Resource

Resource & Silo

Resource is a common name for all basic and magical resources. Basic resources include wood, ore and gold; while magical resources include mercury, sulfur, crystal and gems. Wood and ore are required to build town structures, along with gold. Wood is also needed to build boats. Several town structures require magical resources for construction, and they are also needed to hire most 7th level creatures. Gold is basically needed for everything from hiring heroes and troops to constructing buildings and ships. Also some Adventure Map locations (e.g. School of War) require gold in exchange for their services. Tree of Knowledge is the exception among adventure map locations, because it can require a resource other than gold (10 gems) to give an experience level.

Resources may be acquired in many ways, but perhaps the most typical means are flagging mines, which provide a steady income, or gathering resource piles from the Adventure Map. Additional resources may be acquired from Adventure Map locations such as Windmills, Mystical Gardens or creature banks. Typically, it is possible to construct Resource Silos in towns, which will produce extra resources depending on the town they are built. Additionally, Rampart's Mystic Pond will produce additional weekly income. Freelancer's Guild and Artifact merchants may exchange creatures or artifacts for gold and/or resources, respectively. Additionally, resources can be given/received from other players through Marketplace.

Gold

Media:Resource gold.webp Pile of gold as seen on the adventure map. You find a small quantity of gold.

Gold is one of the seven resources, and one of three basic resources. It is arguably the most important resource because it is needed basically for everything. The largest expenditure is troops, and another is town structures. However, gold is also needed to hire heroes, in several Adventure Map locations and to buy artifacts. Typically, Gold can be found scattered around the adventure map varying quantities (500-1000 units of gold per resource stack).

Gold can be received from:

• Town buildings
  • Village hall   +500/day
  • Town hall   +1000/day
  • City hall   +2000/day
  • Capitol   +4000/day
  • Grail building   +5000/day
  • Marketplace - by selling resources
  • Artifact Merchants - by selling artifacts
  • Freelancer's Guild - by selling troops
  • Treasury   +10%/week

• Bank    +2500, but decreases town income by 500 for 5 days
  • Artifacts
    • Endless Purse of Gold   +500/day
    • Endless Bag of Gold   +750/day
    • Endless Sack of Gold   +1000/day
  • Golden Goose    +7000/day
  • Secondary skill
    • Estates   +200-500-1000/day 125-250-500/day 
  • Creatures
    •   Kobold and Kobold Foreman  +1 (per creature)/day
  • Adventure map
    • Gold mines   +1000/day
    • creature banks:
      • Crypt   +1500/2000/2500/5000
      • Derelict Ship   +3000/4000/6000
      • Dragon Utopia   +20000/30000/40000/50000
      • Dwarven Treasury   +2500/4000/5000/7500
      • Imp Cache   +1000/1500/2000/3000
      • Medusa Stores   +2000/3000/4000/5000
      • Naga Bank   +4000/6000/8000/12000
      • Shipwreck   +2000/3000/4000/5000
  • Black Tower    +2000/2250/3500/3750
  • Churchyard    +2500
  • Mansion    +2500/5000/7500/10000
  • Ruins    +1000/2000/3000/4000
  • Spit    +3000/4500/6000/9000
  • Beholder's Sanctuary    +3000/5000/6000/9000
  • Temple of the Sea    +10000/15000/20000/30000
  • • Water wheels   +500 or 1000/week
    • Mystical Gardens   +0 or 500/week
    • Treasure chests   +0/1000/1500/2000 once
    • Campfires   +400-600 once
    • Freelancer's Guild - by selling troops
    • Trading Posts - by selling resources
    • Flotsam   +0/200/500 once
    • Sea Chests   +0/1000/1500 once
    • Pandora's Boxes - various
    • Seer's Huts - various
    • Events - various
  • Derrick    +500 or 1000/week
  • Grave    +500/1000/1500...5000 once
  • Prospector    +0 or 500/week
  • Warehouse of Gold    +2000/week
  • Junkman  - by selling artifacts (except scrolls)
  • Jetsam    +0/200/500 once
  • Trapper Lodge   +300-500 once

  Heroes with a gold specialty:
  The following heroes generate 350 gold per day:

  •   Aine the Wizard
  •   Caitlin the Cleric
  •   Clavius the Death Knight
  •   Damacon the Overlord
  •   Gelare the Elementalist
  •   Grindan the Elementalist
  •   Jenova the Ranger
  •   Nagash the Necromancer
  •   Octavia the Demoniac
  •   Leena the Captain 
  •   Bertram the Artificer 
  •   Vehr the Elder 

  Heroes with an Estates specialty:
  The following heroes receive a 5% per level bonus to Estates skill:

  •   Lord Haart the Knight

  Wood

  Media:Resource_wood.webp Pile of wood as seen on the adventure map. You find a small quantity of wood.

