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 Bars 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 single bar, see [Gold Bar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bar).* Gold Bars is a treasure in Spelunky Classic, a stack of gold ingots worth $1,000 in the Mines, found in nooks, in the City of Gold's vaults and in Olmec's Lair. ![A stack of three gold ingots](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/media/60545f62383bb75b/sprites/sGoldBars/frames/0%404x.png) | Gold Bars | | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Value | $1,000[^1] | | Object | `oGoldBars` | | 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), Olmec's Lair, Tutorial, City of Gold (In its treasure vaults)[^2] | A stack of ingots, it's worth twice a single [Gold Bar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bar) and is the most valuable gold the player picks up by walking over it. Level generation leaves it in the open in every area, more rarely than a single bar, and lines the City of Gold's treasure vaults with it. ## Value Its base value is $1,000, and it's worth a quarter of that more for each area past the Mines[^3]: | Area | Value | | --------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | [The Mines](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/mines) | $1,000 | | [The Jungle](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/jungle) | $1,250 | | [The Ice Caves](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/ice-caves) | $1,500 | | [The Temple](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/temple) | $1,750 | | Olmec's Lair | $2,000 | The code counts Olmec's Lair, the last level, as an area of its own, past the Temple[^4]. ## 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) and a [Jar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/jar) fail[^5]. Gold Bars come after a single [Gold Bar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bar) in each chain of rolls: | Spot | Chance | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | | A nook one block high with a wall beside it | 1 in 6, once the rolls before it, up to a Gold Bar's 1 in 3, fail | [^6] | | A gap one block wide between two walls | 1 in 8, once the rolls for a web and a Gold Bar (1 in 4) fail | [^7] | | Open floor | 1 in 50, once a Gold Bar's 1 in 40 fails | [^8] | | A treasure tile of the City of Gold's treasure vaults, side rooms only it has | Always, unless a big ruby (1 in 120), a big sapphire (1 in 80) or a big emerald (1 in 60) comes first | [^2][^9] | | A treasure tile of Olmec's Lair | 1 in 6, once a [Chest](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/chest)'s 1 in 15 fails | [^10] | 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[^11]. The Tutorial has one[^12], and the level editor's `*` tile is one[^13]. ## Collecting The player collects it 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[^14][^15]. Its value shows under his money and is counted into it after a short pause[^16]; gold plays the coin sound[^17], and the screen between levels shows each stack collected on the level[^18]. The clip ends with the player picking up the Tutorial's stack, after its six single bars[^19]. It falls and comes to rest like other treasure, moving only while it's on the screen; one that sinks into lava is destroyed[^20]. ## FAQ ### How much are Gold Bars worth in Spelunky Classic? $1,000 in the Mines, $1,250 in the Jungle, $1,500 in the Ice Caves and $1,750 in the Temple, and $2,000 in Olmec's Lair: twice a single [Gold Bar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bar). ### Where do you find Gold Bars in Spelunky Classic? In every area, in nooks one block high, in gaps between two walls and, rarely, on open floor. The City of Gold's treasure vaults are full of them, and Olmec's Lair has some. ### Is Gold Bars the most valuable gold in Spelunky Classic? Yes, of the gold the player collects by touch: $1,000 in the Mines, against a [Gold Bar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bar)'s and a [Gold Nugget](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-nugget)'s $500. A [Golden Idol](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/golden-idol), carried out, is worth more. ## Gallery **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)) ## See also - **Related:** [Gold Bar](https://spelunky.ai/wiki/gold-bar) ## References [^1]: `objects/oGoldBars/create.gml:6` [^2]: `scripts/scrRoomGen4.gml:70-74` [^3]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:1996` [^4]: `scripts/scrInitLevel.gml:24-29` [^5]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:27-46` [^6]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:48-90` [^7]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:95-102` [^8]: `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml:116-123` [^9]: `scripts/scrRoomGen4.gml:364-370` [^10]: `scripts/scrRoomGen5.gml:177-180` [^11]: `scripts/scrEntityGen.gml:108-141` [^12]: `rTutorial`, as the room editor placed it [^13]: `scripts/scrCreateTileObj.gml:257-260` [^14]: `objects/oGoldBars/create.gml:6-7` [^15]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:1990-2016` [^16]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:1953-1971` [^17]: `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:2000-2014` [^18]: `objects/oTransition/alarm_0.gml:59-64` [^19]: Clip gold-bar/tutorial [^20]: `objects/oTreasure/step.gml:1-79` ### Source code - `objects/oGoldBars/create.gml` - `objects/oTreasure/create.gml` - `objects/oTreasure/step.gml` - `objects/oPlayer1/step.gml` - `scripts/scrTreasureGen.gml` - `scripts/scrRoomGen4.gml` - `scripts/scrRoomGen5.gml`