Lost Loot stage follows a pattern, but the pattern changes between players. Each level has 2–4 possible layouts (variants).
Someone discovered a layout chart that shows where items usually spawn.
Here’s the trick:
- Pick one layout variant
- Stick with it
- If items keep appearing where the chart says, you’re on the correct variant
- Once you know your variant, you can clear almost the entire stage without wasting shovels
If you randomly click, you burn 2–3× more shovels.
This is why some players clear Stage 14+ while others get stuck at Stage 6.
Why This Works So Well
Lost Loot doesn’t randomize every tile. It rotates between a few layouts. Once you lock into your layout, you’re basically speed-running free loot.
You still might hit the occasional new variant — but even then, this method saves a massive amount of shovels over the full event.
Some players earn more points training on Day 6 instead of Day 4. This depends on your troop tier.
You should test which day gives you higher points per full batch of troops. Then focus your training only on that day.
That alone can push you into higher ranks without spending anything extra
