Gold

Gold is the primary resource in WarCraft 3. It is used to train units, build buildings, research upgrades and buy items.

Gold Income

Gold income is reduced by upkeep.

• Gold mines
• Creeping
• Selling items
• Pillage
• Unsummoning buildings
• Transmute
• Gold Coins (a power up similar to tomes, that gives gold to the player)
• Gold from allies

Gold Usage

• Units, buildings and upgrades of the player's techtree
• Repairing buildings and mechanical units
• Reviving heroes at the altar or Tavern
• Items from player shops, Goblin Merchants or Marketplaces
• Units from neutral buildings (Mercenary Camp, Goblin Laboratory, Tavern and Dragon Roosts)
• Reveal at the Goblin Laboratory
• Peasant's power-building
• Gold to allies

Version History

Balance Patch History
Version	Release	Balance Changes
1.13	2003-12-16	We have made modifications to how gold is mined. Although these changes are somewhat difficult to describe, the effect is that in almost all cases, 5 peons are required for an Orc or Human to mine a gold mine at maximum efficiency (assuming the town hall equivalent is as close as possible).