Mini War Roblox Workshop Guide: How to Use It and Best Upgrade Order
The Workshop is the most important building in Mini War Roblox past the first 10 minutes. Every power spike in mid and late game traces back to what you have unlocked in the Workshop tree. Here is exactly how it works and which upgrades to take first.
By Jim Liu · Mini War Roblox Guide · Sydney, Australia
TL;DR — 4 things to know about the Workshop
- →Workshop requires Barracks Level 2 and Storage Center Tier 2 before you can build it. Get both done within your first 15 minutes.
- →Infantry Damage Rank 1 is the correct first upgrade. It costs approximately 150 Gold and buffs every Infantry unit you already have trained, not just future ones.
- →Workshop upgrades do not carry over between sessions. Each game starts fresh. This makes unlock speed the core skill, not just knowing what to buy.
- →Upgrading the Workshop building to Level 2 unlocks Knight and Tank upgrades. Do this only after you have the first 3 Infantry upgrades, not before.
What Is the Mini War Workshop?
The Workshop is a permanent upgrade building that you construct once and then spend Gold inside to unlock stat improvements. Unlike your Barracks or Lumber Camp, the Workshop does not produce anything on its own. Its job is to make everything else you produce more effective. Every Gold you spend in the Workshop applies immediately to your existing troops and buildings. An Infantry Damage upgrade bought in wave 8 applies to the Infantry you trained in wave 3 that are still alive, not just Infantry trained after the upgrade. This retroactive application is the reason the Workshop has such high leverage compared to simply training more troops.
The upgrade tree has two levels. Workshop Level 1 (base building) gives you access to Infantry, health, speed, resource, and storage upgrades. Workshop Level 2 (after upgrading the Workshop building itself) unlocks Knight upgrades, Tank efficiency, and additional tiers of the base upgrades. Most sessions I played were decided before Workshop Level 2 was even relevant, which is why I emphasize the Level 1 upgrade order heavily below.
How to Unlock the Workshop
The Workshop has a hard gate. You cannot build it until two other buildings are at specific upgrade levels. Here is the step-by-step path.
Build your Storage Center (first building)
The Storage Center must exist before you can upgrade it. Place it as your very first building. Cost is approximately 150 Wood based on my testing.
Upgrade Storage Center to Tier 2
Tier 2 costs approximately 300 Wood and 150 Stone. This is a prerequisite for Workshop construction. It also raises your resource cap from approximately 200 to 500, which is independently valuable and should be done early regardless of Workshop plans.
Build your Barracks
Place Barracks after your Storage Center and Lumber Camp are established. Cost is approximately 400 Wood. Do not rush Barracks before you have reliable Wood income or your Storage Center will cap before the Barracks finishes.
Upgrade Barracks to Level 2
Barracks Level 2 costs approximately 350 Wood and 200 Stone based on my testing. It unlocks Archer training and reduces Infantry training time, both useful independently. This is the second prerequisite for Workshop.
Build the Workshop
Once Barracks Level 2 and Storage Center Tier 2 are both done, the Workshop appears in your build menu. It costs approximately 400 Wood and 200 Stone. Build it immediately. Every minute without Workshop is a minute your opponents with Workshop are widening their upgrade lead.
If you are new to the game and want a full walkthrough of this early build sequence, the complete beginners guide covers the first 10 minutes of base setup including the Storage Center and Barracks progression in detail.
All Workshop Upgrades Listed
Costs and effects below are based on my testing across multiple sessions. The game does not display a persistent upgrade list in-session, so I logged these manually. Treat cost values as approximate within roughly 10 to 15 percent.
| Upgrade | Cost | Effect | My Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infantry Damage Rank 1 | ~150 Gold | +20% Infantry damage (all Infantry types) | S-tier |
| Infantry Damage Rank 2 | ~250 Gold | +20% Infantry damage (stacks with Rank 1, total ~44%) | A-tier |
| Infantry Health Rank 1 | ~180 Gold | +25% Infantry max health | A-tier |
| Troop Speed Rank 1 | ~120 Gold | +15% movement speed for all ground troops | B-tier |
| Resource Rate Rank 1 | ~200 Gold | +10% output from all resource buildings | B-tier |
| Storage Capacity Rank 1 | ~160 Gold | +100 resource cap across all types | C-tier |
| Knight Damage Rank 1 | ~300 Gold | +20% Knight damage | A-tier |
| Tank Efficiency Rank 1 | ~350 Gold | -15% Gold cost per Tank trained | A-tier |
| Infantry Damage Rank 3 | ~400 Gold | +15% Infantry damage (total ~66% from base with Ranks 1+2) | B-tier |
| Resource Rate Rank 2 | ~350 Gold | +10% additional output (total +21% with Rank 1) | B-tier |
Upgrades marked Workshop Level 2 require upgrading the Workshop building itself before they appear. Knight Damage Rank 1 and Tank Efficiency Rank 1 are the main reasons to upgrade the Workshop building.
Best Workshop Upgrade Order
This is the order I settled on after approximately 3 weeks of testing. I tried 4 other sequences. This one consistently produced the strongest troop performance by wave 12 to 15, which is the window where most competitive sessions are decided.
Infantry Damage Rank 1
Cheapest upgrade with the widest immediate impact. Buffs all existing Infantry retroactively. The approximate 150 Gold cost is recoverable within 2 to 3 minutes of Gold Mine output.
Infantry Health Rank 1
Your Infantry survive longer, which means each unit you have already trained does more total damage before dying. This reduces the frequency at which you need to retrain, which conserves resources for other buildings.
