Castle upgrade costs: levels 1–30

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Castle reference

Castle upgrade

requirements & costs

One clear reference for every recorded level transition. Plan the next gate before you spend.

Castle 1 → 30: base upgrade reference

Upgrade

Required buildings · levels

Wood

Food

Coins

Base time

1 → 2

Farm 1

Townhouse 1

270

270

600

2s

2 → 3

Drill Ground 1

610

610

1.2K

4s

3 → 4

Builders' Hut 3

1.2K

1.2K

2.4K

1m 46s

4 → 5

Ward Tent 4

3K

3K

3.6K

9m 57s

5 → 6

Barracks 5

11K

11K

6K

42m 8s

6 → 7

Any faction building 6

44K

44K

8.8K

3h 8m

7 → 8

Barracks 7

110K

110K

22K

4h 41m

8 → 9

Scholar Tower I 7

Alliance Keep 7

290K

290K

58K

5h 28m

9 → 10

Barracks 9

Any faction building 9

870K

870K

174K

6h 34m

10 → 11

Scholar Tower I 10

Alliance Keep 10

1.7M

1.7M

340K

9h 11m

11 → 12

Barracks 11

Any faction building 11

2.6M

2.6M

520K

12h 51m

12 → 13

Scholar Tower I 12

Alliance Keep 12

3.9M

3.9M

780K

17h 59m

13 → 14

Barracks 13

Any faction building 13

5.9M

5.9M

1.18M

1d 2h 59m

14 → 15

Scholar Tower I 14

Alliance Keep 14

8.9M

8.9M

1.78M

1d 11h 4m

15 → 16

Barracks 15

Any faction building 15

12M

12M

2.4M

1d 21h 35m

16 → 17

Scholar Tower I 16

Alliance Keep 16

16M

16M

3.2M

2d 11h 15m

17 → 18

Barracks 17

Any faction building 17

21M

21M

4.2M

3d 5h 2m

18 → 19

Scholar Tower I 18

Alliance Keep 18

27M

27M

5.4M

4d 4h 8m

19 → 20

Barracks 19

Any faction building 19

38M

38M

7.6M

5d 10h 11m

20 → 21

Scholar Tower I 20

Alliance Keep 20

53M

53M

10.6M

7d 1h 14m

21 → 22

Barracks 21

Any faction building 21

69M

69M

13.8M

9d 4h

22 → 23

Scholar Tower I 22

Alliance Keep 22

90M

90M

18M

11d 21h 59m

23 → 24

Barracks 23

Any faction building 23

120M

120M

24M

15d 11h 47m

24 → 25

Scholar Tower I 24

Alliance Keep 24

150M

150M

30M

20d 3h 19m

25 → 26

Barracks 25

Any faction building 25

200M

200M

40M

26d 4h 19m

26 → 27

Scholar Tower I 26

Alliance Keep 26

260M

260M

52M

34d 48m

27 → 28

Barracks 27

Any faction building 27

340M

340M

68M

47d 15h 31m

28 → 29

Scholar Tower I 28

Alliance Keep 28

440M

440M

88M

66d 16h 56m

29 → 30

Barracks 29

Any faction building 29

570M

570M

114M

93d 9h 18m

Each row is the current level → next level. Costs cover the Castle upgrade itself; unfinished prerequisite buildings add their own costs. Times of one hour or more are rounded up to the next minute.

Any faction building means one eligible choice

Tribe Forge, Legion Bastion or Ranger Retreat, at the level shown. The shared prerequisite is counted once in a combined budget.

Apply your own bonuses separately

Resource reduction and construction speed are different inputs. A +10% speed bonus divides base time by 1.10; it does not subtract 10% from the timer.

Base reference table · no player buffs applied · placement 0 → 1 is outside this table. Exact seconds and combined prerequisite costs are available in the Castle calculator.

Reference edition · October 2026

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