Grand Laboratory
Science scaling, luck, mithril, and late upgrade support.
Role and Priority
Section titled “Role and Priority”| Main use | Science scaling, luck, mithril, and late upgrade support. |
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| When to prioritize | Strong once science/luck scaling starts feeding mithril, damage, and late-game utility. |
| Upgrade chain | 17 linked upgrades on this page. |
How to Unlock
Section titled “How to Unlock”| Unlock purchase | Buy Grand Laboratory from Khazad Greathold. |
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| Building requirement | Requires Flameworks or Demolition Shack. |
| Cost | Costs 650 Gold and 1 Mithril. |
| Unlock page | Grand Laboratory |
What To Read Next
Section titled “What To Read Next”Upgrades
Section titled “Upgrades”| Image | Name | What It Does | Unlock / Requirements | Cost / Tiers |
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| Alkahest Aperture | Laser Cannon gets bonus damage per Alchemy Research. | Available once Grand Laboratory is unlocked. | No direct listed cost | |
 | Alchemy | Every 20 uses the mithril cost is increased by 1. | Requires 8 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Mithril cost rises by 1 every 20 Alchemy uses. |
| Broadaxe Beam | Laser beam gets a wider beam and gets bonus crit chance. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 2 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 100 8 tiers | |
| Cookie Cutter | Laser Cannon gains bonus damage over time, Gem luck, and a calamity damage multiplier. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 300 Mithril: 1 9 tiers | |
| Cooling Masters | Laser Cannon gets bonus cooldown reduction. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 3 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 100 Dwarves: 1 10 tiers | |
 | Cyberdwarf | Unlocks Gorilla Arms and Rhino Legs for runners. Tier 2 unlocks C. Each tier further buffs upgrades as specified. | Requires Cyberdwarf prestige. Requires 10 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 1337 Mithril: 2 4 tiers |
| Deep Core Technology | Laboratory tech-chain entry that supports deeper mithril and late-game science progression once its unlock condition is met. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 13 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold shown after unlock 4 tiers | |
| Disco Shuffle | Whenever you move Grand Laboratory with the Buildings Swap ritual, all Laser Cannons get temporarily empowered with bonus luck and bonus crit chance for the next 8-24 seconds of firing. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 6 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 210 5 tiers | |
| Energy Sustainer | Laser Cannon fires up to bonus fire duration add seconds longer. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 110 11 tiers | |
 | Laser Cannon | Adds Laser Cannons. Use them as science damage and support scaling; they pair well with gold and late utility plans but still need hauling to keep ore from piling up. | Requires 1 Scientist in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 0 Gold base: 190 Mithril: 0 Dwarves: 2 |
| Magnetic Shielder Aura | The laser beam is now surrounded by the listed chance to deal 0 to rock zap maximum damage to any falling rock it touches, hopefully disintegrating it in the process. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 9 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 420 8 tiers | |
| Power Overwhelming | Laser Cannon gets bonus damage over time for each Scientist! | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 6 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 600 Mithril: 2 7 tiers | |
| Projectile Empowering Field | The laser attunes projectiles to the mountain's frequency, making them keen to hit to just the right places. Projectiles passing the laser beam now get empowered by it and gain proj crit bonus luck. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 8 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 410 7 tiers | |
| Quantum Scrambler | Laser Cannon deals bonus damage over time against dens. Each scientist adds a chance for mountain hits to erupt into a gem geyser. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 8 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 400 Mithril: 2 7 tiers | |
 | Scientist | Adds Scientists. Use them for science unlock thresholds, chance-based upgrade scaling, Laser Cannon support, and a normal-upgrade gold discount of min(30%, 0.3% * Scientist count), max 30%. | Available once Grand Laboratory is unlocked. | Gold: 0 Gold base: 72 Dwarves: 1 |
| Superheated Gem Harvester | The intense heat of the laser is such it can create gems! Laser Cannon gets a chance on damage to drop random bonus gems! Chance is increased by 0. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 5 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold: 360 6 tiers | |
| Therapeutic Laser | With prestige upgrade, if ore touches the laser, it has a small chance of being transmuted into a gem. If a gem touches the laser it has a chance to transmute into a bigger gem. | Requires 1 Laser Cannon in the Grand Laboratory. Requires 7 Scientists in the Grand Laboratory. | Gold shown after unlock 4 tiers |
Related Sounds
Section titled “Related Sounds”| Sound | Preview | Length |
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| Building Construction | 1.99s | |
| Building Rising | 6.19s | |
| Select Building | 0.16s |