Blueprints & where to find them

Looking for specific blueprints or are you a completionist that needs all of them? Read on to find them.

Intro

Scope:

Covers the blueprints in the legacy version of the game and where to find them.

Editor's notes:

This list is not 100% complete, it is simply a list of all blueprints that I have found during 2 playthroughs and documented where they are and what they do.

Reforced edition has come out and changed a lot so if you are playing that then this is most likely not accurate anymore.

Elven building blueprints

Buildings:

	Mission	Notes
Elven Lower Sanctum	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Sanctum	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven High Sanctum	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Elven Scouting Post	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Logging Cabin	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Frontier Post	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Shrine of Elen	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Outpost	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Blessed Shrine of Elen	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Border Fortress	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Magnificent Shrine of Elen	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Elven Hunting Cabin	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Fishery	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Stoneworks	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Grove	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Watchtower	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Fortified Watchtower	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Iron Mine	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Iron Smelter	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Farm	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Arcane Smithy	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically
Elven Lenya Harvester	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Elven Lenya Purifier	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Hall of the Hunt	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts

Elven unit blueprints

	Location	Notes	Picture
Elven Ranger	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically	X
Elven Guardian	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically	X
Elven Wanderer	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically	X
Elven Warden	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically	X
Elven Pathfinder	Leafshade	Unlocked automatically	X
Elven Ballista	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts	X
Elven Protector	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts	X
Elven Wintermage	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts	X
Elven Druid	Old Haalâyash	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts	X
Treant	Unknown Island: Hybernian Temple	"Forbidden Knowledge" side quest

Elven research blueprints

Research:

	Mission	Notes	Picture
Improved Planks	Everlight	SW corner of the map on the beach
Improved Planks	Old Haalâyash: old monastery	NE corner
Strengthened Planks	Unknown Island	SW on the beach
Masterwork Planks	X	X	X
Better Satchels	Leafshade	South side of the map on the hill with a small ruin
Better Satchels	Aonir's Blade second visit	Inside Purity's NW camp
Warg-skin Satchels	Old Haalâyash	East side of the northernmost bridge
Swift Feet	Leafshade	inside the village, east side near the well
Swift Feet	Iskander Wilds second visit	North from starting HQ outside the wall
Broadhead Arrows	Leafshade	very close to the North Western most outpost
Broadhead Arrows	Iskander Wilds second visit	North from starting HQ outside the wall
Intimidating Presence	Aonir's Blade first visit	in the deathmen's camp
Intimidating Presence	Old Haalâyash	SW near the spider mini-boss that guards a shard
Barbed Partizans	Aonir's Blade second visit	On the cliff west of your starting HQ
Barbed Partizans	Old Haalâyash	SE, next to the colossus
Silverwood Longbows	Unknown Island	western pier
Silverwood Longbows	Windwall Foothills	East
Breath of the Forest	Old Haalâyash	West of the dam near the wyvern
Breath of the Forest	The Eye third visit	In the Wulfgar camp

Everlight:

Vilron: Do his quest and he will become your elven smith offering to sell you these blueprints when he has arrived in mulandir:
Elven Wintermage - Reinforcement
Elven Wintermage - Cost Reduction
Elven Protector - Reinforcement
Elven Protector - Cost Reduction
Elven Druid - Reinforcement
Elven Druid - Cost Reduction
Elven Ballista - Reinforcement
Elven Ballista - Cost Reduction

Old Haalâyash: old monastery

Nilas: Elven architect that can join you in Mulandir after his sidequest. He sells:
All Elf buildings cost reduction and reinforcement

Human building blueprints

	Mission	Notes
Human Town Center	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human City Center	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically
Human Citadel	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked automatically
Humann Scouting Post	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human Frontier Post	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human Outpost	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically
Human Border Fortress	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked automatically
Human Logging Cabin	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human Hunting Cabin	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human Fishery	Farlon's Hope	Unlocked automatically
Human Stoneworks	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human Barracks	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human Watchtower	Liannon	Unlocked automatically
Human Fortified Watchtower	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically
Human Strengthened Watchtower	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked automatically
Human Iron Mine	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically
Human Iron Smelter	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically
Human Farm	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically
Human Forge	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically
Human Arya Shrine	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked automatically
Human Arya Distillery	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked automatically
Human Academy	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked automatically
Human Stone Tower	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked automatically

