Overview
This informative guide is specifically designed for new Castle Crashers players who have no idea how to spend their hard-earned gold. This guide will show you what/where the best and cheapest items are so you can prioritize efficiently.
Introduction: THIS IS AN APPROVED REPOST
Before I talk about the guide, I would like to prove to you in the best way I know that the first creator of a Castle Crashers shops guide, Tavi, allowed me to make this shops guide. I copied and pasted this from steam chat:
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Henryo: Ok thanks!
Tavi: np
[there was more to this conversation, but as I was readying to paste the whole conversation, only the messages above still showed in the chat. If you have further questions about the legitimacy of this conversation, ask him.]
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Back to the guide. I created this guide for two main reasons:
- I have been playing Castle Crashers since 2009 (various versions), and I wanted to contribute to the Castle Crashers steam community.
- I wanted to address a topic that steam guides rarely cover on this game.
Keep in mind that animal orbs are ranked on a scale of 1 to 20, 1 being the best rank, while weapons are ranked on a scale of -3 to 14, 14 being the best rank. Also keep in mind that the guides I used as reference points regarding weapon/animal rankings are outdated in comparison to Aichomancer’s new remade versions of these guides. I will keep the stats regardless, as ultimately, weapon and animal rankings are generally up to your opinion.
I don’t have much else to say; the main ideals of this guide are in the description at the top. Enjoy!
The Castle Keep
THE STORE
- On the map, located east of the “Home Castle” level.
THE STUFF
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On normal mode, the Skinny Sword is sold here for 32 gold.
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On insane mode, the Wooden Sword is sold here for 400 gold.
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Health Potions are sold here for 12 gold each.
NOTES
- The Castle Keep is the first shop you encounter, and the only one available in the trial version of the game.
- The Skinny Sword is the starting weapon of both regular and open-faced Grey Knights; it is given a 0 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- The Wooden Sword is the only weapon in the game with a required level of 6; it is given a 2 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
The Thieves’ Store
THE STORE
- On the map, located north of the “Thieves’ Forest” level.
THE STUFF
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The Twig is sold here for 65 gold.
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Bombs are sold here for 15 gold each.
NOTES
- The Thieves’ Store is the only store that has two stands for selling bombs.
- Both the Thieves’ Store and the Church Store sell Health Potions for 14 gold each.
- The Twig is the weapon used by the Troll enemy; it is given a 0 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
The Church Store
THE STORE
- On the map, located east of the “Wedding Crash” level.
THE STUFF
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The Cane is sold here for 390 gold.
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The Practice Foil (Wizard’s Wand) is sold here for 415 gold.
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Monkeyface is sold here for 750 gold.
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NOTES
- The Church Store and the Insane Store are the only stores in the game that do not have corresponding arenas.
- The Cane is not associated with any enemies or playable characters in Castle Crashers; it is given a 3 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- The Practice Foil is only seen being used by the Wizard, giving it the nickname “Wizard’s Wand”; it is also given a 3 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- Monkeyface increases your chances of finding rare item drops from enemies and holes in the ground; this includes weapons [from enemies only] and items worth amounts of gold. Monkeyface is ranked 11 out of 20 by Aichomancer’s Pet Tier List.
The Volcano Store
THE STORE
- On the map, located east of the “Lava World” level.
THE STUFF
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The Clunky Mace is sold here for 340 gold.
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Spiny is sold here for 680 gold.
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Sandwiches are sold here for 15 gold each.
NOTES
- The Volcano Store sells Sandwiches for the cheapest price in the game.
- The Clunky Mace is occasionally used by the Fire Demon enemy; it is given a 3 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- Spiny gives you +2 defense; Spiny is ranked 3 out of 20 by Aichomancer’s Pet Tier List.
The Swamp Village Store
THE STORE
- On the map, located east of the “Corn Boss” level.
THE STUFF
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The Thick Sword is sold here for 445 gold.
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Piggy is sold here for 585 gold.
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NOTES
- The Swamp Village Store’s weapon salesman was the Barbarian Boss in Comic Con’s 2006 demo. Watch the middle of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0aTXQzniY for proof.
- The Swamp Village Store sells Health Potions for the cheapest price in the game, but it sells Bombs for the most expensive price in the game.
- The Thick Sword is not associated with any enemies or playable characters in Castle Crashers; it is given a 6 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- Piggy doubles the health you get from food; Piggy is ranked 2 out of 20 by Aichomancer’s Pet Tier List.
