Unit Grind For J4

Mostly for myself and the couple of people who might find it interesting, I'm going to try to document my unit grind for the July 4th sale.
I spent all but 105 of my units for HOF, and want to see how much I can replenish through normal play before the next sale.
I do have the Sigil but otherwise this will just be regular grind (arenas, DSE, autofighting EQs, & any other content that has units, maybe some Act 6 exploration).
Also a full-time job and young kids.
So this is the starting point:

My goal is the 36K needed to max everything out at J4; impossible, but curious to see how close I can come.

Comments

TotemCorruption

Summoner Engagement Alliance rewards every 7 days; meant to mention those as well.

Giantwalrus56

Good luck!!! Might be too much trouble for you, but I'd be real curious as to what regained portion came from where. Meaning a breakdown of each arena, EQ, etc. I do think it'd make an informative blueprint for the future. I bid you farewell as you embark 🫡

ZanyDruid0702

I might have to follow you up on this one my man💪

JESUSCHRIST

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones

phillgreen

I spent 19k of my own units. I guess I'll be joining you in a grind instead of knocking the featured over in a day and doing nothing else.

Chiragcool

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones

Is going above 9k units in a month not possible for f2p?

Nabbydian

as a free to play, i seems to be accumulating around 6K monthly. (without opening any battlechips). Have done it consistently for a few years (maybe 3-4 years), now am sitting on 206k units.

Chiragcool

as a free to play, i seems to be accumulating around 6K monthly. (without opening any battlechips). Have done it consistently for a few years (maybe 3-4 years), now am sitting on 206k units.

Wow!!😲😳 What do you do and how much time is spent in grinding??

JESUSCHRIST

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones
Is going above 9k units in a month not possible for f2p?

Theoretically it's not possible if you need to sleep, charge your phone

TotemCorruption

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones
Is going above 9k units in a month not possible for f2p?
Theoretically it's not possible if you need to sleep, charge your phone

When I've done max unit grinds, I've run out of content and/or energy refills much sooner than sleeping and charging my phone have become issues. So hopefully people just see what is possible for them instead of taking a stranger's pronouncements as gospel.

JESUSCHRIST

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones
Is going above 9k units in a month not possible for f2p?
Theoretically it's not possible if you need to sleep, charge your phone
When I've done max unit grinds, I've run out of content and/or energy refills much sooner than sleeping and charging my phone have become issues. So hopefully people just see what is possible for them instead of taking a stranger's pronouncements as gospel.

The figures I put out are backed by calculations of an average person who needs to sleep, charge your phone, eat with your hands, champions have cooldown as well so it's a theoretical upper limit

TotemCorruption

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones
Is going above 9k units in a month not possible for f2p?
Theoretically it's not possible if you need to sleep, charge your phone
When I've done max unit grinds, I've run out of content and/or energy refills much sooner than sleeping and charging my phone have become issues. So hopefully people just see what is possible for them instead of taking a stranger's pronouncements as gospel.
The figures I put out are backed by calculations of an average person who needs to sleep, charge your phone, eat with your hands, champions have cooldown as well so it's a theoretical upper limit

Oh I guess you mean grinding arena past the milestones for the battlechips?
Yeah, that's not even on the table for me. I've never even completed all the milestones in the 4* one.

JESUSCHRIST

Arena is getting harder as well, with 7* rank 4 in teams of 3, champions cooldown might affect what strong champions are available to deal with 7* rank 4

I'm not saying it's wholly impossible but it's going to be difficult and unsustainable for extended period of time, you could exceed 9k units per month with really hardcore arena grinding

My view on grinding arena is that even at 12k units per month, 12k units is like rounded up 400usd

Some ppl earn more money from the same amount of time and buying units seems more efficient than grinding arenas

Nabbydian

as a free to play, i seems to be accumulating around 6K monthly. (without opening any battlechips). Have done it consistently for a few years (maybe 3-4 years), now am sitting on 206k units.
Wow!!😲😳 What do you do and how much time is spent in grinding??

i grind arenas while watching youtube videos on dramas and sports. I can reach all milestones for the 7* and 6* arenas, it takes less than 40 matches to reach all milestones for 6* arenas. Summoner trials i usually reach the halfway point.

Chiragcool

as a free to play, i seems to be accumulating around 6K monthly. (without opening any battlechips). Have done it consistently for a few years (maybe 3-4 years), now am sitting on 206k units.
Wow!!😲😳 What do you do and how much time is spent in grinding??
i grind arenas while watching youtube videos on dramas and sports. I can reach all milestones for the 7* and 6* arenas, it takes less than 40 matches to reach all milestones for 6* arenas. Summoner trials i usually reach the halfway point.

Oh . Thanks 👍👍

Folkvangr

There are 750 units available on radiance store too
I think they reset monthly
If you can get 2 of the BG objectives you can get them and still have some radiance leftover

Toproller89

I have like 30 units lol, I’ll grind with you what we thinking, 10,000 units or so?

TotemCorruption

There are 750 units available on radiance store too
I think they reset monthly
If you can get 2 of the BG objectives you can get them and still have some radiance leftover

Yeah, I was just looking at that, but unfortunately the units look way overpriced.
For around the same radiance, I can get 750 units, or 3 T4As.

