> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pawtato.gg/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pawtato.gg/pawtato-land/gameplay/land-nft/land-merge-mechanics.md). # Land Merge Mechanics Inheritance of Traits and other workings of the Merge event The Merge requires either 4 or 9 Land Plots to be burned to form a new entity - either an Estate (4 Land Plots) or a Province (9 Land Plots). The selected Land Plots **need to be staked** at that time. Merging Lands into an Estate or Province also erects **pathways** and a **fence** on that new plot. This means any merge will need a certain amount of base resources to build those.

Land Type	Creation Cost
Estate	x 100, x 100, x 20, x 20
Province	x 250, x 250, x 100, x 100

**Trait Inheritance Rules** When merging Lands, the resulting Estate or Province **inherits the best value** of each trait from among the input Lands. All 9 base traits are inherited, but only the **highest value** of each is kept: * **Wood:** Large > Medium > Small > None * **Stone:** Large > Medium > Small > None * **Water:** Large > Medium > Small > None * **Coal:** Large > Medium > Small > None * **Iron:** Large > Medium > Small > None * **Gold:** Large > Medium > Small > None * **Crystal:** Large > Medium > Small > None * **Soil:** Violet > Olive > Terracotta > Ochre > Brown * **Sky:** Atomic > Sundown > Daylight > Sunrise > Golden > Lavender > Cloudy > Mint For example: If **any** of the 4 or 9 Lands has **Large Iron**, the merged result gets **Large Iron**. When creating an Estate or Province, additional **new traits** are generated: Some of these traits are randomized within a range. By donating to the temple of Axomamma or using Divine Favor Token, the value range can be adjusted to the benefit of the player, eliminating lower range rolls. {% tabs %} {% tab title="Estate Traits" %}

Trait	Value Range	Boosted Value Range (10 SUI/DFT)
Small Building Slots	2 - 4	3 - 4
Medium Building Slots	1 - 3	2 - 3
Production Multiplier*	2x	2x
Influence	0	0
Tribe	^{Decided with Placement}	^{Decided with Placement}
Coordinates	^{Decided with Placement}	^{Decided with Placement}

^{\*Boosts Production of all Base Resources on the Estate} ^**Example:** ^{An Estate with Small Crystal (0.048384 base production), Atomic Sky (100% Boost) and Violet Soil (75% Boost) would produce 0.266112 Crystal per day.}\ ^{0.266112 = 0.048384 \* (1 + 1 + 0.75) \* 2}\ ^{A Glyph of Arcane could increase this production further.} {% endtab %} {% tab title="Province Traits" %}

Trait	Value Range	Boosted Value Range (25 SUI / DFT)
Small Building Slots	3 - 5	4 - 5
Medium Building Slots	3 - 5	4 - 5
Large Building Slots	1 - 3	2 - 3
Production Multiplier*	3x	3x
Influence	0	0
Tribe	^{Decided with Placement}	^{Decided with Placement}
Coordinates	^{Decided with Placement}	^{Decided with Placement}

^{\*Boosts Production of all Base Resources on the Province} ^**Example:** ^{A Province with Medium Crystal (0.145152 base production), Sundown Sky (50% Boost) and Olive Soil (30% Boost) would produce 0.7838208 Crystal per day.}\ ^{0.7838208 = 0.145152 \* (1 + 0.5 + 0.3) \* 3}\ ^{A Glyph of Arcane could increase this production further.} {% endtab %} {% endtabs %}