What are the best Alchemy Lab levels to hoard food/ iron?

[Tess_01]

For me the best resource was a spreadsheet I got from… who knows where. Maybe a former alliance mate. It allowed me to sort by whatever I wanted and make my own choice.

But these threads might help

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