World of Gaia features multiple shops that offer different items and use various currencies. All shops can be accessed through the World > Shops dropdown in the navbar at any time. Each shop organizes its inventory by category with clickable tabs, making it easy to browse specific types of items.
All purchases in World of Gaia are final and cannot be refunded or exchanged, so consider your purchases carefully. Shops do not offer bulk discounts, unless you use a coupon in which the discount takes it off the whole purchase of the same item.
Regular Shops
Ares' Cart
Ares' Cart is the primary PT shop that operates year-round. This shop accepts only PT (Player Tokens) as currency and offers essential items for progression.
Ares' Cart stocks elemental packs containing various items, unique specialty items, a one-time purchasable Jelly Orb, and Legendary Familiar Slots and Familiar Vouchers. Additionally, Elemental Packs and Familiar Vouchers are available as limited stock items that restock monthly, making timing important for these particular purchases.
Please note that while familiar vouchers will always restock to 10 every month, Elemental Packs will restock anywhere from 1 to 20 a month, capping out at 20 in stock.
Vault's Haven
Vault's Haven requires initial setup before you can gain the Silver Coins to purchase most things. You must first purchase Vault's Contract for 100 PT. After buying the contract, visit Krawft's Crafting and you can now exchange various items for Silver Coins (SC). Silver Coins serve as the exclusive currency for Vault's Haven and cannot be used elsewhere.
This shop offers specialty items unavailable through other vendors, including Den Items with limited monthly stock, Ares Favors limited to one per user monthly, and Scrolls of Imprints limited to two per user yearly. Be careful not to accidently delete your contract, as doing so will make you unable to use the recipes and thus unable to use the shop without trading with other users.
Using Silver Coins instead of PT prevents the items in Vault's Haven being as accessable to people who just purchase PT and encourages trading and participation in activities like Discovery Cove.
Dungeon Tradepost
The Dungeon Tradepost accepts Dungeon Gold earned by any character who has progressed past at least one dungeon floor. This currency is found solely in your character's banks. Available items include common utility items for general use, equipment, Jelly Orbs, and consumables designed to aid dungeon progression. This shop directly supports dungeon activities, making it most relevant for players actively engaging with the dungeon system, but items purchased can also aid in other activites as well.
Special Shops
Credits Shop
The Credits Shop operates on a premium currency: Credits. Credits are obtained through real money donations, opening Bags of Coins, or through specific in-game activities or events.
The Credits Shop offers Semi-Custom slots, Design Transfers for transferring a prior design into the game, PT purchases for players who need additional tokens, and various exclusive premium items. Credits can be converted to PT at a rate of 1 Credit to 200 PT, providing flexibility for players who prefer to use premium currency for standard purchases.
For detailed information about the custom creation process, refer to the Semis and Full Custom Guide. Credits provide access to some of the game's most personalized content options.
Gacha Shop
Despite being called a shop, this functions as gachapon system where you spend PT for randomized rewards. Each gacha contains a pool of possible items with varying rarity levels. After purchasing gacha items from the shop, navigate to the Openables section of your inventory to activate them. Each gacha displays its complete item pool in the description, allowing you to see all possible rewards before purchasing.
There is always 7 items available as rewards, with the farther down the list being higher rarity. If the 6th or 7th slot is won, they will be changed to something else, so be sure to check back on occasion to see if they have changed.
Please note that the randomized nature of the rewards means results vary significantly, making gachas unsuitable for players seeking cheap items. These shops are not recommended unless you have substantial PT reserves or are very active in earning PT, as losses can be significant and there are no guaranteed returns on investment.
Free Shops
Gaia's Giveaways
Gaia's Giveaways provides free items to all players, though stock quantities are limited generally to one per user. Some items appear only during specific time windows. The shop includes starter items for new players, limited-time seasonal items like the twice-yearly Fireworks Charm, special event items including April Fools traits, and other temporary promotional items.
Since items are free but limited, checking this shop on occasion ensures you don't miss temporary offerings.
Donation Shop
The Donation Shop operates on a community-driven system where players contribute items for others to claim. Each player can take one item every 24 hours, with a countdown timer displayed below the shop banner showing when your next claim becomes available.
To contribute items, access your public inventory and select items you wish to donate. Check the boxes for chosen items, select the Donate Item option, then click the yellow Donate button. Donated items are immediately removed from your inventory and added to the shop for other players. This system creates a community marketplace where players can share excess items while helping others access resources they need.
Seasonal Shops
Seasonal shops appear for two months during each yearly season, offering limited items themed around current seasons. These shops use special event currency rather than standard PT or Credits. Seasonal shops also maintain the same inventory year after year, so players can plan their purchases knowing items will return in future seasons. Additionally, Krawft's Crafting always has special recipes available for the duration of the event you can trade for special items or more currency.
The seasonal rotation includes the following shops:
Springtime Splendor
Running through April and May, Springtime Splendor focuses on spring and Easter-themed content. Like other seasonal events, it enhances existing activities rather than requiring separate participation. The shop features flowery familiars, pretty decorative items, and crafting materials, with additional themed items appearing in Discovery Cove and other events.
This event uses Painted Eggs as currency, earned at a rate of 1 Painted Egg for every 64 PT gained from spirit artwork. These can be exchanged in the Springtime Splendor shop for seasonal rewards.
Summertime at the Beach
Active during June and July, Summertime at the Beach enhances existing events and activities with summer-themed rewards. This event doesn't require joining and rewards come automatically through regular participation. The shop offers summer-themed items including umbrellas and sunglasses, with many new items added to Discovery Cove's reward pool.
Currency for this shop comes from creating artwork of your spirits. You earn Leaflets at a rate of 1 Leaflet for every 64 PT gained from artwork, which can then be traded in the holiday shop for various summer rewards.
Festival of Death
Active during October and November, the Festival of Death brings fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving-themed items to the game. The event enhances regular activities with dark and spooky themed rewards. Shop offerings include deathly items, spooky familiars, and seasonal materials, with themed additions to Discovery Cove and other events.
Currency comes in the form of Candies, earned at 1 Candies for every 64 PT gained from spirit artwork. These can be traded in the Festival of Death shop for rewards or used in special crafting recipes at Krawft's Crafting.
Winter Wonderland
Running December through January, Winter Wonderland provides winter and Christmas-themed content. The event enhances existing activities with cold weather and holiday-themed rewards. Shop items include cheery holiday decorations, snowy familiars, and seasonal materials, plus special crafting recipes available only during this period.
This event uses Balls of Snow as currency, earned at 1 Ball of Snow for every 64 PT gained from spirit artwork. These can be exchanged in the Winter Wonderland shop for various winter rewards.
Groundhog's Booth
This unique shop only appears at the beginning of February and is conditional on real-world Groundhog Day results. If the groundhog sees its shadow, the booth opens containing items from all four previously listed seasonal shops throughout the past year. If the groundhog doesn't see its shadow, this event doesn't occur.
During Groundhog's Booth, you cannot earn new holiday currency through artwork, but you can still trade existing seasonal currencies from previous events. This shop serves as a second chance opportunity for players who missed items from earlier seasonal events.
Month of Creation
September brings the Month of Creation, celebrating the game's anniversary (And owner's birth month) with special activities and rewards. This event features multiple sub-events with individual requirements and rules. The shop accepts Leaflets as currency for various anniversary items.
During this month, all spirit artwork earns Leaflets just like during Summertime at the Beach, but gift art and art trades provide special bonuses in the form of double Leaflets and PT regardless of if the artist's characters are in it or not.