Human unit blueprints

	Mission	Notes	Picture
Human Recruit	Liannon	Unlocked automatically	X
Human Arsonist	Liannon	Unlocked automatically	X
Human Infantryman	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically	X
Human Arbalist	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically	X
Human Halberdier	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically	X
Human Scout	Iskander Wilds	Unlocked automatically	X
Human Catapult	Aonir's Blade second visit	Complete Gyffard Kayte's sidequest "the engineer" to unlock catapults
Human Champion	Aonir's Blade second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment begins	X
Human Mentalist	Aonir's Blade second visit	Complete the sidequest "in the name of knowledge" then return to the mentalist camp and speak to the npc named "mentalist" that has a speech bubble above her head.
Human Keeper	Aonir's Blade second visit	Talk to Keeper Ewart
Paragon	Unknown Island: Hybernian Temple	"Forbidden Knowledge"sidequest

Human research blueprints

	Mission	Notes	Picture
Improved Planks	Unknown Island	SE from the central temple
Improved Planks	The Eye	In the iron mine to the SW
Strengthened Planks	Farlorn's Hope	SE corner in the prison camp
Masterwork Planks	X	Only merchants sell this? Gyffard Kayte in mulandir, see further down for details	X
Better Satchels	Iskander Wilds	very close to the Capital building you recieve in the NW when the RTS part begins
Better Satchels	Everlight	on the beach SW of Everlight
Wyvern-Leather Rucksacks	Windwall Foothills	NE
Hardened Oak Shields	Iskander Wilds	at the crossroads with the fallen cage nw from Clara
Pyromania	Farlorn's Hope	in the old camp that was your main base on the first visit here
Pyromania	Iskander Wilds second visit	In a forest clearing outside the wall
First Aid	The Green Coast	Inside the looter camp to the SW
First Aid	Aonir's Blade	Inside the Iron Falcons camp
First Aid	Iskander Wilds second visit	In a forest clearing outside the wall
First Aid	The Eye third visit	in utran's camp
Empyrian Halberds	Everlight	on the outer walls of the central castle
Compound Crossbows	Iskander Wilds	NW part in the iron mine
Compound Crossbows	Aonir's Blade second visit	In the same chest as the engineer's tools near the river
Compound Crossbows	The Eye second visit	a bit SW from the start in a quarry
Curved Swords	The Eye	slightly west of the entrance to the fortress

Iskander Wilds:

Jon Thaler: Keep him alive during the mission then talk to him once the refugees have left for Everlight and he will be your human architect in Mulandir. He sells you these blueprints:
Human Strengthened Watchtower - Building Speed
Human Reinforced Watchtower - Building Speed
Human - Watchtower - Building Speed
Human Logging Cabin - Cost Reduction
Human Stone Tower - Cost Reduction
Human Stone Tower - Reinforcement
Human Stoneworks - Cost Reduction
Human Forge - Cost Reduction
Human Iron Smelter - Cost Reduction
Human Iron Mine - Cost Reduction
Human Hunting Cabin - Cost Reduction
Human Fishery - Cost Reduction
Human Farm - Cost Reduction
Human Barracks - Cost Reduction
Human Arya Distillery - Cost Reduction
Human Arya Shrine - Cost Reduction
Human Academy - Cost Reduction
Human Reinforced Watchtower - Reinforcement
Human Strengthened Watchtower - Reinforcement
Human - Watchtower - Reinforcement
Human Logging Cabin - Reinforcement
Human Stoneworks - Reinforcement
Human Forge - Reinforcement
Human Iron Smelter - Reinforcement
Human Iron Mine -Reinforcement
Human Hunting Cabin - Reinforcement
Human Fishery - Reinforcement
Human Farm - Reinforcement
Human Barracks - Reinforcement
Human Arya Distillery - Reinforcement
Human Arya Shrine - Reinforcement
Human Academy - Reinforcement

