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[[Value]] is important for [[trade]] with caravans, ensuring your dwarves [[thought|happiness]], attracting [[migrant]]s, and luring in [[megabeast|visitors]]. One reliable way to increase value is creating items. Not all items are equal, or even close to equal, in value, however. The tables below are ordered by value, to help you select optimum [[furniture]] and [[trade good]]s to maximize your fortress's value.
 
[[Value]] is important for [[trade]] with caravans, ensuring your dwarves [[thought|happiness]], attracting [[migrant]]s, and luring in [[megabeast|visitors]]. One reliable way to increase value is creating items. Not all items are equal, or even close to equal, in value, however. The tables below are ordered by value, to help you select optimum [[furniture]] and [[trade good]]s to maximize your fortress's value.
  
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For all non-weapon-grade metals, flasks and goblets are the optimum trade goods. The best choice for furniture is probably a chain--they can be decorated as a "finished goods" and installed in [[restraint]]s and [[well]]s, both of which can be admired by passing dwarves. Lower-quality chains can be [[melt]]ed without loss of material.
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For all non-weapon-grade metals, flasks and goblets are the optimum trade goods. The best choice for furniture is probably a chain--they can be decorated as "finished goods" and installed in [[restraint]]s and [[well]]s, both of which can be admired by passing dwarves. Lower-quality chains can be [[melt]]ed without loss of material.
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==Stone==
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{| style="margin:1em 1em 1em 0;background:#F9F9F9;border:1px #AAA solid;border-collapse:collapse;" class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Value !! Notes
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|-
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| Mechanisms || 30 || (lever, trap)
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|-
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| Mug (3) || 30 ||  trade goods
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|-
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| Statue || 25 ||
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|-
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| Trade Goods (1-3) || ~20 || variable
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|-
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| Traction bench || 20 ||
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|-
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| Short sword || 14 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Armor stand || 10 ||
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|-
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| Cabinet || 10 ||
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|-
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| Throne || 10 || 
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|-
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| Coffer || 10 || 
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|-
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| Coffin || 10 ||
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|-
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| Door || 10 ||
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|-
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| Floodgate || 10 ||
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|-
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| Grate || 10 ||
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|-
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| Hatch cover || 10 ||
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|-
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| Table || 10 ||
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|-
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| Weapon rack || 10 ||
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|-
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| Quern/Millstone || 10 || (quern/mill)
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|-
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| Nest box || 10 ||
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|-
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| Hive || 10 ||
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|-
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| Jug || 10 ||
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|-
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| Pot || 10 ||
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|-
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| Blocks (4) || 20 || no quality
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|}
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For stone, mugs are the optimum trade goods. The best choice for furniture is mechanisms, followed closely by statues. Both can be decorated and, when built, admired by passing dwarves. Thanks to the 4x bar multiplier, metal ores are always more valuable when smelted to bars than when worked as stone (assuming equivalent quality).
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==Glass==
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{| style="margin:1em 1em 1em 0;background:#F9F9F9;border:1px #AAA solid;border-collapse:collapse;" class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Value !! Notes
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|-
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| Spiked Ball|| 126 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Large Serrated Disc|| 126 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Menacing Spike|| 66 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Giant Axe Blade|| 66 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Enormous Corkscrew|| 66 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Goblet/Vial (3) || 30 ||  trade goods
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|-
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| Statue || 25 ||
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|-
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| Window || 25 ||
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|-
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| Trade Goods (1-3) || ~20 || variable
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|-
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| Traction bench || 20 ||
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|-
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| Armor stand || 10 ||
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|-
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| Cabinet || 10 ||
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|-
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| Throne || 10 || 
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|-
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| Box || 10 || 
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|-
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| Coffin || 10 ||
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|-
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| Portal || 10 ||
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|-
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| Floodgate || 10 ||
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|-
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| Grate || 10 ||
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|-
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| Hatch cover || 10 ||
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|-
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| Table || 10 ||
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|-
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| Terrarium || 10 ||
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|-
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| Weapon rack || 10 ||
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|-
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| Tube || 10 || (screw pump)
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|-
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| Nest box || 10 ||
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|-
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| Hive || 10 ||
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|-
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| Jug || 10 ||
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|-
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| Pot || 10 ||
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|-
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| Blocks || 5 || no quality
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|}
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For glass, trap components top the list again. They're so valuable they make reasonable trade goods, even though goblets and vials are much lighter. The best non-trap-component furniture is probably a statue, since it seems to be admired more often than a window.
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==Wood==
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{| style="margin:1em 1em 1em 0;background:#F9F9F9;border:1px #AAA solid;border-collapse:collapse;" class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Value !! Notes
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|-
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| Spiked Ball|| 126 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Menacing Spike|| 66 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Enormous Corkscrew|| 66 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Minecart || 50 || 
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|-
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| Wheelbarrow || 50 ||
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|-
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| Shield || 27 ||
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|-
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| Ammo (stack of 25) || 25 ||
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|-
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| Crafts (1-3) || ~20 || variable
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|-
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| Traction bench || 20 ||
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|-
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| Training axe || 17 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Buckler || 14 ||
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|-
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| Armor stand || 10 ||
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|-
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| Bed || 10 ||
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|-
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| Cabinet || 10 ||
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|-
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| Chair || 10 || 
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|-
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| Chest || 10 || 
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|-
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| Casket || 10 ||
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|-
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| Door || 10 ||
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|-
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| Floodgate || 10 ||
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|-
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| Grate || 10 ||
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|-
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| Hatch cover || 10 ||
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|-
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| Table || 10 ||
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|-
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| Cage || 10 ||
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|-
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| Weapon rack || 10 ||
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|-
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| Pipe section || 10 || (screw pump)
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|-
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| Nest box || 10 ||
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|-
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| Hive || 10 ||
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| Crossbow || 10 || (weapon trap)
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| Bucket || 10 || (well)
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| Barrel || 10 || (dyer's shop)
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| Jug || 10 ||
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| Pot || 10 ||
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| Training spear || 9 || (weapon trap)
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| Training sword || 7 || (weapon trap)
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|-
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| Blocks || 5 || no quality
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|}
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For wood, trap components top the list yet again. They're also the best trade goods, even though crafts are much lighter. All of the non-trap-component furniture has similar value (except traction benches, but they require additional material).
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==Pottery==
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{| style="margin:1em 1em 1em 0;background:#F9F9F9;border:1px #AAA solid;border-collapse:collapse;" class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Value !! Notes
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|-
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| Statue || 25 ||
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| Crafts (1-3) || ~20 || variable
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| Hive || 10 ||
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|-
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| Jug || 10 ||
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|-
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| Pot || 10 ||
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|-
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| Bricks || 5 || no quality
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|}
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For pottery, the options are quite limited. Statues are the most valuable furniture, though a set of three crafts can be more valuable overall.
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{{Category|Trade}}
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{{Category|Economy}}

