Spelunky is © 2008, 2009 Derek Yu and Mossmouth, LLC, and is used under the [Spelunky User License v1.1b](https://spelunky.ai/LICENSE.txt). spelunky.ai is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Mossmouth. The game and its assets may not be sold. Music by George Buzinkai and Jonathan Perry; sound effects made in SFXR. From Spelunky Classic 1.1, © 2008, 2009 Derek Yu and Mossmouth, LLC. # Gold Bar From the spelunky.ai wiki: . Verified against the spelunky.ai port [v0.1.10](https://github.com/851-labs/spelunky/releases/tag/v0.1.10) on 27 October 2026. *For the stack of three, see [Gold Bars](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bars).* The Gold Bar is a treasure in Spelunky Classic worth $500 in the Mines, lying in the open on floors and in nooks in every area. ![A single small gold ingot](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/media/60545f62383bb75b/sprites/sGoldBar/frames/0%404x.png) | Gold Bar | | | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Value | $500[^1] | | Object | `oGoldBar` | | Found in | [The Mines](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/mines), [The Jungle](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/jungle), [The Ice Caves](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/ice-caves), [The Temple](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/temple), Tutorial | Unlike gold in the rock, a Gold Bar lies in the open, where level generation puts it, so the player collects it by walking over it. It's worth as much as a [Gold Nugget](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-nugget), and half a stack of [Gold Bars](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bars). ## Value A bar's base value is $500, and it's worth a quarter of that more for each area past the Mines[^2]: | Area | Value | | --------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | [The Mines](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/mines) | $500 | | [The Jungle](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/jungle) | $625 | | [The Ice Caves](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/ice-caves) | $750 | | [The Temple](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/temple) | $875 | ## Locations Level generation, in every area, gives each block outside a shop with open space above it, away from the entrance, the exit and a [Golden Idol](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/golden-idol), a roll for what lies on it, once its rolls for a [Rock](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/rock) (1 in 100) and a [Jar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/jar) (1 in 40) fail[^3]. A Gold Bar's chance depends on the spot: | Spot | Chance | | | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | | A nook one block high with a wall beside it | 1 in 3, once the rolls before it, for a web, the Udjat Eye's locked chest, a [Crate](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/crate)'s 1 in 10, a [Chest](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/chest)'s 1 in 15, a Damsel and bones, fail | [^4] | | A gap one block wide between two walls | 1 in 4, once the roll for a web fails | [^5] | | Open floor | 1 in 40, the first roll | [^6] | On a level with the Udjat Eye's locked chest, level generation then turns one treasure lying in the open, picked at random, into the chest's key[^7]. The Tutorial has six[^8], and the level editor's `$` tile is one[^9]. ## Collecting **Clip: Gold bars collected.** In the Tutorial, the game tells the player to collect the treasure, and he runs along a ledge picking up six gold bars, then a stack of gold bars. ([video](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/media/60545f62383bb75b/clips/gold-bar/tutorial/clip.mp4)) The player collects a bar by touching it while he isn't stunned or dead: it's collectable from the start, and he takes the treasure nearest him, one a step[^10][^11]. Its value shows under his money and is counted into it after a short pause[^12]; gold plays the coin sound[^13], and the screen between levels shows each bar collected on the level[^14]. In the clip, the Tutorial tells the player to collect the treasure, and he runs along a ledge picking up its six Gold Bars, then a stack of [Gold Bars](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bars)[^15]. A bar falls and comes to rest like other treasure, moving only while it's on the screen; one that sinks into lava is destroyed[^16]. ## Trivia - The screen between levels draws a bar with a sprite of its own, a little smaller than the one in the level[^14]. ## FAQ ### How much is a Gold Bar worth in Spelunky Classic? $500 in the Mines, $625 in the Jungle, $750 in the Ice Caves and $875 in the Temple, the same as a [Gold Nugget](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-nugget). ### Where do you find Gold Bars in Spelunky Classic? Lying on the ground in every area: level generation puts them in nooks one block high, in gaps between two walls and, more rarely, on open floor. The Tutorial has six. ### What's the difference between a Gold Bar and Gold Bars in Spelunky Classic? A Gold Bar is one ingot, worth $500 in the Mines; [Gold Bars](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bars) is a stack of them, worth twice as much, $1,000. ## See also - **Related:** [Gold Bars](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bars), [Gold Nugget](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-nugget), [Gold Chunk](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-chunk) ## References [^1]: `objects/oGoldBar/create.gml:6` [^2]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:1996` [^3]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:27-46` [^4]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:48-89` [^5]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:95-101` [^6]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:116-122` [^7]: `scripts/scrEntityGen.gml:108-141` [^8]: `rTutorial`, as the room editor placed it [^9]: `scripts/scrCreateTileObj.gml:253-256` [^10]: `objects/oGoldBar/create.gml:6-7` [^11]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:1990-2016` [^12]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:1953-1971` [^13]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:2000-2014` [^14]: `objects/oTransition/alarm_0.gml:53-58` [^15]: Clip gold-bar/tutorial [^16]: `objects/oTreasure/step.gml:1-79` ### Source code - `objects/oGoldBar/create.gml` - `objects/oTreasure/create.gml` - `objects/oTreasure/step.gml` - `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml` - `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml`