Rune Shields

Overview

Researching Rune Shields reduces the costs and duration of researching Armour Technology with each level.

Base Stats

PropertyValue
Base cost500,000 Metal · 300,000 Crystal · 200,000 Deuterium
Cost factor1.5×

Cost Table

LevelMetalCrystalDeuterium
1500,000300,000200,000
512,656,2507,593,7505,062,500
10192,216,796115,330,07876,886,718
152,189,469,4511,313,681,671875,787,780

Bonuses

BonusPer LevelCap
Armour Technology cost reduction−0.2%50%
Armour Technology time reduction−0.2%99%
LevelCost ReductionTime Reduction
5−1.0%−1.0%
10−2.0%−2.0%
20−4.0%−4.0%
Research/Build Savings

Caps ensure even low levels provide meaningful savings.

See Also

Overview · Armour Technology

Updated 16 May 2026