A strong base is your survival and your statement in Conan Exiles — a place to craft, store loot, and withstand the Purge and other players. This guide covers base building in Conan Exiles.
The building tiers
Building pieces come in three strength tiers — don’t waste effort on the weak ones for your real base:
- T1 Sandstone — cheapest and weakest. Fine for a temporary starter shelter only.
- T2 Stonebrick / Insulated Wood — moderate strength, decent mid-game.
- T3 Reinforced Stone / Black Ice — the strongest. This is what you build your permanent, raid-resistant base from.
Save your serious building effort for T3 — T1/T2 walls are easily destroyed.
The essentials
- Foundations first — everything needs support; lay foundations, then walls, ceilings and a roof.
- A bed/bedroll for your respawn point.
- Crafting stations — campfire, furnace, blacksmith’s bench, armorer’s bench, and a Wheel of Pain for thralls.
- Storage — chests and vaults to keep your loot safe.
Where to build
Pick a spot with resources nearby (stone, wood, iron), defensible terrain, and access to water — but remember the Purge difficulty scales with location, so a remote, hard-to-reach base is safer. Cliffs and elevation help against both NPCs and players. Plan your material costs with our free building calculator.
Defend it
Place fighter thralls and archers to guard your base (see our thralls guide), and build in layers so a single breach doesn’t expose everything. The Purge will test your walls.
Build freely on your own server
On your own Conan Exiles server you control build limits, decay and raid settings — so the base you build with friends actually lasts. See our building decay guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is the strongest building material in Conan Exiles?
T3 — Reinforced Stone and Black Ice. Build your permanent base from T3; T1 Sandstone and T2 are easily destroyed.
Where should you build a base in Conan Exiles?
Near resources and water, on defensible terrain. Remote, hard-to-reach spots are safer since Purge difficulty scales with location.
How do you defend a base in Conan Exiles?
Place fighter thralls and archers, build in layers with strong T3 walls, and prepare for the Purge.
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