Updated for Town Hall 18 (October 2026).
The Builder Base Gold Storage holds the Builder Gold you spend on defenses, traps, walls and Builder Hall upgrades. It unlocks at Builder Hall 3, maxes at level 10 with Builder Hall 10, and a max-level storage holds 2,500,000 Builder Gold. You get two of them once Stage 2 opens at Builder Hall 6, and nothing in them can be stolen.
What the Gold Storage does
Builder Gold is one of the two Builder Base resources. Your Gold Storages set how much of it you can hold at once, so they decide the most expensive upgrade you can start. The Builder Hall keeps a share of each resource as well, which is why your total cap is a little higher than the storages alone.
The storage keeps working while it is being upgraded. You pay for upgrades with Builder Elixir, not Builder Gold, which means a Gold Storage upgrade never eats into the resource it holds. Its partner, the Builder Base Elixir Storage, has the same capacities and is paid the other way round.
Where Builder Gold comes from now
Builder Base 2.0 changed the economy in May 2023. Attacking earns Builder Gold, defending earns Builder Elixir, and the Star Bonus pays out both. The Builder Base Gold Mine still produces a steady trickle on top. Supercell raised Builder Base battle rewards for almost every league in March 2025, so a full Star Bonus now goes further than it did at launch.
Defenders never lose loot in Builder Base battles. An attacker who flattens your Gold Storage only gains destruction percentage. You can sit on a full storage while saving for a big upgrade without any risk, unlike the Home Village Gold Storage.
Gold Storage levels and stats
Upgrade costs are in Builder Elixir. Times are base values before any Gold Pass builder discount.
| Level | Builder Hall needed | Capacity (Builder Gold) | Hitpoints | Cost (Builder Elixir) | Upgrade time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 70,000 | 650 | 20,000 | 30m |
| 2 | 3 | 150,000 | 800 | 80,000 | 1h |
| 3 | 3 | 250,000 | 975 | 200,000 | 3h |
| 4 | 4 | 350,000 | 1,150 | 300,000 | 6h |
| 5 | 5 | 600,000 | 1,350 | 600,000 | 12h |
| 6 | 6 | 800,000 | 1,600 | 1,000,000 | 1d |
| 7 | 7 | 1,200,000 | 1,850 | 1,500,000 | 2d |
| 8 | 8 | 1,600,000 | 2,150 | 2,000,000 | 3d |
| 9 | 9 | 2,000,000 | 2,450 | 2,500,000 | 4d |
| 10 | 10 | 2,500,000 | 2,750 | 3,200,000 | 5d |
At Builder Hall 10, two max storages hold 5,000,000 Builder Gold, and the Builder Hall adds 1,500,000 more, for a cap of 6,500,000.
When to upgrade it
Storage levels only matter when an upgrade costs more than you can hold. The clearest example is the Builder Hall itself. Builder Hall 10 costs 4,800,000 Builder Gold. At Builder Hall 9, two level 8 storages plus the hall hold 4,700,000, which falls just short, so at least one storage needs level 9 before you can start that upgrade.
A simple rule: each time you upgrade the Builder Hall, look at the priciest new defense or the next Builder Hall cost and check that your storages can cover it. If they can, put your builders on defenses and the Star Laboratory first. The extra Builder Base builder added in May 2026 makes it easier to slot storage upgrades in between bigger jobs.
Placing it on your base
From Builder Hall 6 your base has two stages. When Stage 2 unlocks, it arrives with its own level 1 Gold Storage already built, so you end up with one storage on each side. Treat them as cheap buffers: a 3×3 building with 2,750 hitpoints at max level soaks up hits from Boxer Giants or a Power P.E.K.K.A while your defenses work. Because every building counts toward destruction, a storage tucked into a far corner also costs the attacker time.
What changed with Builder Base 2.0
Before May 15, 2023, Builder Gold came from winning head-to-head Versus Battles, capped by a daily three-win bonus. Builder Base 2.0 removed Versus Battles entirely, replaced the three-win bonus with the Star Bonus, moved Builder Elixir income to defenses through the Elixir Cart, and added Builder Hall 10, which brought Gold Storage level 10. The storage’s job and its “no loot lost” rule stayed the same.
Gold Storage FAQ
What is the max level of the Builder Base Gold Storage?
Level 10, at Builder Hall 10. It holds 2,500,000 Builder Gold and costs 3,200,000 Builder Elixir to reach.
How many Gold Storages can you have in the Builder Base?
One when it unlocks at Builder Hall 3. You have two by Builder Hall 6, one per stage.
Why is my Builder Gold not going up after attacks?
Your storages are probably full. Builder Gold earned while full is lost, so spend some or upgrade a storage before your next session.
Sources: Supercell, Builder Base 2.0 patch notes (May 15, 2023); Supercell, Clash Anytime update notes (March 2025); Supercell, May 2026 update notes; in-game data.
