Distillery
Building

Distillery

#Distillery
Resources
Value: 30 pts (1.25x per level)

Elixir production. Alchemical facility for magical concoctions.

Description

Refinery of mystical essences and elixirs. Produces 10 Elixir per tick (1.2x scaling) while consuming 5 Food and 3 Herbs maintenance. Requires Alchemy research.

📖 Full Encyclopedia Entry

The Distillery is a sacred workshop where alchemists mix herbal extracts, enchanted liquids, and ancient essences to create powerful elixirs. Its copper vats and rune-carved pipes hum with magical energy. Mechanically, the Distillery produces 10 Elixir per tick (1.2x scaling), consumes 5 Food and 3 Herbs maintenance, and requires Alchemy research. Construction costs 400 Gold, 200 Wood, 150 Stone, 100 Herbs, 50 Gems (1.2x scaling). Elixir is essential for elite units, magical applications, and NoDeaths faction requirements.

Creation

Requirements

Must be present (NOT consumed)

Researches:
📖 Alchemy
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Costs

Consumed when created

Time 5000 (1.2x)
5s
💰 Gold 400 (1.2x)
Resources (1.2x scaling)
💎 Wood 200
💎 Stone 150
💎 Herbs 100
💎 Gems 50

Maintenance

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Periodic Costs

Consumed repeatedly over time

Resources
💎 Food 5
💎 Herbs 3

Production

Base output per tick (INTEGER values). Scaling ratios show growth per level.

Resources (1.2x per level)
💎 Elixir 10 /tick

Strategic Context

Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.

Role Magical resource production for elite capabilities
Relevance Mid Game
Type Levelable

Advantages

  • + +10 Elixir production per tick (1.2x ratio)
  • + Forest terrain provides +30% Elixir bonus
  • + Elves gain +35% Elixir racial bonus
  • + Essential for elite unit recruitment
  • + Required for NoDeaths faction units

Disadvantages

  • - Consumes 5 Food + 3 Herbs per tick (maintenance)
  • - Requires Alchemy research (Tier 3)
  • - Expensive construction (400 Gold, 50 Gems)
  • - Desert terrain imposes -25% penalty

Warnings

  • ! Ensure stable Herbs supply before building
  • ! Elves + Forest = exceptional Elixir output
  • ! Required for many elite unit requirements
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Synergies

Forest terrainElvesMedicsBestiaryNoDeaths
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Countered By

Desert terrainHerb shortagesFamine
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Scaling

Elixir production scales at 1.2x per level. Maintenance does not scale.