In Age of Empires Mobile Empire Coins are the most important type of resource that players can get. That is why it is extremely important to know how to spend them to get the most value, especially if you are a free-to-play player. The problem with Empire Coins in Age of Empires Mobile is that they are extremely valuable, but they are hard to get if players do not spend money.
In Age of Empires Mobile, the first thing where you should spend your Empire Coins is getting VIP level 8 to get bonus research speed and VIP 12 so you can get legendary skill scrolls each day. After that, you get building items for the War Hall and Guard Tower.
These are the most important places, but that does not mean that you should not spend Empire Coins on other things, like getting legendary commander tokens. Overall, it really depends on your in-game situation and what you need. Do not forget to redeem all Age of Empires Mobile codes that will give you Empire Coins after you redeem them.
VIP Levels
Currently, there are 18 VIP levels in Age of Empires Mobile, and each of them will give you bonuses, buffs, and daily rewards. Unfortunately, getting the max VIP level is impossible if you are free to play, but you should spend Empire Coins to get VIP levels 8 and 12. The reason why it is worth spending Empire Coins is that on VIP level 8, you will get bonus research speed.
There is an insane amount of research that you have to do in Age of Empires Mobile, so a 5% research speed bonus will save you a lot of time. After you reach VIP 8, your next goal is VIP 12, so you can start getting free legendary skill tokens each day.
Store
A store is a place where you can purchase commander skills, speedups, and resources. Avoid spending Empire Coins on speedups and resources. It is not worth it. Spending on commander skills is 100% worth it. It is expensive and there are ways to get skills without spending Empire Coins but this way you are able to get skills that you need and build a commander so it becomes powerful.
VIP Store
What you can purchase in the VIP Store depends on your current VIP level. Most items are discounted, so it is a good place to spend your Empire Coins. What you will purchase depends on what you need. Just make sure that you do not buy speedups or resources. In the VIP Shop, you can find items that will boost your unit’s defense, attack, and troop capacity. They are extremely good but quite expensive, so only purchase them if you are going to war.
Grand Blueprint and Sanctuary Blueprint
Spending Empire Coins on Grand Blueprint and Sanctuary Blueprint depends on your situation. You can get blueprints for free, but you can also purchase them with Empire Coins. Only purchase them when you reach the end-game while you are stuck with progression because you do not have enough blueprints to upgrade buildings.
Legendary Advent Event
The Legendary Advent Event is a place ;where you can get some strong commanders. If you are free to play, only spend Empire Coins until you get 10 commander tokens in order to summon that commander. When you summon it, you can use universal legendary tokens to upgrade it. Before you spend Empire Coins on the Legendary Advent Event, make sure that you are getting the best commander in Age of Empires Mobile.
Wandering Merchant
It is a shop that will appear randomly in your city. In this shop, you will be able to purchase various items at discounted prices. We recommend that you purchase items that are for War Hall and Watch Tower. The rest of the items are up to you.
What items should you not buy using Empire Coins?
There are a lot of items that you can purchase using Empire Coins, but there are some that will not give you value, and it is basically a waste of Empire Coins when you purchase them. Items that you should not spend Empire Coins on are speedups, resources, and experience.
Every time before I spend Empire Coins on items, I ask myself a question: How rare are items? Can I get a lot of them without spending Empire Coins? And what value will they provide me? Overall, be careful when you are spending Empire Coins. Just do not spend it on items like speed-ups ;and resources that will not give you great value.