Watchtower
A modest stone tower with hawk-eyed sentries. Reduces threat severity on trade routes whose endpoints carry one. Civic or military district eligible.
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Requirements to build
All of these must be true, and you also need the level 1 build cost from the table below. New to building? Start with Set up your base.
- Profession on your roster
- None needed
- Regions
- Any region
- Plot kind
- Military or Civic district plot
- Can also go on a frontier territory plot.
Level progression
Build cost is what you pay to reach that level (level 1 is the construction price). Construction and upgrades are instant; there is no build timer for ordinary buildings.
| L | Threat Reduction Pct | Build Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 18,000 gold + 200 Limestone + 100 Iron Ore |
| 2 | 8 | 42,000 gold + 300 Granite + 200 Steel Ore |
| 3 | 12 | 90,000 gold + 500 Granite + 300 Steel Ore + 80 Troll Heart |
| 4 | 16 | 180,000 gold + 700 Marble + 400 Mithril Ore + 150 Basilisk Eye |
| 5 | 22 | 360,000 gold + 1000 Obsidian + 600 Adamantine Ore + 300 Basilisk Eye |
Specialization · path_a
Beacon Network
Adjacent Watchtowers stack +25% threat reduction.
Specialization · path_b
Falconry Post
Threat reduction also applies to caravans passing through (transit lanes).
Adjacency bonuses
- Patrol GarrisonOverlapping watch · +5% production
- OutpostForward sightlines · +4% production
- Command PostChain of command · +3% production