Whiteout Survival Glowstone Guide: How to Get It & What to Buy

Glowstone is a special Labyrinth currency in Whiteout Survival that you can spend in the Labyrinth Shop. Unlike basic resources such as Meat, Wood, Coal, and Iron, Glowstone is tied specifically to your progress in The Labyrinth.

Because your Glowstone income depends on how far you progress through Labyrinth stages, improving your account can increase both your combat strength and your long-term access to valuable shop rewards.

This Whiteout Survival Glowstone guide explains how to get Glowstone, how The Labyrinth works, which progression systems affect each zone, how Raid Rewards work, and what you should prioritize in the Labyrinth Shop.

What Is Glowstone in Whiteout Survival?

Glowstone is the currency used in the Labyrinth Shop. Its in-game description identifies it as a rare glowing crystal that can be exchanged for rewards.

You do not normally gather Glowstone from resource nodes or produce it inside your city. Instead, it is connected to The Labyrinth and your progress through that game mode.

This makes Glowstone different from everyday resources. You should think of it more like a special shop currency whose value depends heavily on what you choose to buy.

How to Get Glowstone in Whiteout Survival

The main way to get Glowstone is by progressing through The Labyrinth.

The Labyrinth becomes available at Furnace Level 19 and can be accessed through the Command Center.

Once unlocked, you can challenge different Labyrinth zones throughout the week. Progressing farther gives you access to additional stage rewards and improves the overall value you can obtain from the mode.

First Win Rewards

You receive First Win Rewards the first time you clear a stage during the relevant progression cycle.

Therefore, pushing beyond your previous limit matters. Even clearing one additional stage can provide another reward and move your Labyrinth progression forward.

Raid Rewards

Raid becomes available after clearing Stages 1 through 10 of a Labyrinth zone.

Once unlocked, Raid allows you to collect rewards from previously cleared progress when that zone becomes available again, making earlier stage progression valuable beyond the first clear.

This creates an important long-term loop:

1. Improve the account systems used by a zone.
2. Push farther through that zone.
3. Unlock stronger recurring Raid progress.
4. Collect more Labyrinth rewards over time.

When Does The Labyrinth Unlock?

The Labyrinth unlocks when your Furnace reaches Level 19.

However, not every Labyrinth zone necessarily becomes useful or available at exactly the same time. Some zones depend on additional systems such as Pets, Chief Charms, or Chief Gear.

As your account and state develop, more of the Labyrinth becomes relevant.

Whiteout Survival Labyrinth Zones

The Labyrinth is divided into several zones. Each zone emphasizes different progression systems, which means one extremely strong part of your account cannot carry you through every area.

Land of Heroes

Land of Heroes focuses heavily on your hero development. Heroes, Hero Gear, and Hero Exclusive Gear can therefore make a major difference here.

If this zone is blocking your progress, look at your strongest heroes and gear before investing resources into an unrelated system.

Cave of Monsters

Cave of Monsters focuses on Pets and Pet Skills.

If your heroes are strong but this zone remains difficult, investing more into Hero Gear may not solve the problem. Instead, review your Pet progression.

Charm Mine

Charm Mine uses Chief Charm progression.

Players who have neglected Chief Charms can therefore hit a wall even if their heroes and research are considerably stronger.

Research Center

This zone focuses on your research progression, including technologies from the Research Center and later War Academy systems.

As a result, long-term research development contributes directly to your ability to push farther here.

Gear Forge

Gear Forge is tied to Chief Gear.

Keeping your Chief Gear progression healthy can improve your results in this zone even if no heroes or Pets have recently changed.

Gaia Heart

Gaia Heart is broader than the specialized zones and evaluates multiple parts of account progression together.

This makes it a useful test of how balanced your overall development is. If you focus almost entirely on one system while ignoring everything else, progress here can become more difficult.

How Many Labyrinth Attempts Do You Get?

Each Labyrinth zone provides five challenge attempts per day while that zone is available.

Therefore, avoid repeatedly challenging a stage without understanding why you are losing.

If a fight is close, small improvements may be enough. However, if the difference is large, upgrading the relevant account system before trying again can be more productive.

Before Challenging a Difficult Stage

Ask which progression system controls that zone:

• Are your best heroes and Hero Gear ready for Land of Heroes?
• Have you improved your Pets for Cave of Monsters?
• Are your Chief Charms strong enough for Charm Mine?
• Is your relevant research developed for Research Center?
• Is your Chief Gear strong enough for Gear Forge?
• Is your overall account balanced enough for Gaia Heart?

This approach is more efficient than blindly upgrading whichever system happens to have the easiest available upgrade.

How the Weekly Labyrinth Reset Works

Labyrinth stage progress follows a weekly cycle. When the stage progression resets, previously completed areas can become available for another cycle of Raid and progression.

The reset does not make your previous development useless. Instead, your stronger account can use the next cycle to push farther than before.

