"got curious and wanted to do some half math
so you're a whale and want the new demons
new banner is 5.5k gems and you get 60 tomes out of it, also not included shit like spirits or files because who gives a fuck
current gem packs are as follows:
rama, 2000 gems, $48, can only be purchased once
5th anni, 2450 gems, $80, can only be purchased once
5th anni premium, 1000 gems, $24, can be purchased twice
bargain gems, 650 gems, $3, can be purchased once
5th anni gem pack a, 1600 gems, $24 dollars, can be purchased three times
5th anni gem pack b, 5950 gems, $80, can be purchased twice
5th anni kasane pack, 1525 gems, $40, can be purchased three times
i wont include the rest because theyre one time offers, safe to assume a whale would have them all
so assuming you are the LEAST LUCKY you possibly can be, a whale has to run through the whole banner 5 times for one guaranteed summon from tomes, obviously 10 if they want both so that's 55,000 gems to get one demeter, and one zeus
now to break that down price wise:
two anni gem pack b's: 11900 gems, $160
three anni gem pack a's: 6400 gems, $72
5th anni bundle: 2450 gems, $80
rama: 2000 gems, $48
three 5th anni premium: 2000 gems, $48
three 5th anni kasane: 4575 gems, $120
bargain gems: 650, $3
now because i know nothing about data entry or whatever you want to call this, i'm writing it as i go and i cant help but notice that now that i've ran through all the anni exclusive bundles we're down $483 with a modest 28008 gems, if you were able to buy twice as many of each of these options you would just barely break over 56000 gems, getting you one (1) zeus and one (1) demeter for your efforts
anyways your last option would be to go to the main store and buy the mega gem pack, 4950 gems for $80 (can only be purchased 3x a month but i'm ignoring that here) so in the current unlucky player reality, to reach the remaining 26,9992 gems you need, you would have to purchase 5 (or 6) mega gem packs at $400, making your total $883"
i think i realized after some of this math was wrong somewhere, but it was very surreal seeing it totally broken down