  • Harvesting wood
    (To Build a Tunnel  prologue)

  Wood is one of the three basic resources in Heroes (along with Gold and Ore). Wood is needed for most buildings, and thus, it is vital to claim a source of Wood as early in the game as possible, as Windmill can produce any resources but Gold and Wood. The primary source of Wood is the Sawmill, which brings its owner 2 units of Wood per day. You can also find wood scattered around the land in small amounts (5-10 units of Wood per resource stack).

  In Fortress, Castle, Necropolis, Stronghold and Bulwark  towns you can also build the Resource Silo which will bring you 1 Wood and 1 Ore per day.

  Additional sources of wood:

  Artifacts:

  • Inexhaustible Cart of Lumber - gives you 1 wood every day.

  Town Buildings:

  • Marketplace, Freelancer's Guild, Artifact Merchants
  • Mystic Pond   +0/1-4 per week

  Adventure map:

  • Campfire   +0/4-6 once
  • Wagon   +0/2-5 once
  • Lean To   +0/1-5 once
  • Flotsam   +0/5/10 once
  • Cyclops Stockpile   +4/6/8/10 once
  • Trading Post, Freelancer's Guild, Pandora's Box, Seer's Hut, Event
  • Warehouse of Wood    +10/week
  • Junkman  - by selling artifacts (except scrolls)

  Ore

  Media:Resource ore.webp Pile of ore as seen on the adventure map. You find a small quantity of ore.

  Ore is one of the three basic resources in Heroes (along with Gold and Wood). Ore is needed for most buildings, and thus, it is vital to claim a source of ore as early in the game as possible. The primary source of ore is the Ore Pit, which brings its owner 2 units of ore per day. Typically, basic resources can be found scattered around the adventure map in small amounts (5-10 units of ore per resource stack).

  In Fortress, Castle, Necropolis, Stronghold and Bulwark  towns you can also build the Resource Silo which will bring you 1 Wood and 1 Ore per day.

  Additional sources of ore:

  Artifacts:

  • Inexhaustible Cart of Ore - gives you 1 ore every day.

  Town Buildings:

  • Marketplace, Freelancer's Guild, Artifact Merchants
  • Mystic Pond   +0/1-4 per week

  Adventure map:

  • Windmill   +0/3-6 per week
  • Campfire   +0/4-6 once
  • Wagon   +0/2-5 once
  • Lean To   +0/1-5 once
  • Cyclops Stockpile   +4/6/8/10 once
  • Trading Post, Freelancer's Guild, Pandora's Box, Seer's Hut, Event
  • Jetsam    +0/5/10 once
  • Warehouse of Ore    +10/week
  • Junkman  - by selling artifacts (except scrolls)

  Mercury

  Media:Resource mercury.webp Pile of mercury as seen on the adventure map. You find a small quantity of mercury.

  Mercury is one of the four magical resources (along with Crystal, Gems and Sulfur). Mercury is required to construct several buildings and to hire Devils and Arch Devils, Ghost Dragons, Phoenixes and Azure Dragons. The primary source of mercury is the Alchemist's lab, which produces 1 mercury per day for its owner. You can also find mercury scattered around the land in small amounts (3-6 units of mercury per resource stack).

  In Inferno and Conflux towns, you can build a resource silo, which will bring you 1 unit of mercury per day.

  Additional sources of mercury:

  Heroes:

  •   Rissa the Alchemist - produces 1 unit of mercury per day

  Artifacts:

  • Everpouring Vial of Mercury - produces 1 unit of mercury per day
  • Cornucopia - produces 5 units of mercury per day

  Town Buildings:

  • Marketplace, Freelancer's Guild, Artifact Merchants
  • Mystic Pond   +0/1-4 per week

  Adventure map:

  • Windmill   +0/3-6 per week
  • Campfire   +0/4-6 once
  • Wagon   +0/2-5 once
  • Lean To   +0/1-5 once
  • Cyclops Stockpile   +4/6/8/10 once
  • Imp Cache   +2/3/4/6 once
  • Trading Post, Freelancer's Guild, Pandora's Box, Seer's Hut, Event
  • Sea Barrel    +0/3-6 once
  • Warehouse of Mercury    +6/week
  • Mansion    +2/3/4/5 once
  • Junkman  - by selling artifacts (except scrolls)
  • Warlock's Lab    - can be transmuted from , or

  Sulfur

  Media:Resource sulfur.webp Pile of sulfur as seen on the adventure map. You find a small quantity of sulfur.

  Sulfur is one of the four magical resources (along with Crystal, Gems and Mercury). Its symbol is . Sulfur is required to construct several buildings and to hire Red Dragons, Black Dragons, Chaos Hydras and Rust Dragons. The primary source of sulfur is the Sulfur dune, which produces 1 unit of sulfur per day for its owner. Sulfur may also be scattered around the adventure map in small piles typically containing 3-6 units of sulfur per resource stack.

