erm. Best skills at the beginning in GC1? Mana per kill, initial mana, the best starter gems you are able to push, lower mana for creation/combining, actually gem bombing skill works greatly in GC1. Whenever you are able to put skills in a higher grade (say you get level 34, now you have medium grade instead of low grade), re-spec and max it at once. Max lower mana for gems if you can, the rest should be about evenly spread between mana for kill, initial mana and whatever you can't live without. Once you get level 40, max high grade, pure mastery, lower mana for gems, mana per kill, rest spread evenly in lower mana for structures, initial mana. If there's anything left, put the remainder into lower grades.