Gold
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Gold is used to purchase items from the market and shops. You can get more gold by selling resources or fighting monsters. |
Gold is the game currency of Idlescape. Many players call it GP, money, or coins.
Contents
Acquisition
- Gold is usually made by selling items to the in-game vendor or by trading with players on the Marketplace.
- Opening chests or Dungeon Caches may award gold.
- Gold is also obtained as loot from certain monsters killed in combat or dungeon victories.
| Source | Quantity | Rarity | Leagues | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Overgrown Castle | 50,000–200,000 | 100% | All |
 | Black Knight Titan | 5,000–20,000 | 50% | All |
| Imbued Black Knight | 5,000–25,000 | 50% | All |
 | Militia Crossbowman | 50–1,000 | 10% | All |
 | Dark Fortress | 50,000–100,000 | 100% | All |
 | Giant's Keep | 10,000–250,000 | 100% | All |
 | Greater Imp | 1–5 | 100% | All |
 | Hobgoblin | 50–500 | 10% | All |
 | Goblin Chef | 1–10,000 | 100% | All |
 | Elder Ruins | 50,000–1,000,000 | 100% | All |
 | Goblin Settlement | 5,000–25,000 | 100% | All |
 | Dark Vault | 50,000–500,000 | 100% | All |
 | Big Gobbo | 1–1,000 | 100% | All |
| Goblin | 1–50 | 20% | All |
 | Guard | 50–1,000 | 10% | All |
 | Corrupted Titan | 5,000–25,000 | 50% | All |
- Gold is acquired through gathering resources or producing items while affected by the Scroll of Wealth enchantment which sells them automatically.
- Gold may be discovered with the Archaeology buff while gathering (
Mining, 
Foraging or 
Fishing).
- Gold also has a chance to be earned while
Farming with the Gold Digger enchantment.
Use
Gold is used to buy items from the in-game General Shop and player driven marketplace. In non-ironman mode, most items can be bought with gold. Some notable exceptions are the untradeable Corrupted Ring and some event items.
Affixes
Affix Warding, Affix rerolling and Clearing Affixes require gold.
Shrine and Shop
Some significant gold sinks are the Shrine of Toucan and the 5% fee on items sold in the marketplace. The in-game General Shop also removes some money from the game.
Crafting Uses
Gold is used in Crafting:
| Item Created | Category | Lvl. Req. | XP | Materials | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shaman Staff | Magic | 10 | 1000 | 50 20  125  1  |
Augmentation and Research
Gold is used in the augmentation and research of many items:
| Item | XP | Dust | Scrap | Aug. Bonus | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Silver Goblet (A) | 20 |  |  | - | 80000000 Gold |
 | Stew Stained Page (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Exquisite Wooden Chalice (A) | 20 | |  | - | 20000000 Gold |
 | Wooden Goblet (A) | 20 | |  | - | 250000 Gold |
 | Refined Silver Chalice (A) | 20 | | | - | 312500000 Gold |
 | Ancient Pyramid (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 75000 Gold 50  100  5  |
 | Golden Chalice (A) | 20 | |  | - | 5000000000 Gold |
 | Exquisite Silver Chalice (A) | 20 | | | - | 625000000 Gold |
 | Refined Wooden Chalice (A) | 20 | | | - | 10000000 Gold |
| Giant's Keep Key (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 125000 Gold 150  150 150  150  150  |
| Castle Map (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 50000 Gold 50 3  |
 | Enchanted Armory Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Burning Feather (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 40000 Gold 10000  100 50  |
 | Refined Golden Chalice (A) | 20 | | | - | 10000000000 Gold |
 | Cursed Spade (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 50000 Gold 50  30  10  |
 | Stormy Sea Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Black Knight's Trial (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
| Shaman Staff | 45 | | | Magic Accuracy +1.8 Intellect +2.4 | 1 Gold 1 |
| Dark Vault Key (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 50000 Gold 10  10  10  10 |
 | Wooden Chalice (A) | 20 | | | - | 500000 Gold |
 | Elven Encampment Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Tall Gold Goblet (A) | 20 | | | - | 1250000000 Gold |
 | Shapeless Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Demonic Trial (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Exquisite Golden Chalice (A) | 20 | | | - | 20000000000 Gold |
 | Fallen Academy Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Small Silver Cup (A) | 20 | | | - | 40000000 Gold |
 | Ancient Maelstrom Orb (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 100000 Gold 2  100 200 1 |
 | Taproot Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Wooden Cup (A) | 20 | | | - | 125000 Gold |
 | Giant Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Overgrown Woods Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Cluster-Cluck (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
| Elder Lockstone (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 65000 Gold 100 10  30 50  |
 | The Final Test (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
| Dark Fortress Key (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold 10 10 50 50 50 |
| Torn Goblin Settlement Map (R) | 80 | - | - | - | 15000 Gold 15  15  15  |
 | Wide Gold Goblet (A) | 20 | | | - | 2500000000 Gold |
 | Corroded Scroll (R) | 20 | - | - | - | 30000 Gold |
 | Silver Chalice (A) | 20 | | | - | 150000000 Gold |
A: This item cannot be augmented.
R: This item cannot be researched.
Gold in the Idlescape Economy
The amount of gold in the game's economy and its distribution amongst players is known only to developers. Some endgame items are priced up to 5,000,000,000 gold on the marketplace.
Trivia
According to INFO, Habs is the richest player in Idlescape.
Monetary values appear white below 1 million, light green over 1 million, and pale blue over 1 billion.
