# Food

![Food is purchased with $SIEGE.](https://1828206389-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FV0P5qNDK9BGEOsM3Ttnq%2Fuploads%2F1kQMFQbWOXMSKaEUJfoU%2Faroundfire.jpg?alt=media\&token=fe81efcc-a8f1-4aa4-81d7-7c359f630111)

Armies need to be fed in order to Attack Strongholds. While food is purchased with $SIEGE, [Merlin](https://siegequest.gitbook.io/siegequest/loot/merlin) makes sure the cost of food is tied to the US dollar. The cost of food is equivalent to $1 USD per soldier, every day. Food can be purchased in 3 and 7 day bundles.&#x20;

**Example**

You have an army with 2 Siege Towers and 1 Catapult. Your Siege Towers grant you 2 soldier capacity each (4 total) and your Catapult grants 3 soldier capacity, equaling 7 total soldier capacity. You’ve recruited 4 Villagers, 2 Fighters, and 1 Knight to fight in your army. Before you can Attack a Stronghold, you must feed your hungry soldiers! Food for your 7 soldiers would cost $7 a day ($1 for each soldier). You want to buy them enough food to last a week, so you buy 7 days’ worth of food. This costs $49 ($7 multiplied by 7 days). In Bravaria, though, you wouldn’t pay for the food in USD, but $SIEGE! Merlin will magically transmute the $49 to the current $SIEGE price. For example, if $SIEGE is currently worth $2.00, the cost of this week's worth of food would be paid using 24.5 $SIEGE ($49 / the current $SIEGE price of $2.00). Merlin calculates the USD to $SIEGE at the time of purchase.
