Civilization 7 World Wonders Analysis

Introduction

• Civilization 7 introduces new world wonders.
• Focus on the Age of Antiquity and the first 20 world wonders.
• Create a tier list to assess the best and the worst wonders.

Criteria for Assessing World Wonders

1. Base Yield: Amount of resources provided by the wonder.
2. Bonus Abilities: Additional benefits such as resource capacity.
3. Economic/Leader Attribute Points: Points that can be assigned to leaders for further benefits.

World Wonders Analysis

Wee Young Palace

• Benefit: Provides +6 influence.
• Significance: Highly valuable as it does not have specific placement requirements; influence is difficult to obtain.
• Use: Helps in diplomacy and acquiring city-states.
• Tier: S

Great Stele

• Benefit: Provides 200 gold when constructing a wonder.
• Limitations: Gold does not scale with game speed, loses value quickly.
• Tier: D

Gate of All Nations

• Benefit: +2 support on all wars, irrespective of current war support.
• Significance: Acts as a deterrent for wars, adds significant strategic value.
• Tier: A

Colosseum

• Yield: Provides +2 happiness per quarter.
• Significance: Greatly enhances city happiness, versatile in all games.
• Tier: S

Monk's Mound

• Benefit: +3 food, +4 resource capacity.
• Use: Valuable for tall empires when resource slots are needed.
• Tier: B

Angkor Wat

• Benefit: +3 happiness, +1 specialist limit per tile.
• Significance: Powerful as it allows an extra specialist, enhancing yields.
• Tier: S

Oracle

• Benefit: 10 culture for every narrative event.
• Limitations: Triggers for narrative events are currently not well known.
• Tier: D

Emil Bell

• Diplomatic Endeavor: Ginseng Agreement.
• Attribute Point: +1 diplomatic point.
• Tier: C

Petra

• Benefit: +1 gold and production on desert tiles.
• Limitations: Highly situational, dependent on desert presence.
• Tier: B

Terracotta Army

• Benefit: +2 production, free army commander.
• Significance: Valuable for early military strategies.
• Tier: B

Among Us Maui

• Benefit: +1 culture and food on fishing boats, +1 cultural attribute point.
• Significance: Useful if significant fishing resources are available.
• Tier: A

Mausoleum of Theodoric

• Benefit: +3 production, +100% yields from pillaging.
• Significance: Good for aggressive playstyles.
• Tier: B

Colossus

• Yield: +3 gold, +3 resource capacity.
• Attribute: Economic point.
• Tier: B

Pyramids

• Benefit: +1 gold/production on river tiles.
• Limitations: Very specific placement requirements.
• Tier: C

Hanging Gardens

• Benefit: +10% growth in all cities, expansionist point.
• Significance: Strong growth boost.
• Tier: A

Sanchi Stupa

• Benefit: +2 happiness, +1 culture per excess 5 happiness.
• Tier: B

Nalanda

• Benefit: +5 science, +1 scientific attribute point.
• Tier: A

Pyramid of the Sun

• Benefit: +3 culture, +2 culture on quarters.
• Significance: Strong cultural boost for city development.
• Tier: S

Dur Sharakin

• Benefit: Acts as fortified district, +3 combat strength.
• Tier: C

Mundo Perdido

• Benefit: +1 happiness/science on tropical tiles.
• Significance: Powerful if located in tropical regions.
• Tier: A

Conclusion

• Upcoming tier lists will cover leaders, civilizations, and other game components.
• Emphasis on engaging with the community for feedback and discussion.