Latest revision as of 05:23, 9 April 2014

v50.14 · v0.47 · v0.34.11 · v0.31 · v0.28 · v0.23
This article is about an older version of DF.

Value is important for trade with caravans, ensuring your dwarves happiness, attracting migrants, and luring in visitors. One reliable way to increase value is creating items. Not all items are equal, or even close to equal, in value, however. The tables below are ordered by value, to help you select optimum furniture and trade goods to maximize your fortress's value.

Metal[edit]

Weapon-grade metals[edit]

Item Value Bars Value/Bar Notes
Spiked Ball 126 1 126 (weapon trap)
Large Serrated Disc 126 1 126 (weapon trap)
Menacing Spike 66 1 66 (weapon trap)
Giant Axe Blade 66 1 66 (weapon trap)
Enormous Corkscrew 66 1 66 (weapon trap)
Battle axe 34 1 34 (weapon trap)
Mechanisms 30 1 30 (lever, trap)
Shield 27 1 27
Ammo (stack of 25) 25 1 25
High boot (2) 24 1 24
Leggings 23 1 23
Pick 22 1 22 (weapon trap)
Gauntlet (2) 22 1 22
Spear 18 1 18 (weapon trap)
Low boot (2) 18 1 18
Mace 17 1 17 (weapon trap)
Short sword 14 1 14 (weapon trap)
Buckler 14 1 14
Helm 12 1 12
Greaves 23 2 11.5
Crossbow 10 1 10 (weapon trap)
Mail shirt 20 2 10
War hammer 9 1 9 (weapon trap)
Breastplate 15 3 5
Cap 5 1 5
Anvil 10 3 3.3 (forge)

For weapon-grade metals, spiked balls and serrated discs are much more valuable than any other products. They can be traded to caravans or installed in weapon traps to give passing dwarves happy thoughts, while lower-quality products can be melted without loss of material.