This makes The Labyrinth a long-term progression system rather than content you finish only once.

Best Uses for Glowstone

The best Glowstone purchase depends on your account age, which items have unlocked in your shop, and your current progression bottleneck.

However, some materials are considerably harder to replace than ordinary speedups or common resources.

For that reason, Glowstone is generally best spent on scarce progression materials.

1. Mithril

Once Mithril appears in your Labyrinth Shop, it should usually become one of your highest priorities.

Mithril is required for advanced Hero Gear progression and becomes difficult to accumulate in large quantities. The fact that you may not need it immediately does not mean it has low value.

For long-term accounts, buying Mithril consistently can prevent a major Hero Gear bottleneck later.

2. Lucky Hero Gear Chest

The Lucky Hero Gear Chest provides Hero Gear of Rare quality or higher, with a chance of Epic or Mythic gear.

Hero Gear remains valuable because it improves hero strength and directly supports Hero-focused Labyrinth progression.

This makes the chest particularly attractive for accounts that still need to establish strong Hero Gear sets.

3. Enhancement XP Components

Obtaining strong Hero Gear is only the first step. You also need Enhancement XP to improve your existing gear.

If your gear pieces are good but underleveled, Enhancement XP can offer more immediate benefit than another random gear chest.

Therefore, compare your actual Hero Gear bottleneck before deciding between these purchases.

4. Mythic General Hero Shards

Mythic General Hero Shards can be especially useful for newer accounts because Mythic hero development is slow during early generations.

Before advanced items such as Mithril become available, Mythic General Shards can be one of the strongest uses for limited early Glowstone.

However, their priority can fall later as your shop expands and rarer long-term materials become available.

5. Charm Design

Charm Design supports Chief Charm progression and can become a more restrictive material than easier-to-obtain Charm resources.

If your Chief Charms are falling behind, particularly when Charm Mine progression is weak, Charm Design can become a useful Glowstone purchase.

6. Fire Crystal Shards

Fire Crystal Shards become more relevant for advanced accounts and older states.

Their priority depends heavily on your troop and War Academy progression. An advanced player pushing later troop systems may value them considerably more than a newly unlocked Furnace 19 account.

7. Chief Gear Materials

If Chief Gear is a major bottleneck and your other high-value purchases are already covered, relevant Chief Gear materials can become a reasonable secondary purchase.

This is particularly useful if Gear Forge is lagging far behind your other Labyrinth zones.

8. Speedups and Common Items

Speedups are useful, but they are generally easier to obtain through normal events and gameplay than highly restricted materials such as Mithril.

Use Glowstone on them only when you have a specific progression reason or when your higher-value priorities are already covered.

Best Glowstone Spending Priority

There is no single order that applies perfectly to every account. A better approach is to adjust the priority by progression stage.

Best Glowstone Priority for Beginners

When The Labyrinth first unlocks, your Glowstone income will be more limited and some advanced shop items may not yet be available.

At this stage, focus on items that meaningfully improve long-term progression.

A practical beginner approach is:

1. Check whether Mithril has appeared in your shop yet.
2. If not, consider Mythic General Shards and useful Hero Gear items.
3. Build stronger Hero Gear rather than spending heavily on common resources.
4. Use Enhancement XP when your existing gear is underdeveloped.
5. Save unused Glowstone instead of buying low-value filler items.

Early Glowstone is limited enough that buying an item simply because it is available can be inefficient.

Best Glowstone Priority for Mid-Game Players

Once your account has developed stronger heroes and additional shop items have unlocked, your priorities should begin shifting toward long-term bottleneck materials.

At this stage:

• Buy Mithril consistently once available.
• Continue improving your primary Hero Gear.
• Use Enhancement XP when gear levels are falling behind.
• Consider Charm Design when Chief Charms need help.
• Build a Glowstone reserve when nothing important is available.

This stage is where planning becomes more important than buying whatever gives the fastest immediate power increase.

Best Glowstone Priority for Late-Game Players

Late-game players should evaluate the Labyrinth Shop based on their specific bottlenecks.

Mithril can remain highly valuable, while Fire Crystal Shards and other advanced materials become more relevant as additional troop and technology systems develop.

At the same time, your Glowstone income may be substantially better because your stronger account can push farther through Labyrinth zones.

The right goal is no longer simply buying one item. Instead, try to cover several scarce weekly materials while avoiding currencies and resources you can easily farm elsewhere.

How to Get More Glowstone

There is no ordinary resource node where you can send marches to farm unlimited Glowstone. Improving your income is mainly about improving Labyrinth progress.

Push New Stages Whenever You Get Stronger

After making meaningful upgrades to heroes, Chief Gear, Charms, Pets, or research, return to the relevant Labyrinth zone and see whether you can progress farther.

A single additional stage may appear minor, but repeated improvements across several zones build better long-term rewards.

