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61 civics · 53 Inspirations

Every civic grouped by era, with its Inspiration condition written in our own words from the game data. Tick the boosts you have secured — the checklist is saved in your browser only.

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Ancient Era

Code of Laws
20
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.
Craftsmanship
40Requires: Code of Laws
Inspiration: Improve 3 tiles.
Foreign Trade
40Requires: Code of Laws
Inspiration: Discover a second continent.
Unlocks:Trader
Military Tradition
50Requires: Craftsmanship
Inspiration: Destroy a barbarian outpost.
Mysticism
50Requires: Foreign Trade
Inspiration: Found a pantheon.
Unlocks:GrovePreserve Oracle
Early Empire
70Requires: Foreign Trade
Inspiration: Reach 6 total population.
State Workforce
70Requires: Craftsmanship
Inspiration: Own 1 different specialty districts.
Unlocks:Government Plaza

Classical Era

Drama and Poetry
110Requires: Early Empire
Inspiration: Own 1 wonder.
Unlocks:AmphitheaterTheater Square
Games and Recreation
110Requires: State Workforce
Inspiration: Research Construction.
Unlocks:ArenaEntertainment Complex Colosseum
Political Philosophy
110Requires: Early Empire · State Workforce
Inspiration: Meet 3 city-states.
Unlocks:Apadana
Military Training
120Requires: Games and Recreation · Military Tradition
Inspiration: Own 1 Encampment district.
Unlocks:Statue of Zeus
Theology
120Requires: Drama and Poetry · Mysticism
Inspiration: Found a religion.
Unlocks:TempleMahabodhi Temple
Defensive Tactics
175Requires: Games and Recreation · Political Philosophy
Inspiration: Have another civilization declare war on you.
Unlocks:Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Recorded History
175Requires: Drama and Poetry · Political Philosophy
Inspiration: Own 2 Campus districts.
Unlocks:Great Library

Medieval Era

Naval Tradition
220Requires: Defensive Tactics
Inspiration: Destroy an enemy unit with a Quadrireme.
Civil Service
300Requires: Defensive Tactics · Recorded History
Inspiration: Have a city with 10 population.
Unlocks:Meenakshi Temple
Feudalism
300Requires: Defensive Tactics
Inspiration: Own 6 Farms.
Divine Right
340Requires: Civil Service · Theology
Inspiration: Own 2 Temples.
Unlocks:Kotoku-in Mont St. Michel
Mercenaries
340Requires: Feudalism · Military Training
Inspiration: Own 8 land units.
Guilds
420Requires: Civil Service · Feudalism
Inspiration: Own 2 Markets.
Unlocks:Chichen Itza
Medieval Faires
420Requires: Feudalism
Inspiration: Run 4 trade routes at the same time.
Unlocks:Angkor Wat

Renaissance Era

Exploration
440Requires: Medieval Faires · Mercenaries
Inspiration: Own 2 Caravels.
Reformed Church
440Requires: Divine Right · Guilds
Inspiration: Have 6 cities following your religion.
Unlocks:St. Basil's Cathedral
Diplomatic Service
600Requires: Guilds
Inspiration: Form an alliance.
Unlocks:Chancery
Humanism
600Requires: Guilds · Medieval Faires
Inspiration: Train or buy a Great Artist.
Unlocks:Art MuseumArchaeological MuseumTaj Mahal
Mercantilism
720Requires: Humanism
Inspiration: Train or buy a Great Merchant.
Unlocks:PrivateerTorre de Belém
The Enlightenment
720Requires: Diplomatic Service · Humanism
Inspiration: Earn 3 Great People.

Industrial Era

Colonialism
800Requires: Mercantilism
Inspiration: Research Astronomy.
Opera and Ballet
800Requires: The Enlightenment
Inspiration: Own 1 Art Museum.
Unlocks:Bolshoi Theatre
Civil Engineering
1010Requires: Mercantilism
Inspiration: Own 7 different specialty districts.
Unlocks:Statue of Liberty
Nationalism
1010Requires: The Enlightenment
Inspiration: Declare war using a casus belli.
Natural History
1050Requires: Colonialism
Inspiration: Own 1 Archaeological Museum.
Unlocks:AquariumFerris WheelZooWater ParkArchaeologistHermitage
Scorched Earth
1210Requires: Nationalism
Inspiration: Own 2 Field Cannons.
Urbanization
1210Requires: Civil Engineering · Nationalism
Inspiration: Have a city with 15 population.
Unlocks:Neighborhood

