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The best Pantheons in Civilization VII (Civ 7) are the ones that can maximize your yield growth in the Antiquity Age. Learn the best Pantheons by reading below!

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How to Choose the Best Pantheon

Choose a Belief with the Best Yield and Buff

Choose a Belief with the Best Yield and Buff
When you unlock the Mysticism Civic, you choose an additional buff to give to an Altar. This lets you grant an additional bonus to your yield/s of choice.

Not all Gods can be applied to your civilization. For example, some Gods require a Quarter or specific tiles to activate. Assess your settlements, resources, and tiles before choosing one.

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Maurya Civilization Gets Two Pantheon Beliefs

If you are playing the Maurya civilization, you can get two buffs from the Pantheon list. This allows you to be flexible in your early game strategy.

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Only One Pantheon per Game

Only One Pantheon per Game
Just like Wonders, if another civilization has chosen a Pantheon, other civilizations cannot select it. If a Pantheon is crucial to your early game strategy, consider prioritizing Culture yield to get it first.

Pantheons Will Be Replaced After Age Change

Pantheons are only present in the Antiquity Age. Altars will still give a flat Happiness yield, but it is recommended to replace it with a Temple or other useful buildings. You can do this by creating another building on top of it, if it is a stacked Urban District.

What to Do Before and After Age Change

Best Pantheons for Growth

Fertility Rites

Pantheon Effect
Fertility RitesFertility Rites +10% Growth Rate in Cities with an Altar.

If your leader is an expansionist, those who focus on growing their cities, Fertility Rites can help with that. It grants a 10% Growth Rate in Cities with an Altar.

God of the Sea

Pantheon Effect
God of the SeaGod of the Sea +1 Production on Fishing Boats in Settlements with an Altar. Warehouse bonus.

This belief can boost the output of your coastal settlements by granting them +1 Production for Fishing Boats.

Sacred Waters

Pantheon Effect
Sacred WatersSacred Waters The Altar receives a +1 Happiness Adjacency for Coast, Lakes, and Navigable River Tiles.

You can boost your Happiness, which increases the frequency of celebrations and maintains your settlements, by obtaining this belief. This gives your Altar a +1 Happiness Adjacency Bonus for each Coast, Lake, and Navigable River tile.

How to Trigger Celebrations

Best Pantheon for Military

God of Healing

Pantheon Effect
God of HealingGod of Healing +5 healing for Units in Rural tiles.

This Pantheon grants +5 healing for Units in Rural tiles. This is useful for defending your settlements or expanding your territories. Get this buff if you foresee a lot of conflict in the Antiquity Age.

How to Heal Units

God of War

Pantheon Effect
God of WarGod of War +15% Production towards training Military Units in Cities with an Altar.

If you need to build an army quickly, this Pantheon belief will grant +15% Production for Military Units in Cities with an Altar. You can grow your army even further by creating an Alter in conquered settlements.

Best Pantheon for Culture

Monument to the Gods

Pantheon Effect
Monument to the GodsMonument to the Gods +10% Production towards constructing Wonders in Cities with an Altar.

You need to rush Wonders when you are working toward a Culture Legacy. To speed up the process, get this belief which grants a +10% Production towards constructing Wonders in Cities with an Altar.

Wonders

Stone Circles

Pantheon Effect
Stone CirclesStone Circles +1 Production on Clay Pits, Mines, and Quarries in Settlements with an Altar. Warehouse Bonus.

If your settlements are nearby Rough Terrain and resources like Salt and Marble, you should take advantage of Stone Circles. It will grant an additional Production yield for Clay Pits, Mines, and Quarries.

Best Pantheon for Science

God of Wisdom

Pantheon Effect
God of WisdomGod of Wisdom +1 Science on Quarters in Settlements with an Altar.

This is the best Pantheon belief for Science. It will grant +1 Science on Quarters—Urban Districts with two buildings on it. This is great for civs who can build a Unique Quarter.

Quarters and Unique Quarters

God of the Sun

Pantheon Effect
God of the SunGod of the Sun +1 Culture, Food, Gold, Happiness, Production, and Science on the Altar.

Though this is the only other Science belief, God of the Sun is still useful. This belief grants +1 to all yields, granting you a little bit of everything.

Best Pantheon for Economic

God of the Forest

Pantheon Effect
God of the ForestGod of the Forest +1 Gold on Camps and Woodcutters in Settlements with an Altar. Warehouse bonus.

This is the only Pantheon belief that can grow your gold yield exponentially. It will grant a Gold yield for your Camps and Woodcutters. Consider getting this if your settlements have a lot of Vegetated tiles.

Where to Spend Gold

City Patron Goddess

Pantheon Effect
City Patron GoddessCity Patron Goddess +3 Influence on the Altar.

Influence is a key part in maintaining and creating trade routes, influencing Independent Powers, and creating alliances. If you are going the diplomatic route, take this belief for a flat +3 Influence bonus to your Altar.

Where to Spend Influence

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