Is the Gold Pass worth it? We did the maths

The Gold Pass is a monthly purchase. Besides cosmetics and rewards, its perks include builder and research boosts that cut upgrade time and cost. Whether it's worth it depends on how much you're upgrading.

What the boosts do

The perks reduce upgrade time and cost by a percentage for builders (buildings, walls, heroes) and the lab (troops, spells, sieges, and pets). The exact percentage can change between seasons, so check the current pass. Our calculator uses 20% by default and lets you change it.

An example at Town Hall 18

Take the full lab path at Town Hall 18: about 2,476 days of research from level 1. A 20% research boost removes about 495 days. Even one month of pass removes about 20% from every upgrade started that month.

When it's worth it

• Right after a Town Hall upgrade: everything is upgradable, so the boost applies to the most work.
• When you start long upgrades: the reduction is applied when an upgrade starts, so start the longest ones that month.
• Big wall pushes: the cost reduction applies to walls too, saving huge amounts of Gold or Elixir.

When to skip it

• You're nearly maxed and only a few upgrades remain.
• You can't keep builders and the lab busy anyway.

Flip the Gold Pass switch in the Village Progress calculator to see the exact days and resources it saves for your village.

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