## Quick links Follow these links to jump to upgrade sections within the table. * [Special Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#specialupgrades) * [Manual Mining Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#manualminingupgrades) * [Goblin Reward Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#goblinrewardupgrades) * [Spider Reward Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#spiderrewardupgrades) * [Hireling Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#hirelingupgrades) * [Ants](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#antupgrades) * [Woodpeckers](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#woodpeckerupgrades) * [Bloodhounds](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#bloodhoundupgrades) * [Sandshrews](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#sandshrewupgrades) * [Goblins](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#goblinupgrades) * [Miners](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#minerupgrades) * [Rock Golems](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#rockgolemupgrades) * [Bagger 288s](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#bagger288upgrades) * [Titans of Earth](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#titanofearthupgrades) * [World Eaters](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#worldeaterupgrades) * [Hive Queens](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#hivequeenupgrades) * [Wyverns](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wyvernupgrades) * [Neurochrysalises](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#neurochrysalisupgrades) * [Dragon Hunters](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#dragonhunterupgrades) * [Mage Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#mageupgrades) * [Craftsman Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#craftsmanupgrades) * [Alchemist Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#alchemistupgrades) * [Cross Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#crossupgrades) * [Other Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#otherupgrades) * [Industry Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#industryupgrades) * [Spirit Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#spiritupgrades) * [Time Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#timeupgrades) * [Mana Multiplier Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#manamultiplierupgrades) * [Nightmare](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#nightmareupgrades) * [Arcane](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#arcaneupgrades) * [Eldritch](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#eldritchupgrades) * [Dragon Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#dragonupgrades) Note: temporarily highlighting changes from 1.00 update for better visibility. * Upgrades modified in version 1.02 are highlighted in yellow. See [update info](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#Update info ) for changes. * New 1.02+ upgrades are highlighted in green. * Version 1.00-1.01 upgrades are highlighted in lighter green ## Upgrade list | **Name**| **Requirement**| **Cost**| **Description**| |---|---|---|---| | <a id='specialupgrades'></a>**Special Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='delvegreedily'></a>Delve Greedily | Mine a total of 75K gold| 100K gold| Multiplies your gold per second by 1.5 and makes goblins appear| | <a id='oracle'></a>Oracle| Get [Delve Greedily](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#delvegreedily) | 200K gold| Allow you to see when goblin will arrive| | <a id='embracetheswarm'></a>Embrace The Swarm | Get 3M ants, [Delve Greedily](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#delvegreedily), and [Goblin's Bane](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#goblinsbane) | 10Qa| Multiplies your gold per second by 2 and spiders start to appear | | Dark Portents | <a id='darkportents'></a>Get 5Qa total gold and 10 mages and keep the total [mage aura](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Mage aura ) above 80% for a total of 30 minutes| 15Qa| Multiplies [mage aura power](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Mage aura ) by 2 and opens up the [hireling imbuement](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling imbuement ) option.| | The Golden Well | Get 5NoVi gold | 5UnTri gold | <a id='thegoldenwell'></a>Allows you to upgrade the [arcaneum](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#arcaneum), boosting spirit essence gain by 10 + sqrt(level) / 1.5 percent | | <a id='preciousresources'></a>Precious Resources | Get 6,750 bagger 288s| 1Oc gold| Baggers now produce 1 dirt per second| | <a id='thewheelturns'></a>The Wheel Turns | Get 12,340 rock golems| 100Oc gold and 50M dirt| Unlock the quarry to allow rock golems to dig up more than just gold| | <a id='deepmining'></a>Deep Mining | Build [quarry](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#quarry) and 50M Stone| 1No gold and 100M stone| Rock golems now produce iron and coal| | Secret of Barad-dur | Get 15K [mage wisdom](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#magetower) and [regal statue](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#regalstatue) level 5| <a id='secretofbaraddur'></a>10No gold, 1K coal, 100K iron, 100M stone| Unlock the ability to forge steel from coal and iron.| | <a id='manualminingupgrades'></a>**Manual Mining Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='pioneerspirit'></a>Pioneer Spirit| Click on the mine 100 times| 1K gold| Multiplies your [mining efficiency](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength ) by 1.5| | <a id='miningmastery'></a>Mining Mastery| Click on the mine 1000 times| 100K gold| Multiplies your [mining efficienc](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength )y by 2| | <a id='terrasmight'></a>Terra’s Might| Click on the mine 10K times| 1M gold| Multiplies your [mining efficiency](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength ) by 2| | <a id='goblinrewardupgrades'></a>**Goblin Reward Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='lootingproficiency'></a>Looting Proficiency| Kill 100 goblins| 750K gold| Multiplies goblin reward and spawn rate by 3| | <a id='goblinsbane'></a>Goblin’s Bane| Kill 1000 goblins| 7.5M gold| Multiplies goblin reward and spawn rate by 3| | <a id='goblinsscourge'></a>Goblin’s Scourge| Kill 10K goblins| 75M gold| Multiplies goblin reward and spawn rate by 3| | <a id='goblinsterror'></a>Goblin’s Terror| Kill 100K goblins| 750M gold| Multiplies goblin reward and spawn rate by 4| | <a id='spiderrewardupgrades'></a>**Spider Reward Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='coveredinweb'></a>Covered in Web| Kill 50 spiders| 5Qa gold| Multiplies spider reward and spawn rate by 1.2| | <a id='ewwewweww'></a>Eww Eww Eww| Kill 200 spiders| 50Qa gold| Multiplies spider reward and spawn rate by 1.5| | <a id='arachnidmangler'></a>Arachnid Mangler| Kill 1000 spiders| 100Qa| Multiplies spider reward and spawn rate by 1.5| | <a id='shelobslasher'></a>Shelob Slasher| Kill 10K spiders| 200Qa| Multiplies spider reward and spawn rate by 2| | <a id='hirelingupgrades'></a>**Hireling Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='antupgrades'></a>***Ants*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='enlargedpincers'></a>Enlarged Pincers| Get 10 large ants| 250 gold| Multiplies ant dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='fireants'></a>Fire Ants| Get 50 large ants| 100K gold| Multiplies ant dig rate by 2| | <a id='forthequeen'></a>For The Queen| Get 100 large ants| 500M gold| Multiplies ant dig rate by 3| | <a id='colonization'></a>Colonization| Get 10K large ants| 500T| Multiplies ant dig rate by 2| | <a id='whospatheticnow'></a>Who’s Pathetic Now?