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Building Guide

By Natalie Raine, Tenkiei, Miranda Sanchez, +5 more
Updated: Jan 27, 2026 5:23pm UTC

In between diving into the depths of Ball X Pit, you’ll be managing your base at the top of the pit, finding resources, and upgrading your skills. A lot of this information is presented fairly quickly as you unlock more blueprints. Keep track of what you've found and which buildings unlock with this guide.

Ball X Pit Building Basics

The first time you come out of a run, you’ll return to your base; here, you can place buildings and resource plots to earn resources, each of them having a positive effect on your run. Along with gold, you’ll have three resources that are required to craft the blueprints you find:

  • Wood
  • Stone
  • Wheat

Each of these has a tile you can build in your base, which you can then "harvest" by striking it with your workers. Harvesting can be done once a round, where you’ll choose a direction to send off a line of your workers, each working like a makeshift ball as they bounce off buildings, walls, and certain tiles. As you get more resources, you can also upgrade the buildings you create to empower their effects.

If you need more space for your base, you spend gold to unlock more room for your buildings, though the cost of expansion increases after every one you purchase. Better save up if more space is what you're after! We'd recommend focusing more on building rather than expanding, though.

Ball X Pit Blueprint Explained

Each level has a certain number of blueprints that can be found. You can view how many are remaining at the bottom of each level in the level select. Each blueprint unlocks a building that you can add to your base, and these buildings come in three categories:

  • Economy, for resource/production buildings.
  • Warfare, for buildings that impact stats and abilities during your runs.
  • Housing, which unlocks new playable characters.

Each level has its own specific blueprints, but the order they drop for you may be random.

All Buildings in Ball X Pit

To unlock a new building, you'll need its associated blueprint. Each of the game's eight levels has a certain number of Blueprints that they can drop randomly from enemies or bosses within it.

Ball X Pit Housing Buildings

Housing buildings start out as a way to unlock characters, but as you continue to level your characters each house unlocks a unique effect.

NameImageDescriptionDrop LocationEffectCheckbox
Sheriff's OfficeUnlocks the Itchy Finger BoneXYard Drop 1 Bonus Gold per X enemies killed in a level.
Haunted HouseUnlocks the Repentant BoneXYard Each harvest, the first 4 workers that bounce on this building gain bonus movement speed.
Cozy HomeUnlocks the Cohabitants BoneXYard Harvests Wood from adjacent forests.
Veteran's HutUnlocks the Embedded BoneXYard Residents of nearby houses gain increased experience.
VillaUnlocks the Cogitator SnowyXShore Nearby Wheat Fields regrow faster.
Single-Family HomeUnlocks the Empty Nester SnowyXShore Harvest Wheat from adjacent fields.
MausoleumUnlocks the Shade LiminalXDesert Gain gold whenever a character dies in a level.
MansionUnlocks the Spendthrift FungalXForest For each nearby building, passively gain gold every minute.
LaboratoryUnlocks the Physicist FungalXForest Gain extra gold upon completing a level.
Iron FortressUnlocks the Shieldbearer FungalXForest Bouncing on this building applies additional build points to all nearby scaffolds.
TheatreUnlocks the Juggler GoryXGrasslands Harvest Stone from adjacent boulders.
MonasteryUnlocks the Flagellant GoryXGrasslands Bouncing off this building increases the harvest clock (up to 100 times per harvest).
Rocky HillUnlocks the Makeshift Sisyphus GoryXGrasslands Nearby boulders regrow faster.
Captain's QuartersUnlocks the Tactician SmolderingXDepths Nearby stat buildings provide an additional bonus.
CampgroundUnlocks the Radical HeavenlyXGates Nearby forests regrow faster
Falconry HutUnlocks the Falconer HeavenlyXGates All characters gain a bonus to Speed.
Party HouseUnlocks the Carouser VastXVoid All characters gain a bonus to Leadership.

Ball X Pit Economy Buildings

NameImageDescriptionDrop LocationCheckbox
Wheat FieldGain Wheat on each hit. Default
ForestGain Wood on each hit. Default
BoulderGain Stone on each hit. Default
LumberyardAssign a worker here to harvest wood from each adjacent forest every nine minutes. SnowyXShore
MarketUnlocks the ability to exchange gold for other resources. SnowyXShore
Gold MineAssign a worker here to mine gold. When this building is bounced on, they mine 1-2 gold(max 100). LiminalXDesert
Watch TowerIncrease the Harvest Clock by two seconds. FungalXForest
Dense WheatGain Wheat on each hit. GoryXGrasslands
Grand TreeGain Wood on each hit. GoryXGrasslands
Granite SlabGain Stone on each hit. GoryXGrasslands
FarmAssign a worker here to harvest wheat from each adjacent wheat field every six minutes. GoryXGrasslands
Gatherer's HutAssign a character here to automatically send them out to harvest in a preset direction every ten minutes. Worker can harvest for ten seconds before returning. GoryXGrasslands
Stone MineAssign a worker here to harvest stone from each adjacent wheat boulder every ten minutes. GoryXGrasslands
Road KeeperIncrease Movement Speed during harvest by 10%. GoryXGrasslands
SpaSpend gold to harvest more than once immediately. GoryXGrasslands
Worker's GuildLet's workers gather up to 24 hours of resources while the game is closed. Resources are gathered 50% slower this way. HeavenlyXGate