All metals[edit]

Item Value Bars Value/Bar Notes
Flask, Goblet (3) 30 1 30 trade goods
Minecart 50 2 25
Wheelbarrow 50 2 25
Trade Goods (1-3) ~20 1 ~20 variable
Chain 10 1 10 (restraint)
Nest box 10 1 10
Hive 10 1 10
Bucket 10 1 10 (well)
Jug 10 1 10
Pot 10 1 10
Animal trap 10 1 10
Statue 25 3 8.3
Traction bench 20 3 6.7
Armor stand 10 3 3.3
Barrel 10 3 3.3 (dyer's shop)
Bin 10 3 3.3
Cabinet 10 3 3.3
Cage 10 3 3.3
Chair 10 3 3.3
Chest 10 3 3.3
Coffin 10 3 3.3
Crutch 10 3 3.3
Door 10 3 3.3
Floodgate 10 3 3.3
Grate 10 3 3.3
Hatch cover 10 3 3.3
Pipe section 10 3 3.3
Splint 10 3 3.3
Table 10 3 3.3
Weapon rack 10 3 3.3
Blocks 5 1 5 no quality

For all non-weapon-grade metals, flasks and goblets are the optimum trade goods. The best choice for furniture is probably a chain--they can be decorated as "finished goods" and installed in restraints and wells, both of which can be admired by passing dwarves. Lower-quality chains can be melted without loss of material.


Stone[edit]

Item Value Notes
Mechanisms 30 (lever, trap)
Mug (3) 30 trade goods
Statue 25
Trade Goods (1-3) ~20 variable
Traction bench 20
Short sword 14 (weapon trap)
Armor stand 10
Cabinet 10
Throne 10
Coffer 10
Coffin 10
Door 10
Floodgate 10
Grate 10
Hatch cover 10
Table 10
Weapon rack 10
Quern/Millstone 10 (quern/mill)
Nest box 10
Hive 10
Jug 10
Pot 10
Blocks (4) 20 no quality

For stone, mugs are the optimum trade goods. The best choice for furniture is mechanisms, followed closely by statues. Both can be decorated and, when built, admired by passing dwarves. Thanks to the 4x bar multiplier, metal ores are always more valuable when smelted to bars than when worked as stone (assuming equivalent quality).


Glass[edit]

Item Value Notes
Spiked Ball 126 (weapon trap)
Large Serrated Disc 126 (weapon trap)
Menacing Spike 66 (weapon trap)
Giant Axe Blade 66 (weapon trap)
Enormous Corkscrew 66 (weapon trap)
Goblet/Vial (3) 30 trade goods
Statue 25
Window 25
Trade Goods (1-3) ~20 variable
Traction bench 20
Armor stand 10
Cabinet 10
Throne 10
Box 10
Coffin 10
Portal 10
Floodgate 10
Grate 10
Hatch cover 10
Table 10
Terrarium 10
Weapon rack 10
Tube 10 (screw pump)
Nest box 10
Hive 10
Jug 10
Pot 10
Blocks 5 no quality

For glass, trap components top the list again. They're so valuable they make reasonable trade goods, even though goblets and vials are much lighter. The best non-trap-component furniture is probably a statue, since it seems to be admired more often than a window.


Wood[edit]

Item Value Notes
Spiked Ball 126 (weapon trap)
Menacing Spike 66 (weapon trap)
Enormous Corkscrew 66 (weapon trap)
Minecart 50
Wheelbarrow 50
Shield 27
Ammo (stack of 25) 25
Crafts (1-3) ~20 variable
Traction bench 20
Training axe 17 (weapon trap)
Buckler 14
Armor stand 10
Bed 10
Cabinet 10
Chair 10
Chest 10
Casket 10
Door 10
Floodgate 10
Grate 10
Hatch cover 10
Table 10
Cage 10
Weapon rack 10
Pipe section 10 (screw pump)
Nest box 10
Hive 10
Crossbow 10 (weapon trap)
Bucket 10 (well)
Barrel 10 (dyer's shop)
Jug 10
Pot 10
Training spear 9 (weapon trap)
Training sword 7 (weapon trap)
Blocks 5 no quality

For wood, trap components top the list yet again. They're also the best trade goods, even though crafts are much lighter. All of the non-trap-component furniture has similar value (except traction benches, but they require additional material).


Pottery[edit]

Item Value Notes
Statue 25
Crafts (1-3) ~20 variable
Hive 10
Jug 10
Pot 10
Bricks 5 no quality

For pottery, the options are quite limited. Statues are the most valuable furniture, though a set of three crafts can be more valuable overall.

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