Modern Era

Conservation
1540Requires: Natural History
Inspiration: Have a Neighborhood district on a tile with appeal 4 or higher.
Unlocks:SanctuaryNaturalist
Mass Media
1540Requires: Natural History · Urbanization
Inspiration: Research Radio.
Unlocks:Broadway Cristo Redentor
Mobilization
1540Requires: Scorched Earth · Urbanization
Inspiration: Own 3 corps.
Capitalism
1580Requires: Mass Media
Inspiration: Own 2 Stock Exchanges.
Unlocks:Shopping Mall
Class Struggle
1640Requires: Ideology
Inspiration: Own 3 Factories.
Ideology
1640Requires: Mass Media · Mobilization
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.
Suffrage
1640Requires: Ideology
Inspiration: Own 4 Sewers.
Totalitarianism
1640Requires: Ideology
Inspiration: Own 3 Military Academies.
Nuclear Program
1715Requires: Ideology
Inspiration: Own 1 Research Lab.

Atomic Era

Cultural Heritage
1955Requires: Conservation
Inspiration: Have 1 themed buildings.
Unlocks:Sydney Opera House
Cold War
2185Requires: Ideology
Inspiration: Research Nuclear Fission.
Unlocks:Rock Band
Professional Sports
2185Requires: Ideology
Inspiration: Own 2 Entertainment Complex districts.
Unlocks:Aquatics CenterStadiumSki ResortEstádio do Maracanã
Rapid Deployment
2415Requires: Cold War
Inspiration: Have an airstrip or Aerodrome on a foreign continent.
Unlocks:Amundsen-Scott Research Station
Space Race
2415Requires: Cold War
Inspiration: Own 1 Spaceport district.

Information Era

Environmentalism
2880Requires: Cultural Heritage · Rapid Deployment
Inspiration: Own 2 Solar Farms.
Globalization
2880Requires: Rapid Deployment · Space Race
Inspiration: Own 2 Airports.
Social Media
2880Requires: Professional Sports · Space Race
Inspiration: Research Telecommunications.
Venture Politics
3000Requires: Globalization · Social Media
Inspiration: Build a Mine on a Uranium resource.
Distributed Sovereignty
3000Requires: Globalization · Social Media
Inspiration: Train or buy a Rock Band.
Optimization Imperative
3000Requires: Globalization · Social Media
Inspiration: Research Robotics.
Near Future Governance
3100Requires: Environmentalism · Globalization
Inspiration: Adopt a tier 4 government.

Future Era

Cultural Hegemony
3200
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.
Exodus Imperative
3200
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.
Global Warming Mitigation
3200
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.
Information Warfare
3200
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.
Smart Power Doctrine
3200
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.
Future Civic
3500Requires: Globalization · Social Media
Inspiration: No boost — research it the long way.

Civics tree

Ancient Era

Code of Laws

Craftsmanship

Foreign Trade

Military Tradition

Mysticism

Early Empire

State Workforce

Classical Era

Drama and Poetry

Games and Recreation

Political Philosophy

Military Training

Theology

Defensive Tactics

Recorded History

Medieval Era

Naval Tradition

Civil Service

Feudalism

Divine Right

Mercenaries

Guilds

Medieval Faires

Renaissance Era

Exploration

Reformed Church

Diplomatic Service

Humanism

Mercantilism

The Enlightenment

Industrial Era

Colonialism

Opera and Ballet

Civil Engineering

Nationalism

Natural History

Scorched Earth

Urbanization

Modern Era

Conservation

Mass Media

Mobilization

Capitalism

Class Struggle

Ideology

Suffrage

Totalitarianism

Nuclear Program

Atomic Era

Cultural Heritage

Cold War

Professional Sports

Rapid Deployment

Space Race

Information Era

Environmentalism

Globalization

Social Media

Venture Politics

Distributed Sovereignty

Optimization Imperative

Near Future Governance

Future Era

Cultural Hegemony

Exodus Imperative

Global Warming Mitigation

Information Warfare

Smart Power Doctrine

Future Civic