Talk:Nemesis/@comment-36.74.35.188-20140412165251/@comment-24088226-20140413034630

You do have to spend rods to get the HSR. Even ignoring the fact that 1 matchup was lost due to the server being down, with only 7 matups, 16 fights per matchup, and an average of 1200 points per fight for an active alliance that gets up to +50% point bonus fairly quickly, that's only 134,400 points. The SR from point rewards takes 170,000 points. Assuming you only spend your rods when you have the full +50% point bonus for 1500 points per victory, that's 24 full rods.

It is possible though to have 25+ rods by saving from previous events though. Personally I have ~60 rods.