Introduction to Mahjong Soul
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Currency
Premium Rolls
Bond
Bond Ascension

 

Currency

There are currently four types of currency:

Coppercopper

Earned by:

Used for:

For F2P Players: Copper should be saved for Ante and later purchasing orbs, it is not worth buying gifts.

 

Starduststardust

Earned by:

Note: Gifts that have a lock icon cannot be donated.

Used for:

For F2P Players: Stardust is how you get premium rolls without paying money. Prioritize Summon Scrolls.

 

Jadejade

Earned by:

Used for:

JADE IS THE WHALE CURRENCY. Recently, there's been a ton of confusion of the different kinds of Jade (premium/free jade), and with the addition of the mobile version's jades being separate from the web version, it has only gotten worse. Don't worry about it if you aren't going to whale in the first place.

THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY FOR F2P PLAYERS TO EARN JADE!

 

Outfit Vouchersoutfit

Earned by:

Used for:

This was a currency created to buy costumes during the Holloween Event, but they're (probably) going to be used for all outfits going forward, otherwise it would make no sense to create an entire new currency.

For F2P Players: Treat this like jade as well.

 New f2p players should prioritize getting to Adept Rank to play in the SILVER Rooms. Then proceed to donate the gifts they win to buy Summon Scrolls. Copper should be saved for Ante.

 

Premium Rolls

Once you have saved 50 stardusts, you can buy a Summon Scroll for a premium roll. Each roll gives you one faith.faith

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The rate are as follows:

Note: 10-rolls only give a guaranteed PURPLE gift with paid jade. There's no use saving up for it. Apparently 10-rolls give out a guaranteed PURPLE gift even with charm (or free?) jade, according to anons in the thread.

 

Bond

heartchart

Bond is represented by the hearts heart on a character in the dormitory. Leveling up bond grants you various cosmetic features, most notably:

Benefits of Max Bonding: Playing a max bond character still fills a 1000pt bond bar. When it's maxed, you get a heart gift that can be gifted for 1000 bond or dusted for 5, same as blue gift. It also doesn't consume daily gift limit so there is no reason to play an un-bonded character in ranked once you have one. There is also the upside of being able to stash the hearts for new character if you have nobody you want to bond currently.

Bond can be acquired the following ways:

 

Bond Ascension

Bond Ascension can only be done at Level 5 Bond

ALL characters require:

Each character also requires:

 

Character-specific bond material

Along with 100 stardusts and 10 wishing stones, you will need to gather these specific Orbs and a PURPLE gift.

 

Ichihime

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime

hope Sphere of Hope x 10
innocence Sphere of Innocence x 10
biscuit2 Delicious Cookie x 5

Miki Nikaidou

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime

love Sphere of Love x 10
wisdom Sphere of Wisdom x 10
diamond2 Heart of the Ocean x 5

Keikumusume

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
honesty Sphere of Honesty x 10
wisdom Sphere of Wisdom x 10
courage Sphere of Courage x 10
hope Sphere of Hope x 10
qingxiaoshuo Light Novel x 10

Kana Fujita

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
courage Sphere of Courage x 10
hope Sphere of Hope x 10
art2 Classic Painting x 5

Chiori Mikami

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
honesty Sphere of Honesty x 10
innocence Sphere of Innocence x 10
toy2 Teddy Bear XXL x 5

Mai Aihara

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
will Sphere of Will x 10
light Sphere of Light x 10
comic2 Delicate Fanzine x 5

Nadeshiko

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
courage Sphere of Courage x 10
honesty Sphere of Honesty x 10
wine2 Valuable Goblet x 5

Yui Yagi

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
will Sphere of Will x 10
wisdom Sphere of Wisdom x 10
biscuit2 Delicious Cookie x 5

Riu Kujou

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
love Sphere of Love x 10
light Sphere of Light x 10
dress2 Gorgeous Dress x 5

Xenia

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
courage Sphere of Courage x 10
will Sphere of Will x 10
console2 Powerful Console x 5

Kaavi

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
honesty Sphere of Honesty x 10
wisdom Sphere of Wisdom x 10
diamond2 Heart of the Ocean x 5

Sara

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
love Sphere of Love x 10
will Sphere of Will x 10
dress2 Gorgeous Dress x 5

Hana Ninomiya

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
innocence Sphere of Innocence x 10
light Sphere of Light x 10
comic2 Delicate Fanzine x 5

Nana Shiraishi

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
courage Sphere of Courage x 10
light Sphere of Light x 10
comic2 Delicate Fanzine x 5

Hinata Takanashi

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
innocence Sphere of Innocence x 10
hope Sphere of Hope x 10
toy2 Teddy Bear XXL x 5

Natsuki Shinomiya

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
courage Sphere of Courage x 10
honesty Sphere of Honesty x 10
wine2 Valuable Goblet x 5

Wanjirou

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
wisdom Sphere of Wisdom x 10
hope Sphere of Hope x 10
biscuit2 Delicious Cookie x 5

Sora Ichinose

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
wisdom Sphere of Wisdom x 10
innocence Sphere of Innocence x 10
console2 Powerful Console x 5

Hideki Akechi

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
love Sphere of Love x 10
light Sphere of Light x 10
art2 Classic Painting x 5

Haruna Igarashi

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
love Sphere of Love x 10
hope Sphere of Hope x 10
console2 Powerful Console x 5

Anju Suzumiya

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
innocence Sphere of Innocence x 10
light Sphere of Light x 10
art2 Classic Painting x 5

Joseph

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
courage Sphere of Courage x 10
honesty Sphere of Honesty x 10
wine2 Valuable Goblet x 5

Osamu Saitou

Majsoul_Character_Ichihime
will Sphere of Will x 10
wisdom Sphere of Wisdom x 10
diamond2 Heart of the Ocean x 5