How to Get Crystals in Chop Your Tree
Earn Void crystals only through prestige — plan fees, payouts, and smart crystal spending.
Crystals are the post-prestige currency of Chop Your Tree. You cannot farm them from normal chops, weather drops, or promo codes. The only reliable source is completing prestige resets that unlock and feed The Void. This guide explains how crystal income works, what the first prestige typically pays, how to avoid wasting the payout, and what to buy first in the Void shop.
Pair with How to Prestige, Prestige & The Void, and the Prestige Checklist.
Crystal source rules
| Method | Works? |
|---|---|
| Prestige reset | Yes — primary source |
| Robux shop | Not as a crystal substitute for Void progression |
| Promo codes | No active code system (Codes Hub) |
| Scripts / exploits | Ban risk — see Scripts |
| Weather events | Indirectly help by speeding coin savings |
If a video promises free crystal codes, ignore it until official Simple Bricks channels announce a redemption UI.
First prestige crystal payout
Community guides commonly report about 750 crystals for Prestige 1 after paying the expansion + shrine + fee path (often cited near 75M + 15M + 20M coins). Always read the Prestige Shrine preview in your live game — Simple Bricks Trees can rebalance payouts.
Steps overview:
- Expand the plot to the required tier.
- Buy and place the Prestige Shrine.
- Bank the reset fee separately from fountain shopping.
- Confirm crystal preview text.
- Prestige, then open The Void.
Details: How to Prestige.
Later prestige layers
Crystal payouts generally scale as you climb prestige layers, but so do rebuild costs. Endgame accounts treat each reset as a crystal paycheck that funds permanent multipliers — see Endgame Progression.
What to buy with crystals first
Use the Void upgrades tier list as the shopping list. Typical priority:
- Global coin multipliers
- Tree growth / watering efficiency
- Mutation chance (once income basics exist)
- Quality-of-life (walk speed, cheaper machines)
- Flex cosmetics last
Spending nothing and hoarding crystals is worse than an imperfect buy — unspent crystals do not grow your plot.
Banking coins for crystal runs
Crystal income is gated by coin sinks. Protect the fee:
- Pause luxury axe buys near the fee target
- Use Earn Coins Fast during Full Moon / Galactic
- Keep AFK offline can refill working between sessions
- Place the group totem for free multiplicative income
Do crystals survive the next prestige?
Void upgrades already purchased persist. Unspent crystals typically remain available to spend. Watering cans, axes, and plot machines reset — so crystal-funded permanent upgrades are the reason resets stay profitable.
Mistakes that waste crystal potential
- Prestiging without reading the shrine preview
- Spending the fee on a last-minute fountain
- Leaving crystals idle while grinding flat coin layers
- Buying mutation luck before any coin Void upgrade
- Believing YouTube “crystal codes”
Related pages
- Void upgrades tier list
- Mutations
- Updates Hub — when payouts change
- Guides Hub
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
How do you get crystals in Chop Your Tree?
Complete prestige resets. Crystals are the Void currency granted when you prestige; they are not earned from normal chops or codes.
How many crystals does the first prestige give?
Many players report about 750 crystals for Prestige 1. Always confirm the shrine preview because balance patches can change payouts.
Can I buy crystals with Robux?
Void progression is built around prestige crystals. Do not expect Robux packs to replace the prestige crystal loop.
What should I spend crystals on first?
Coin and growth Void upgrades first, then mutation chance. Follow the Void upgrades tier list for ordered picks.
Do crystals reset on the next prestige?
Purchased Void upgrades persist. Keep spending crystals so each new layer rebuilds faster than the last.