I'm currently Level 63, with a max Energy of 61. I am also finding it hard to manage my Energy in this game, in order to do what I want to do.

The game constantly teases me with new event Vortex dungeons. Like last weekend, I am torn as to whether I should do the weekend Zel dungeons, or spend my energy trying to get some of the starters (I eventually only got an Anima Selena). This weekend, I spent all my energy on Lico Level 1 (because Level 2 can be quite tough if I drop to RNG, and Level 3 is out of reach for me), and not a single one has dropped. When I see myself having 5 keys, I end up stopping doing anything else to let my energy refill, then go on a 4x run without being able to level up.

In terms of story quest, I am currently still stuck in Cordelica. I have not taken a single step into Amdahl yet. Most of my characters are still 4-stars, and the 5-stars I do have are on the low level end. 60 energy takes roughly 10 hours to refill.

In terms of what I still want to do - I still need to farm a Dark Totem to evolve my Magress. I still need to feed Thunder Kings/Gods to my Eze, and then Loch. I still need to level up my main mono-Thunder team, which consists of Amy, Elulu, and May (maybe 1 more Elulu for Arena?). I still need to level up my Kikuri. I still need to level an Earth/Fire/Water team. I've been feeding all my Light Gods/Kings to my Atro, who is my solitary Light unit in my roster.

In Arena, I am currently a Sage. However, I am not really getting any further, as I lose about 50% of my matches now.

So I need some advice - what should I be spending my energy on? Should I consider using gems to replenish my energy?

I guess it can be frustrating when I see some friends of mine who started about 2 weeks later than me, yet they're talking about farming Zebra, or 6-star evolutions, or even having a higher rank in Arena than me, with better teams. I feel so far away, for all the time I've invested into the game.

If you'd like me to post my squad or anything, let me know. But ultimately, just looking for a way to actually feel like I'm gaining progress in this game.