The Snow Store
THE STORE
- On the map, located west of the “Snow World” level.
THE STUFF
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The Lance is sold here for 600 gold.
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The Butcher Knife is sold here for 575 gold.
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Pazzo is sold here for 750 gold.
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NOTES
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The Bone Leg (ranked 7 out of 14) is a secret weapon found in the Snow Store. To find it, buy Pazzo, and then allow him to point out an invisible hole in the ground. Dig in that spot, and you have yourself a Bone Leg.
- The Snow Store sells both Health Potions and Sandwiches for the most expensive price in the game.
- The Lance is not associated with any enemies or playable characters in Castle Crashers; it is given a 4 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- The Butcher Knife is also not associated with any enemies or playable characters in Castle Crashers; it is given a 5 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- Pazzo helps you locate holes in the ground, even some that you can’t see. Pazzo is ranked 13 out of 20 by Aichomancer’s Pet Tier List.
The Insane Store
THE STORE
- On the map, located east of the “Insane Mode!” level.
THE STUFF
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The NG Gold Skull Mace is sold here for 2500 gold.
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The NG Golden Sword is sold here for 3600 gold.
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The Chainsaw is also sold here for 3600 gold.
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Pelter is sold here for 5500 gold.
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Dragonhead is also sold here for 5500 gold.
NOTES
- The Insane Store is the last shop you encounter in the game, and the only one that does not sell Health Potions.
- The NG Gold Skull Mace is the cheapest item sold at the Insane Store, but it is the best weapon in the game (14 out of 14) according to Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- The NG Golden Sword is not associated with any enemies or playable characters in Castle Crashers; it is given a 4 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- The Chainsaw is also not associated with any enemies or playable characters in Castle Crashers; it is given a 12 out of 14 by Aichomancer’s Weapon Tier List.
- Pelter randomly throws snowballs [that do a maximum of 59 damage] at enemies; Pelter is ranked 19 out of 20 by Aichomancer’s Pet Tier List.
- Dragonhead randomly shoots fireballs [that do a maximum of 35 initial damage, with 26 additional fire damage over time] at enemies; Dragonhead is ranked 18 out of 20 by Aichomancer’s Pet Tier List.
Drawing Conclusions
CHEAPEST PRICE: HEALTH POTIONS
- The Swamp Village Store, selling them for 11 gold each.
- The Castle Keep, selling them for 12 gold each.
- The Volcano Store, selling them for 13 gold each.
- The Church Store and the Thieves’ Store, selling them for 14 gold each.
- The Snow Store, selling them for 18 gold each.
CHEAPEST PRICE: BOMBS
- The Thieves’ Store, selling them for 15 gold each.
- The Volcano Store, selling them for 17 gold each.
- The Swamp Village Store, selling them for 19 each.
CHEAPEST PRICE: SANDWICHES
- The Volcano Store, selling them for 15 gold each.
- The Snow Store, selling them for 20 gold each.
BEST WEAPONS (listed from best to worst down the list)
- The NG Gold Skull Mace, sold at the Insane Store.
- The Chainsaw, sold at the Insane Store.
- The Bone Leg, found at the Snow Store.
- The Thick Sword, sold at the Swamp Village Store.
- The Butcher Knife, sold at the Snow Store.
- The NG Golden Sword, sold at the Insane Store.
- The Lance, sold at the Snow Store.
- The Cane, sold at the Church Store.
- The Clunky Mace, sold at the Volcano Store.
- The Practice Foil, sold at the Church Store.
- The Wooden Sword, sold at the Castle Keep.
- The Skinny Sword, sold at the Castle Keep.
BEST ANIMAL ORBS (listed from best to worst down the list)
- Piggy, sold at the Swamp Village Store.
- Spiny, sold at the Volcano Store.
- Monkeyface, sold at the Church Store.
- Pazzo, sold at the Snow Store.
- Dragonhead, sold at the Insane Store.
- Pelter, sold at the Insane Store.
And the overall Best Store Award goes to…
–THE VOLCANO STORE–
Conclusion
Thank you so much for taking a look at this guide; hopefully you found what you were looking for. If you liked it, please give it a thumbs up or even show it to your friends! If there are any issues with the guide that I didn’t catch, just let me know in the comments. Thanks again!
Sources
- Castle Crashers Wiki: Stores[castlecrashers.wikia.com]