The start of another month means more things to do in Fate/Grand Order. Fresh from completing the first chapter in Part 2's story, players haven't had any events for nearly two weeks after the Saber Wars Rerun ended. Thankfully, another old event is getting its revival in a few days: Sanzang Coming to the West.

Sanzang Coming to the West is a parody of Journey to the West from Chinese literature. In another Kinoko Nasu story, masters must help the monk Xuanzang Sanzang and her party of oddly familiar Fate/Grand Order servants complete their journey. Differing from most other events, there is only an event shop to clear besides the story. However, the event which runs from April 10th to April 20th is notorious for the amount of farming which needs to be done to fully complete it.

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Story Progression

To advance the plot, players need to collect the Talisman of Merit currency obtainable from most free quests. 1285 Talismans must be gathered to unlock and complete the main story.

Event Shop

This time around, the event shop features items which can be exchanged for 4 different types of currency: Divine Pills, Immortal Peaches, Pork Buns, and Grand Lotuses. Purchasing everything requires players to gather 5000 Divine Pills, 4000 Immortal Peaches, 4900 Pork Buns, and a whopping 11400 Grand Lotuses from quests.

Servants

Fortunately, there are event servants which can increase the amount of a certain currency.

  1. +1 Divine Pill: Xuanzang Sanzang, Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II)
  2. +1 Immortal Peach: Li Shuwen, Nezha, Yan Qing (Assassin of Shinjuku), Wu Zetian (Assassin of the Nightless City)
  3. +1 Pork Bun: David, Jing Ke, Lu Bu
  4. +1 Grand Lotus: Mordred, Arjuna, Karna, Nightingale, Stheno, Altria Pendragon (Lancer Alter), Euryale, Medusa
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Event Craft Essences

Additionally, craft essences can also be obtained from the event and summoned from the gacha to increase different currency drops.

Shop/Reward CEs

  1. The Classic Three Great Heroes, +1 (+2 if MLB) to Talisman of Merit drops
  2. Divine Princess of the Storm, +20 percent drop chance (+50 percent drop chance if MLB) for Orb of Merits
  3. Ox-Demon King, +4 (+5 if MLB) to Grand Lotus drops

Gacha CEs

  1. Go West!!, +1 (+2 if MLB) to Divine Pill and Grand Lotus drops
  2. True Samadhi Fire, +1 (+2 if MLB) to Immortal Peach and Grand Lotus drops
  3. All Three Together, +1 (+2 if MLB) to Pork Bun and Grand Lotus drops

Best Places to Farm

Because of the 6 different currencies that must be farmed during this event, the best farming spots will unlock later on after a certain story quest and require other currencies to repeat.

  1. Ascetic Journey - Tianzhu (100 Talisman of Merit): Divine Pills, Immortal Peaches, and Pork Buns
  2. Ascetic Journey - Flaming Mountain/Daily Shangri-La Quest (40 AP/1 AP): Talisman of Merit
  3. Journey of Enlightenment - Tathāgata (40 AP): Orb of Merits
  4. Six Paths of Reincarnation - Human to Deva Realm (100-150 Orb of Merit): Grand Lotus

Note that the Six Paths of Reincarnation - Deva Realm can only be completed once.

Fate/Grand Order is available on iOS and Android.

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