All Deity Buffs (Religion Guide)

As players’ cities grow and they rank up their residents in Anno 117: Pax Romana, they will require a Sanctuary where they can devote themselves to the gods and gain Belief. Worshipping gods and gaining more Belief is a great way to improve production chains, city stats, and reduce costs.

Players can only worship one patron per island, and the amount of Belief that the population puts into them will increase their overall global effects. Therefore, gamers will want to pick deities that pair well with each island’s focus and production chains, so they can maximize how much they benefit from them in Anno 117: Pax Romana.

How Religion Works in Anno 117: Pax Romana

In Anno 117: Pax Romana, players must pick a deity for their residents to devote themselves to on a certain island. As Belief on the island rises, they will gain more Devotion to it and receive additional benefits based on the deity’s abilities. Players can change an island’s patron at any time, but this will reset residents’ Devotion to it.

As players settle on more islands, they will have the opportunity to dedicate themselves to other deities and take advantage of their effects as well. As deity Devotion goes up, they will receive global effects from that deity, meaning they will receive stats across their entire empire for a part of their population devoting themselves to a certain patron.

Ceres

• Ability: Ceres Augusta – boosts the following production chains:
  • Bread (Flour, Wheat, Bread)
  • Porridge (Oats, Porridge)
  • Wine (Grapes, Honeycombs, Wine)
  • Beer (Malt, Barley, Beer)
  • Olive Oil (Olives, Olive Oil)
• Ability: Confarreatio – all residences provide additional population

Players will also obtain global perks once they reach these Devotion milestones:

• Allows the construction of the Shrine of Ceres, which increases +1 Population and +1 Health within its area of effect
• 4,000 Devotion – Vervactor’s Plough global veneration – all Farms can support up to 50 percent more field modules, allowing an increase of up to 50 percent productivity
• 7,000 Devotion – Conditor’s Grace effect – increases the storage limit on all islands by 300t

Neptune

• Ability: Salacia’s Fruit – boosts the following production chains:
  • Sardines
  • Garum (Mackerel, Salt, Garum)
  • Oysters with Caviar (Oysters, Caviar, Sturgeon)
  • Cockles
  • Seashells
• Ability: Essence of Hippocampus – newly-constructed ships are more durable and have reduced Money Upkeep

Players will also obtain global perks once they reach these Devotion milestones:

• 1,000 Devotion – Allows the construction of the Shrine of Neptune, which increases +1 Income and +1 Fire Safety within its area of effect
• 4,000 Devotion – Venilia’s Serenity global veneration – building near Cisterns will grant additional Belief
• 7,000 Devotion – Triton’s Conch effect – all Ships are 10 percent faster

Mars

• Ability: Armamentum – boosts the following production chains:
  • Weapons (Iron, Iron Ore, Weapons)
  • Sandals (Leather, Pigs, Salt, Sandals)
  • Armour (Iron, Iron Ore, Leather, Pigs, Salt, Armour)
  • Charcoal
• Ability: Quirinus – troops recruited on this island have a higher Morale and reduced Workforce and Money Upkeep

Players will also obtain global perks once they reach these Devotion milestones:

• 1,000 Devotion – Allows the construction of the Shrine of Mars, which increases +1 Population and +1 Prestige within its area of effect
• 4,000 Devotion – Gladiators global veneration – allows the recruitment of the Murmillo Gladiator troop type in Latium
• 7,000 Devotion – Invictus effect – +1 Offense and +1 Defense for all Troops

Minerva

• Ability: Arachne’s Spindle – boosts the following production chains:
  • Tunics (Hemp, Tunics)
  • Togas (Cloth, Flax, Tyrian Purple, Murex Snails, Togas)
  • Trousers (Sheep, Dye Plants, Trousers)
  • Cloaks (Sheep, Celtic Green, Dye Plants, Cooper Ore, Cloaks)
• Ability: Divine Wisdom – additional Knowledge from all residents

Information on Minerva’s global perks coming soon…

Mercury-Lugus

• Ability: Tradecraft – passive trade is more profitable
• Ability: Statecraft – Depots, Trading Piers, and Harbour Warehouses produce additional Prestige

Players will also obtain global perks once they reach these Devotion milestones:

• 1,000 Devotion – Allows the construction of the Shrine of Mercury-Lugus, which increases +2 Income within its area of effect
• 4,000 Devotion – Gold Mine global veneration – unlocks the ability to construct Gold Mines
• 7,000 Devotion – Storecraft effect – loading/unloading of Ships and Wagons is 50 percent faster

Epona

• Ability: Potnia Theron – boosts the following production buildings:
  • Horses
  • Sheep
  • Pigs
  • Ponies
  • Ochs
• Ability: Reins of Prosperity – production buildings provide additional Population

Information on Epona’s global perks coming soon…

Cernunnos

• Ability: Wild Nature – boosts the following production chains:
  • Timber (Wood, Timber)
  • Wattle & Daub (Reeds, Mud, Wattle & Daub)
  • Eels
  • Resin
  • Small Birds
  • Beavers
• Ability: Natural Vigor – residents produce additional Health and Knowledge

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Information on Cernunnos’s global perks coming soon…

Released

November 13, 2025

ESRB

Teen / Alcohol Reference, Language, Mild Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact