The Shop & Gold
Gold is Embercraft's premium currency: you buy it for real, or earn it by playing, then spend it in the shop.
Can the shop be used to buy military power?
Yes. The shop offers instant recruitment and resources that speed up the development of your army. Buildings, research, troops, PvE activities, guilds and combat are accessible without buying Gold. You can produce resources, recruit your army and develop your kingdom through play. Resource, recruitment and time purchases do let you advance faster: the shop is not limited to cosmetics.
How you get Gold
- 💳By buying a top-up (secure real-money payment). The most popular pack: 15,000 Gold for €11.99.
- 🎁With the Welcome Pack, a one-time-per-account offer at a small price.
- 🏆By playing: daily rewards, quests, referrals and coming back after a break all give some for free.
Gold top-ups (real-money payment)
The bigger the pack, the more Gold you get per euro. Payment goes through a secure provider.
Resource boost (instant)
These convoys deliver wood 🪵, stone 🪨 and wheat 🌾 based on the combined production of all your villages. Resources arrive in your main village, even when you buy from an outpost. An active Fertility Edict also increases their contents.
Instant recruitment
For 900 Gold, instant recruitment grants the troops listed in the offer. Check its contents in the shop before purchasing.
Temporary bonuses (7 days)
Each bonus lasts 7 days and applies to all your villages. You can't stack two of the same type: you have to wait for the active one to end.
Permanent upgrades (one-time purchase)
Instant completion
Finish a queue in your main village in one go: recruitment ⚔️, buildings 🏗️ or defenses 🛡️.
Frequently asked questions
Do the Cart and Chest always give the same amount?
No. The stock depends on your hourly production (sawmill, quarry and farm levels). The more developed your buildings, the higher the gain. And if a Fertility Edict is active, it boosts that gain too.
Do later purchases give fewer resources?
Every purchase grants the contents shown in the shop: 96 hours of production for the Supply Cart, 192 for the Royal Chest and 384 for the Imperial Convoy. The amount changes with your villages’ production and any active Fertility Edict.
Why does instant completion cost me so much?
Its price is proportional to the time left on the queue (about 200 Gold per hour remaining, with no cap). On a queue spanning several days, it climbs fast. Best to use it when only a few hours are left.
Can I buy an edict or a permanent upgrade again?
Temporary bonuses (Fertility, Guilds’ Charter, Grand Works) can be bought again once they've expired, but not stacked while they're active. Permanent upgrades (Spies, Infinite Warehouses, Expansion) are one-time purchases: once acquired, they're permanent.