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Research · Defense

Stonework

Every course laid to hold under the ram — raises troop defense further.

Entity ID
stonework
Branch
Defense
Stat buffed
defense — Defense
Bonus per level
+1.2%
Maximum level
12
Bonus at maximum level
+14.4%
Power per level
72
Power at maximum level
864
Base study time
30 seconds
Study time at maximum level
34m 21s
Prerequisites
Fortification at level 5

Cost, time and bonus at every level

Stonework runs to level 12, adding +1.2% to defense and 72 power each time. Studying it out costs the four soft resources — the same amount of each — and takes 34m 21s for the final level alone. Gems are only ever the optional instant finish; the study itself is bought with what your fields already make.

Stonework: what each level costs and what it grants.
LevelTotal defensePowerStudy timeEach resourceGems to finish instantly
1+1.2%721m 55s12,0002
2+2.4%1442m 30s15,6003
3+3.6%2163m 14s20,2804
4+4.8%2884m 13s26,3645
5+6%3605m 28s34,2736
10+12%72020m 20s127,25421
12+14.4%86434m 21s215,05935

Taken from nothing to level 12 that is 2h 22m of raw study and 891,923 of each of food, wood, stone and iron — 3,567,692 resources in total. Levels above 10 additionally consume an advanced forging material, one more unit per level past the threshold, so the last 2 levels also need the forge working.

Where it sits in the tree

Stonework belongs to the Defense branch — the walls line — what an attacker has to get through before they reach your granary. It stays locked until Fortification reaches level 5. Studying it opens 2 further techs.

Techs gated behind Stonework.
TechBranchRequires this tech at level
Moat WorksDefense8
BattlementsDefense5

The road here: Weaponry to level 3 → Armor to level 8 → Fortification to level 5 → Stonework. That is 3 studies standing between a fresh Academy and this one.

What Stonework costs before its own first level: the prerequisite chain, at the levels it demands.
PrerequisiteLevel requiredEach resourceStudy time
Weaponry347,88040m 47s
Armor8286,2924h 3m
Fortification5108,5171h 32m
Total before you may begin—442,6896h 17m

What it eventually opens: 8 studies sit downstream of Stonework, counting every remove.

Everything gated behind Stonework, directly or at a remove.
StudySteps outBuffsAt its capStudy time at cap
Battlements1defense+12%23m 43s
Moat Works1defense+12%23m 43s
Deep Cisterns2defense+7.2%13m 3s
Portcullis2defense+12%23m 43s
Curtain Walls3defense+9.6%14m 2s
Gatehouses4defense+9.6%16m 2s
Concentric Castles5defense+7.2%13m 3s
The Long Memory6production_rate+6%10m 57s

Guide: Research & the Academy · Research Priorities. Studied at the Maester's Academy. Index: all 81 studies · the whole database.

Rest of the Defense branch: Fortification · Siege Craft · Palisades · Watchtowers · Moat Works · Battlements · Portcullis · Curtain Walls · Barbicans · Gatehouses · Counter-Siege · Murder Holes · Arrow Slits · Siege Engineering · Concentric Castles · Deep Cisterns · Bombardment Doctrine

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