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Civ 7 Best Tech Research Order

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Civ 7 - Best Tech Research Order

Researching the right technologies in the right order is essential to any strategy in Civilization VII (Civ 7). Check this guide out for the best Tech Research Order for each victory type!

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Best Tech Research Order for a Culture Victory

Antiquity Age Tech Research Order

Antiquity Culture Tech Order
Civ 7 - PotteryPottery
Civ 7 - Animal HusbandryAnimal Husbandry 		→ Civ 7 - MasonryMasonry
Civ 7 - IrrigationIrrigation 		→ Civ 7 - SailingSailing
Civ 7 - WritingWriting

Your main goal for Technologies when going for a Culture Victory in the Antiquity Age is unlocking Wonders for you to build. The tech order shown above unlocks three wonders from the Tech Tree as early as possible.

Culture Victory Guide and How to Win

Exploration Age Tech Research Order

Exploration Culture Tech Order
Civ 7 - AstronomyAstronomy
Civ 7 - CartographyCartography 		→ Civ 7 - GuildsGuilds
Civ 7 - MachineryMachinery
Civ 7 - FeudalismFeudalism 		→ Civ 7 - HeraldryHeraldry
Civ 7 - ShipbuildingShipbuilding

In the Exploration Age, you want to prioritize getting to the Shipbuilding technology while unlocking some essential buildings for Culture and infrastracture. Shipbuilding will allow your Missionaries and other units reach the Distant Lands much faster.

Modern Age Tech Research Order

Modern Culture Tech Order
Civ 7 - AcademicsAcademics
Civ 7 - Steam EngineSteam Engine 		→ Civ 7 - UrbanizationUrbanization
Civ 7 - ElectricityElectricity 		→ Civ 7 - RadioRadio

In the Modern Age, you'll mainly just go for technologies that unlock buildings you'll want for infrastructure and improving yields. You can be flexible depending on what you need and if there's a specific wonder you want to build.

Best Tech Research Order for a Military Victory

Antiquity Age Tech Research Order

Antiquity Military Tech Order
Civ 7 - PotteryPottery
Civ 7 - Animal HusbandryAnimal Husbandry
Civ 7 - SailingSailing 		→ Civ 7 - WritingWriting
Civ 7 - IrrigationIrrigation 		→ Civ 7 - Bronze WorkingBronze Working

When playing a Military strategy in the Antiquity Age, you'll want to research the Bronze Working technology as fast as you can while unlocking some yield bonuses and buildings along the way.

Military Victory Guide and How to Win

Exploration Age Tech Research Order

Exploration Military Tech Order
Civ 7 - AstronomyAstronomy
Civ 7 - CartographyCartography 		→ Civ 7 - MachineryMachinery
Civ 7 - HeraldryHeraldry
Civ 7 - FeudalismFeudalism 		→ Civ 7 - ShipbuildingShipbuilding
Civ 7 - CastlesCastles
Civ 7 - MetallurgyMetallurgy

In the Exploration Age, go for Technologies that unlock strong Land and Naval units while also prioritizing Shipbuilding. This will allow all your units to traverse Ocean tiles and reach the Distant Lands much faster and safer.

Modern Age Tech Research Order

Modern Military Tech Order
Civ 7 - Military ScienceMilitary Science
Civ 7 - Industrialization Industrial		 → Civ 7 - Steam EngineSteam Engine
Civ 7 - CombustionCombustion 		→ Civ 7 - AcademicsAcademics
Civ 7 - UrbanizationUrbanization
Civ 7 - FlightFlight

For a Military Victory in the Modern Age, you'll mainly just want to keep unlocking stronger units as well as Air Units for more options in combat. A lot of the Techs in the Modern Age unlock units so you have a lot of options to choose from.

Best Tech Research Order for a Science Victory

Antiquity Age Tech Research Order

Antiquity Science Tech Order
Civ 7 - SailingSailing
Civ 7 - PotteryPottery 		→ Civ 7 - WritingWriting → Civ 7 - Animal HusbandryAnimal Husbandry
Civ 7 - IrrigationIrrigation
Civ 7 - CurrencyCurrency

The Science Legacy Path in the Antiquity Age requires you to obtain Codices so you'll want to build up your Science yields early on by researching Writing and building a Library. After which you can go for Tech Masteries for Codices and some essential infrastructure depending on your needs.

Science Victory Guide and How to Win

Exploration Age Tech Research Order

Exploration Science Tech Order
Civ 7 - AstronomyAstronomy
Civ 7 - CartographyCartography 		→ Civ 7 - FeudalismFeudalism
Civ 7 - GuildsGuilds 		→ Civ 7 - EducationEducation

For the Exploration Age, your goal is to have Urban District tiles reach a total of 40 yield. Focus on researching technologies that will unlock high-yield buildings as well as improve your Science output like Education.

Modern Age Tech Research Order

Modern Science Tech Order
Civ 7 - AcademicsAcademics
Civ 7 - ElectricityElectricity
Civ 7 - Steam EngineSteam Engine 		→ Civ 7 - UrbanizationUrbanization
Civ 7 - Military ScienceMilitary Science
Civ 7 - CombustionCombustion 		→ Civ 7 - FlightFlight

Your first priority for a Science Victory in the Modern Age is research Flight to unlock the Aerodrome. Along the way, you'll want to unlock the Science buildings from Academics and Electricity to make this much faster by improving Science output.

Best Tech Research Order for an Economic Victory

Antiquity Age Tech Research Order

Antiquity Economic Tech Order
Civ 7 - PotteryPottery
Civ 7 - Animal HusbandryAnimal Husbandry 		→ Civ 7 - MasonryMasonry
Civ 7 - SailingSailing
Civ 7 - WritingWriting 		→ Civ 7 - CurrencyCurrency

In the Antiquity Age, you'll mainly just need to obtain resources for the Legacy Path so you're free to research Technologies that improve your infrastructure and yields.

Economic Victory Guide and How to Win

Exploration Age Tech Research Order

Exploration Economic Tech Order
Civ 7 - AstronomyAstronomy
Civ 7 - CartographyCartography 		→ Civ 7 - MachineryMachinery
Civ 7 - HeraldryHeraldry
Civ 7 - FeudalismFeudalism 		→ Civ 7 - ShipbuildingShipbuilding

For the Exploration Age, prioritize Astronomy and Cartography at the start of the age to begin exploring the Distant Lands for resources. After which, research Shipbuilding as fast as you can to allow all your units to cross the Ocean faster and claim resources much quicker.

Modern Age Tech Research Order

Modern Economic Tech Order
Civ 7 - Military ScienceMilitary Science
Civ 7 - Industrialization Industrial		 → Civ 7 - Steam EngineSteam Engine
Civ 7 - CombustionCombustion 		→ Civ 7 - Mass ProductionMass Production

In the Modern Age, research Industrialization to unlock Rail Stations and head straight for Mass Production to unlock Factories. This research order will allow you to start working on the Economic Victory as early as you can.

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