Infantry Damage Rank 2
Stacks multiplicatively with Rank 1. By wave 8 your Infantry are dealing roughly 44% more damage than base from these two upgrades alone. This is the wall where Infantry become genuinely threatening rather than just speed bumps.
Troop Speed Rank 1
By wave 9 to 10, attackers are reaching your base from multiple directions. Speed upgrades mean your Infantry close the gap to threats approximately 15% faster. This is worth more than Resource Rate at this stage because wave 10+ threats need to be answered immediately.
Resource Rate Rank 1
Now your economy is healthy enough that the 10% production bonus compounds meaningfully. Buying this too early (before wave 8) means it pays off slowly. Buying it here, after your troop power is solid, means it accelerates your path to Workshop Level 2.
Workshop Level 2, then Knight Damage Rank 1
If your session is going long and you are transitioning to Knights as your main troop, upgrade the Workshop building and immediately take Knight Damage Rank 1. Knight Damage Rank 1 provides approximately 20% damage improvement on units that cost 3 times more than Infantry, making the per-Gold efficiency comparable to Infantry Damage Rank 1 at the appropriate stage.
If you want to see how this upgrade order interacts with your build sequence, the upgrade priority decision tree factors Workshop unlock timing into its recommendations alongside building construction order.
Workshop Mistakes to Avoid
Mistake 1: Buying Storage Capacity upgrades early
Storage Capacity Rank 1 adds approximately 100 to your resource cap. It costs 160 Gold. If your Storage Center is not actually overflowing, this upgrade is a waste. I bought it in my 5th session thinking more storage was always better. My opponent who bought Infantry Damage Rank 2 with the same Gold had troops dealing 44% more damage while my Infantry dealt base damage with a slightly larger unused resource pool. Only buy Storage Capacity if your resource buildings are visibly capped and you cannot spend fast enough.
Mistake 2: Rushing Workshop Level 2 before finishing Level 1 Infantry upgrades
Workshop Level 2 costs approximately 600 Wood and 400 Stone and takes time to build. In session 6 I upgraded the Workshop building at wave 8 so I could access Knight upgrades. The problem was I had only bought Infantry Damage Rank 1 in Level 1. My Infantry were still running at half their potential upgrade power while I spent resources upgrading the building. The Knight upgrades did not pay off until wave 14, well after I had lost 3 buildings to attacks that fully upgraded Infantry would have stopped. Finish the first 3 Level 1 upgrades before touching the Workshop building.
Mistake 3: Treating the Workshop as optional if you have strong troops
I made this mistake in session 2 when I had a good early rush and took out two enemy resource buildings quickly. I felt like I did not need Workshop because my troops were winning. By wave 12 my unbuffed Infantry were losing the attrition war against an opponent with Infantry Damage Rank 1 and 2 active. Troop quantity eventually runs into opponent quality. Workshop upgrades compound over time and the player who skips them for a strong start usually loses the late game. Build Workshop by wave 8 regardless of how well early combat is going.
New to Mini War? Start with the beginners guide
The Workshop guide assumes you already have your base structure sorted. If you are still figuring out resource priority, Storage Center timing, and your first Barracks placement, read the complete beginners guide first. It covers the first 10 minutes step by step.
Workshop FAQ
What does the Workshop do in Mini War Roblox?
The Workshop is the upgrade hub for your troops and resource production. It lets you spend Gold to permanently improve Infantry damage, troop health, movement speed, resource generation rates, and Storage Center capacity. Without Workshop upgrades, your troops deal base damage and your resource buildings produce at their minimum rate. Every Workshop upgrade you buy is permanent for the session and stacks with further upgrades.
How do you unlock the Workshop in Mini War Roblox?
The Workshop requires two buildings to be in place first: Barracks at Level 2 and Storage Center at Tier 2. Once both are built and upgraded, the Workshop becomes available to construct. It costs approximately 400 Wood and 200 Stone based on my testing. Build it immediately after those two prerequisites are done.
What is the best first Workshop upgrade in Mini War Roblox?
Infantry Damage Rank 1 is the correct first Workshop upgrade. It costs approximately 150 Gold and increases all Infantry damage output by roughly 20% based on my testing. Since Infantry are your main early troop, this upgrade affects every unit you already have trained and every one you train afterward. It is the highest immediate impact per Gold spent of any Workshop upgrade at the start of the tree.
Can you upgrade the Workshop building itself in Mini War Roblox?
Yes. Upgrading the Workshop building to Level 2 unlocks a second row of upgrades including Knight upgrades and Tank efficiency. Workshop Level 2 costs approximately 600 Wood plus 400 Stone based on my testing. I recommend unlocking it after you have the first 3 Infantry upgrades done, since those provide more immediate value than rushing Workshop Level 2 with an empty upgrade queue.
Does the Workshop upgrade carry over between games in Mini War Roblox?
No. Workshop upgrades are session-specific. Each new game session starts with an empty Workshop regardless of what you unlocked in previous sessions. This is why the order in which you unlock upgrades matters so much -- you need to reach the most impactful upgrades quickly within each session rather than assuming you will continue from a previous state.
Beginners Guide
First 10 minutes, resources, and base setup from day one.
Upgrade Priority Tree
Interactive decision tool for upgrade order at each wave.
Economy Strategy
Early game income optimization to fund your Workshop faster.
Jim Liu
Sydney-based developer and Roblox gamer. I spent 3 weeks tracking Mini War upgrade outcomes across dozens of sessions. Workshop upgrade order was one of the biggest skill gaps I found between new and experienced players. About Jim →