Everlight:

Hegard: Do his quest and he will join you in Mulandir and sell these blueprints:
Human Keeper - Reinforcement
Human Keeper - Cost Reduction
Human Mentalist - Reinforcement
Human Mentalist - Cost Reduction
Human Champion - Reinforcement
Human Champion - Cost Reduction
Human Catapult - Reinforcement
Human Catapult - Cost Reduction

Commander Flynn: Joins you in Mulandir when you unlock the wayfarers
Sells these reinforcement and cost reduction blueprints for
Infantryman
Scout
Arbalist
Halberdier
Recruit
Arsonist

Aonir's Blade Second visit:

Gyffard Kayte: The Engineer that joins you if you do his side quest will join you in Mulandir and sell these blueprints:
Masterwork Planks
Strengthened Planks
Improved Planks
And if you have bartering 3:
Human Stone Tower Reinforcement
Human Catapult - Enhanced damage
Human Catapult - Cost Reduction
Human Arsonist - Enhanced Damage

The Golden Road:

In the quarry to the SE, the merchant sells these human blueprints:
Human Stone Tower Building Speed
Human Catapult - Enhanced damage
Human Catapult - Cost reduction
Human Catapult - Reinforcement

Orc building blueprints

	Mission	Notes
Orcish Cal'Rak	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Risen Cal'Rak	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Grand Cal'Rak	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Orcish Scouting Post	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish War Pit	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Frontier Post	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Outpost	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Border Fortress	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Orcish Watchtower	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Farm	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Fishery	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Hunting Cabin	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Iron Mine	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Iron Smelter	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Stoneworks	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish War Forge	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Orcish Logging Cabin	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically
Black Ash Harvester	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Orcish Shaman Hut	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Orcish Blood Forge	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts
Orcish Tribe Totem	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts

Orc unit blueprints

	Mission	Notes	Picture
Goblin Scoundrel	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically	X
Orcish Wargrider	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Unlocked automatically	X
Orcish Brute	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Defeat the Karr champion	X
Orcish Spearwielder	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Defeat the Zul champion	X
Orcish Hunter	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Defeat the Kae-Ran champion or convice him to join you	X
Orcish Ravager	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Defeat the Nok champion	X
Orcish Siege Troll	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Talk to the Moonskin Troll-Tamer (that spawns after you defeat Kagan in battle for the first time?)	X
Orcish War Troll	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Talk to Karesh who spawns after the last scripted countdown Purity attack
Orcish Shaman	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked when the RTS segment starts	X
Orcish Drummer	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	Unlocked by talking to the Fleshkin Chieftain that spawns shortly after the RTS segment starts	X
Flesh Colossus	Unknown Island: Hybernian Temple	"Forbidden Knowledge" sidequest

I am unsure of the triggers for the reinforcements on foot of barga gor second visit, I have included my speculations but it could be timer based instead.

Orc research blueprints

	Mission	Notes	Picture
Improved Planks	Farlorn's Hope second visit	in the small ruins south of the castle where the tortured woman is
Strengthened Planks	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	SW corner of the map near the Cairn
Strengthened Planks	Aonir's Blade first visit	In the graveyard to the SE
Masterwork Planks	The Eye second visit	SE corner
Better Satchels	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	West of your starting HQ just North of the godstone
Warg-Skin Satchels	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	SW corner near the cairn
Strength in numbers	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	on a hill to the NW
Strength in numbers	Old Haalâyash: The Old Monastery	On a cliff in the NE corner
Purebreeds	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	Inside the Kae-Ran Cal next to one of the southern watchtowers
Purebreeds	Aonir's Blade second visit	In the purity base
Serrated Axes	Foot of Barga Gor first visit	inside the great cal you start with in the chest on the east side
Serrated Axes	Farlorn's Hope second visit	in a small orc camp to the east
Wild Flurry	Old Haalâyash	Below the dam
Wild Flurry	The Eye second visit	SE in a campsite
Wild Flurry	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	NW in the old Nok camp
Battle Frenzy	Aonir's Blade second visit	In the purity base
Battle Frenzy	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	North near the godstone
Blessed Javelins	Foot of Barga Gor second visit	In what was your Cal on the first visit

