8Realms Ancient Wonders Pros and Cons Guide

8Realms Ancient Wonders Pros and Cons Guide by Obasi42

Here are the Pros and Cons of the different Ancient Wonders. Included is a list from 1-7 in descending order of helpfulness.

The Great Wall:

“Based on the Great Wall of China, this series of earthen and stone fortifications provides great defensive benefits.

Benefits: Gives your capital a 50% defensive bonus.”

My Take:

Pros: This sounds like a pretty good wonder. It protects your capital from 50% of all harm. It could really save your city during an attack.

Cons: It only protects your capital. I suspect that empires will become very large throughout the game. Your capital might be safe, but only your capital.

Plato’s Academy:

From the guide: “This classical centre of learning provides a significant bonus to research (though it does not unlock any new research options).

Benefits: Acts as a level 5 Library in your capital.”

My Take:

Pros: A level 5 Library can help out a lot with research times.

Cons: Today is my second day after getting classic, and before this day is over, I’ll have a level 5 library. Don’t buy the hype. This wonder’s not worth much.

Borobudur Temple:

From the guide: “This Indonesian candi-style temple has a calming effect on all around.

Benefits: Reduces the frequency of Barbarian attacks.”

My Take:

Pros: Barbarian attacks can be quite the hassle. Preventing them may help a lot in the long run. Since it doesn’t specify the capital, I assume it protects ALL of your cities.

Cons: I don’t know haw strong barbarian attacks will be later, so thins may or may not prove to be useful.

The Colosseum:

From the guide: “The Roman centre of sport and spectacle, this amphitheatre improves the morale and work ethic of your population.

Benefits: Produces 1000 of a random resource daily in the capital.”

My Take:

Pros: It’s free resources!

Cons: I make 6x this much of every resource (save iron) every day. I make 10x this much wood every day. This isn’t worth a dime.

The Great Aqueduct:

From the guide: “Based on the Valens Aqueduct in modern-day Istanbul, the Great Aqueduct draws more water into your capitol to aid growth and sustain a healthier population.

Benefits: Adds 25% more population to your capital.”

My Take:

Pros: More people = more gold. Gold is necessary for research and military, so this should help out a lot.

Cons: Military eat up money fast, so I’m not sure how much good this will do you if you want a large military.

Shwedegon Pagoda:

From the guide: “This magnificent, gilded pagoda acts as a source of inspiration to the architects of your empire.

Benefits: Provides an extra construction slot.”

My Take:

Pros: This is great. An extra construction slot means much faster building. I love it.

Cons: It wasn’t here when I left ancient…

Delphi:

From the guide: “Based on the site of Apollo’s battle with the serpent Python, this wonder inspires your empire’s youth to do battle against the serpents of today.

Benefits: Boosts infantry training speed by 30%.”

My Take:

Pros: If you want a military-driven empire, or you just want good defense for all your cities, this is a great option. It’s what I chose.

Cons: So far, there is no PvP. Until we can attack each other, this is almost useless.

List from useful to useless:

1. Shwedegon Pagoda
2. The Great Aqueduct
3. Delphi
4. The Great Wall
5. Borobudur Temple
6. The Colosseum
7. Plato’s Academy