How to Prepare for Castle Level 60 & Estimated upgrade costs

Introduction

With Castle Level 60 officially on the horizon, it’s time for Lords and Ladies of Norheim to start preparing now. The jump to Castle 60 is expected to be a major leap in power, cost, and commitment. In this guide, we’ll walk you through a comprehensive preparation plan that includes:

• What to expect from the update
• Estimated resource requirements
• Speedup and gem preparation
• Strategic advice for both spenders and free-to-play players

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What to Expect from Castle 60

While official patch details are still limited, based on past upgrades, Castle 60 will likely include:

• Castle building upgrade to Level 60 (along with all prerequisite buildings)
• Troop Tier 7 or higher
• Immortal level cap increase to 60
• Increased resource capacity and storage needs
• A new upgrade resource (similar to Aether for Castle 55)
• Likely new research or building functions

Upgrading to Castle 50 was a massive jump — Castle 60 will be even more significant, but possibly not as drastic in terms of raw resource requirements. Instead, we expect a new upgrade currency to become the main bottleneck, forcing whales to spend and giving time for F2P players to catch up.

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Core Resource Requirements (Updated Estimates)

Looking at past upgrade costs:

• Castle 40: ~140M combined resources
• Castle 50: ~320M combined resources
• Castle 55: ~350M combined + Aether

From this, we can estimate that the Castle 60 wont fly off the handle in terms of resources. It seems like the resource costs have hit a level where it is so expensive that the devs cant reasonably increase it wildly anymore. So I am going to esimate c60 to cost around 400-450M combined. BUT I fully expect a new resource to be needed too. We needed Aether once c55 was released, I am certain we will see a similar new resource being released for Castle level 60 to pay-wall speed runners and monetize the race to C60. I expect this to be available for free for anyone but at a limited rate and available in expensive bundles and events.

Upgrade Requirements

Castle 56	Wall level 55	Hospital	Bowmen Barracks	55
Castle 57	Wall level 56	Shieldmen Barracks	Academy	56
Castle 58	Wall level 57	Cavalry Barracks	Warehouse	57
Castle 59	Wall level 58	Spearmen Barracks	Wishing Fountain	58
Castle 60	Wall level 59	Tower of Knowledge	Forge	59

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Buildings to Prioritize Before Castle 60

To avoid bottlenecks, ensure the following buildings are at or near Castle 55:

• Wall (prerequisite for most castle upgrades)
• Academy (to access new tech)
• Training Grounds (all four troop types for T7 unlocks)
• Hospital (expect higher healing needs post-60)
• Vault & Storehouse (to protect and hold massive resource quantities)

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Resource Farming Strategy

1. Maximize Gathering:

• Send four full marches to gather 24/7
• Prioritize max level tiles
• Use gathering buffs and Talents

2. Produce Passively:

• Upgrade resource buildings to max
• Use Lord talents for economy
• Equip production buffs

3. Event Planning:

• Save resource and speedup chests from all events
• Bank speedups and money for the coming progression push to c60.

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Speedup Management

Save, Don’t Spend:

• Avoid using speedups
• Focus on Research, since you are not going to be maxing this

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Strategy for Spenders

If you’re spending, your best path is:

• Focus on Daily/Weekly Value Bundles (high yield for gems, speedups, and new materials)
• GTArcade shop deals offer improved resource ratios
• Be ready to spend early on the new upgrade material (likely released alongside Castle 60)

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Strategy for Free-to-Play (F2P) Players

• Prioritize long-term progression over speed
• Farm resource tiles constantly
• Save Wisdom Medals for economic talents
• Stockpile speedups and chests for the new material grind
• Avoid using speedups for anything outside of preparation events

F2P players can absolutely hit Castle 60—it just requires patience and smart planning.

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What to Avoid

• Don’t over-spend on last-minute catch-up bundles
• Avoid melting speedups for PvP or vanity upgrades
• Don’t get stuck without gold or storage capacity
• Avoid hoarding resources without increasing storage

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Final Thoughts

Castle Level 60 is shaping up to be a game-changing expansion — not because of massive resource jumps, but because of the introduction of a new premium upgrade resource, just like Aether at 55. Smart players will begin prepping now:

• Stockpile resources and speedups
• Max out key buildings
• Farm daily with discipline

We expect new content to launch alongside Castle 60 (new PvE, new tech tree, maybe new tower floors or dragon functions). Stay ready — the race to 60 is going to be fast and fierce.

Published: 16-06-2025