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I heard something about drawing mermaids?

#idk why she's a mermaid now but blame ace #you'll never guess what aquatic animal i used as a reference #hint: it's not a shrimp #it's a shrimp #also used the tweels as a reference for mer forms in twst #twisted wonderland #twst #ramshackle prefect #yuusona #twst yuu #twst mc #twst oc #cheekindraws

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I see you finished the cheek kiss with the Housewardens. Are the Vice next? And are you going to do the other characters after if so? Sorry if someone already asked you this, I'm too lazy to look :D

It's alright! Thanks for asking :)

I've already got the vice housewardens drafted out and ready to be colored so they're coming soon. I figured I'd make a few more posts before going back to the cheek kisses.

As for the others, I'm not sure yet. I feel like I might as well because I've already done so many lmao. I'm just worried about them getting too repetitive.

#cheekinrambles #thanks for the ask!

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hello! I was just wondering, do you have any advice for getting so many gems in Twst? Also thank you for your wonderful art, I enjoy looking forward to see what you draw next :D

Buy them

Just kidding! I've only made one purchase for TWST. It was less than $10 and was way back in the beginning for some kind of deal or something.

My 16k gem stash is the product of two years of grinding and selective pulls. I really wish I could say I had some kind of hack but that's really it. I'll talk about how I approach spending resources in the game, though, if anyone finds that useful.

As per usual, I ramble so it'll be under the cut!

1. Pick a favorite character

HEAR ME OUT I KNOW ITS HARD BECAUSE ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE GREAT! But it helps a lot if you're limiting who you're willing to pull for instead of every pretty card that comes out.

Personally, Riddle is my favorite (+ Grim but he's not really a concern card wise) so I'm committed to getting all of his cards. I'd really hate if I couldn't get one of his cards that I really want because I spent my keys / gems on a card that I only kind of wanted. So that's something to think about if it helps keep things in perspective.

All my Riddles!! (I definitely don't have a favorite Riddle shhh)

For example, I absolutely love Ortho's Fairy Gala card. I think it's one of the prettiest in the game! But I didn't pull for it because Ortho isn't a favorite character of mine.

It works the opposite, too. Kalim, Vil, and Ruggie are among my favorites but I've passed on a lot of their cards for one reason or another. I passed on Tsum Kalim because I didn't like the groovy, I passed on Silk Adorned Vil because I didn't like that it didn't have an attached vignette, and I passed on Camp Vargas Ruggie because I didn't like the event itself. While I really love these characters, I'm picky about which ones I'll pull so I don't miss out on a better one later.

For characters that I like quite a bit (top 5 ish), I'll use their free ten set you get on their birthday to try and pull for them. If I don't get them within those ten pulls, I accept it and move on.

I also want to say that this method has allowed to me to get pretty much every card that I've actually wanted. I can even pull for characters that aren't among my favorites (e.g. Idia who has THE BEST SSRS FOR SOME REASON??) and still have a big gem safety net.

I don't pull super often, I don't think, but I've gotten everything I've wanted so I think it's a fair trade-off.

Given my gem stash, you might be able to get away with collecting for a dorm but it'd have to be one of the tiny ones (Scarabia would be excellent because Jamil has almost no SSRs rip)

2. Plan ahead of time using JP TWST events

One of the biggest advantages of JP TWST releasing events way before Eng TWST is that we know what's coming ahead of time so we can plan accordingly. Obviously, this won't work if you're trying to save gems on the Japanese server.

You'll have to be okay with spoilers for the English server, too. At least enough to know if a character you like is in the event. I like to look at the card art and groovies, personally, as those will influence my decision if I'm on the fence.

SPOILERS FOR JP TWST EVENTS

I know which cards that I need to save for in the future:

Riddle’s Swimear SR

Ruggie’s Clubwear SSR

Rollo's SSR (pending available keys)

Riddle's Bloomquet SSR

Vil's Luxe Couture SSR

Vil and Malleus's Tsum SSR (pending groovies)

While we don't have a definitive schedule for a lot of these, a lot of them you can kind of guess.

For example, Riddle's Swimwear SR is part of Stitch's event which seems pretty summer-y to me. It'll likely come out in June or July of this year. Clubwear cards come relatively quickly so I'm anticipating Ruggie's Clubwear SSR fairly soon, too. Gotta make sure I'm saving right now for those bad boys.

Rollo and Riddle will probably come around the same time (Aug-Nov) so I've got a bit of time to build up my collection of keys again.

The others just got released in Japan so they'll take awhile before they reach us and I'm not too worried about them just yet.

SPOILERS DONE!

I think of it like going to the grocery store with a shopping list. Stick to the list and you know you can't overspend!

3. Don't pull for dorm cards

"That's easy for you to say, Cheekin. Riddle is your favorite character and you can get his dorm card for free at the beginning of the game!!"

Why, yes. Yes, you can. Thanks, Riddle!

(Ngl I might've caved and done it for Riddle but ONLY Riddle because he's my fave :D)

Now that all of the dorm uniforms have been released, dorm showcases aren't really a thing but in the event that they do a re-run I would avoid spending keys / gems on them. Same goes for the standard show case. Neither are worth it, IMO.

Dorm uniform cards will always be in the SSR pool regardless of the event, so I think it's better to just take your chances and collect them slowly overtime. Of course, the odds of getting the one you want aren't super high but you'll amass quite a few dorm cards just by pulling for event cards anyways. You're bound to get one you like eventually.