  Resource Silos of Dungeon and Cove  towns produce 1 unit of sulfur per day for the kingdom.

  Additional sources of sulfur:

  Heroes:

  •   Calid the Heretic - produces 1 unit of sulfur per day

  Artifacts:

  • Eversmoking Ring of Sulfur - produces 1 unit of sulfur per day
  • Cornucopia - produces 5 units of sulfur per day

  Town Buildings:

  • Marketplace, Freelancer's Guild, Artifact Merchants
  • Mystic Pond   +0/1-4 per week

  Adventure map:

  • Windmill   +0/3-6 per week
  • Campfire   +0/4-6 once
  • Wagon   +0/2-5 once
  • Lean To   +0/1-5 once
  • Cyclops Stockpile   +4/6/8/10 once
  • Medusa Stores   +5/6/8/10 once
  • Naga Bank   +8/12/16/24 once (not with HD mod or in Horn of the Abyss)
  • Trading Post, Freelancer's Guild, Pandora's Box, Seer's Hut, Event
  • Sea Barrel    +0/3-6 once
  • Prospector    +0/5 per week
  • Warehouse of Sulfur    +6/week
  • Mansion    +2/3/4/5 once
  • Junkman  - by selling artifacts (except scrolls)
  • Warlock's Lab    - can be transmuted from , or

  Crystal

  Media:Resource crystal.webp Pile of crystal as seen on the adventure map. You find a small quantity of crystal.

  Crystal is one of the four magical resources (along with Gems, Mercury and Sulfur). Crystal is needed to construct several buildings and to hire Green Dragons, Gold Dragons, Ancient Behemoths and Crystal Dragons. The primary source of crystals is the Crystal Cavern, which produces 1 unit of crystal per day for its owner. You can also find crystal scattered around the land in small amounts (3-6 units of crystal per resource stack).

  In Rampart and Factory towns, you can also build a Resource Silo which will bring you 1 unit of crystal per day.

  Additional sources of crystals:

  Heroes:

  •   Sephinroth the Warlock - produces 1 unit of crystals per day
  •   Andal the Navigator  - produces 1 unit of crystals per day

  Creatures

  •  Crystal Dragon - produces 3 units of crystals per week

  Artifacts:

  • Everflowing Crystal Cloak - produces 1 unit of crystals per day
  • Cornucopia - produces 5 units of crystals per day

  Town Buildings:

  • Marketplace, Freelancer's Guild, Artifact Merchants
  • Mystic Pond   +0/1-4 per week

  Adventure map:

  • Windmill   +0/3-6 per week
  • Campfire   +0/4-6 once
  • Wagon   +0/2-5 once
  • Lean To   +0/1-5 once
  • Cyclops Stockpile   +4/6/8/10 once
  • Dwarven Treasury   +2/3/5/10 once
  • Trading Post, Freelancer's Guild, Pandora's Box, Seer's Hut, Event
  • Sea Barrel    +0/3-6 once
  • Warehouse of Crystal    +6/week
  • Mansion    +2/3/4/5 once
  • Junkman  - by selling artifacts (except scrolls)
  • Warlock's Lab    - can be transmuted from , or

  Gems

  Media:Resource gem.webp Pile of gems as seen on the adventure map. You find a small quantity of gems.

  Gems is one of the four magical resources. They are required to construct several buildings and to hire Giants, Titans, Angels and Archangels. In The Shadow of Death expansion hiring Faerie Dragons from Magic Forests requires gems. The primary source of gems is the Gem pond, which produces 1 unit of gems per day for its owner. Additionally, visiting Mystical Garden has 50 % chance of producing 5 gems. It only works once per week.

  In Tower towns, Resource Silos will produce 1 unit of gems per day.

  Additional sources of gems:

  Heroes:

  •   Saurug the Battle Mage - produces 1 unit of gems per day

  Artifacts:

  • Ring of Infinite Gems - produces 1 unit of gems per day
  • Cornucopia - produces 5 units of gems per day

  Town Buildings:

  • Marketplace, Freelancer's Guild, Artifact Merchants
  • Mystic Pond   +0/1-4 per week

  Adventure map:

  • Mystical Garden   +0/5 per week
  • Windmill   +0/3-6 per week
  • Campfire   +0/4-6 once
  • Wagon   +0/2-5 once
  • Lean To   +0/1-5 once
  • Cyclops Stockpile   +4/6/8/10 once
  • Naga Bank   +8/12/16/24 once (with HD mod or in Horn of the Abyss)
  • Trading Post, Freelancer's Guild, Pandora's Box, Seer's Hut, Event
  • Sea Barrel    +0/3-6 once
  • Warehouse of Gem    +6/week
  • Mansion    +2/3/4/5 once
  • Junkman  - by selling artifacts (except scrolls)
  • Warlock's Lab    - can be transmuted from , or

  See Also:

  • List of map objects
  • Map Editor
  • Map Editor Objects