Civilization VII

Civ 7 How to Change the Capital

★ Start Here: How to Play | Early Game
★ See the Best Leaders and Civs
Tech, Civics, Buildings, Units, & Wonders
Economic, Military, Science, Culture Victories
★Recommended Guides: Treasure Fleets
Map Types | Trade Routes | Migrants

Civ7 - Change Capitals
Changing capitals in Civilization VII (Civ 7) is doable by selecting the Change Capital Legacy during an Age Change. Learn how to change capitals and learn what happens to your old capital here!

How to Change the Capital

Choose Change Capital Legacy

Civ 7 - Change Capital Legacy
In Civ 7, you can change your Civilization's capital in between Ages. During an Age Change, you will be given a list of Legacies that you can apply during your new Age.

Based on the Legacy Points the player received during the course of last Age, they can pick certain Legacies to help their next Age out.

Scroll down the Legacy List and choose the Change Capital Legacy, costing no Legacy points, and choose a city to make your new Capital. The new capital will be denoted with a star, and the name will be changed based on the Civilization chosen.

Legacy Paths Explained

Old Capital Will Be A City

Civ7 - New Capital
After changing capitals, your old capital will be turned into a city while all other settlements will be turned into towns. This is a way to receive a free city upgrade for your old capital since it doesn't turn back into a town after the Age change.

Should You Convert a Town Into a City?

Civilization VII (Civ 7) Related Guides

Civ 7 Tips and Tricks

Beginner Tips and Tricks

All Recommended Guides

Recommended Guides
How to Play Civ 7 Early Game Strategy Guide
The New Ages Diplomacy Guide
Best Science Mementos Best Military Mementos
Best Culture Mementos Ground Combat Guide
Naval Exploration and Combat Guide What Does Happiness Do
How to Win Wars -
Leader and Civ Guides
Best Leaders and Civilizations Tier Lists Best Science Leaders
Best Military Leaders Best Culture Leaders
Best Economic Leaders and Civs Best Science Civs
Best Culture Civs Best Culture Civs
List Pages
List of Mementos List of All Governments
List of Policies List of Pantheons
All Unique Units -

All Tips and Tricks

Gameplay Mechanics
Adjacency Bonuses Army Commanders
Ageless Buildings Building Roads
Celebrations Codex (Codices)
Crisis Dark Age Legacies
Districts Factory Resources
Healing Units Independent People
Legacy Paths Migrants
Overbuilding Persistent Buildings
Quarters Repairing Buildings
Rural and Urban Districts Settlement Cap
Specialists Towns
Trade Range Trade Routes and Merchants
Treasure Fleets Treasure Resources
Upgrading Units Warehouse Buildings and Bonuses
How to Navigate Rivers How to Get More Railroad Tycoon Points
Other Tips and Tricks
Where to Settle Where to Spend Gold
When to Build More Settlements What to Do Before and After Age Change
Best Settings Map Types Explained
Best Build Order Morse Code Event
Should I Accept Alliance? How to Change City Name
Should You Convert a Town Into a City? Can You Capture Settlers?
Where to Spend Influence? When to Incorporate City-States?
Can Scouts Auto Explore? Best Pantheon
Should You Rush Age Change? How to Incite Raid
How to Get Relics How to Get Artifacts
Fresh Water Tiles Why Can't You Build a Factory?
Distant Lands Revolutions
How to Get More Resource Slots Attribute Trees Guide
How to Get Tile Max Yield How to Found Religion and List of Beliefs
What is X Per Age? How to Defend and Conquer Cities
What is War Weariness and War Support? Zone of Control
How to Change the Capital Resource Map
Should You Melt or Construct Relic? Game Speed
Floods Natural Disasters
Best Map Seeds How to Force End Turn
Papyrus Problems Best Tech Research Order

Author

    All rights reserved

    Guide Index