Building wonders in Civilization 6, Gathering Storm, is both an art and a science. To ensure success, especially against the AI’s competitive edge, a strategic approach is essential. Here are expert tips to guide you through the process:
- Pre-Construction Insights: Utilize the “map search” function to investigate a wonder’s construction progress by other civilizations. If you can view their land in the fog, then you can gauge the AI’s progress through the visible outline of the wonder and decide whether you have to rush or there is room for turn-by-turn production.
- Targeted Research: Some wonders are very important for a specific victory type like Culture (Eiffel Tower, Christo Redentor) or Science (Oxford University, Ruhr Valley), so plan to align your research efforts with the tech and civics that unlock them.
- Key Wonders: For wonders with universal importance, like the Forbidden City or Kilwa Kisiwani, consider founding a new city in a forest, stone or deer-rich area. With Magnus’s assistance, these wonders can be constructed swiftly through resource chopping.
- Leveraging Magnus: Appointing Magnus with his default Groundbreaker promotion (50% bonus to feature removal/harvest) as the governor of the wonder-building city drastically increases production output. The more techs and civics you unlock, the greater the production gains from chops, so sometimes it pays to wait for the research to finish. Magnus’ promotion bonus stacks with other bonuses like government policies.
- Policy Cards: Make use of policy cards that boost wonder construction, such as Corvee or Gothic Architecture, which provide a 15% construction speed bonus.
- City-State: Becoming the suzerain of Brussels grants a 15% production bonus towards wonders, making it an appealing candidate for suzerainty.
- Government Choices: The Autocracy government offers a 10% bonus towards wonder construction, a beneficial choice for early-game wonder projects.
- Great Engineers: Strategically save or acquire gold and faith to attract the right Great Engineers. Trading lump-sum gold for gold per turn with AI can be a strategic move to secure these Great People, as well as running Holy Prayers projects to stack up on faith.
- Optimizing Trade Routes: Concentrate trade routes to go out of the city tasked with wonder construction. This is especially useful for production poor cities or when you plan to build Petra!
- Civilization Bonuses: Certain civilizations have inherent bonuses that aid in wonder construction. For example, Egypt gets a 15% bonus for districts and wonders built next to a river, China under Qin Shi Huang receives a 15% bonus for Ancient and Classical wonders, and France benefits from a 20% production bonus towards Medieval, Renaissance, and Industrial wonders.
- Industrial Zone Efficiency: While planning your industrial zones and corresponding buildings, remember that only one nuclear power plant is necessary in a 6-tile city center range. However, multiple coal power plants might be beneficial depending on your strategic needs and available resources.
- Check this post on per-turn production sources and tips.
By adhering to these strategies you can also secure a competitive edge that propels you towards victory in Civilization 6.