Took me long enough but I finally realized!

[Reunegade]

Okay, so this is what I recommend (if you do buy platinum):
1. Level to 40 (via weekly elixir and XP elixirs stacked) and then farm KM3 for locked crates.
2. Buy luck kits (which are about 7-10k in the market)
3. Use the luck kit to farm. Without a leprechaun amulet, you are looking at about 2 locks per luck elixir, which is around 16-18k.
4. Save up for a leprechaun amulet (or buy with platinum) and you will be averaging about 4 locks.
5. Farm locked and elite until you get your desired gear/pet.
6. For cheap but effective pets, I recommend Ethyl, Orion, Malison, Ribbit.

If you have any questions, add me ingame IGN Lift.