| Get 1M large ants| 2Qa| Multiplies ant dig rate by 2| | <a id='woodpeckerupgrades'></a>***Woodpeckers*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='feedingfrenzy'></a>Feeding Frenzy| Get 10 woodpeckers| 2K gold| Multiplies woodpecker dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='curvedbeaks'></a>Curved Beaks| Get 50 woodpeckers| 1M gold| Multiplies woodpecker dig rate by 2| | <a id='naturespowerdrill'></a>Nature’s Power Drill| Get 100 woodpeckers| 10B gold| Multiplies woodpecker dig rate by 3| | <a id='ironbeaks'></a>Iron Beaks| Get 150 woodpeckers| 50T gold| Multiplies woodpecker dig rate by 2| | <a id='jeweledbeak'></a>Jeweled Beak| Get 200 woodpeckers| 300 normal gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of woodpeckers| | <a id='woodyseewoodydo'></a>Woody See, Woody Do | Get 1B woodpeckers | 1M normal gems | Automatically click the mine once per 1B woodpeckers (up to 20) | | Putting in Work | Get 1T woodpeckers and [Communal Effort](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#communaleffort) | 1B normal gems | <a id='puttinginwork'></a>Each woodpecker contributes 1M times as much to [Communal Effort](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#communaleffort)'s [pickaxe strength](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength ) increase | | <a id='bloodhoundupgrades'></a>***Bloodhounds*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='sharpenedsenses'></a>Sharpened Senses| Get 10 bloodhounds| 7.5K gold| Multiplies bloodhound dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='reducedslobber'></a>Reduced Slobber| Get 50 bloodhounds| 8M gold| Multiplies bloodhound dig rate by 2| | <a id='nightmarehounds'></a>Nightmare Hounds| Get 100 bloodhounds| 50B gold| Multiplies bloodhound dig rate by 3| | <a id='cerberus'></a>Cerberus| Get 150 bloodhounds| 150T gold| Multiplies bloodhound dig rate by 2| | <a id='jeweledeyes'></a>Jeweled Eyes| Get 200 bloodhounds| 1K normal gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of bloodhounds| | Getting Hungry | Get 1B bloodhounds | 4M normal gems | <a id='gettinghungry'></a>Each bloodhound eats 1 ant/tick, increasing alchemical yield by log(ants eaten) / 20 | | <a id='houndsbestfriend'></a>Hound's Best Friend | Get 1T bloodhounds | 4B normal gems | Ants eaten by bloodhounds increase alchemical yield twice as much | | <a id='sandshrewupgrades'></a>***Sandshrews*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='cuteoverload'></a>Cute Overload| Get 10 sandshrews| 25K gold| Multiplies sandshrew dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='furyswipes'></a>Fury Swipes| Get 50 sandshrews| 10M gold| Multiplies sandshrew dig rate by 2| | <a id='sandslash'></a>Sandslash| Get 100 sandshrews| 50B gold| Multiplies sandshrew dig rate by 3| | <a id='earthquake'></a>Earthquake| Get 150 sandshrews| 3Qa gold| Multiplies sandshrew dig rate by 2| | <a id='bedazzledpokeballs'></a>Bedazzled Pokeballs| Get 200 sandshrews| 500 great gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of sandshrews| | <a id='armorsharing'></a>Armor Sharing | Get 1B sandshrews | 1M great gems | Each wall fortification increases sandshrew earning by 1B | | <a id='amplificatoryarmor'></a>Amplificatory Armor | Get 1T sandshrews | 1B great gems | Each wall fortification increases mage damage by 2% | | <a id='goblinupgrades'></a>***Goblins*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='midastouch'></a>Midas Touch| Get 10 goblins| 200K gold| Multiplies goblin dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='gringottsemployee'></a>Gringotts Employee| Get 50 goblins| 15M gold| Multiplies goblin dig rate by 2| | <a id='azog'></a>Azog| Get 100 goblins| 500B gold| Multiplies goblin dig rate by 3| | <a id='blindinggreed'></a>Blinding Greed| Get 150 goblins| 10Qa gold| Multiplies goblin dig rate by 2| | <a id='gleamingeyes'></a>Gleaming Eyes| Get 200 goblins| 1.5K great gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of goblins| | Dirty Hands| Get 1M goblins and 1 [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) | <a id='dirtyhands'></a>10K steel and 250K iron|Multiplies coal production by 1.5| | <a id='seedofrebellion'></a>Seed of Rebellion | Get 1B goblins | 3M great gems | Goblins earn an extra sqrt(total damage done to wall by goblins) * 10 gold per goblin per tick | | <a id='traitorousgoblins'></a>Traitorous Goblins | Get 1T goblins | 3B great gems | Your goblins have a chance to rebel and attack, dropping extra gold and dragonscale upon their deaths | | <a id='minerupgrades'></a>***Miners*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='overtime'></a>Overtime| Get 10 miners| 1M gold| Multiplies miner dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='dualpickaxes'></a>Dual Pickaxes| Get 50 miners| 100M gold| Multiplies miner dig rate by 2| | <a id='herobrine'></a>Herobrine| Get 100 miners| 1T gold| Multiplies miner dig rate by 3| | <a id='blurofpicks'></a>Blur of Picks| Get 150 miners| 30Qa gold| Multiplies miner dig rate by 2| | Crystal Axes| Get 200 miners| <a id='crystalaxes'></a>100 flawless gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of miners| | Miner Blindness Reduction | Get 1B miners | 1M flawless gems | <a id='minerblindnessreduction'></a>Miners have a chance to find (# miners)0.2 * 748576 gems (gem calculated using Gaussian curve with 4 (normal gem) mean, 1.5 standard deviation) | | Expert Consulting | Get 1T miners | 1B flawless gems | <a id='expertconsulting'></a>Quarry finds are improved for every miner you have. Chance to find perfect gems is reduced by log(# miners) / 4 (up to 15 total) and added to chance to find alchemists. The number of gems found is multiplied by the same number. | | <a id='rockgolemupgrades'></a>***Rock Golems*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='runiteoredrop'></a>Runite Ore Drop| Get 10 rock golems| 2M gold| Multiplies rock golem dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='extrapointy'></a>Extra Pointy| Get 50 rock golems| 250M gold| Multiplies rock golem dig rate by 2| | <a id='mountainmen'></a>Mountain Men| Get 100 rock golems| 3T gold| Multiplies rock golem dig rate by 3| | <a id='carbonadocores'></a>Carbonado Cores| Get 150 rock golems| 100Qa gold| Multiplies rock golem dig rate by 2| | <a id='crystallinehands'></a>Crystalline Hands| Get 200 rock golems| 400 flawless gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of rock golems| | <a id='strangetransformation'></a>Strange Transformation | Get 1B rock golems | 1M flawless gems | 0.05 percent chance each tick (~1 per 33 minutes 20 seconds) to convert a rock golem into a mage | | <a id='mythandmachine'></a>Myth and Machine | Get 1T rock golems | 1B flawless gems | Baggers' dirt production is multiplied by (# rock golems)0.4 / 4 | | ***Bagger 288s*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | 13500| Get 10 bagger 288s| 20M gold| Multiplies bagger 288 dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='sehrgut'></a>Sehr Gut!