How to get rubies in clicker heroes?

Rubies are the only currency you can use in the Shop, which is basically the cash shop of Clicker Heroes. There are only three things you can purchase in the Shop: Timelapse (20 Rubies) - Refreshes all your cooldowns and gives a huge boost to gold. 3 Gilded Heroes (30 Rubies) - Gives you three random Gilded Heroes. read more

Rubies are the premium currency in Clicker Heroes. They can be obtained from clickables, mercenary quests, or by purchasing them from the Shop using real money. Rubies can be purchased directly via real money on all providers, except Kongregate. read more

You will not get "a couple Rubies" while leaving the game running during the night, since once a clickable spawn, it wont move nor dissapear until it is clicked or the game is closed down. The Clickable in the Hero-list is not stuck nor can be invisible, it has a fixed position in the window and won't move. read more