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Defender of the Galaxy

Ascension perk
ascension perkafter 3 other perks

Defender of the Galaxy is an ascension perk in Stellaris 4.5.2. It needs 3 other ascension perks taken first. It gives +50% Damage to Cetana, +50% Damage to Cetana, The Synthetic Queen, +50% Damage to Cetana's Convoys and 13 more.

Kind
ascension perk
Perks first
3
Excludes
none
Opens trees
—
ID
ap_defender_of_the_galaxy

What Defender of the Galaxy does

Modifiers from the perk's modifier block, then the game's own effect texts (the custom tooltips its card shows).

  • +50%Damage to Cetana
  • +50%Damage to Cetana, The Synthetic Queen
  • +50%Damage to Cetana's Convoys
  • +50%Damage to Cetana's Outposts
  • +50%Damage to Prethoryn Creatures
  • +50%Damage to the Unbidden
  • +50%Damage to the Aberrant
  • +50%Damage to the Vehement
  • +50%Damage to the Contingency
  • +50%Damage to Nanites
  • +50%Damage to Crisis-Seeking Civilizations
  • +25%Damage to Voidworms
  • +25%Damage to Voidworms
  • +25%Damage to Voidworms
  • +25%Damage to Voidworms
  • +30Add Attunement with the Cradle of Souls
Increases the Opinion of empires capable of regular diplomacy by +200
Damage to Endgame Crisis factions: +50% Increases the Opinion of empires capable of regular diplomacy by +200 Defenders of the Galaxy may not choose to become a Crisis
Damage to Voidworms: +$@ap_defender_of_the_galaxy_voidworm_dmg_mult|0%$ Damage to Endgame Crisis factions: +50% Increases the Opinion of empires capable of regular diplomacy by +200 Defenders of the Galaxy may not choose to become a Crisis

The game shows one of these texts, depending on the empire and its DLC.

Defender of the Galaxy requirements

Read from the perk's possible (to pick it) and potential (to see it) blocks; the game's own texts where it has them, our words otherwise.

Who can see it (potential)

In the game

As star nations vie with one another in petty disputes, sinister forces of unimaginable power are arraying themselves against all sapient life. Who will protect us?

Console command

Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.

effect add_ascension_perk = ap_defender_of_the_galaxy

Defender of the Galaxy: questions

What does Defender of the Galaxy do in Stellaris?

+50% Damage to Cetana, +50% Damage to Cetana, The Synthetic Queen, +50% Damage to Cetana's Convoys, +50% Damage to Cetana's Outposts, +50% Damage to Prethoryn Creatures, +50% Damage to the Unbidden and 10 more. Increases the Opinion of empires capable of regular diplomacy by +200

How do I unlock Defender of the Galaxy?

Pick it in a free ascension perk slot. It needs 3 perks taken before it. Its other conditions are listed under Requirements. Empires have 8 slots in all; they open as tradition trees are finished (each finish bonus gives +1) and through Ascension Theory.

What is the ID of Defender of the Galaxy?

ap_defender_of_the_galaxy. The game's scripts grant it with the effect add_ascension_perk = ap_defender_of_the_galaxy; in the console that is: effect add_ascension_perk = ap_defender_of_the_galaxy (Stellaris 4.5.2).

Source: common/ascension_perks/00_ascension_perks.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).

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