Atlas Bucks strategy
Should you buy badges or parcels?
Compare the next passport level with the same Atlas Bucks invested in average parcels, including the effect of US boost-tier changes and SRB hours.
Same-AB comparison
Compare your next passport level
This compares the Atlas Bucks needed for your next badge level with spending the same amount on average parcels.
10 badges · 2,000 AB · 10% passport boost
Same 2,000 AB budget, including any boost-tier change
A higher monthly estimate is not the only consideration: badges require travel or other availability, while parcels may support mayorships and game challenges.
Atlas Earth passport levels
| Badges | Rent bonus |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0% |
| 1–10 | 5% |
| 11–30 | 10% |
| 31–60 | 15% |
| 61–100 | 20% |
| 101+ | 25% |
The mathematically larger gain is not always the better move
Badges may require travel, while parcels can support mayorship goals and challenge progress. Use the comparison to understand the rent tradeoff, then choose the option that fits how you play.
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