Foot of Barga Gor:

Berghol the Bodacious: Do his quest and he will join you in Mulandir as an orc smith selling thse blueprints:
Orcish War Troll - Cost Reduction
Orcish War Troll - Reinforcement
Orcish Shaman - Cost Reduction
Orcish Shaman - Reinforcement
Orcish Drummer - Cost Reduction
Orcish Drummer - Reinforcement
Orcish Siege Troll - Cost Reduction
Orcish Siege Troll - Reinforcement

Xarr: Joins you after you have unlocked the orcs in barga gor and returned to Mulandir. He sells reinforcement and cost reduction for:
Spearwielder
Hunter
Ravager
Brute
Wargrider
Goblin Scoundrel

Everlight:

Qirr: Can join you in Mulandir after his sidequest called "A Macabre Market". He sells these building upgrades:
Orcish Logging Cabin - Cost Reduction
Orcish Tribe Totem - Cost Reduction
Orcish War Forge - Cost Reduction
Orcish Stoneworks - Cost Reduction
Orcish Iron Smelter - Cost Reduction
Orcish Iron Mine - Cost Reduction
Orcish Hunting Cabin - Cost Reduction
Orcish Fishery - Cost Reduction
Orcish Farm - Cost Reduction
Orcish Blood Forge - Cost Reduction
Orcish Shaman Hut - Cost Reduction
Orcish Black Ash Harvester - Cost Reduction
Orcish War Pit - Cost Reduction
Orcish Logging Cabin - Reinforcement
Orcish Tribe Totem - Reinforcement
Orcish War Forge - Reinforcement
Orcish Stoneworks - Reinforcement
Orcish Iron Smelter - Reinforcement
Orcish Iron Mine - Reinforcement
Orcish Hunting Cabin - Reinforcement
Orcish Fishery - Reinforcement
Orcish Farm - Reinforcement
Orcish Blood Forge - Reinforcement
Orcish Shaman Hut - Reinforcement
Orcish Black Ash Harvester - Reinforcement
Orcish War Pit - Reinforcement

Unit Upgrade Blueprints

What the permanent unit upgrade blueprints do so you'll know if it's worth getting them.

Notes:

• Enhanced damage for all human units does not change damage at all, instead it raises damage RESISTANCE of all types. All enhanced damage upgrades that do this have been marked with ** and the amount that is increased.
  
• Unit Research is listed separately from the permanent upgrades.
  
• Cost reduction is listed as the amount that is removed from the price, not what the unit costs post upgrade.
  
• Some damage upgrades either do nothing or boosts attack speed so little you need a stopwatch to time it
  
• If you are so inclined you could farm the tier 3 human enhanced damage upgrades on the eye second and third visit but because of the AI catapult spam I haven't done so because I don't need that sh*t in my life.
  
• X is missing data
  
  

  Elven:

  	Enhanced Damage	Cost Reduction	Reinforcement [Hit Points]
  Elven Novice	4	-1 food	63
  Elven Ranger	2	-2 food	54
  Elven Guardian	4	-1 food	139
  Elven Wanderer	3	-2 food	49
  Elven Warden	7	-2 food	139
  Elven Pathfinder	7	-1 food, -1 iron	152
  Elven Ballista	Does nothing?	-4 wood, -3 stone, -1 iron	126
  Elven Protector	8	-2 food, -1 lenya	378
  Elven Wintermage	Does nothing?	-2 food, -1 lenya	236
  Elven Druid	Does nothing?	-2 food, -1 lenya	216

  
  
  

  Human:

  	Enhanced damage	Cost Reduction	Reinforcement [Hit Points]
  Human Recruit	15**	-1 food	82
  Human Arsonist	15**	-2 food	70
  Human Infantryman	15**	-1 food, -1 iron	147
  Human Arbalist	15**	-1 food, -1 iron	63
  Human Halberdier	15**	-1 food, -1 iron	116
  Human Scout	15**	-1 food, -1 iron	116
  Human Catapult	15**	-3 wood, -3 stone, -2 iron	126
  Human Champion	15**	-2 food, -1 arya	139
  Human Mentalist	15**	-2 food, -1 arya	76
  Human Keeper	15**	-2 food, -1 arya	259

