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The Great Maw

Core mountain-feeding, hauling pressure, and early economy support.

Role and Priority

Main use	Core mountain-feeding, hauling pressure, and early economy support.
When to prioritize	Useful early when hauling and reclaim pressure are limiting income.
Upgrade chain	15 linked upgrades on this page.

How to Unlock

Unlock purchase	Buy The Great Maw from Khazad Greathold.
Worker requirement	Requires 6 Miners in the Miner's Guild.
Cost	Free purchase.
Unlock page	The Great Maw

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Upgrades

Image	Name	What It Does	Unlock / Requirements	Cost / Tiers
	Carrying Capacity	Runners get bonus carrying capacity.	Requires 3 Runners in The Great Maw.	Gold: 70 25 tiers
	Dodgy Profession	Runners get a chance to dodge falling rocks and monsters. Dodge is increased by +0. 15% per luck and capped to a max of 69%.	Requires 3 Runners in The Great Maw.	Gold: 80 12 tiers
	Exalted Beard Aura	Whenever a runner is hit by a falling rock, there is a chance that his powerful beard aura deflects it away. The deflection chance is increased by +1% for each Runesmith.	Requires 4 Runesmiths in The Great Forge.	Gold: 420 Mithril: 2 6 tiers
	Gemstone Frenzy	Runners get bonus Speed for 7-10 seconds for each Gem they deliver.	Requires Lust For Gems tier 1 or higher.	Gold: 300 Mithril: 0 5 tiers
	Gorilla Arms	Runners get bonus Carrying Capacity. Whenever picking up a rock, Runners have a chance to flex hard and YEET their payload back towards the stash, like the chads they are. The odds are increased by +1.	Requires Cyberdwarf tier 1 or higher.	Gold: 3000 Mithril: 3 5 tiers
	Lust For Gems	Whenever a Runner picks up a gem, he gets so ecstatic he gets a stacking buff of bonus Speed for 3-5 seconds.	Requires Prospector's Massive Nose tier 1 or higher.	Gold: 250 6 tiers
	Magnetic Gloves	Runners get bonus speed.	Requires 1 Runesmith in The Great Forge.	Gold: 100 15 tiers
	Mithril Chainmail	Thick layers of leather and mithril mesh clad the dwarf, hopefully providing some protection against monsters, stray explosives and falling rocks. Bonus Dodge against friendly-fire dynamite and windbomb explosions.	Requires Mithril Forging tier 1 or higher.	Gold: 250 Mithril: 1 6 tiers
	Pixie Cocaine	Each delivery has a crashout chance that rises the longer the runner avoids crashing out, which stuns the runner for a long time. 5% chance +0. 2% per scientist and +0.	Requires Powder Hall tier 2 or higher.	Gold: 666 5 tiers
	Prospector's Massive Nose	Whenever a Runner picks up a non-gem ore, there's a nose chance that he gets lucky and finds a random gem. Chance increased by 0. 06% per luck.	Requires Carrying Capacity tier 1 or higher.	Gold: 170 8 tiers
	Rhino Legs	Runners get bonus Carrying Capacity. Reduces speed penalty for each carried ore by reduced speed penalty.	Requires Cyberdwarf tier 1 or higher.	Gold: 3000 Mithril: 3 5 tiers
	Runner	Stats tracked: Move Speed, Carry Capacity, Dodge, Luck, Resting Time, Stun Duration Multiplier, Gathering Time, Gorilla YEET.	Available once The Great Maw is unlocked.	Gold: 0 Gold base: 38 Dwarves: 1
	Sacrifice To The Great Maw	Runners gain bonus Luck and longer resting time. Take it when runner safety and lucky ore/gem handling matter more than raw hauling speed.	Requires 6 Runners in The Great Maw.	Gold: 240 7 tiers
	Stoutly March	Runners get bonus Speed.	Requires 3 Runners in The Great Maw.	Gold: 50 15 tiers
	Insatiable Guzzler	Tier 2 increases the force and radius of the suction. Tier 4-6 drastically increases the radius and force.	Requires 12 Runners in The Great Maw.	Gold: 200 Mithril: 0 6 tiers

Sound	Preview	Length
Building Construction		1.99s
Building Rising		6.19s
Select Building		0.16s

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