Board Thread:Question and Answer/@comment-76.69.226.145-20160430175705/@comment-27892764-20160509202705

Keep Griffin, (and, for the moment, for that matter, any SR or UR you find), regardless of soldiers. Her damage (and Awaken potential) is the important factor. You can always increase her Atk or Def later, (note that Def corresponds to Soldiers: to HPs, essentially).

For free jewels, just:

1. play every day: there is a login bonus of 100 Jewels per Week, and an extra 100 Jewels per Month.

2. complete every new Event that appears, (once every 2 weeks or so), promptly. Each new Event, provides about 300 Jewels or so.

3. Card-Space upgrades cost 150 Jewels for 5 additional spaces, so you can add 1 per week or so, if you so choose.

4. Also, perform Free Summons every day. (Visit your friends for Friendship Points each day, then use these to (occassionally) summon SRs, (from the Normal Summon).  Keep the SRs, and add these to your party, if you've found nothing better).

5. Visit the Alliance Recruitment page: http://valkyriecrusade.wikia.com/wiki/Board:Alliance_Recruitment and pick one (or several) which interest you, for help with FAWs and LAWs.

6. Each new event adds new (essentially free) UR and SR cards, so try to attain these. The FAWs and AWs provide guaranteed UR and SR drops, once you've maxed their Likeability, (your friends and alliance can help you increase Likeability).