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Civ 7 Should You Melt or Construct Relic?

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Melt or Construct Relic
Overbuilding an Altar in Civilization VII (Civ 7) will give you the option to melt or construct a relic. Learn whether you should construct the relic or melt the relic by reading our guide below!

Should You Melt or Construct Relic?

Construct Relic For Culture Legacy Path

When to Construct Relic
If you are aiming for the Culture Legacy Path in the Exploration Age, you should get this relic to help you reach 12 relics for the Golden Age.

Make sure you have enough buildings with relic slots in your civilization to showcase it and receive its +2 to culture and happiness.

How to Get Relics

Melt Relic If You Need a Production Boost

If You Need a Production Boost
A slight production boost can be great for civs that rely on specialists. These are science and culture civs that need to maximize these yields. It is also useful for military civs that need production to create armies quickly.

What are Specialists?

How to Trigger Melt or Construct Relic

Overbuild an Altar in the Exploration Age

Overbuild an Altar in the Exploration Age

When you overbuild on an Altar in the Exploration Age, you might trigger the Narrative Event called Holy Remnants. This will let you choose between the relic or the production boost.

An Altar is a building that should be overbuilt because it does not have any unique abilities in the Exploration Age.

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