Fan
What it fixes
Fan moves tickets toward your automation setup so you do not keep dragging every card by hand.
Gadget long-tail guide
What does the Fan do in Scritchy Scratchy?
Fan is a movement tool. It does not scratch tickets, claim rewards, or fix prestige timing by itself. Its real job is pushing tickets toward the part of your route that already knows what to do with them.
Fan
When it matters
It becomes useful once Scratch Bot exists and movement, not scratching, is the bottleneck slowing the route down.
Fan
What it needs
Fan works best with Sticky Mat because movement alone can create chaos if tickets keep drifting out of position.
Fan purpose in plain language
Fan helps automate movement. In a manual run, you can drag or position tickets yourself. Once Scratch Bot enters the picture, that manual movement starts becoming the new bottleneck. Fan reduces that handling cost by pushing tickets where the bot can reach them.
The catch is that more motion does not automatically mean more output. If tickets blow into awkward spots, collide, or miss the intended lane, Fan can make the setup feel worse until stability catches up.
When should you buy Fan?
Run stateBest readAction
Manual scratching still dominatesYou are not yet feeding enough tickets into automation to justify movement tools.Delay Fan and keep building the first stable automation layer.
Scratch Bot exists but waits on ticket flowMovement is now slower than scratching.Fan becomes a strong buy because it removes repeated hand placement.
Fan adds speed but also clutterThe route moves faster, but tickets drift or miss the intended path.Add Sticky Mat or route control before treating Fan as complete automation.
Interaction
Fan plus Sticky Mat
Fan creates ticket movement. Sticky Mat makes that movement easier to control. If Fan feels chaotic, the next fix is often stability, not more raw speed.
Open Sticky Mat guideDo not overread it
Not full automation by itself
Fan does not replace Scratch Bot, claiming tools, refills, or prestige decisions. Buy it when movement is the bottleneck, not because the run feels slow in a vague way.
Open gadget glossaryDoes the Fan scratch tickets?
No. Fan only helps move tickets. Scratch Bot or manual scratching still has to reveal the ticket.
Is the Fan worth buying before Sticky Mat?
It can be, if movement is clearly the current bottleneck. But if Fan starts making the table messy, Sticky Mat is often the follow-up tool that makes the purchase actually pay off.
Does Fan matter after prestige?
Yes, whenever your next run reaches automation quickly enough for movement to matter again. Judge it against the same bottleneck test: if card flow is the problem, Fan helps; if not, another upgrade may be stronger.