Decorations

Decorations are items that increase public order, which is the red-green bar at the top of the screen. Higher public order means more satisfied residents and higher taxes, so decorations are not just ornaments, but a real economic tool. Here is an overview of what they are and where to get them.

What is public order for

Public order holds the satisfaction of residents and directly affects tax revenues. You can raise it in several ways:

Build or place decorations in the main castle or on outposts.
Upgrade decorations in the Fusion Forge.
Build and upgrade buildings that provide public order themselves.
Deploy a relic steward with a public order bonus (up to +10000 PO).
Assign a cosmetic build item that adds public order.

Common decorations from the building menu

There are around 30 non-holiday decorations. Cheap ones are built for wood and stone, while more expensive and stronger ones are made for rubies. Here are a few examples of how their value increases:

Supplies and Signpost: +4 public order, from level 2, for a few dozen resources.
Well: +8, Flagpole: +12, Hero Statue: +13.
Market Stall: +20, Theater: +30.
Ruby pieces are stronger: Pigeon House +55, Royal Tree +87, Golden Knight +130, Knight Arena +180, Festival Square +190.
The highest common decorations like Spirit of Nature (+230) require Legendary level and cost 15000 rubies.

Size and placement

Each decoration occupies a certain area, from small 3x3 to large 5x10 or 6x10. It is a permanent compromise: strong decorations like Park (+105, 5x10) take up a lot of space, which is then missing for production or military buildings.

The key value to watch is public order per occupied area. A small decoration with weak PO that occupies too many squares is a bad deal.

Where to get the best decorations

The strongest decorations are usually not bought from the building menu, but obtained in other ways:

For points and placement in events like Empire War, Nomad Raid, Samurai Invasion, or Battle for Berimond.
By exchanging event currencies with traders (Khan's Tables, Samurai Tokens, pearls, aquamarines, and others).
From Collectible events, where after the event ends you have only 2 days to purchase for rubies.
From the Wheel of Fortune (jackpot), daily login bonus, sacrifices, and special offers.

Event decorations tend to be stronger than common ones and often carry additional bonuses.

Pro player tipDo not judge a decoration by the bare public order number, but by the ratio of PO to occupied area. A strong decoration on 5x10 may be a worse choice than two smaller ones if you have little space.

Common mistakeWasting castle space on a lot of weak decorations for wood and stone. Prefer fewer pieces with high public order to leave room for production and military buildings.