Whiteout Survival Calculator
This Whiteout Survival calculator works out three things: how many Hero Shards a hero needs for each star, how much of your Meat, Wood, Coal and Iron the Storehouse protects at your level, and how many resources an alliance exchange costs. Type your numbers into the forms below, and the tables under each form show the figures the result comes from. Checked in November 2026.
Hero Shard Calculator
Pick the stars your hero has now, the stars you want and how many shards you already hold. The calculator adds up the cost of every star in between and tells you how many shards are still missing. A hero you have not recruited yet needs its recruitment shards first, so choose that cost in the last field.
Eugene's recruitment window asks for 10 shards, Jeronimo's for 20 and Jessie's for 40, so check the number in the hero's own window and pick the matching option. After recruitment, every star costs the same number of shards whatever the hero's rarity or generation.
| Star | Cost of six upgrade steps | Shards for this star | Running total after recruit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 15 | 40 | 50 |
| 3 | 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 40 | 115 | 165 |
| 4 | 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 100 | 300 | 465 |
| 5 | 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100 | 600 | 1,065 |
Each star is bought in six small steps, and the table lists them in order. The fifth star alone needs 600 shards, while the first four together need 465. Where those shards come from and which heroes deserve them first is covered in the hero leveling guide, and the generations page shows which heroes belong to which generation.
| Hero | Recruitment shards | Total from locked to 5 stars |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene | 10 | 1,075 |
| Jeronimo | 20 | 1,085 |
| Jessie | 40 | 1,105 |
Storehouse Calculator
The Storehouse unlocks at Furnace level 9 and protects part of your Meat, Wood, Coal and Iron when another Chief attacks your city. Its capacity is a protection limit, not a bin: you can keep gathering past it, but resources above the limit can be plundered. Secured Resources, which come from the buildings in your inner city, cannot be plundered at all, and unopened resource items in your Backpack are not exposed either.
Where the guides list two different capacities for the same level, the result shows both as a range: the real protection is between the two numbers, and the Storehouse window in your city shows the exact one. Coal protection is about 5 times smaller than the Meat and Wood figure, and Iron protection about 20 times smaller. For example, a level 15 Storehouse protects 3,200,000 Meat and Wood, about 640,000 Coal and about 160,000 Iron.
The second form works backwards. Enter the amount of Meat or Wood you usually hold, and it names the Storehouse level that covers it.
| Level | Meat and Wood protected | Coal protected | Iron protected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,000 to 100,000 | 1,000 to 20,000 | 250 to 5,000 |
| 2 | 10,000 to 150,000 | 2,000 to 30,000 | 500 to 7,500 |
| 3 | 15,000 to 200,000 | 3,000 to 40,000 | 750 to 10,000 |
| 4 | 20,000 to 250,000 | 4,000 to 50,000 | 1,000 to 12,500 |
| 5 | 25,000 to 300,000 | 5,000 to 60,000 | 1,250 to 15,000 |
| 6 | 30,000 to 350,000 | 6,000 to 70,000 | 1,500 to 17,500 |
| 7 | 45,000 to 400,000 | 9,000 to 80,000 | 2,250 to 20,000 |
| 8 | 65,000 to 550,000 | 13,000 to 110,000 | 3,250 to 27,500 |
| 9 | 120,000 to 700,000 | 24,000 to 140,000 | 6,000 to 35,000 |
| 10 | 200,000 to 900,000 | 40,000 to 180,000 | 10,000 to 45,000 |
| 11 | 400,000 to 1,200,000 | 80,000 to 240,000 | 20,000 to 60,000 |
| 12 | 800,000 to 1,400,000 | 160,000 to 280,000 | 40,000 to 70,000 |
| 13 | 1,200,000 to 1,600,000 | 240,000 to 320,000 | 60,000 to 80,000 |
| 14 | 1,900,000 to 2,000,000 | 380,000 to 400,000 | 95,000 to 100,000 |
| 15 | 3,200,000 | 640,000 | 160,000 |
| 16 | 4,600,000 to 4,900,000 | 920,000 to 980,000 | 230,000 to 245,000 |
| 17 | 6,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 300,000 |
| 18 | 7,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 375,000 |
| 19 | 8,600,000 to 9,000,000 | 1,720,000 to 1,800,000 | 430,000 to 450,000 |
| 20 | 10,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 500,000 |
| 21 | 12,500,000 to 13,000,000 | 2,500,000 to 2,600,000 | 625,000 to 650,000 |
| 22 | 15,000,000 to 16,000,000 | 3,000,000 to 3,200,000 | 750,000 to 800,000 |
| 23 | 20,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 24 | 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 | 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 | 1,250,000 to 1,500,000 |
| 25 | 35,000,000 to 40,000,000 | 7,000,000 to 8,000,000 | 1,750,000 to 2,000,000 |
| 26 | 45,000,000 to 50,000,000 | 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 | 2,250,000 to 2,500,000 |
| 27 | 60,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
| 28 | 75,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 3,750,000 |
| 29 | 100,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| 30 | 120,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
The top of the table is a level 30 Storehouse with 120,000,000 protected Meat and Wood, and a level 20 building already covers 10,000,000. Upgrade costs and build times for the Storehouse are in the buildings guide, and the Furnace level each upgrade needs is in the Furnace guide.