| Get 50 bagger 288s| 10B gold| Multiplies bagger 288 dig rate by 2| | <a id='germanengineering'></a>German Engineering| Get 100 bagger 288s| 100T gold| Multiplies bagger 288 dig rate by 3| | <a id='unreasonableforce'></a>Unreasonable Force| Get 150 bagger 288s| 1Qi gold| Multiplies bagger 288 dig rate by 2| | <a id='diamondstuddedtreads'></a>Diamond-Studded Treads| Get 200 bagger 288s| 500 exceptional gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of baggers| | <a id='dieselengines'></a>Diesel Engines| Get 1M bagger 288s| 10K coal| Baggers produce 1.5 times as much dirt| | <a id='digsmarternotharder'></a>Dig Smarter, Not Harder | Get 1B baggers | 1M flawless gems | Baggers produce 1 coal per 100K baggers per tick | | <a id='machineandmyth'></a>Machine and Myth | Get 1T baggers | 1B flawless gems | Rock golems' stone production is multiplied by (# baggers)0.4 / 4 | | <a id='titanofearthupgrades'></a>***Titans of Earth*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='gaiastraining'></a>Gaia’s Training| Get 10 earth titans| 8B gold| Multiplies earth titan dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='hyperion'></a>Hyperion| Get 50 earth titans| 100B gold| Multiplies earth titan dig rate by 2| | <a id='commanderkronus'></a>Commander Kronus| Get 100 earth titans| 10Qa gold| Multiplies earth titan dig rate by 3| | <a id='mastersofold'></a>Masters of Old| Get 150 earth titans| 80Qi gold| Multiplies earth titan dig rate by 2| | <a id='diamondhearts'></a>Diamond Hearts| Get 200 earth titans| 300 perfect gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of earth titans| | Rock Out| Get 1M earth titans and 1 [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) | <a id='rockout'></a>500 steel, 1M stone| Multiplies stone production by 2| | Symbiosis | Get 1B earth titans | <a id='symbiosis'></a>1M perfect gems | Earth titans produce 1B more gold per population in your habitation | | <a id='academicsymbiosis'></a>Academic Symbiosis | Get 1T earth titans | 1B perfect gems | Earth titans produce 100B more gold per scholar in your university | | <a id='worldeaterupgrades'></a>***World Eaters*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='rotatingjaw'></a>Rotating Jaw| Get 10 world eaters| 1T gold| Multiplies world eater dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='aerodynamicplating'></a>Aerodynamic Plating| Get 50 world eaters| 1Qa gold| Multiplies world eater dig rate by 2| | <a id='diamondenforcedteeth'></a>Diamond Enforced Teeth| Get 100 world eaters| 1Qi gold| Multiplies world eater dig rate by 3| | <a id='apophis'></a>Apophis| Get 150 world eaters| 1Sp gold| Multiplies world eater dig rate by 2| | <a id='crystalshardeyes'></a>Crystal Shard Eyes| Get 200 world eaters| 10 majestic gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of world eaters| | Makes Sense | Get 1B world eaters | <a id='makessense'></a>250K majestic gems | World eaters now produce 8K dirt per world eater per tick | | Energy of Earth | Get 1T world eaters | <a id='energyofearth'></a>250M majestic gems | Amount of adamantium found in smelting pit increases by (2 * # dirt alchemized to mana)1/2 | | <a id='hivequeenupgrades'></a>***Hive Queens*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='ventralsacs'></a>Ventral Sacs| Get 10 hive queens| 500T gold| Increase queen spawn rate by 25| | <a id='bulbosityenhancement'></a>Bulbosity Enhancement| Get 25 hive queens| 5Qa gold| Increases queen spawn rate by 50| | <a id='larvalacceleration'></a>Larval Acceleration| Get 50 hive queens| 1Qi gold| Increases queen spawn rate by 50| | <a id='unnaturalvirility'></a>Unnatural Virility| Get 100 hive queens| 1Sx| Increases queen spawn rate by 50| | <a id='hivementality'></a>Hive Mentality| Get 150 hive queens| 1Sp gold| Increases hive queen spawn rate by 50| | <a id='diamondspikedeggs'></a>Diamond-Spiked Eggs| Get 200 hive queens| 100 majestic gems| Allows alchemical transmutation of hive queens| | Ever Advancing | Get 1B hive queens | <a id='everadvancing'></a>1M majestic gems | Hive queen spawn rate increases by (# ants)1/5 | | Extreme Mutation | Get 1T hive queens | 1B majestic gems | <a id='extrememutation'></a>Hive queens have a 10 percent chance to produce sqrt(total # of non-ant hirelings) of a random hireling (excluding ants and dragon hunters) | | <a id='wyvernupgrades'></a>***Wyverns*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='reinforcedclaws'></a>Reinforced Claws| Get 10 wyverns| 1Qi gold| Increases wyvern dig rate by 1.5| | <a id='crystalvision'></a>Crystal Vision| Get 50 wyverns| 2Sx gold| Multiplies wyvern dig rate by 2| | Rhenium Heart| Get 100 wyverns| 2Sp gold| <a id='rheniumheart'></a>Multiplies wyvern dig rate by 3 and allows alchemical transmutation of wyverns| | <a id='truthexceedinglegend'></a>Truth Exceeding Legend| Get 150 wyverns| 800Sp gold| Multiplies wyvern dig rate by 2| | <a id='mythicalpower'></a>Mythical Power| Get 200 wyverns| 250Oc gold| Increases wyvern dig rate by 2| | Iron Affinity| Get 1M wyverns and 1 [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) | <a id='ironaffinity'></a>5K steel, 50K coal | Multiplies iron production by 1.5| | <a id='adamantiumaffinity'></a>Adamantium Affinity| Get 1M wyverns and 1 [adamantium](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#adamantium) | 75 adamantium | You now produce 1 adamantium per second for every ten million wyverns hired | | <a id='tenthousandfootview'></a>Ten Thousand Foot View | Get 1B wyverns | 4M majestic gems | One percent more likely to find buried treasure per tick | | Big Cousins | Get 1T wyverns | <a id='bigcousins'></a>4B majestic gems | [Dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons) level up cost is reduced by 2 percent | | <a id='neurochrysalisupgrades'></a>***Neurochrysalises*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='neurologicalcompounding'></a>Neurological Compounding| Get 10 neurochrysalis | 3Qa mana| Increases neurochrysalis generation rate by 1.5| | <a id='fullassimilation'></a>Full Assimilation| Get 50 neurochrysalis | 20Qa mana | Increases neurochrysalis generation rate by 2| | <a id='metamorphosis'></a>Metamorphosis| Get 100 neurochrysalis | 750Qa mana | Increases neurochrysalis generation rate by 3| | <a id='neurologicalenlightenment'></a>Neurological Enlightenment | Get 100 neurochrysalises and 100K [mage wisdom](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#magetower) | 1Qa large Ants | Allows alchemical transmutation of neurochrysalis| | Flax Affinity | Get 100M neurochrysalises and some flax | 10K flax | <a id='flaxaffinity'></a>Produce 1 flax per second for every 20M neurochrysalises hired | | Mental Energies | Get 1B neurochrysalises | <a id='mentalenergies'></a>250M majestic gems | Alchemists convert dirt to mana 15 times more efficiently | | <a id='collectiveknowledge'></a>Collective Knowledge | Get 1T neurochrysalises | 250B majestic gems | [University](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) multiplies essence gain multiplier by (# scholars)0.33 / 200 | | Mana Man | Get 2.5K imbuement level | 1Oc mana, 100SxDe gold | <a id='manaman'></a>Increases neurochrysalis mana production by 2 and flax generation by 1.5 | | <a id='dragonhunterupgrades'></a>***Dragon Hunters*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='archerycourses'></a>Archery Courses | Get 10 dragon hunters | 100 dragonscale | Increases dragon hunter rate by 1.5 | | <a id='adamantiumtippedarrows'></a>Adamantium Tipped Arrows | Get 50 dragon hunters | 1K dragonscale | Increases dragon hunter rate by 2 | | <a id='homingdarts'></a>Homing Darts | Get 100 dragon hunters | 10K dragonscale | Increases dragon hunter rate by 3 | | Human Fusion | Get 100 dragon hunters and [youngling dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#youngling) | <a id='humanfusion'></a>100K dragonscale, 25 fire | Allows alchemical transmutation of dragon hunters | | Draconic Knowledge | Get 1B dragon hunters, have a [youngling dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#youngling), and purchase [Big Cousins](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#bigcousins) | <a id='draconicknowledge'></a> 10B dragonscale, 25K fire | Dragon level up cost is reduced by 3% | | <a id='mageupgrades'></a>**Mage Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='magic'></a>Magic!