In Gems of War, there are a variety of special troops that are only available outside of the standard Chests, or after a certain time frame.
- Monthly Mythic
- In chests for 7 days upon release
- Then they are added to the rotating Mythic pool for crafting, in the Soulforge
- In chests for 7 days upon release
- Campaign Mythic
- Rewarded by purchasing the Elite+ Pass in Campaigns, and collecting 1,000 Stars
- Released into chests around 4 weeks after the Campaign ends
- Rewarded by purchasing the Elite+ Pass in Campaigns, and collecting 1,000 Stars
- PvP Featured Immortal
- Releases when a new PvP season begins
- Immortal Souls are rewarded by purchasing the PvP Season Pass or can be found in Burning chests
- Once the Season ends, the Immortal Souls are only available in Burning chests
- New PvP Immortal
- Releases when a new PvP season begins
- Immortal Souls are added to Burning Chests
- Once the Season ends, the Immortal Souls are only available in Burning chests
- PvP Seasonal Mythic & Legendary
- Releases when a new PvP season begins
- Appears in the PvP Shop
- Once the Season ends, they will become available to craft in the Soulforge, as part of the rotating pool of craftable troops.
- Appears in the PvP Shop
- Releases when a new PvP season begins
- Tarot Troops
- Some are available as a reward during Campaigns
- Also some are available in the Kingdom Pass
- Both go into the Vault at a later date, after the event ends
- Hoard Mimic
- After encountering the Hoard Mimic in Explore battles, it has a chance to drop a copy of itself as a reward
- Underspire Treasure Guardian aka Sentinels
- Chests that appear in dead ends after you defeat a Treasure Guardian in the Underspire, have a chance to reward these troops.
- Previously Guild Wars Exclusive Troops
- Will be available in normal chests, making them no longer a limited or an exclusive troop.
- Soulforge Exclusive Troops
- These troops are only available to craft in the Soulforge and are not available anywhere else.
- Xathenos
- Zuul'Goth
- Dragonlord Luther
- Dark Smith Drenza
- Ctharrasque
- Enraged Kurandara
- Hatir Ascendant
- Skroll Reborn
- Leonis Tower
- Diamantina
- Stellarix
- Chrysantherax
- These troops are only available to craft in the Soulforge and are not available anywhere else.
- Gem/Cosmic/Flower Dragons
- Their Egg can only be crafted in the Soulforge, which has a random chance to drop of the matching Dragons
- Gnomes
- Gnome-a-palooza Gnomes have a chance to drop as a reward in Vault battles against them
- All other gnomes have a chance to be rewarded from Vault battles only
- Faction Troops
- Available from Chaos Portals by spending Chaos Shards
- Seasonal Imps
- Only available during their corresponding season (Northern Hemisphere) in Chests
- Imp of Love - February & March
- Spring Imp - April & May
- Summer Imp - June & July
- Autumnal Imp - August & September
- Spooky Imp - October & November
- Winter Imp - December & January
- Only available during their corresponding season (Northern Hemisphere) in Chests
- Doom Troops
- Available during Tower of Doom event weeks, in the Event Shop