Upgrade the Correct System

Before investing resources because you are stuck, identify which stats the current zone actually uses.

For example, stronger Hero Gear may help Land of Heroes, but it will not solve a Chief Charm bottleneck in Charm Mine.

Use Your Available Attempts

Do not let useful Labyrinth attempts expire unnecessarily.

If you are close to winning, adjusting your formation or making a targeted upgrade may allow you to clear another stage before the zone closes.

Use Raid Consistently

Once Raid becomes available in a zone, use it as part of your normal Labyrinth routine.

Your previous stage progress is valuable because it contributes to recurring rewards instead of forcing you to treat every Labyrinth session as completely new progression.

Develop Your Account Evenly

The different Labyrinth zones are one reason balanced progression matters.

If your Heroes are excellent but your Chief Gear, Charms, Pets, or Research are severely underdeveloped, you may perform well in one area and struggle badly in another.

Should You Save Glowstone?

Yes, saving Glowstone can be a good decision.

You do not need to spend every Glowstone immediately after opening the Labyrinth Shop.

Saving makes sense when:

• Your highest-priority item is temporarily unavailable.
• Your state has not unlocked some later shop items.
• You already purchased the important weekly materials.
• The remaining options are easy to obtain elsewhere.
• You expect an upcoming progression bottleneck and want flexibility.

Glowstone does not become more useful merely because you spend it quickly. Maintaining a reserve can prevent you from being unable to buy a much more valuable item later.

Common Glowstone Mistakes to Avoid

Buying Common Items Before Scarce Materials

Ordinary resources and speedups have many sources. Glowstone is generally better used on items that are difficult to replace.

Ignoring Mithril Because You Cannot Use It Yet

Mithril becomes a major Hero Gear material later. Waiting until it becomes an active bottleneck can leave you wishing you had started collecting it earlier.

Using One Fixed Shop Priority Forever

Your account changes. An early player who desperately needs Mythic hero development has different priorities from an advanced account preparing later Hero Gear or troop progression.

Upgrading the Wrong System for a Labyrinth Zone

Each specialized Labyrinth zone reads different progression stats. Identify the correct system before spending valuable materials.

Ignoring Raid

Raid turns past progression into recurring value. Once you have unlocked it, make it part of your Labyrinth routine.

Spending All Glowstone Every Week

If the remaining shop items provide poor value for your account, saving the currency is perfectly reasonable.

FAQ

What is Glowstone used for in Whiteout Survival?

Glowstone is a special currency used to purchase items from the Labyrinth Shop.

How do you get Glowstone in Whiteout Survival?

Glowstone is obtained through The Labyrinth. Improving your progress through Labyrinth zones increases the rewards you can earn from the mode.

When does The Labyrinth unlock?

The Labyrinth unlocks when your Furnace reaches Level 19 and can be accessed through the Command Center.

What is the best thing to buy with Glowstone?

Once available, Mithril is one of the strongest long-term purchases because it becomes an important and difficult-to-obtain Hero Gear material. Hero Gear items, Enhancement XP, Mythic General Shards, Charm Design, and advanced progression materials can also be valuable depending on your account.

Should beginners buy Mithril?

If Mithril is already available in your Labyrinth Shop, collecting it early can be useful even if you cannot spend it immediately. On newer accounts where it has not yet appeared, prioritize strong early Hero and Hero Gear purchases instead.

How many Labyrinth attempts do you get?

You receive five challenge attempts per Labyrinth zone each day while that zone is available.

When does Labyrinth Raid unlock?

Raid becomes available after clearing Stages 1 through 10 of the relevant Labyrinth zone.

Should I spend all my Glowstone?

No. If your high-priority purchases are already complete or the remaining items provide little value, saving Glowstone for future shop opportunities is a reasonable strategy.

Conclusion

Glowstone in Whiteout Survival is a valuable progression currency because it gives you access to materials through the Labyrinth Shop that can be difficult to obtain elsewhere.

The key to earning more Glowstone is not ordinary resource farming. Instead, strengthen the systems used by each Labyrinth zone, push new stages whenever your account improves, and make full use of Raid once it becomes available.

When spending Glowstone, think long term. Mithril becomes a particularly important priority once available, while Hero Gear, Enhancement XP, Mythic General Shards, Charm Design, Fire Crystal Shards, and other advanced materials can move up or down depending on your current bottleneck.

Most importantly, avoid treating the Labyrinth Shop as a place where every item must be purchased. Saving Glowstone is often better than exchanging a limited currency for resources or speedups you can obtain more easily elsewhere.

For more event explanations, resource guides, hero strategies, and account progression advice, explore our Whiteout Survival guides.

Whiteout Survival Labyrinth zones, shop inventory, reward values, unlock conditions, and progression systems may change through future updates. Check the current in-game Labyrinth and shop before making large Glowstone purchases.