| Get 10 mages| 10M gold| Multiplies mage damage by 1.5| | <a id='dumbledoresfinest'></a>Dumbledore’s Finest| Get 50 mages| 100B gold| Multiplies mage damage by 2| | <a id='merlin'></a>Merlin| Get 100 mages| 100T gold| Multiplies mage damage by 3| | Deity-ish| Get 150 mages| <a id='deityish'></a>100Qa gold and 100M mana| Multiplies mage damage by 2| | Durable Mana Channels | <a id='durablemanachannels'></a>Get 35 Mages and keep the total [mage aura](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Mage aura ) above 80% for a total of 1 hour| 10T gold| Mage remain charged up for twice as long| | Eternal Energy| <a id='eternalenergy'></a>Get 50 Mages and keep the total [mage aura](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Mage aura ) above 80% for a total of 2 hours| 1 exceptional gem| Mage remain charged up for twice as long| | Mana Overcharge| <a id='manaovercharge'></a>Get 75 Mages and keep the total [mage aura](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Mage aura ) above 80% for a total of 3 hours| 10T gold| Mages require fewer clicks to charge up| | Instant Power | <a id='instantpower'></a>Get 300 mages and keep the total [mage aura](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Mage aura ) above 80% for a total of 12 hours | 10No gold | Mages charge up in a single click and remain charged for twice as long | | See [Mage Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\mage_upgrades) for upgrades available on the mage tab.| | <a id='craftsmanupgrades'></a>**Craftsman Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='elbowgrease'></a>Elbow Grease| Get 10 craftsmen| 5M gold| Multiplies craftsman repair rate by 1.5| | <a id='takincareofbusiness'></a>Takin Care of Business| Get 50 craftsmen| 10B gold| Multiplies craftsman repair rate by 2| | <a id='overallcladblurs'></a>Overall-Clad Blurs| Get 100 craftsmen| 10T gold| Multiplies craftsman repair rate by 3 and 0.001% of wall durability| | <a id='alchemicalrepairrates'></a>Alchemical Repair Rates| Get 150 craftsmen| 50Qa gold| Multiplies craftsman repair rate by 2 plus 0.002% of wall durability| | <a id='alchemistupgrades'></a>**Alchemist Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | Alchemical Furor| Get 10 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) | <a id='alchemicalfuror'></a>5SP gold, 1000 normal gems| Multiplies [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed ) by 1.5| | <a id='philosophersstone'></a>Philosopher's Stone| Get 50 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) | 5Oc gold and 5K normal gems| Multiplies [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed ) by 2| | The Elric Brothers| Get 100 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) | <a id='theelricbrothers'></a>50Oc gold and 10K normal gems| Multiplies [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed ) by 3| | Flying Sparks| Get 150 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) | <a id='flyingsparks'></a>25DuDe gold, 250M majestic gems| Multiplies [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed ) by 2| | Higher Learning| <a id='higherlearning'></a>Get 200 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) and [education level](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) at least 50K| 10TrDe gold| Multiplies [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed ) by 2 and farms produce 3 times more food| | Increased Yields | <a id='increasedyields'></a>Get 10 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) and have found a total of 1M Gems| 100 majestic gems| Alchemical recipes produce 1.5 times as much at no additional cost| | Unequivalent Exchange | Get 25 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) and have found a total of 2.5M gems| <a id='unequivalentexchange'></a>400 majestic gems and 10Qa mana| Alchemical recipes produce 2 times as much at no additional cost| | Desert Bloom | Get 75 [alchemists](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists) and 75M Gems| <a id='desertbloom'></a>5K majestic gems and 250Qa mana| Alchemical recipes produce 3 times as much at no additional cost| | <a id='crossupgrades'></a>**Cross Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='existingtunnelsystems'></a>Existing Tunnel Systems| Get 10 sandshrews| 50K gold| Ants gain 0.05 gold per second for every sandshrew hired| | <a id='friendswithrarecandies'></a>Friends With Rare Candies| Get 20 sandshrews and 15 miners| 1M gold| Sandshrews gain 4 base gold per second for every miner hired| | <a id='affinitywithnature'></a>Affinity With Nature| Get 10 earth titans| 10B gold| Woodpeckers gain 3500 base gold per second for every earth titan owned| | Gentle Giants| <a id='gentlegiants'></a>Get 80 large ants and 50 rock golems| 100B gold| Ants gain 3 base gold for every rock golem hired| | <a id='mechanizedindustry'></a>Mechanized Industry| Get 25 miners and 25 bagger 288s| 1B gold| Miners gain 1000 base gold for every bagger 288 hired| | Dragonborn| Get 10 wyverns| 1 perfect gem| <a id='dragonborn'></a>Miners gain 500B base gold per second for every wyvern hired| | Internal Army| Get 25M ants and 60 world eaters| <a id='internalarmy'></a>6 exceptional gems and 100Qa gold| World eaters gain 25K base gold per second for every ant hired| | <a id='mansbestfriend'></a>Man's Best Friend| Get 25 craftsmen and 60 bloodhounds| 1 normal gem| Bloodhounds gain gold per second equal to the amount of craftsmen to the power of 4| | <a id='everythingistunnels'></a>Everything is Tunnels| Get 1K bagger 288s| 50 baggers| Ants gain 5000 gold per second per bagger 288 hired| | <a id='notjustaboulder'></a>Not Just A Boulder| Get 3K Rock Golems| 5K sandshrews| Sandshrews gain 25B base gold per second for every rock golem hired| | Underdogs| Get enough bloodhounds and goblins so their product is at least 10B| 8.5K world eaters| <a id='underdogs'></a>Goblin gold production is multiplied by the number of bloodhounds and bloodhound gold production is multiplied by the number of goblins.| | <a id='otherupgrades'></a>**Other Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='piratesluck'></a>Pirate's Luck| Find 50 treasures | 1B gold| Treasure appears twice as often| | <a id='gleamingtreasure'></a>Gleaming Treasure| Find 200 treasures | 1T gold| Buried treasure now contains gems| | <a id='goldforever'></a>Gold Forever| Find 500 treasures | 1Qa gold| The maximum treasure amount is multiplied by 5| | <a id='alittlebugged'></a>A Little Bugged| Get the [swarm pick](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#swarm) | 3Qa| [Pick efficiency](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength ) is increased by 250 per ant| | <a id='mantisextension'></a>Mantis Extension| Get the [swarm pick](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#swarm) | 10 Qa| [Pick efficiency](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength ) is increased by 750 per ant| | <a id='afanofupgrades'></a>A Fan of Upgrades| Get 50 upgrades (mage upgrades don’t count)| 3Qa gold| Upgrades cost 15% less| | <a id='encouragingachievements'></a>Encouraging Achievements| Get 20 upgrades (mage upgrades don't count)| 25M gold| Each upgrade purchased increases gold per second by 0.5%| | <a id='bigshotmanager'></a>Bigshot Manager| Get 1T total gold| 3Qa gold| Hirelings cost 15% less| | <a id='communaleffort'></a>Communal Effort| Hire 800 hirelings| 10Qa| [Pick efficiency](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength ) is increased by 1B for each non-ant hireling| | Advanced Magick| Get 260 mages| <a id='advancedmagick'></a>3 majestic gems, 800Sp gold, 100B mana| [Pick efficiency](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#Pick strength ) is increased by an [amount](\minedefense\wiki\Pickaxes#advancedmagick) that your mages can't quite specify.| | Trap Aficionado| Buy 100 total traps| 5B gold| <a id='trapaficionado'></a>Goblin gold per second is increased by 10K for each trap purchased.