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Every Religion Belief

All 56 beliefs — pantheon, founder, follower and enhancer — read straight from Unciv's data.

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Conclusion

Religion in Unciv is built from 56 beliefs in four kinds: 22 pantheon, 9 founder, 16 follower and 9 enhancer beliefs. You pick a pantheon first, then founder and follower beliefs when you found a religion, and an enhancer when you enhance it.

Each belief can only be taken by one civilization, so popular picks go early. Byzantium's ability adds one extra belief of any type when founding a religion.

An analysis-based guide: this guide is based on our analysis of Unciv's Beliefs data file. It describes what the data shows and is not a guarantee of results.
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Every Belief

Pantheon beliefs (22)

BeliefEffect
Ancestor Worship
  • +1 Culture from every Shrine
Dance of the Aurora
  • +1 Faith from Tundra tiles without Forest in this city
Desert Folklore
  • +1 Faith from every Desert
Faith Healers
  • All Units adjacent to this city heal +30 HP per turn when healing
Fertility Rites
  • +10% growth in this city
God of Craftsman
  • +1 Production in cities following this religion (in cities with at least 3 Population)
God of the Open Sky
  • +1 Culture from every Pasture
God of the Sea
  • +1 Production from every Fishing Boats
God of War
  • Earn 50% of Military unit's Strength as Faith when killed within 4 tiles of a city following this religion
Goddess of Festivals
  • +1 Culture, +1 Faith from every Wine
  • +1 Culture, +1 Faith from every Incense
Goddess of Love
  • +1 Happiness in cities following this religion (in cities with at least 6 Population)
Goddess of Protection
  • +30% Strength for cities (when attacking)
Goddess of the Hunt
  • +1 Food from every Camp
Messenger of the Gods
  • +2 Science from each Trade Route
Monument to the Gods
  • +15% Production when constructing Ancient era wonders in cities following this religion
  • +15% Production when constructing Classical era wonders in cities following this religion
One with Nature
  • +4 Faith from every Natural Wonder
Oral Tradition
  • +1 Culture from every Plantation
Religious Idols
  • +1 Culture, +1 Faith from every Gold Ore
  • +1 Culture, +1 Faith from every Silver
Religious Settlements
  • -15% Culture cost of natural border growth in cities following this religion
Sacred Path
  • +1 Culture from every Jungle
Sacred Waters
  • +1 Happiness in cities on River tiles
Stone Circles
  • +2 Faith from every Quarry

Founder beliefs (9)

BeliefEffect
Ceremonial Burial
  • +1 Happiness for each global city following this religion
Church Property
  • +2 Gold for each global city following this religion
Initiation Rites
  • +100 Gold when a city adopts this religion for the first time ((modified by game speed))
Interfaith Dialogue
  • When spreading religion to a city, gain 10 times the amount of followers of other religions as Science
Papal Primacy
  • Resting point for Influence with City-States following this religion +15
Peace Loving
  • +1 Happiness from every 5 global followers in non-enemy foreign cities
Pilgrimage
  • +2 Faith for each global city following this religion
Tithe
  • +1 Gold from every 4 global followers in all cities
World Church
  • +1 Culture from every 5 global followers in foreign cities

Follower beliefs (16)

BeliefEffect
Asceticism
  • +1 Happiness from every Shrine (in cities with at least 3 Followers of this Religion)
Cathedrals
  • May buy Cathedral buildings with Faith in cities following this religion
Choral Music
  • +2 Culture from every Temple (in cities with at least 5 Followers of this Religion)
Divine inspiration
  • +2 Faith from every Wonder
Feed the World
  • +1 Food from every Shrine
  • +1 Food from every Temple
Guruship
  • +2 Production in cities following this religion (in cities with at least 1 Specialists)
Holy Warriors
  • May buy pre-Industrial era Military Land units with Faith for 2 times their normal Production cost (in in cities following this religion cities)
Liturgical Drama
  • +1 Faith from every Amphitheater (in cities with at least 3 Followers of this Religion)
Monasteries
  • May buy Monastery buildings for 150 Faith in cities following this religion
Mosques
  • May buy Mosque buildings with Faith in cities following this religion
Pagodas
  • May buy Pagoda buildings with Faith in cities following this religion
Peace Gardens
  • +2 Happiness from every Garden
Religious Art
  • +8 Culture from every Hermitage
Religious Center
  • +2 Happiness from every Temple (in cities with at least 5 Followers of this Religion)
Religious Community
  • +1% Production from every follower, up to 15%
Swords into Ploughshares
  • +15% growth in this city (when not at war)

Enhancer beliefs (9)

BeliefEffect
Defender of the Faith
  • +20% Strength (for All units) (when fighting in Friendly Land tiles)
Holy Order
  • Faith cost of purchasing Missionary units -30%
  • Faith cost of purchasing Inquisitor units -30%
Itinerant Preachers
  • Religion naturally spreads to cities +3 tiles away
Just War
  • +20% Strength (for All units) (when fighting in Enemy Land tiles)
Messiah
  • +25% Spread Religion Strength (for Great Prophet units)
  • -25% Faith cost of generating Great Prophet equivalents
Missionary Zeal
  • +25% Spread Religion Strength (for Missionary units)
Religious Texts
  • +34% Natural religion spread in all cities
  • +34% Natural religion spread in all cities (after discovering Printing Press)
Religious Unity
  • +100% Natural religion spread in City-State cities
Reliquary
  • Gain 50 Faith (upon expending a Great Person unit) ((modified by game speed))

Data from the game's own files (Civ V: Gods & Kings ruleset that ships with Unciv), read from the source at the commit of 2026-10-02. Updates and mods can change these numbers.

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FAQ

Which pantheon is best?

It depends on your land: many pantheons boost a specific terrain, resource or building. Look at what's around your capital before picking.

Can two civs share a belief?

No — once a civilization takes a belief, others can't choose it.

Do I need religion to win?

No, but faith also buys great people and units in later eras through some policies.

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