  
  
  
  

  Orcish:

  	Enhanced damage	Cost Reduction	Reinforcement [Hit Points]
  Goblin Scoundrel	Does nothing?	-2 food	30
  Orcish Wargrider	Does nothing?	-1 wood, -1 food	68
  Orcish Brute	Does nothing?	-2 food, -1 iron	168
  Orcish Spearwielder	Does nothing?	-2 food, -1 iron	189
  Orcish Hunter	Does nothing?	-2 food, -1 iron	80
  Orcish Ravager	Does nothing?	-1 food, -1 iron	158
  Orcish Siege Troll	Does nothing?	-3 stone, -2 food, -2 iron	126
  Orcish War Troll	Does nothing?	-4 food, -1 black ash	839
  Orcish Shaman	Does nothing?	-2 food, -1 black ash	131
  Orcish Drummer	Does nothing?	-2 food, -1 black ash	168

  
  
  
  

  Unit Research:

  Elven:
  
• Better Satchels: increases the carry capacity of carriers by 2
  
• Warg-Skin Satchels: increases the carry capacity of carriers by 2
  
• Swift Feet: Large increase in movement speed for Elven Novices.
  
• Broadhead Arrows: Elven Rangers gain an additional damage type: siege.
  
• Intimidating Presence: Elven Guardians gain an aura that slows and weakens nearby foes.
  
• Barbed Partizans: Elven Wardens temporarily immobilize enemies when hitting them and cause bleeding for a short time.
  
• Breath of the forest: Elven Pathfinders gain increased run speed and health regeneration outside of combat.
  
• Silverwood Longbows: Elven Wanderers gain increased damage and range at the cost of reduced attack speed.
  
  
  Human:
  
• Better Satchels: increases the carry capacity of carriers by 2
  
• Wyvern-Leather Rucksacks: increases the carry capacity of carriers by 2
  
• Hardened Oak Shields: Human recruits have more health.
  
• Pyromania: Arsonists gain an additional damage type: siege.
  
• First Aid: Infantrymen heal themselves a small amount whenever they take damage.
  
• Empyrian Halberds: Halberdiers gain double attack range and an increase to damage.
  
• Compound crossbows: Arbalists can hit one additional target per attack but also recieve lower attack speed.
  
• Curved Swords: Human Scouts deal double attack damage once every 15 seconds.
  
  
  Orcish:
  
• Better Satchels: increases the carry capacity of carriers by 2
  
• Warg-Skin Satchels: increases the carry capacity of carriers by 2
  
• Strength in numbers: Goblin scoundrels are recruited in groups of 5 instead of 4. Population cost raised by 1 per squad.
  
• Purebreeds: Orcish wargriders gain an additional damage type: siege.
  
• Serrated Axes: Orc Brutes do a small amount of slashing damage to enemies that hit them in melee.
  
• Wild Flurry: Spearwielders have a chance to hit one more target in melee with each attack.
  
• Battle Frenzy: Ravagers gain 25% attack speed boost when under 50% health
  
• Blessed Javelins: Hunters gain a small fire AoE attack

Building Upgrade Blueprints

What the building upgrade blueprints actually do incase one or two people care...

Notes:

• Don't currently bother with these except for reinforcement upgrades for defensive towers. This feature is very incomplete with many upgrades seemingly doing nothing and like 90% of building speed upgrades are not accessible without cheating.
  
• If you look in the game files you'll notice that some "Building speed" upgrades are supposed to increase storage capacity but they are nowhere to be found in the campaign. Similar to "enhanced damage" for units the name is misleading.
  
• To buy the blueprints you need to find the smith(s) of the corresponding race. Details on where are further up in this guide.
  
• Cost reduction is listed as the amount that is removed from the price, not what the building costs post upgrade.
  
