Resources

 

Resources

General Information

• Resources are the currencies used to purchase and upgrade everything in Boom Beach.
• You can see how many of each resource you have via the counters in the top right corner of your screen.
  • Note: The Stone and Iron counters do not appear until you have unlocked those resources.
  • Tapping on any of the counters shows further details on that resource, such as the production per hour, storage capacity, and the amount of that resource that is protected by the Vault.
• Resources are gained primarily by stealing them from other bases. Destroying a base's Headquarters always gives resources as part of the reward.
• There are four achievements, named Spoils of War, Timber Takeover, Quarry Raid, and Iron Will, that give a total of 240 diamonds upon raiding a total of 40,000,000 of each resource.
• Every resource except Diamonds has an Economy Building that produces it and one that stores it.
  • Owning a Resource Base gives you access to Sawmills, Quarries, and Iron Mines outside the ones on your home base.
  • Instead of getting it from another type of Resource Base, Gold is received from the Native Islanders based on the number of freed villages that you have on your Archipelago.
• Diamonds are a premium currency meaning they are not required for anything, but they can be used to buy other resources or to shorten upgrade times.
• See the chart at the bottom of this page for the ways to get each resource and the ways you can use each one.

Gold

• Gold is a resource that you can start collecting at the very beginning of the game.
• Gold is produced by the Residence which is also unlocked from the very beginning of the game.
• Gold is generally used for offensive things such as training Troops, upgrading them, and beginning attacks.

Wood

• Wood is a resource that you can start collecting at the very beginning of the game.
• Wood is produced by the Sawmill which is also unlocked from the very beginning of the game.
• Wood, along with Stone and Iron, is used to build and upgrade Buildings.

Stone

• Stone is a resource unlocked at Headquarters level 6.
• Stone is produced by the Quarry which is unlocked at Headquarters level 7.
• Stone, along with Wood and Iron, is used to build and upgrade Buildings.

Iron

• Iron is a resource unlocked at Headquarters level 9.
• Iron is produced by the Iron Mine which is unlocked at Headquarters level 10.
• Iron, along with Wood and Stone, is used to build and upgrade Buildings.

Diamonds

• Diamonds are a premium currency used to buy other resources and skip timers.
• Diamonds are never required to progress in the game.

Check out our Diamond Cost of Time Calculator to find out how many Diamonds it will cost to instantly finish an upgrade.

Getting and Using Resources

Resource	Obtained by...	Uses
Gold	Residence Freed Village Reward Destroying Mercenary bases, Dr. T stages, Lt. Hammerman HQ bases, Blackguard Bases, and Mega Crab stages Daily Reward Operation Reward Supply Chest Trader Buying with Diamonds	Loading Troops into a Landing Craft Beginning an attack Beginning Armory upgrades Beginning Hero upgrades Exploring clouded regions Beginning Submarine dives Removing Obstacles Mining Raw Crystals
Wood	Sawmill Wood Resource Bases Destroying Mercenary bases, Dr. T stages, Lt. Hammerman HQ bases, Blackguard Bases, and Mega Crab stages Daily Reward Operation Reward Supply Chest Reward Thresholds from Colonel Gearheart's War Factory Removing Tree Obstacles Submarine dives Trader Buying with Diamonds	Building or Upgrading any Building other than higher levels of the Sawmill Mining Raw Crystals
Stone	Quarry Stone Resource Bases Destroying Mercenary bases, Dr. T stages, Lt. Hammerman HQ bases, Blackguard Bases, and Mega Crab stages Daily Reward Operation Reward Supply Chest Reward Thresholds from Colonel Gearheart's War Factory Removing Rock Obstacles Submarine dives Trader Buying with Diamonds	Upgrading higher level Buildings other than the Quarry Building higher level Buildings Mining Raw Crystals
Iron	Iron Mine Iron Resource Bases Destroying Mercenary bases, Dr. T stages, Lt. Hammerman HQ bases, Blackguard Bases, and Mega Crab stages Daily Reward Operation Reward Supply Chest Reward Thresholds from Colonel Gearheart's War Factory Submarine dives Trader Buying with Diamonds	Upgrading higher level Buildings other than the Iron Mine Building higher level Buildings Mining Raw Crystals
Diamonds	In-App Purchase Achievements Destroying a certain amount of Troops on Defense Daily Reward Operation Reward Supply Chest Chest Submarine dive Beginning your game Destroying Mega Crab stages	Starting an Upgrade/Construction with insufficient amounts of other resources Finishing an Upgrade/Construction instantly Finish sculpting a Statue instantly Finish creating a Prototype Defense instantly Finish loading Troops onto a Landing Craft instantly Using the Instant button to buy all required resources and time for an Upgrade Loading Troops with insufficient Gold Beginning an attack with insufficient Gold Exploring a clouded region with insufficient Gold Starting a Submarine dive with insufficient Gold Removing an Obstacle with insufficient Gold