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Patronage is a social policy tree in Civilization V. It is available at the start of the Medieval Era. In Brave New World, it is available at the start of the Classical Era.
Game Info[]
Patronage enhances the benefits of City-State friendship.
Adopting Patronage will cause Influence with City-States to degrade 25% slower than normal. Unlocks building the Forbidden Palace (
only).
Adopting all policies in the Patronage tree will:
- make other players'
Influence with City-States decrease 33% more per turn than usual (vanilla and
).
- cause allied City-States to occasionally gift you Great People (
).
Policy | Effect | Requirement |
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Gifts of ![]() ![]() |
Adopting Patronage |
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Resting point for ![]() |
Adopting Patronage |
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All City-States which are Allies provide a ![]() |
Philanthropy |
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Quantity of Resources gifted by City-States increased by 100%. ![]() |
Scholasticism |
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Allied City-States will occasionally gift you ![]() ![]() +2 ![]() ![]() |
Scholasticism & Aesthetics (Vanilla and ![]() Scholasticism & Consulates ( ![]() |
Strategy[]
- Main article: Social strategy (Civ5)#Patronage
Civilopedia entry[]
Patronage is the policy where the wealthy and powerful - often the nobility - support the talented artisans in a society. In many ancient societies, a society's wealth was concentrated in a few individuals: the Royal Family, say, or the merchant princes. Painters, sculptors, musicians, and other gifted artists worked for the elite, as they were the only ones who could afford to pay them. While perhaps unfair to commoners, this system has produced brilliant works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Ben Jonson, and Mozart. The system is enjoying something of a revival today, with the role of patron being taken by mega-corporations rather than individuals.
Trivia[]
- Patronage shares its name with a technology that was slated to appear in the game, but was cut before its final release. Its quote was supposed to be "Everything passes - robust art alone is eternal. The bust survives the city."[1]
References[]
Related achievements
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Team Player
Fully Explore the Patronage Policy Track. |