How the letters were assigned
S is a printed sum of 24 or more. A is 16 to 23. B is 10 to 15. C is 7 to 9. D is 6 or less. Access method is explained on each row and does not raise the letter. A cheap C cue can be the right buy. A locked S cue is not a starter plan.
S tier
Player decision Treat it as the Astra ceiling if you can open that set. The letter is the printed sum, not a playtest.
Player decision The Galaxy set ceiling. Compare it with Astra Cue T5 if both sets are on your menu.
Player decision A strong Astra step if T5 is locked. Still not a coin-shop purchase.
Player decision Same sum band as Astra Cue T4. Pick the set you can actually advance.
A tier
Player decision If the pass is open, this outstats every coin cue, including the 150,000-coin Obsidian.
Player decision Useful if you are already in the Astra set and cannot reach T4. Spin 2 is only a starter-level Spin.
Player decision A balanced Galaxy step. Same sum as Astra Cue T3 with less Time and more Spin.
B tier
Player decision The earliest Astra line that was printed. Spin 4 is ahead of every coin cue.
Player decision A free-looking B line if the invite condition works. It beats Obsidian's sum and costs no printed coins.
Player decision A pass cue with Force 4, above the coin ladder's Force values.
Player decision Take it if you are climbing the Galaxy set and do not have T3 yet.
Player decision Same printed line as Galaxy Cue T2. The official listing separately says liking the game grants exclusive rewards, without naming Sci-Fi.
Player decision Buy it only after cheaper coin steps and only if set or pass cues are closed to you. Several non-coin cues sum higher.
Player decision Same printed stats as Obsidian if the pass is how you get it.
Player decision Worth checking if a like reward is live. The like target is not explained.
C tier
Player decision One Force point over Summer for 40,000 more coins. Easy to skip if a set cue is available.
Player decision Aim 3 this early is ahead of the coin ladder until Obsidian. Only if you already have the pack. The pack price was not printed.
Player decision Keep it if a flip awards it. Do not buy a coin cue just to copy this Time value.
Player decision Best even coin line before the same-stat Archer's Rest. Stop here if you only want 2s across the board.
Player decision Do not buy it while Summer shows the same line for 10,000 coins.
Player decision The 5,000-coin step when you want Aim 2 and still have Spin 1. Default example in the coin-gap form.
Player decision A Spin upgrade over Starter if a flip gives it. Time 1 is the weak number.
Player decision Do not chase it for Aim. Blue Laminate has more Aim for a printed 5,000 coins.
Player decision Fine as the start of the Galaxy set. Not better on paper than a 5,000-coin cue.
Player decision A pass reward with starter-level Spin. Lava Core is the pass cue with the higher line.
Player decision Accept it from the pass. Do not expect it to replace a higher Time cue.
Player decision Same printed line as Blue Laminate. A flip is fine. Paying extra elsewhere for these numbers is not.
D tier
Player decision The correct first purchase from Starter. It does not fix Aim or Spin.
Player decision Use it to learn the power meter. Replace it when you have 500 coins if Briarwood is still that price.
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