Resource Exchange Calculator
Resource Exchange lives in the Alliance menu under Territory. It spends resources held by the alliance, not the Meat, Wood, Coal and Iron in your own city, and it opens at about 45 days of State age. The daily limit is 100,000 resources, so a big exchange is split over several days. Choose what you want to give, what you want to receive and the amount you need to receive.
A rate of 4 to 1 means you give 4 units to receive 1. The table lists every rate the exchange offers. For 5,000 Iron the calculator shows 20,000 Coal, which is a fifth of the daily limit, so the exchange fits into one day.
| You give | You receive | Rate (give to receive) |
|---|---|---|
| Meat | Wood | 2 to 1 |
| Wood | Meat | 2 to 1 |
| Meat | Coal | 4 to 1 |
| Wood | Coal | 4 to 1 |
| Meat | Iron | 8 to 1 |
| Wood | Iron | 8 to 1 |
| Coal | Meat | 1 to 1 |
| Coal | Wood | 1 to 1 |
| Coal | Iron | 4 to 1 |
| Iron | Meat | 1 to 2 |
| Iron | Wood | 1 to 2 |
| Iron | Coal | 1 to 1 |
Meat and Wood each have 3 exits, and both turn into Coal at 4 to 1 and into Iron at 8 to 1. Coal trades 1 to 1 for Meat or Wood and reaches Iron at 4 to 1. Going the other way, 1 Iron gives back only 2 Meat, 2 Wood or 1 Coal. Resource planning for the whole city is in the resources guide, and alliance rules are in the alliance guide.
Common Mistakes With the Numbers
- Reading the Storehouse as a bin. It protects up to a limit and does not stop you from owning more. The extra can still be plundered.
- Counting Iron like Meat. A Storehouse that protects millions of Meat protects only about one twentieth of that in Iron.
- Planning one huge exchange. The 100,000 daily limit applies, so size the exchange to the days you have.
- Swapping there and back. Rates are uneven on purpose, and a round trip always loses resources.
- Forgetting recruitment shards. A hero that is not recruited yet needs its own shards before the first star.
Secured Resources Video
The video explains the Resources Overview window: which resources are secured and cannot be taken, which ones the Storehouse protects up to its limit, and how resource chests in the backpack count.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Hero Shards does a hero need to reach 5 stars?
After recruitment, going from 0 to 5 stars costs 1,065 Hero Shards: 10 for the first star, 40 for the second, 115 for the third, 300 for the fourth and 600 for the fifth. With the 10 shards Eugene needs to recruit, the total is 1,075. Jeronimo needs 20 to recruit and Jessie 40, which makes their totals 1,085 and 1,105.
How much does the Storehouse protect at level 20?
A level 20 Storehouse protects 10,000,000 Meat and 10,000,000 Wood. Coal protection is about one fifth of that, 2,000,000, and Iron is about one twentieth, 500,000. Anything above these amounts can be plundered unless it counts as a Secured Resource. The Storehouse unlocks at Furnace level 9.
Where do I find Resource Exchange in Whiteout Survival?
Open the Alliance menu, go to Territory and tap Resource Exchange. It spends resources held by the alliance, not the resources in your own city, and it opens at about 45 days of State age. The daily limit is 100,000 resources, so a large exchange can take several days.
Can I exchange resources back without losing any?
No. The rates are not symmetrical: 8 Meat buy 1 Iron, but 1 Iron turns back into only 2 Meat. Coal is the cheapest way to Iron, with a rate of 4 to 1, so a round trip always leaves you with fewer resources than you started with.
Is there a Whiteout Survival building calculator on this page?
No. This page covers Hero Shards, Storehouse protection and resource exchange. For building levels, costs and Furnace requirements, open the buildings guide, and use the Furnace guide to see what each Furnace level unlocks.
Read Next
Collect more shards with the Whiteout Survival gift codes, pick who to promote from the tier list, or look at the materials that go into Chief Charms and the State Transfer guide, where Storehouse protection decides how many resources you keep.