Sanctuary level
Sanctuary 9
Early Game · Raising the Walls
Sanctuary 9–20
To upgrade your Sanctuary from level 8 to 9, you need Walls 8, Alliance Hall 7 and 96 Clinic stars. It costs 606K Grain, 606K Timber and 209K Herbs and takes 4h 16m before any speed-ups. It raises your heroes’ level cap from 40 to 45. It also opens the Black Ops and the Monument.
What you need
To upgrade from Sanctuary 8 to 9.
- Walls 8 · my take: keep up with your Sanctuary
- Alliance Hall 7 · my take: keep up with your Sanctuary
- 96 Clinic stars. Upgrade your Wards to earn them.
Those buildings have needs of their own. The Sanctuary build path plans every step from Sanctuary 8, on as many build queues as you have.
What it costs
Base costs and times, before research, VIP and alliance help.
Grain- 606K
Timber- 606K
Herbs- 209K
- Time
- 4h 16m
- Might
- +8.3K
Build speed bonuses cut that time by a share, not a fixed amount, so they matter more the longer a build takes. With every lasting bonus at its most (+155%), this upgrade takes about 1h 40m. Where that speed comes from:
- Research: Rapid Construction I, Rapid Construction II, Rapid Construction III, Rapid Construction IV
- +25%
- VIP 12
- +50%
- Alliance research: Fast Build
- +25%
- Month Card
- +5%
- Decoration: Twin Dragon Brooch
- +50%
Every Sanctuary upgrade from 1 to 9, added up:
- Grain
- 1.35M
- Timber
- 1.35M
- Herbs
- 209K
- Time
- 9h 39m
What it gives you
Your Sanctuary sets your heroes’ level cap and gives every hero HP, ATK and DEF, whatever squad they’re in.
- Hero Level Cap
- 45 (+5)
- Hero HP
- 15.1K (+1,700)
- Hero ATK
- 217 (+24)
- Hero DEF
- 217 (+24)
- Might from this upgrade
- +8.3K
What it opens
New buildings
Research (Research Lab 9)
- Economy: Additional Farmland, Grain Output II, Timber Output II and Herb Output II
- Squad 1: Assault Drill I, Load Training I and Survival Drill I
- Squad 2: Assault Drill II, Load Training II and Survival Drill II
- Squad 4: Assault Drill IV, Load Training IV and Survival Drill IV
- Squad 3: Assault Drill III, Load Training III and Survival Drill III
- 24 more levels of research you already have
It also lets 25 of the buildings you already have go higher. From Sanctuary 7 on, a building can only be as high as your Sanctuary, which is why the Sanctuary sets the pace for everything.
Where it fits
Sanctuary 9 is part of the early game (Sanctuary 9–20). Finding your feet: learn the world and its events, settle into an alliance, and learn to work to the clock cycles.
Next up, Sanctuary 10 asks for Walls 9 and Infirmary 7, and takes 5h 35m. Getting those ready while this upgrade runs keeps your builders busy.