Items

Items in Whiteout Survival are consumable and non-consumable objects that can be collected, used, traded, or stored. They are obtained through events, missions, purchases, and gameplay activities.

Item Categories

Resources

The four basic building resources:

Meat — Food resource for troops and buildings
Wood — Construction material
Coal — Fuel resource
Iron — Metal resource for military production

Premium Resources

Gems — Premium currency; used in shops and speed-up equivalents
Fire Crystal — Late-game currency for FC progression
Steel — Refined material for Fire Crystal Shard conversion

Speedups

Time reduction items used to instantly complete or accelerate:

Building construction
Research
Troop training
Healing

See Speedups for details.

Hero Items

Hero Shards — Used to unlock and upgrade heroes
Hero EXP — Experience items for leveling heroes
Skill Manuals — Used to unlock hero skills

Gear Materials

Components for crafting Hero Gears and Chief Gears:

Essence Stones — Universal material
Design Plans — Blueprint for specific gear pieces
Polishing Solutions — Used to enhance gear quality
Hardened Alloys — Used in high-tier gear crafting

Expert Items

Books of Knowledge — Used to upgrade Experts skills
Expert Sigils — Unlock at affinity milestones
Common/Rare/Mythic Sigils — Tiered advancement materials

Buff Items

Temporary boosters for:

Resource production rates
Troop training speed
Combat bonuses
Gathering speed

Cosmetic Items

Avatar Frames — Profile decorations
Nameplates — Player name styles
March Skins — Visual effects for marching troops
City Skins — Settlement appearance changes
Teleport Skins — Teleportation visual effects

Teleport Items

Random Teleport — Moves city to random location
Alliance Teleport — Moves city near alliance members
Kingdom Teleport — Moves city to specific kingdom

Chest Items

Reward containers that provide randomized contents. Types include:

Hero Shard Chests
Gear Material Chests
Resource Bundles
Event Chests