Handmirrors
Handmirrors comes from the Narcissium: 0.5 t per minute (1 t every 2 min). A balanced Albion chain is 8 Narcissium, 3 Shell Gatherer, 4 Silver Forge and 2 Silver Mine. One Narcissium supplies 111 Patricians residences.
Production
| Building | Province | Cycle | t/min | Inputs | Upkeep | Workforce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcissium | Albion | 2 min | 0.5 | Seashells + Silver (+ Coal as fuel) | 30 | 12 Nobles |
Balanced chain
Whole-building ratio at 100% productivity, from cycle times. Fuel buildings are listed separately: one Charcoal Burner makes 2 t of Coal per minute, enough for four buildings that burn fuel.
Residents who need it
| Resident | t/min per residence | Residences per building |
|---|---|---|
 Patricians Latium | 0.0045 | 112 |
 Nobles Albion | 0.0047 | 107 |
 Chanters Aegyptus | 0.0053 | 95 |
Base consumption rate (×1). At Very High (×1.75) one building supplies 57% as many residences.
Provinces that import it
Latium and Aegyptus have no building for Handmirrors but need it; ship it from Albion with a trade route.
Guides that cover Handmirrors
Needs by tier: what every resident needs to upgradeSection: Latium. Every Anno 117 tier's new goods and services in Latium, Albion and Aegyptus, the category thresholds that unlock an upgrade, and the goods a province must import.
How to make money: income per tier, upkeep and tradeSection: Income by tier. Anno 117 income comes from residences: a fully supplied Patrician residence carries 66 Income from base-game needs, a Libertus 6. Which needs pay most, what upkeep costs and what to sell.
Dawn of the Delta: Aegyptus zones, floods, irrigation and pathsSection: Tiers and paths. 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.
Happiness, fire safety and health: needs that raise or lower themSection: Needs that raise the attributes. Which Anno 117 needs and services raise Happiness, Health and Fire Safety, which lower them, and how City Status penalties grow with a city's size after Update 3.0.
Albion: Celtic or Roman path for your WadersSection: The two paths compared. Waders in Albion upgrade to Mercators and Nobles (Roman) or Smiths and Aldermen (Celtic). What each path needs, what Albion must import, and why tier 3 on one path unlocks the other.
Sources
- Game data: anno-mods Anno 117 Calculator params.js, release 4.0 (5 Nov 2026): cycle times, inputs, upkeep, workforce and consumption (Update 3.0 with Dawn of the Delta (5 November 2026)).