Defense Tower Upgrade Costs
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Total cost, level 1 to 30
food
76,100,000
wood
77,038,385
stone
15,607,660
iron
3,835,660
Level-by-level costs
| Level | Food | Wood | Stone | Iron | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 2 | — | 180 | — | — | 6s |
| 3 | — | 805 | — | — | 1m |
| 4 | — | 1,800 | 360 | — | 3m |
| 5 | — | 7,600 | 1,500 | — | 10m |
| 6 | — | 19,000 | 3,800 | 960 | 30m |
| 7 | — | 69,000 | 13,000 | 3,400 | 1h |
| 8 | — | 120,000 | 25,000 | 6,300 | 2h 30m |
| 9 | — | 260,000 | 52,000 | 13,000 | 4h 30m |
| 10 | — | 460,000 | 92,000 | 23,000 | 6h |
| 11 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 260,000 | 65,000 | 7h 30m |
| 12 | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | 330,000 | 84,000 | 9h |
| 13 | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | 470,000 | 110,000 | 11h |
| 14 | 3,100,000 | 3,100,000 | 630,000 | 150,000 | 14h |
| 15 | 4,600,000 | 4,600,000 | 930,000 | 230,000 | 18h |
| 16 | 5,900,000 | 5,900,000 | 1,100,000 | 290,000 | 1d 6h 28m |
| 17 | 9,300,000 | 9,300,000 | 1,800,000 | 460,000 | 1d 12h 34m |
| 18 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 2,500,000 | 620,000 | 1d 19h 53m |
| 19 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 3,100,000 | 780,000 | 2d 17h 50m |
| 20 | 21,000,000 | 21,000,000 | 4,300,000 | 1,000,000 | 3d 10h 18m |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | Instant |
Upgrade requirements
| Level | Requires |
|---|---|
| 2 | Sawmill 1 |
| 5 | Hero Hall 3 |
| 6 | Iron Mine 5 |
| 9 | Embassy 8 · Infirmary 1 |
| 10 | Academy 9 |
| 11 | Embassy 10 |
| 12 | Embassy 11 |
| 13 | Embassy 12 |
| 14 | Embassy 13 |
| 15 | Embassy 14 |
| 16 | Academy 15 · Embassy 15 |
| 17 | Embassy 16 |
| 18 | Embassy 17 |
| 19 | Embassy 18 |
| 20 | Academy 19 · Embassy 19 |
Numeric costs imported from community tables; prose written independently.
Source: Community-sourced building costs, compiled from public community tables (see /methodology)
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