| | Trap Master| Buy 250 total traps| 5T gold| <a id='trapmaster'></a>Goblin gold per second is increased by 1B for each trap purchased. Unlocks Anti-Nightmare Apparatus (10 hours) trap.| | <a id='teamrocketbuyer'></a>Team Rocket Buyer | Get 1K sandshrew | 50 sandshrew | Alchemists can now transform sandshrew into gold | | <a id='industryupgrades'></a>**Industry Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='studiosity'></a>Studiosity| Get 5K [mage wisdom](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#magetower) | 50Qa mana| Mage wisdom accumulates 1.5 times as quickly| | <a id='ageofwonders'></a>Age of Wonders| Get 25K [mage wisdom](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#magetower) | 200Qa mana| Mage wisdom accumulates 2 times as quickly| | <a id='mechanicaloverload'></a>Mechanical Overload| Construct [smelting pit](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#smeltingpit) and get [auto-smithy](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#autosmithy) level 10| 1K steel, 2.5K coal|Your auto-smithy combines gems 10 times as quickly| | Mechanical Supercharge| <a id='mechanicalsupercharge'></a>Build [smelting pit](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#smeltingpit), get [auto-smithy](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#autosmithy) level 40, and purchase [Industrial Brakes](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#industrialbrakes)| 1M steel, 2.5M coal | Your auto-smithy combines gems 20 times as quickly| | Rush Job| <a id='rushjob'></a>Less than 20 remaining empty [plots of land](\minedefense\wiki\Industry) and get at least one [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) | 2.5K steel| Multiplies land preparation speed by the number of craftsman hired divided by 100| | Agriculture| Raise [education level](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) to at least 50| <a id='agriculture'></a>1 adamantium, 25K steel| Farms now produce 360 food every harvest| | Industrial Brakes| Raise [education level](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) to at least 100| <a id='industrialbrakes'></a>1 adamantium, 25K steel| Allows you to set a minimum gem amount for the auto-smithy| | Steel Affinity| Raise [education level](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) to at least 250| <a id='steelaffinity'></a>3 adamantium, 75K steel| Multiplies smelting pit steel production by 1.5| | War Vultures | Raise [education level](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) to at least 750| <a id='warvultures'></a>5 adamantium, 100K coal| The chance of finding adamantium after a campaign is multiplied by 3| | Irrigation| Raise [education level](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) to at least 2000| <a id='irrigation'></a>10 adamantium, 100K steel| Farms now produce 1080 food every harvest| | <a id='peerpressure'></a>Peer Pressure| Get 1 [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) and 100K goblins| 5K steel| The smelting pit now produces 1.5 times as much| | <a id='enterthehorde'></a>Enter the Horde| Get 250K [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) and 1M goblins| 50K steel| The smelting pit now produces 2 times as much| | <a id='wastenot'></a>Waste Not| Get 1 [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) and [smelting pit](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#smeltingpit) level 10| 50K goblins| The smelting pit's coal and iron cost per steel is cut in half| | <a id='wantnot'></a>Want Not | Get 1 [steel](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#steel) and [smelting pit](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#smeltingpit) level 20| 500K goblins| The smelting pit's coal and iron cost per steel is cut in half| | Heavy Smelting| Get 100 [adamantium](\minedefense\wiki\Resources#adamantium) | 10 adamantium| <a id='heavysmelting'></a>The smelting pit now has a small chance of producing adamantium at the cost of 100 goblins| | <a id='learnfromthefallen'></a>Learn from the Fallen| Sacrifice 100K goblins to the [smelting pit](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#smeltingpit) | 5K steel, 100K goblins| Delving mages now find more gems for every goblin sacrificed to the [smelting pit](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#smeltingpit) | | <a id='minerproductivity'></a>Miner Productivity | Get [Deep Mining](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#deepmining) and [Terra's Might](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#terrasmight) and 1 steel| 1K steel, 50K miners| The chance of a special discovery at the quarry is multiplied by the number of mine clicks in the past second| | Have Not | Get 25M goblins and purchase [Want Not](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#wantnot) | 10M goblins | <a id='havenot'></a>The smelting pit now costs half of a goblin for every steel it produces, in addition to the regular price | | Builder's Regret | <a id='buildersregret'></a>Get [Neurological Enlightenment](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#neurologicalenlightenment) and 1 steel | 50 neurochrysalises | You now have an option to move buildings on the industry screen | | <a id='obsessiverecordkeeping'></a>Obsessive Recordkeeping | Build [university](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university) | 1K miners | Allows construction of the [administration building](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#administrationbuilding), allowing you to keep track of resource change over time | | Blind Revenge | Build [graveyard](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#graveyard) and have lost 10K soldiers in campaigns | <a id='blindrevenge'></a>200 population, 5K steel, 1K adamantium | You can now automatically attack at set intervals from the graveyard | | Strike Blindly | Build [graveyard](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#graveyard) and have lost 25K soldiers in campaigns | <a id='strikeblindly'></a>500 population, 5M steel, 100K adamantium | Drops a bomb when [Blind Revenge](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#blindrevenge) activates if you can afford it| | Baby Bonuses | <a id='babybonuses'></a>Build [habitation](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#habitation) and have 200 population cap | 2M coal, 1M steel | Population recovers twice as quickly | | Green Revolution | Build [habitation](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#habitation) and have 500 population cap | <a id='greenrevolution'></a>5M coal, 10M steel, 10 adamantium | Population recovers twice as quickly and eats half as much | | Untapped Markets | Trade 250 times in the market and get some flax | 100 flax, 100 adamantium | <a id='untappedmarkets'></a>You now have the option to send out scouts that will halve the time until new merchants show up, shortening the time to new exchange rates | | <a id='spiritupgrades'></a>**Spirit Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | Ghosts of Quarry Future | Get 3 spirit essence and 20B woodpeckers| <a id='ghostsofquarryfuture'></a>3 spirit essence, 1B woodpeckers| Automatically checks for quarry rewards every 30 seconds| | Ghosts of Economic Prowess | Get 25 spirit essence and 25M scholars at the [university](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#university)| <a id='ghostsofeconomicprowess'></a> 5 spirit essence, 5B majestic gems| Your average market rate is increased by (# scholars)1/7, up to 200| | Ghosts of Rapid Mechanization | <a id='ghostsofrapidmechanization'></a>Get 100 spirit essence and purchase [Fury of Flame](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#furyofflame), [One with Nature](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#onewithnature), and [Fury of the Sea](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#furyofthesea)| 25 spirit essence, 5T majestic gems| Your machinist attempts to build log(total elemental essence earned)2 units per second instead of 1| | Auto-Rift 9000 | Get 1K spirit essence and 1T dragon hunters| 1K spirit essence, 500T majestic gems| You can now raise your dragon to the maximum level you can afford and sacrifice it with one button at the [Dimensional Rift](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#dimensionalrift)| | Auto-Auto-Rift 9000 | Get 1M spirit essence and 1Qa dragon hunters| 1M spirit essence, 500Qa majestic gems| Allows you to automatically level and sacrifice a dragon each second with [Auto-Rift 9000](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#autorift9000)| | <a id='timeupgrades'></a>**Time Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='thefirststeps'></a>The First Steps| Play for 10 minutes| 500 gold| Multiplies your gold per second by 1.05| | <a id='ticktocktime'></a>Tick Tock Time| Play for 1 hour| 500K gold| Multiplies your gold per second by 1.1| | <a id='flowinglikeariver'></a>Flowing Like A River| Play for 10 hours| 500M gold| Multiplies your gold per second by 1.5| | <a id='chronologicaltorrent'></a>Chronological Torrent| Play for 100 hours| 500T| Multiplies your gold per second by 3| | Birth of a World| <a id='birthofaworld'></a>Play for one week and get at least one stone| 500Qa gold| Increases stone production by 1.5| | On and On | <a id='onandon'></a>Build [habitation](\minedefense\wiki\Industry#habitation) and play for two weeks | 100 adamantium | Population recovers twice as quickly | | Lotsa Time | Play for 31 days | <a id='lotsatime'></a>100 fire, 100 water | All resource gain is multiplied by 2 | | <a id='manamultiplierupgrades'></a>**Mana Multiplier Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='nightmareupgrades'></a>***Nightmare upgrades*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | Nightmare Ants| <a id='nightmareants'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for ants (this requires the button to say 2.2 after buying it)| 25 Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmarewoodpeckers'></a>Nightmare Woodpeckers| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for woodpeckers| 20Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmarebloodhounds'></a>Nightmare Bloodhounds| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for bloodhounds| 2Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmaresandshrew'></a>Nightmare Sandshrew| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for sandshrews| 4Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmaregoblins'></a>Nightmare Goblins| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for goblins| 6Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmareminers'></a>Nightmare Miners| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for miners| 8Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmarerockgolems'></a>Nightmare Rock Golems| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for rock golems| 10Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmarebaggers'></a>Nightmare Baggers| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for baggers| 12Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Nightmare Titans| <a id='nightmaretitans'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for earth titans| 14Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmareworldeaters'></a>Nightmare World Eaters| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for world eaters| 16Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmarehivequeens'></a>Nightmare Hive Queens| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for hive queens| 18Qa gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmarewyverns'></a>Nightmare Wyverns| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for wyverns| 1Qi gold| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | <a id='nightmareneurochrysalises'></a>Nightmare Neurochrysalises| Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 2 for neurochrysalises| 50Qa mana| Neurochrysalis mana production increases by 1% for every mage| | <a id='arcaneupgrades'></a>***Arcane upgrades*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | Arcane Ants| <a id='arcaneants'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for ants| 250Qa gold and 10M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Woodpeckers| <a id='arcanewoodpeckers'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for woodpeckers| 20Qa gold and 1M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Bloodhounds| <a id='arcanebloodhounds'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for bloodhounds| 20Qa gold and 1M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Sandshrew| <a id='arcanesandshrew'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for sandshrews| 40Qa gold and 2M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Goblins| <a id='arcanegoblins'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for goblins| 60Qa gold and 3M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Miners| <a id='arcaneminers'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for miners| 80Qa gold and 4M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Rock Golems| <a id='arcanerockgolems'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for rock golems| 100Qa gold and 5M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Baggers| <a id='arcanebaggers'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for baggers| 120Qa gold and 6M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Titans| <a id='arcanetitans'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for earth titans| 140Qa gold and 8M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane World Eaters| <a id='arcaneworldeaters'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for world eaters| 160Qa gold and 10M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Hive Queens| <a id='arcanehivequeens'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for hive queens| 180Qa gold and 12M mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Wyverns| <a id='arcanewyverns'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 for wyverns| 5Qi gold and 250B mana| Multiplies mana gain by 2| | Arcane Neurochrysalises| <a id='arcaneneurochrysalises'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 6 of neurochrysalises| 5Oc gold and 500Qa mana| Neurochrysalis mana production increases by 2% per mage| | <a id='eldritchupgrades'></a>***Eldritch upgrades*** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | Eldritch Ants| <a id='eldritchants'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for ants| 250Qi gold and 1B large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Woodpeckers| <a id='eldritchwoodpeckers'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for woodpeckers| 20Qi and 100M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Bloodhounds| <a id='eldritchbloodhounds'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for bloodhounds| 20Qi gold and 100M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Sandshrew| <a id='eldritchsandshrew'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for sandshrews| 40Qi and 200M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Goblins| <a id='eldritchgoblins'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for goblins| 60Qi gold and 300M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Miners| <a id='eldritchminers'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for miners| 80Qi gold and 400M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Rock Golems| <a id='eldritchrockgolems'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for