Power ups

Discover all the power-ups in Crusader Kings III, including Guard Badges, new formations, citizen buffs, and research upgrades. Learn costs and unlock conditions.

Power ups in Crusader Kings III allow you to recruit more people at once and improve the health, attack power, and defense of your citizens. You will get more and more power ups as you progress through the game. Some of these power ups can only be accessed after a merchant has visited your kingdom. Each power up below will be marked with the time in the game you will be able to buy it.

Guard badge x3
Cost: 600000 Bol
Available: Once you have built the bridge across the river to the south of Castle Town into Onii territory.
An additional 3 badges. Recruit up to 8 people.

Guard badge x4
Cost: 800000 Bol
Available: Once you have gained the Farmland by defeating the club wielding Onii Man who is guarding the Onii Grounds.
An additional 4 badges. Recruit up to 12 people!

Guard Badge x5
Cost: 1000000 Bol
Available: Right after you have beaten the Onii King (conquered one kingdom).
An additional 5 badges. Recruit up to 17 people!

Guard badge x6
Cost: 1200000 Bol
Available: Once you have beaten King Duvroc of the Kingdom of the Jolly (conquered two kingdoms).
An additional 6 badges. Recruit up to 23 people!

Guard Badge x7
Cost: 1400000 Bol
Available: Immediately after you have beaten King TV Dinnah of the Primetime Kingdom (conquered five kingdoms).
An additional 7 badges. Recruit up to 30 people!

Defense formation
Cost: 2100000 Bol
Available: Right after you have beaten the Onii King (conquered one kingdom).
Train for a new formation "Guard!" It's a formation to guard the king!

Evade formation
Cost: 2350000 Bol
Available: Right after you have beaten the Onii King (conquered one kingdom).
Train for a new formation "Evade!" Use it to avoid battle!

Calisthenics Edict
Cost: 1880000 Bol
Available: Once you have gained Grassland Town by defeating the Giant Frog.
Law that makes citizens exercise at night. Adds +1 life to citizens.

Give crunchy beans
Cost: 3100000 Bol
Available: Soon after you have obtained the Royal City by defeating the Giant Mushroom Guardian of the Mushroom Forest.
Distribute nutritious beans to your citizens. Adds +1 life.

Dash Ordinance
Cost: 4930000 Bol
Available: Shortly after you have given out crunchy beans. At that point, you should be making your way through the Sunflower Plains. It may also be triggered by building new things in the Royal City.
Law making citizens run 50 metres at night. Adds +1 life to citizens.

Give Pow Beans
Cost: 6500000 Bol
Available: Shortly after you have enacted the Dash Ordinance. It may also be triggered by building new things in the Royal City.
. Adds +1 life.

Jumping Jack Edict
Cost: 8800000 Bol
Available: Right after you have beaten King Duvroc of the Kingdom of the Jolly (conquered the second kingdom). It may also be triggered by building new things in the newly obtained Soldier Town.
Law that makes citizens do jumping jacks. Adds +1 life to citizens.

Give Muscle Beans
Cost: 11050000 Bol
Available: Some time after you have enacted the Jumping Jack Edict and gained both the Glamour Town and Miner's Town.
. Adds +1 life.

Weapons Research
Cost: 950000 Bol
Available: From the merchant after you have bought the Jump Cannon, soon after you have defeated the Onii King.
We will develop stronger weapons.

Armour research
Cost: 1180000 Bol
Available: From the merchant after you have bought the alarm clock, soon after you have defeated the Onii King.
We will develop stronger armour.

Super Weapons
Cost: 3100000 Bol
Available: From the merchant after you have conquered three kingdoms. You may be required to pay your minister Liam and Verde for the merchant to appear.
We will develop awesome weapons!

Super Armour
Cost: 3530000 Bol
Available: From the merchant after you have bought the super armour. You may be required to pay your minister Liam and Verde for the merchant to appear.
We will develop more awesome armour!

Rare Armour
Cost: 29100000 Bol
Available: From the merchant soon after you have conquered five kingdoms.
This is the rare armour that the peddler left behind.