  

  Elven:

  	Building Speed	Building Cost Reduction	Reinforcement [Hit Points]
  Elven Logging Cabin	+5 storage capacity	-2 wood	399
  Elven Hunting Cabin	+5 storage capacity	-3 wood	399
  Elven Fishery	+5 storage capacity	-3 wood	399
  Elven Stoneworks	+5 storage capacity	-2 wood	399
  Elven Grove	+recruitment speed	-10 wood	1200
  Elven Watchtower	X	-7 wood	675
  Elven Fortified Watchtower	X	-Nothing, BUG?	1200
  Elven Iron Mine	+5 storage capacity	-8 wood, -4 stone	2118
  Elven Iron Smelter	+10 iron, +5 iron bar storage capacity	-5 wood, -3 stone	2118
  Elven Farm	+5 storage capacity	-3 wood, -2 stone	801
  Elven Arcane Smithy	+research speed	-10 wood, -10 stone	1824
  Elven Lenya Harvester	+5 lenya package, +10 blessed lenya storage capacity	-3 wood, -9 stone	1200
  Elven Lenya Purifier	+10 lenya package, +5 blessed lenya storage capacity	-3 wood, 5 stone	840
  Hall of the Hunt	+production speed	-8 wood, -12 stone	1500

  
  

  Human:

  	Building Speed	Building Cost Reduction	Reinforcement [Hit Points]
  Human Logging Cabin	+5 storage capacity	-2 wood	300
  Human Hunting Cabin	+5 storage capacity	-3 wood	300
  Human Fishery	+5 storage capacity	-3 wood	300
  Human Stoneworks	+5 storage capacity	-2 wood	300
  Human Barracks	+recruitment speed	-5 wood	600
  Human Watchtower	No difference	Does absolutely nothing	450
  Human Fortified Watchtower	No difference	Does nothing	750
  Human Strengthened Watchtower	No difference	Does absolutely nothing	1500
  Human Iron Mine	+5 storage capacity	-1 wood, -3 stone	600
  Human Iron Smelter	+10 iron, +5 iron bar storage capacity	-3 wood, -6 stone	900
  Human Farm	+5 storage capacity	-2 wood, -2 stone	600
  Human Forge	+research speed	-4 wood, -7 stone	900
  Human Arya Shrine	+5 Arya cask, +10 Arya potion storage capacity	-1 wood, -6 stone	900
  Human Arya Distillery	+10 Arya cask, +5 Arya potion storage capacity	-2 wood, -11 stone	1200
  Human Academy	+research speed (Either wrong name or it does absolutely nothing since academy has no research)	-5 wood, -12 stone	1200
  Human Stone Tower	No difference?	-15 stone	1200

  
  

  Orcish:

  	Building Speed	Building Cost Reduction	Reinforcement [Hit Points]
  Orcish War Pit	+recruitment speed	-3 wood	30 Devs plz buff
  Orcish Farm	+5 storage capacity	-3 wood, -2 stone	399
  Orcish Fishery	+5 storage capacity	-2 wood	201
  Orcish Hunting Cabin	+5 storage capacity	-2 wood	201
  Orcish Iron Mine	+5 iron storage capacity	-2 wood	342
  Orcish Iron Smelter	+10 iron, +5 iron bar capacity	-5 wood, -6 stone	1311
  Orcish Stoneworks	+5 storage capacity	-1 wood	201
  Orcish War Forge	+research speed	-2 wood, -3 stone	450
  Orcish Logging Cabin	+5 storage capacity	-1 wood	201
  Black Ash Harvester	+5 raw ash, +10 powder capacity	-1 wood, -4 stone	813
  Orcish Shaman Hut	+10 raw ash, +5 powder capacity	-3 wood, -10 stone	1650
  Orcish Blood Forge	+recruitment speed	-3 wood, -9 stone	900
  Orcish Tribe Totem	+production speed	-15 wood, -10 stone, -5 iron	300

  
  
  

  Building Research:

  Building HP upgrades are cumulative so with all three upgrades you get +75% building HP based on the buildings base HP.
  Elven:
  Improved planks: +25% building HP
  Strengthened planks: +25% building HP
  Masterwork planks: +25% building HP
  
  Human:
  Improved planks: +25% building HP
  Strengthened planks: +25% building HP
  Masterwork planks: +25% building HP
  
  Orcish:
  Improved planks: +25% building HP
  Strengthened planks: +25% building HP
  Masterwork planks: +25% building HP

Grinding for blueprints

I realize this might be too much of a wall of text for some people but I assume you are dedicated enough to finding something specific if you are reading this that it won't stop you from my poor presentation. If you already know the basics then just skip the general information section entirely.