rock golems| 100Qi gold and 500M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Baggers| <a id='eldritchbaggers'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for baggers| 120Qi gold and 600M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Titans| <a id='eldritchtitans'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for earth titans| 140Qi gold and 800M large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch World Eaters| <a id='eldritchworldeaters'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for world eaters| 160Qi gold and 1B large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Hive Queens| <a id='eldritchhivequeens'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for hive queens| 180Qi gold and 1.2B large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Wyverns| <a id='eldritchwyverns'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for wyverns| 5Sx gold and 10B large ants| Unlock 10% of [alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed )| | Eldritch Neurochrysalises| <a id='eldritchneurochrysalises'></a>Reach an [imbuement multiplier](\minedefense\wiki\Mages#Hireling_imbuement_) of 12 for neurochrysalises| 5No gold and 250B large ants| Neurochrysalis mana production increases by 3% for each mage| | <a id='dragonupgrades'></a>**Dragon Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | <a id='awholenewworld'></a>A Whole New World | Get [hatchling dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#hatchling) | 10M food, 250 dragonscale | Farms produce twice as much food | | Little Lizard | Get [baby dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#baby) | <a id='littlelizard'></a>10M food, 1K dragonscale | Army strength is multiplied by 1.5 | | First Steps | Get [child dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#child) | <a id='firststeps'></a>1K earth, 2.5K dragonscale | Population recovers at 1.5 times the speed | | Teenage Rebellion | Get [youngling dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#youngling) and [Traitorous Goblins](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades#traitorousgoblins) | 1K fire, 10K dragonscale | <a id='teenagerebellion'></a>Chance for goblin to rebel is raised to 10 percent and receive 100-300 additional dragonscale and 2 of random essence for defeating rebels | | Grasshopper | Get [novice dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#novice) | <a id='grasshopper'></a>1K lightning, 25K dragonscale | Barracks training costs 1/10 as much | | Sensei | Get [master dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#master) | <a id='sensei'></a>10M adamantium, 100K dragonscale | Get twice as many scholars when sending students to university | | World of Flame | Get [fire dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#fire) | <a id='worldofflame'></a>2.5K fire, 250K dragonscale | Fire essence is produced twice as quickly | | Fury of Flame | Get [blazing dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#blazing) | <a id='furyofflame'></a>5K fire, 1M dragonscale | The machinist gains the option to try to produce a mage each second | | Volcanic Fury | Get [inferno dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#inferno) | <a id='volcanicfury'></a>10K fire, 2.5M dragonscale | Mages are twice as efficient at all tasks | | World of Water | Get [water dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#water) | <a id='worldofwater'></a>2.5K water, 250K dragonscale | Water essence is produced twice as quickly | | Fury of the Sea | Get [aquatic dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#aquatic) | <a id='furyofthesea'></a>5K water, 1M dragonscale | The machinist gains the option to try to produce an alchemist each second | | Eye of the Hurricane | Get [torrential dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#torrential) | <a id='eyeofthehurricane'></a>10K water, 2.5M dragonscale | [Alchemist speed](\minedefense\wiki\Alchemists#Alchemist speed ) is doubled | | World of Earth | Get [earth dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#earth) | <a id='worldofearth'></a>2.5K earth, 250K dragonscale | Earth essence is produced twice as quickly | | One with Nature | Get [terrene dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#terrene) | <a id='onewithnature'></a>5K earth, 1M dragonscale | The machinist gains the option to try to produce a craftsman each second | | Center of the Quake | Get [terrestrial dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#terrestrial) | <a id='centerofthequake'></a>10K earth, 2.5M dragonscale | Farms produce 8 times as much food | | World of Lightning | Get [lightning dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#lightning) | <a id='worldoflightning'></a>2.5K lightning, 250K dragonscale | Lightning essence is produced twice as quickly | | Electric Current | Get [electric dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#electric) | <a id='electriccurrent'></a>5K lightning, 1M dragonscale | Gold per second is multiplied by 4 | | Thunder of Death | Get [thundering dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#thundering) | <a id='thunderofdeath'></a>10K lightning, 2.5M dragonscale | Mages do 8 times as much damage | | King of the Sky | Get [imperial dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#imperial) | <a id='kingofthesky'></a>1 spirit, 5M dragonscale | Rebel goblins give 10 times as much essence | | Overwhelming Might | Get [majestic dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#majestic) | <a id='overwhelmingmight'></a>10 spirit, 25M dragonscale | Bombing enemies is cheaper and military strength is doubled | | The Ultimate Prize | Get [eternal dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#eternal) | <a id='theultimateprize'></a>25 spirit, 100M dragonscale | All resource gain is multiplied by 10 | | <a id='overkilldragonupgrades'></a>**Overkill Dragon Upgrades** ([top](\minedefense\wiki\Upgrades)) | | Spirit Overcharge | Have [eternal dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#eternal) and 1Sx max dragon level | <a id='spiritovercharge'></a> 25K spirit essence, 1UnTri gold | Spirit essence gain is doubled | | Ancestral Might | Have [eternal dragon](\minedefense\wiki\Dragons#eternal) and 1Oc max dragon level | <a id='ancestralmight'></a> 1M spirit essence, 100TrTri gold | Spirit essence gain increases by log(max dragon level / 100Sp) | ## Update info * Version 1.032 - 19/01/2015 * Spirit upgrades * Auto-Auto-Rift 9000 * Version 1.031 - 18/01/2015 * Special upgrades * The Golden Well * Version 1.03 - 13/01/2015 * Changes * King of the Sky now boosts essence production by 10x rather than 100x * Collective Knowledge is now a multiplicative increase rather than additive * Collective Knowledge formula's denominator is now 200 rather than 100 * Ghosts of Economic Prowess now boosts market rates up to 200 rather than 100 * Putting in Work now boosts woodpecker production by 1M rather than 1K * Academic Symbiosis now boosts earth titan production by 100B rather than 1B * Auto-Rift 9000 now requires and costs 1K spirit essence rather than 2.5K * On and On now requires 2 weeks rather than 3 * Hireling upgrades * Draconic Knowledge * Dragon upgrades * Spirit Overcharge * Ancestral Might * Version 1.02 - 27/12/2014 * Changes * Amplificatory Armor now only adds 2%, but is cumulative (huge buff) * Dirty Hands's steel requirement has been fixed * Mental Energies now converts dirt to mana 15 times more efficiently rather than 5 * Waste Not and Want Not no longer affect goblin cost * King of the Sky now produces 100 times as much essence from rebel goblins rather than multiplying regal statue rewards by 100 * Industry upgrades * Untapped Markets * Spirit upgrades * Ghosts of Quarry Future * Ghosts of Economic