Forge of Empires: How to Get Diamonds Fast – Complete Guide (2026)

Diamonds are the most valuable premium currency in Forge of Empires. Unlike coins and supplies, diamonds allow you to accelerate construction, purchase exclusive buildings, expand your city, and gain a competitive edge in events and guild battles. This comprehensive guide covers every legitimate method to acquire diamonds in FoE, including free strategies, daily collection tips, and advanced gameplay tactics.

Section	Topic
1	What Are Diamonds Used For?
2	Free Methods to Get Diamonds
3	Diamond Farms Explained
4	In-Game Events and Quests
5	Guild Expeditions and Battlegrounds
6	Wishing Wells and Shrines
7	Daily Login and Achievements
8	Paid Options (Brief Overview)
9	Common Mistakes to Avoid
10	Frequently Asked Questions

1. What Are Diamonds Used For?

Before focusing on acquisition, understand why diamonds matter. Diamonds allow you to:

Buy missing blueprints for Great Buildings
Instantly finish productions and constructions
Expand your city grid with premium expansions
Purchase event buildings and special items
Refresh tavern slots and negotiate faster in Guild Expeditions
Unlock extra turns in the Antiques Dealer

Because diamonds are shared across all worlds on the same server, many players build dedicated diamond farms on secondary worlds to supply their main city.

2. Free Methods to Get Diamonds

You never need to spend real money to obtain diamonds. Use these free methods consistently.

Daily Challenges

Completing daily challenges rewards a diamond chest every 7th day. The chest contains between 20 and 200 diamonds. Always complete the full cycle.

Continent Map Rewards

Conquering sectors on the continent map occasionally rewards diamonds. Later ages such as the Arctic Future and Oceanic Future give larger diamond payouts for completing provinces.

Treasure Hunt

The treasure hunt mini game unlocks at the Iron Age. Each completed chest has a small chance to contain diamonds. Higher level chests provide better odds.

Friends Tavern

While the tavern primarily gives silver, visiting friends and sending silver can indirectly help you win diamonds through events and quests that require tavern actions.

In-Game Mail and Gifts

During special occasions, InnoGames sends diamond gifts via in-game mail. Always check your messages during anniversaries, holidays, and server maintenance compensations.

3. Diamond Farms Explained

A diamond farm is a secondary city on another world dedicated solely to producing diamonds. The concept is simple: build as many diamond-producing buildings as possible, collect daily, and spend the diamonds on your main world.

How to Start a Diamond Farm

Choose a different world on your server.
Rush to the Iron Age to unlock Wishing Wells and other diamond sources.
Use all expansions to place maximum Wishing Wells, Shrines of Knowledge, and Fountain of Youth.
Log in daily to collect diamonds.
Diamonds automatically pool across all worlds.

Optimal Buildings for Diamond Farms

Wishing Well – 0.5% chance of 50 diamonds daily
Fountain of Youth – similar odds to Wishing Well
Shrine of Knowledge – small diamond chance plus forge points
Crow’s Nest – from events, gives diamonds and goods
Governor’s Villa – high diamond output during events

A fully optimized diamond farm with 60 Wishing Wells produces approximately 150–200 diamonds per week.

4. In-Game Events and Quests

Events are the single richest source of free diamonds in Forge of Empires.

Major Events

Each major event (Spring, Summer, Halloween, Winter, Forge Bowl, St. Patrick’s Day) features a quest line rewarding diamonds at specific milestones. Complete all 30–40 quests per event to earn 200–500 diamonds.

Event Buildings

Fully upgraded event buildings often produce diamonds daily. Examples include:

Abandoned Asylum
Olympic Treasury
World’s Fair
Eagle Mountain

Story and Side Quests

Recurring quests sometimes offer diamond rewards. Keep quest slots active and cycle through available tasks. The bonus questline after conquering the continent map on each age gives diamonds as final rewards.

5. Guild Expeditions and Battlegrounds

Active guild participation yields consistent diamond income.

Guild Expeditions (GE)

Level 4 of Guild Expeditions contains diamond rewards in relic chests. Gold relics give a 10% chance of 50 diamonds. Jade relics give 100 diamonds at 15% probability. Complete all 64 encounters weekly for maximum relic rolls.

Guild Battlegrounds (GBG)

Guild Battlegrounds reward diamonds in the end-of-season chests. Higher leagues provide better diamond amounts. Reaching Diamond League guarantees diamond chests containing 50–300 diamonds.