General Information:

Why you might ask. The answer is simple: Small, permanent upgrades for units.

You can grind for somewhat specific unit upgrades by repeatedly killing a specific unit for one of the three playable factions. Each time you kill one there is a small chance that they will drop one of the three unit upgrade blueprints(reinforcement, cost reduction, damage). The damage blueprints are very rarely sold by merchants or found as static loot in chests so I have some tips on specific grinding spots incase you really want to maximize a few specific units for your favorite faction.
To have the greatest chance of getting them it should be on a map where the unit you are looking to upgrade is used by the enemy and respawn almost infinitely and even better it should be easy to afk farm them.
I'll try to have a detailed explanation on how to do it on each unit and if it is afk farm friendly or not.

The purpose of these techniques I've tried is to get the blueprints but some of them also provide a significant gold or xp gain. I may or may not do an xp grind guide at some point but you will not find it right here as that is outside the scope of this guide.

Note that unit variants DO NOT drop unit upgrades for the unit they are based on. Examples: Purity Lancewielder does not drop human halberdier upgrades, Deathmen Wanderer does not drop Elven Wanderer upgrades and Utruan infantryman does not drop human infantryman upgrades. So it needs to be the exact same unit as is available to the player for it to drop blueprints.
Also since they are a separate unit, the upgrades don't work on them either.

It does not have to be YOU that kills the unit for it to drop blueprints. AI vs AI fights can result in drops too. Example: Iskander loyalists vs Sentenza's soldiers.

Remember to switch to EASY difficulty if you are afk farming. it helps massively with survivability and does not lower the xp per kill but there might be a little bit less enemies spawning.

The Elves are the least grind friendly faction because they are so rarely among your enemies on the various missions and they never have certain elf units meaning you can so far never get elven warden enhanced damage for example... without cheating.


Q: You mention aura-stacking sometimes what does it mean?
A: I use that term to describe the idea that you use as many powerful auras as possible on your different heros to maximise their efficiency while afk since you can not use activatable abilities while afk. Auras of particular note are Respite rank 2 or 3, Unleash Wrath 3, Demoralize 2, Perseverance and Call to arms 3
Q: You mention second and third visit sometimes how do I know when that is?
A: If it is a map you have been to before but you return to it as part of a new quest and the map is terra incognita again even though you have explored it before then you know it is your second or third visit. Some small or more significant changes to the terrain usually occur between visits.

Elves:

Elven Ranger and Elven Novice: Liannon. These elven units will frequently and infinitely respawn in groups of 2 novices and 3 rangers as long as they have their HQ in the sector immediately in front of the front gate to the city of Liannon AND there are no guards at the gate. So the key is to intercept them before they reach the gate, kill them and don't enter the city so that new guards keep spawning and running to guard the gate. They will also train units at the grove as long as they have the resources but the HQ spawning gate guards are free and spawn forever.
AFK Farmable: Yes, very much so. If you conquer the sector to the east of that you can build towers to help you swiftly eliminate the elven guards that spawn, I recommend defensive stance on your tankier heros close to the towers so that they get targeted instead of the towers since they will regenerate health in between spawns while the towers do not auto repair themselves.
Before you take the sector you need to wait for them to build a few things and maybe kill a couple of workers carrying wood so there is enough wood there for a logging cabin to get you started.

Humans:

Arsonist: and Recruit: Several good maps for this grind particularly Iskander Wilds.
AFK Farmable: Yes, very much so. Build as many towers as possible at your desired defensive positions and place some heroes or other units in defensive stance nearby and watch infinite and frequent waves of arsonists and recruits run up and die. After some hours you should have multiple copies of all 6 different blueprints waiting for you to pick them up.





