Bluehands

Aegyptus
Dawn of the Delta

The Bluehands makes Aegyptian Blue from Copper Ore and Silica: 0.67 t per minute (1 t every 1 min 30 s) at 100% productivity. It also burns 0.5 t of Coal per minute.

Stats by province

Province	Cycle	Output t/min	Inputs	Upkeep (Denarii)	Workforce	Needs
AegyptusDawn of the Delta	1 min 30 s	0.67 Aegyptian Blue	0.67 Copper Ore + 0.67 Silica + 0.5 Coal	20	8 Potters	Input goods

Input amounts are per minute at 100% productivity. Upkeep and workforce are the building's listed maintenance.

Supplies

Aegyptian Blue is not a resident need; it goes into other buildings.

Feeds into

Specialists that boost the Bluehands

Specialists work on buildings in their range. Effects are the base values from the game data.

Specialist	Rarity	Effect
Essentialist	Common	Workforce -25%
Isidora, Kalasiris ClothierDawn of the Delta	Epic	Productivity +35%
Macrobius Minucianus, Microcosmologist	Legendary	Productivity +20% Workforce -10%

All specialists by building

Guides that cover the Bluehands

Dawn of the Delta: Aegyptus zones, floods, irrigation and pathsSection: New chains. Aegyptus in Anno 117: Farmland, Floodplains and the Arid Zone, the flood and harvest seasons, canals and the Granary, Threshers' two paths and the new goods for Latium and Albion.

Sources

Game data: anno-mods Anno 117 Calculator params.js, release 4.0 (5 Nov 2026): cycle, inputs, upkeep, workforce and specialist effects (Update 3.0 with Dawn of the Delta (5 November 2026)).