Toproller89

Oh wait… I meant 3 units, not 30

peixemacaco

Mostly for myself and the couple of people who might find it interesting, I'm going to try to document my unit grind for the July 4th sale.
I spent all but 105 of my units for HOF, and want to see how much I can replenish through normal play before the next sale.
I do have the Sigil but otherwise this will just be regular grind (arenas, DSE, autofighting EQs, & any other content that has units, maybe some Act 6 exploration).
Also a full-time job and young kids.
So this is the starting point:

My goal is the 36K needed to max everything out at J4; impossible, but curious to see how close I can come.

Got this amazing champ as 7 stars today 🥳

Folkvangr

There are 750 units available on radiance store too
I think they reset monthly
If you can get 2 of the BG objectives you can get them and still have some radiance leftover
Yeah, I was just looking at that, but unfortunately the units look way overpriced.
For around the same radiance, I can get 750 units, or 3 T4As.

Never said it was worth it, specially considering that they will add exclusive champs there

TotemCorruption

Not much grinding today due to work, but we've still managed to reach 715 units with some arenas and autofighting Uncollected EQ.
Gotta love to see the R4 DP, but honestly I enjoy this.
For example, I'd never tried Serpent vs. Onslaught before, and it turns out, Serpent isn't a terrible counter....

TotemCorruption

Busy weekend so not much grinding but was able to finish Valiant EQ and at least make a dent in the Summoner's Arena.
Up to 1356 units.

Polygon

There are 750 units available on radiance store too
I think they reset monthly
If you can get 2 of the BG objectives you can get them and still have some radiance leftover
Yeah, I was just looking at that, but unfortunately the units look way overpriced.
For around the same radiance, I can get 750 units, or 3 T4As.

Never said it was worth it, specially considering that they will add exclusive champs there

@Folkvangr t4a is commonly available though, units are not as common to get if you dont do arena. Given the increased trend of seeing 36k unit spends during events, i would take the units any day over t4a.

As for whether or not its worth getting over saving up for a t7b , that im not sure

TotemCorruption

There are 750 units available on radiance store too
I think they reset monthly
If you can get 2 of the BG objectives you can get them and still have some radiance leftover
Yeah, I was just looking at that, but unfortunately the units look way overpriced.
For around the same radiance, I can get 750 units, or 3 T4As.

Never said it was worth it, specially considering that they will add exclusive champs there
@Folkvangr t4a is commonly available though, units are not as common to get if you dont do arena. Given the increased trend of seeing 36k unit spends during events, i would take the units any day over t4a.

As for whether or not its worth getting over saving up for a t7b , that im not sure

Anyone who would pick 750 units over 3 T4As at this point is definitely marching to the beat of their own drum.

RevHeresy

I’ve been grinding arenas nonstop since December. Trading in battleships per 1 million for TB crystals. Was saving for DL tree dude so I can finally get Thanos… then Fire event happened haha. Blew my load and recouping for J4 now.

Toproller89

I now have 2700 units, heading for 15k units hopefully by J4

ContestOfNoobs

Was gonna say goodluck until I saw who it is,

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones

Heres my post from
January, I been averaging this much every month.

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/388347/january-unit-gain-about-8-262-units#latest

After I drained my units and got dark
Pheonix im at

118,895 units

Before I whaled + the deals in the web store I was around 133k.

Anyways goodluck in your grind

DNA3000

The highest unit grind I seen in the forums so far is 8-9k units per month which is really commendable

You have May and June, 2 months which means in theory you will reach at most 50% of your stated goal of 36k units

500k battlechips yields about 1k units excluding arena milestones
Is going above 9k units in a month not possible for f2p?

It is possible, although I'm not sure it is sustainable for most players.

It is a little dated now because it doesn't have things like the Radiance store or Valiant EQ, but I compiled a list of where all the units are normally in the game (outside of special events or things that did not have predictable quantities like double track events and stuff like that) here:

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/385738/how-to-get-units-in-mcoc-in-2025-its-like-2024-but-with-fewer-typos

In a year you could get 70760 units per year from EQ, arena milestones and the DSE, which averages about 5900 units per month. With Val EQ we're at about 6050 units per month.

The biggest source of units past that point would come from arena crystals. In theory a maniac player could earn a ton more units from those, but what is actually sustainable is subjective. I can say in my heavy grinding days I could earn more than twenty million BC in a year. My highest was about 22 million. The average units from arena crystals for that many BC would be about 41250 units, or about 3478 per month. That would get me to just shy of 9500 units per month in theory. This is a number I know I can sustainably reach, but in general I do not.

I was not grinding 24 hours a day or anything: I was grinding a ton, but I was certainly not anywhere near what the heaviest grinders were putting out. My guess is someone who wanted to spend the bulk of their free time grinding and were putting in like eight hours a day on average could conceivably tack on at least 2k units per month through arena crystals, which would get them to about 11500 units per month. This is an enormous time commitment, but there are people who put that much time into their hobbies, gaming or otherwise. This is a level of effort featured grinders used to put in back in the day. I think I would lose feeling in my fingers after six months of this level of sustained effort.

If you assume someone sleeps eight hours a day and works eight hours a day five days a week and otherwise has nothing else to do but grind, eat, and take occasional bathroom breaks, the theoretical F2P limit is probably around 15000 units per month total from all sources. This is a person who lives a normal life schedule except for the fact that all their free time would be going to MCOC and nothing else, and has a large enough roster, and titanium fingertips. This is not a limit I have any intention of ever testing practically.

JESUSCHRIST

In the current arena with full teams of 7* rank 4, it is harder to grind arenas than before