Can also be done on Leafshade with lower efficiency.



Infantryman, Halberdier, Scout, Arbalist: Iskander Wilds: As long as they have iron they will keep recruiting them.
AFK Farmable: Yes, for a limited time. Same setup as above or at the bridge since then the AI will have access to more iron.

Arbalist, Halberdier, Scout: Windwall Foothills: The Bane Faction which is separate from Purity recieves iron for free through scripting IF you play on hard or higher difficulty and so will produce these units forever regardless of iron access on the map.
AFK Farmable: Yes. Destory the Purity HQ then fortify the border near Bane's base. Keep in mind their heroes have knockback abilites which might displace your soldiers that are standing ground.










Mentalist: , Champion: and Keeper: The Eye, second visit: Will respawn for a long time(as long as the AI enemy has aria and/or arya production buildings?) and be a part of some attack waves but will primarily be used defensively. If you run your hero party and/or army into one of purity's bases they will usually swarm to you from all over the map with everything he has including tons of catapults and some mentalists. Be prepared for high burst damage from their many ranged units especially the catapults. Stun Immunity, Restore 3 and other white magic spells highly recommended.
AFK Farmable: No, catapults will eventually ruin everything.

Catapult:
Iskander Wilds: Post second visit. House Utruan will infinitely respawn although somewhat slowly(every 3ish minutes) in the NE corner of the map on the road with a group of utruan arbalists and utruan infatrymen and one catapult every wave. They move all over the map and attack the green AI if not intercepted. Recommended that you also eliminate the purity lightbringer on the map so that their spawns stop otherwise they might cause lag later on by constantly swarming to the green HQ and bumping into each other instead of fighting.
AFK Farmable: Yes, but slowly. Position your hero party on the road slightly spread out but close to the map border so that they are too close for the catapult to fire. I recommend AE magic weapons and aura-stacking. I only included this because it is the safest catapult farm I have found.

Grinding for blueprints (orcs)

Goblin Scoundrel, Orc Wargrider, Orc Brute, Orc Spearwielder, Orc Hunter, Orc Ravager: Foot of Barga Gor first visit: Infinite respawns. Mainly, goblins, wargriders and ravagers(as long as iron lasts) with the rest sprinkled in occasionally. Play on normal or a higher difficulty for an almost constant neverending stream of enemies moving towards your HQ after the AI gets situated properly and conqueres a few sectors.
AFK Farmable: Yes, but it is a bit more tricky how you setup to achieve long term safety since there aren't many good places to build and the orcs tend to vary where they go at least in the early stages. If you hold out for some time you can get the enemy to send 90% of their troops at only one location and then fortify it like I did here. Respite 2 pretty much required since the frontline defenders will almost never be outside of combat. Berserker armor is also a big help if you put it on a main tank at the AI's favored attack location(see pic 2).









Can also be done very safely but with lower efficiency on Farlorn's Hope if you only need goblin & wargrider.

[Archaon the Everchosen]

To those who are looking for blueprints in reforced they are now sold by the merchants found in the nexus who you will encounter as you go through the main story you will need the barter skill (from the main character) to level three however as some of the more rare blueprints are locked behind this skill hope this helps (I managed to completely upgrade the human faction with those blueprints and some found during the campaign)

[Mylaur]

Old Haalâyash: old monastery NE corner

This loot gives Flag Bearer reduced cost now.

[Askalan]

Really nice explaining and excellent research. sadly to Reforced all of this doesn't seem to apply anymore

[-=[SATY]=- DrkAngl }>√ile<{]

Awesome thank you

[(Not)Veck]

Detailed af, good job

[Psilord]

для чего нужен лут с мобов? 19 лвл так и не пойму. и как улучшать доспех гному?

[Dezhnyov]

@TheDarkRuler I'm not planning on doing it myself but you have my permission to copy/paste the info in this guide if you want to add it to the wiki.

[TheDarkRuler]

Hey dude,
are you by any chance willing to add your insights to the SpellForce wikia?
http://spellforce.wikia.com/wiki/SpellForce_Wiki