For reference, I've gotten Dorm Idia, Ortho, Vil, Jamil THREE TIMES, Kalim, Azul, Ruggie, Jack, Trey TWICE and Deuce TWICE as a byproduct of pulling for event cards. I wasn't trying to get them but they're here now and I love them for it <3

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And that's about it! Nothing too groundbreaking. The biggest thing is knowing when to stop. Sometimes when I'm on that gacha grind high and I want to pull just cause it's been awhile since I've gotten an SSR, I'll tell myself to do it later because 99% of the time I'll just forget and it'll never happen!

I have been burned by too many gacha games in the past that I refuse to let it happen to me again in TWST (cough Obey Me COUGH)

Here are all my SSRs so you can judge for yourself how effective it is. (Or if its worth it)

I genuinely have no clue what the average number of SSR's a player who has been playing for over 2 years like me has, but I'm comfortable with what I've got. I've gotten all the cards I've wanted and most of the cards I was interested in so I think it's worth it.

tldr: be selective about your pulling, plan ahead, and resist the urge to pull constantly

Thank you for your kind words about my art!! (And if anyone got to the end of all this WORD VOMIT thanks for listening! Reading. Whatever.)

#hoarding resources in game is also a habit of mine for literally any game i play #i get super anxious when i have a low amount of anything important because i'll be like “what if i need it?” #and the next thing i know its game over and ive got like 50 million gold coins and 300 health potions that i never used #very wordy advice yw #thanks for the ask! #twisted wonderland #twst #cheekinrambles

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I thought the new grid map was a cute new mechanic. It wasn't too bad, pretty chill. Got through it quick.

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WHAT IS THIS???

#twisted wonderland #twst #cheekinrambles #twst ch 7 spoilers #twst spoilers

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WEE WOO WEE WOO!

Yuu got in a new shade of lipstick and is now on a mission. The targets? Housewardens.

dragon man goes BURR

#i cannot resist the urge to give malleus majestic flowing hair #this was actually planned for later but with the new chapters coming out i figured WHY NOT #twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland fanart #twst fanart #malleus draconia #twst malleus #cheekindraws

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I see where Silver learned how to handle children

Lilia's first instinct is to threaten a couple of teenagers and a cat that he came across

#ik theres the fact that theyre human presenting BUT ITS STILL FUNNY OKAY #twst #twisted wonderland #twst lilia #lilia vanrogue #twst silver #silver vanrouge #twst ch 7 spoilers #twst ch 7 #twst spoilers

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did you know???

Same goes for Floyd, Jade, Trey, Kalim, Ortho, Sebek, Lilia( his club outfit) , Rollo and all the other guys when they showed their foreheads for attention 👀

@deeva-arud come give ur man attention 😔

#not my art

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Alright Lilia pls be nice to me I've never pulled for you...

I WILL TAKE 70 PULLS LETS GOOOO TY OLD MAN

#the question is do i pull 30 more times to get another ssr #or wait for future events #twst #twisted wonderland #cheekinrambles #twst lilia #lilia vanrogue

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Due to semi-popular demand, I gave Yuu a second tube of lipstick to test out on another set of characters.

Watch out vice-housewardens (+ Ruggie and platonic Ortho). Yuu is coming.

#cheekinrambles

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look what I have here

@dolliehina

#not my art

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WEE WOO WEE WOO!

Yuu got in a new shade of lipstick and is now on a mission. The targets? Housewardens.

*Windows shut down noise*

#idk how but i keep forgetting his pink hair tips #they're so cute HOW COULD I FORGET #disney twisted wonderland #disney twst #twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland fanart #twst fanart #ignihyde #idia shroud #twst idia #cheekindraws

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Can anyone explain to me why Malleus won't STOP THROWING HANDS WITH EVERYONE IN MY GUEST ROOM

#him and Riddle constantly go at it #summoning all malleus experts pls and ty #twst #twisted wonderland #cheekinrambles

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TSUM VIL SPOILERS

Can't believe I predicted Tsum Vil.

You're welcome, everyone. 🤭

Vil won my poll so here he is!

#cheekinrambles #throw back to an old post ig #twst spoilers #twst event spoilers #this is 100% accurate i know yana personally #next halloween event is peter pan #1000%

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Happy last day of Rabbit Fest!

The inspiration

#this is my new personal favorite ngl #twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland fanart #twst fanart #twst grim #twst yuu #twst mc #twst oc #ramshackle prefect #yuusona #cheekindraws

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Is the Yuu I saw in one of your art posts your Yuu OC or something?

Assuming you're referring to the girl with the short red hair, yup!

I had an introductory post for her ages ago, but it's probably been buried by now. It's likely outdated anyways since it was like a year ago when I made it.

Yuu as a character is so funny to me that I couldn't not include some kind of Yuu stand-in so I created an appearance for Yuu to use in my art.

I'd like to develop her more as a character one day. Right now she kind of just follows the chaotic Yuu personality from the game. I just really wanted to avoid using a blank character for Yuu as I personally find drawing them boring to draw.

#cheekinrambles #thanks for the ask!

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Get better soon pookie

Here's some cow pics to help (the brown one is mable and the black is priscilla)

Oh my god?? I love Mable and Priscilla!! 💖💕

Thank you so much for your kindness. And the cows. Especially the cows. I love the cows.

#i was not expecting cow pics when i opened my inbox BUT IM SO GLAD IT WAS COW PICS #THANK YOU!! #also hopefully ill be better soon lmao i just got caught up on my posts #cheekinrambles #thanks for the ask!

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Hello there! I’m not sure if you got my previous asks, but if you did, I’m just here to say: “Hiya!”

I got them! Hello :)

I've just been sick these past few days, so I'm a bit slower to respond. Sorry about the delay! I'll answer them once I'm a bit more coherent lol

#cheekinrambles #thanks for the ask!