Ball X Pit Warfare Buildings

NameImageDescriptionDrop LocationCheckbox
ConsulateAll Characters gain +1 leadership. BoneXYard
SchoolhouseAll Characters gain +1 intelligence. BoneXYard
ShoemakerAll Characters gain +1 speed. BoneXYard
GunsmithAll Characters gain +1 dexterity. BoneXYard
BarracksAll Characters gain +1 strength. BoneXYard
ClinicAll Characters gain +1 endurance. BoneXYard
ExorcistAdd the ability to banish upgrades when leveling up, up to two times. BoneXYard
Boneyard TrophyGain status effect power for each character you've cleared the BoneXYard with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. BoneXYard
WheelwrightIncrease Speed scaling. SnowyXShore
Military AcademyIncrease Strength scaling. SnowyXShore
Snowy TrophyGain AOE power for each character you've cleared the SnowyXShores with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. SnowyXShores
AlchemistIncrease Endurance scaling. SnowyXShore
UniversityIncrease Intelligence scaling. SnowyXShore
Archery RangeIncrease Dexterity scaling. SnowyXShore
Diplomacy HallIncrease Leadership scaling. SnowyXShore
Adventurer's GuildUnlocks endless mode allowing you to continue playing after defeating the level's final boss. SnowyXShore
BankIncrease gold found in battles by 5% LiminalXDesert
Desert TrophyGain critical hit chance for each character you've cleared the LiminalXDesert with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. LiminalXDesert
MatchmakerAllows you to bring two characters into a run, combining their abilities. FungalXForest
AbbeyIncreased XP gained by 5%. FungalXForest
JewelerIncrease starter ball level to 2. FungalXForest
NecromancerOnce per battle, when you die, revive with 25% health and kill all enemies. FungalXForest
CasinoReduce level-up reroll cost by 20% FungalXForest
Shroomy TrophyGain HP for each character you've cleared the FungalXForest with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. FungalXForest
GemsmithBegin each battle with a choice of an extra ball. GoryXGrasslands
Gory TrophyGain ball speed for each character you've cleared the GoryXGrassland with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. GoryXGraveyard
Gambler's DenGain two free level-up rerolls per battle. GoryXGrasslands
Magnet FactoryIncrease pickup range by 0.5 tiles. GoryXGrasslands
Antique ShopBegin each battle with a choice of a passive. GoryXGrasslands
Wishing WellAdd a 4% chance to get an extra upgrade point while leveling up. SmolderingXDepths
War RoomSend characters to complete levels of their own. SmolderingXDepths
Candle MakerFusion Reactors contain a minimum of two free upgrades, SmoulderingXDepths
Meditation TentIncrease the number of upgrade choices when leveling up to four. SmolderingXDepths
Smoldering TrophyGain baby ball damage for each character you've cleared the SmolderingXDepths with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. SmolderingXDepths
Bag MakerAdd one ball slot. HeavenlyXGates
Evolution ChamberNew balls all start at level 2 HeavenlyXGates
CarpenterAdd one passive slot. HeavenlyXGate
Relic CollectorNew Passives all start at level 2. HeavenlyXGates
Heavenly TrophyGain passive power for each character you've cleared the HeavenlyXGates with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. HeavenlyXGates
HospitalAll Characters gain +1 endurance. Can be leveled up indefinitely. VastXVoid
Warrior's GuildAll Characters gain +1 strength. Can be leveled up indefinitely. VastXVoid
CapitoliumAll Characters gain +1 leadership. Can be leveled up indefinitely. VastXVoid
Wagon FactoryAll Characters gain +1 speed. Can be leveled up indefinitely. VastXVoid
Marksman's GuildAll Characters gain +1 dexterity. Can be leveled up indefinitely. VastXVoid
Grand MuseumAll Characters gain +1 intelligence. Can be leveled up indefinitely. VastXVoid
Void TrophyGain base damage for each character you've cleared the VastXVoid with. Each Fast tier completed on top of that adds a bonus per character. VastXVoid

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