Prowess * Ghosts of Rapid Mechanization * Auto-Rift 9000 * Version 1.01 - 20/12/2014 * Changes * Higher Learning now costs 10TrDe gold rather than 1De * Builders Regret now costs 50 neurochrysalises rather than 5 * Makes Sense now produces 8K dirt per world eater rather than 100K * Hireling upgrades * Flax Affinity * Mana Man * Alchemist upgrades * Flying Sparks * Industry upgrades * Mechanical Supercharge * Strike Blindly * Time Upgrades * Lotsa Time * Version 1.00 - 13/12/2014 * Changes * Embrace the Swarm requires 3M ants rather than 8M * Secret of Barad-dur now costs 100K iron and 100M stone and requires 15K research rather than 50K * Durable Mana Channels requires 35 mages rather than 25 * Increased Yields requires 1M gems rather than 2M * Unequivalent Exchange requires 2.5M gems rather than 5M * Desert Bloom requires 75M gems rather than 100M * War Vultures multiplies by 3 rather than 1.5 * Want Not requires level 20 smelting pit rather than 25 * Miner Productivity requires at least one steel * Have Not costs 10M goblins rather than 2.5M * Hireling upgrades * Woody See, Woody Do * Putting in Work * Getting Hungry * Hound's Best Friend * Armor Sharing * Amplificatory Armor * Seed of Rebellion * Traitorous Goblins * Miner Blindness Reduction * Expert Consulting * Strange Transformation * Myth and Machine * Dig Smarter, Not Harder * Machine and Myth * Symbiosis * Academic Symbiosis * Makes Sense * Energy of Earth * Ever Advancing * Extreme Mutation * Ten Thousand Foot View * Big Cousins * Mental Energies * Collective Knowledge * Archery Courses * Adamantium Tipped Arrows * Homing Darts * Human Fusion * Mage upgrades * Instant Power * Other upgrades * Team Rocket Buyer * Industry upgrades * Obsessive Recordkeeping * Blind Revenge * Baby Bonuses * Green Revolution * Time upgrades * On and On * Dragon upgrades (new) * A Whole New World * Little Lizard * First Steps * Teenage Rebellion * Grasshopper * Sensei * World of Flame * Fury of Flame * Volcanic Fury * World of Water * Fury of the Sea * Eye of the Hurricane * World of Earth * One with Nature * Center of the Quake * World of Lightning * Electric Current * Thunder of Death * King of the Sky * Overwhelming Might * The Ultimate Prize * Version 0.991 - 27/09/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Adamantium Affinity * Industry upgrades * Have Not * Builder's Regret * Version 0.99 - 20/09/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Neurological Enlightenment * Industry upgrades * Peer Pressure * Enter the Horde * Waste Not * Want Not * Heavy Smelting * Learn from the Fallen * Miner Productivity * Version 0.98 - 13/09/2014 * Alchemist upgrades * Higher learning * Version 0.97 - 06/09/2014 * Special upgrades * Cost of Precious Resources reduced from 13,500 to 6,750 Bagger 288s * Industry * Rush Job * Agriculture * Industrial Brakes * Steel Affinity * War Vultures * Irrigation * Version 0.951 - 23/08/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Dirty Hands * Diesel Engines * Rock Out * Iron Affinity * Metamorphosis * Cross upgrades * Underdogs * Industry upgrades * Mechanical Overload * Version 0.95 - 16/08/2014 * Special upgrades * Secret of Barad-dur * Other upgrades * Trap Aficionado * Trap Master * Version 0.94 - 09/08/2014 * Special upgrades * Deep Mining * Alchemist upgrades * Desert Bloom * Industry upgrades * Studiosity * Age of Wonders * Time upgrades * Birth of a World * Mana multiplier upgrades * Nightmare Neurochrysalises * Arcane Neurochrysalises * Eldritch Neurochrysalises * Version 0.93 - 02/08/2014 * Special upgrades * The Wheel Turns * Hireling upgrades * Mythical Power * Cross upgrades * Not Just A Boulder * Version 0.92 - 25/07/2014 * Special upgrades (previously goblin upgrades) * Precious Resources * Hireling upgrades * Neurological Compounding * Full Assimilation * Alchemist Upgrades * Increased Yields * Unequivalent Exchange * Cross upgrades * Everything is Tunnels * Version 0.91 - 19/07/2014 * Mage upgrades * Durable Mana Channels * Eternal Energy * Mana Overcharge * Alchemist upgrades * Alchemical Furor * Philosopher's Stone * The Elric Brothers * Other upgrades * Encouraging Achievements * Version 0.90 - 12/07/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Jeweled Beak * Jeweled Eyes * Bedazzled Pokeballs * Gleaming Eyes * Crystal Axes * Crystalline Hands * Diamond-Studded Treads * Diamond Hearts * Crystal Shard Eyes * Diamond-Spiked Eggs * Mana multiplier upgrades * Eldritch Ants * Eldritch Woodpeckers * Eldritch Bloodhounds * Eldritch Sandshrew * Eldritch Goblins * Eldritch Miners * Eldritch Rock Golems * Eldritch Baggers * Eldritch Titans * Eldritch World Eaters * Eldritch Hive Queens * Eldritch Wyverns * Version 0.89 - 05/07/2014 * Cross upgrades * Man's Best Friend * Other upgrades * Advanced Magick * Version 0.87 - 27/06/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Ironbeaks * Cerberus * Earthquake * Blinding Greed * Blur of Picks * Carbonado Cores * Unreasonable Force * Masters of Old * Apophis * Hive Mentality * Reinforced Claws * Crystal Vision * Rhenium Heart * Truth Exceeding Legend * Mage upgrades * Deity-ish * Mason upgrades * Alchemical Repair Rates * Cross upgrades * Dragonborn * Internal Army * Other upgrades * Gleaming Treasure * Gold Forever * Mana multiplier upgrades * Nightmare Wyverns * Arcane Wyverns * Version 0.85 - 21/06/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Bulbosity Enhancement * Other upgrades * Communal Effort * Mana multiplier upgrades * Arcane Ants * Arcane Woodpeckers * Arcane Bloodhounds * Arcane Sandshrew * Arcane Goblins * Arcane Miners * Arcane Rock Golems * Arcane Baggers * Arcane Titans * Arcane World Eaters * Arcane Hive Queens * Version 0.82 - 14/06/2014 * Goblin upgrades * Dark Portents * Mana multiplier upgrades * Nightmare Ants * Nightmare Woodpeckers * Nightmare Bloodhounds * Nightmare Sandshrew * Nightmare Goblins * Nightmare Miners * Nightmare Rock Golems * Nightmare Baggers * Nightmare Titans * Nightmare World Eaters * Nightmare Hive Queens * Version 0.78 - 31/05/2014 * Spider rewards upgrades * Covered in Web * Eww Eww Eww * Arachnid Mangler * Shelob Slasher * Other upgrades * A Fan of Upgrades * Bigshot Manager * Version 0.75 - 24/05/2014 * Goblin upgrades * Embrace the Swarm * Other upgrades * Mantis Extension * Version 0.72 - 17/05/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Colonization * Who's Pathetic Now? * Ventral Sacs * Larval Acceleration * Unnatural Virility * Other upgrades * A Little Bugged * Version 0.68 - 10/05/2014 * Hireling upgrades * Rotating Jaw * Aerodynamic Plating * Diamond Enforced Teeth * Cross upgrades * Gentle Giants * Mechanized Industry * Time upgrades * The First Steps * Tick Tock Time * Flowing Like A River * Chronological Torrent * Version 0.65 - 03/05/2014 * Cross upgrades * Existing Tunnel Systems * Friends With Rare Candies * Affinity With Nature * Other upgrades * Pirate's Luck * [Mage Upgrades](\minedefense\wiki\mage_upgrades) added * Version 0.60 - 27/04/2014 * Mason upgrades * Elbow Grease * Takin Care of Business * Overall-Clad Blurs * Version 0.55 - 27/04/2014 * Goblin upgrades * Delve Greedily * Oracle * Manual mining upgrades * Pioneer Spirit * Mining Mastery * Terra's Might * Goblin rewards * Looting Proficiency * Goblin's Bane * Goblin's Scourge * Goblin's Terror * Hireling upgrades * Enlarged Pincers * Fire Ants * For The Queen * Feeding Frenzy * Curved Beaks * Nature's Power Drill * Sharpened Senses * Reduced Slobber * Nightmare Hounds * Cute Overload * Fury Swipes * Sandslash * Midas Touch * Gringotts Employee * Azog * Overtime * Dual Pickaxes * Herobrine * Runite Ore Drop * Extra Pointy * Mountain Men * 13500 * Sehr gut! * German Engineering * Gaia's Training * Hyperion * Commander Kronus * Mage upgrades * Magic! * Dumbledore's Finest * Merlin