Guild Rank Rewards

Top guilds in weekly rankings receive diamond rewards. While not a primary source, four weeks of top 10 placement yields 100–200 diamonds.

6. Wishing Wells and Shrines

Wishing Wells are the backbone of diamond farming. These 3×3 buildings cost nothing to maintain and produce random rewards every 24 hours.

Wishing Well Diamond Odds

Each collection gives a 0.5% chance for 50 diamonds. With 50 wells, you have a 22% chance of at least one diamond win per day. Over one week, 50 wells average 1.75 diamond wins or 87.5 diamonds.

Empires: Obtaining Wishing Wells

Complete special event quests
Open event chests
Buy from Antiques Dealer with trade coins
Earn from Daily Challenge diamond chests

Empires: Shrine of Knowledge

Smaller than Wishing Wells (2×2), Shrines of Knowledge offer lower diamond odds but take less space. Best used to fill odd-sized gaps in diamond farms.

7. Empires: Daily Login and Achievements

Daily Login Bonus

The 28-day login calendar includes one diamond reward per cycle. Day 7, 14, 21, and 28 give diamonds ranging from 10 to 100. Never miss a day.

Empires: Achievement Rewards

Check your achievement list. Many achievements reward diamonds upon completion:

Build 10 Great Buildings – 100 diamonds
Complete 1,000 fights – 50 diamonds
Reach 1 million population – 200 diamonds

Empires: Age Advancement

Each time you advance to a new age, the game rewards diamonds through the tech tree milestone. Later ages give 100–300 diamonds per advancement.

8. Empires: Paid Options (Brief Overview)

While this guide focuses on free methods, paid diamonds exist for players who want instant results. Since you requested no site names or links, know that diamonds are sold through the in-game shop using real currency. Deals and special offers appear regularly.

Pros of paid diamonds: immediate delivery, no waiting, supports game developers. Cons: costly over time, reduces challenge satisfaction. Most veteran players recommend free methods and patience.

9. Common Mistakes to Avoid

Avoid these errors that cost thousands of diamonds over time.

Spending Diamonds on Speed-Ups

Never use diamonds to finish 5-minute productions or 1-hour constructions. Diamonds are too valuable for trivial time savings.

Buying Forge Points with Diamonds

Forge points regenerate free every hour. Buying them with diamonds is inefficient unless you are racing for a Great Building reward spot.

Ignoring Events

Players who skip events lose 1,000+ diamonds per year. Always participate even if your city is small.

Not Using Multiple Worlds

Players who stay on one world leave thousands of free diamonds unclaimed. Create at least one diamond farm world.

Forgetting Daily Collections

A missed day on 50 Wishing Wells costs a chance at 250 diamonds. Set a daily reminder.

10. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1: Can I transfer diamonds between worlds?

Yes. Diamonds are shared automatically across all worlds on the same server. What you earn on World A is available on World B.

Q2: What is the fastest way to get diamonds without paying?

Complete Guild Expeditions Level 4 weekly and run a diamond farm with 40+ Wishing Wells.

Q3: How many diamonds can a free player earn per month?

An active player with one diamond farm earns 800–1,200 diamonds monthly. A highly optimized player with multiple farms reaches 2,500+ per month.

Q4: Do diamonds carry over to new ages?

Yes. Diamonds never expire, and they remain available as you advance from Bronze Age to Space Age Mars.

Q5: Is it legal to run diamond farms?

Yes. InnoGames permits multiple worlds per account. Diamond farming is a standard strategy used by top players.

Q6: Can I get diamonds from fighting battles?

No. Battles reward medals, forge points, and goods. Diamond rewards come from relic chests in Guild Expeditions, not from fights themselves.

Q7: What is the best age for a diamond farm?

Iron Age through Progressive Era. Higher ages increase building costs but do not improve diamond odds. Stay low age to use space efficiently.

Q8: Do Wishing Wells produce diamonds in every collection?

No. Each Wishing Well has a 0.5% chance. The average is one diamond win per 200 collections.

Q9: How do I get more Wishing Wells without events?

Buy them from the Antiques Dealer using trade coins and gems. Check dealer inventory daily.

Q10: Are diamonds worth spending on expansions?

Yes. Premium expansions are the best diamond purchase because they permanently increase your city size and carrying capacity.

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