Best of Stellaris 4.5.2
Rankings computed from the game's own numbers, not opinions: which civics, origins, ethics, species traits, ascension perks, traditions and technologies give the most research, unity, energy, minerals, alloys, food, trade, job output, pop growth, stability, fleet power and naval capacity in Stellaris 4.5.2, and which cut empire size. Every list prints its formula; ties share a place.
By goal: every source of a bonus
Best for research
Every source of research in the files, ranked
No. 1
Cranial Megatrophy+25%
Cranial Megatrophy+25%Best for unity
Every source of unity in the files, ranked
No. 1
Chromalogs+20%
Chromalogs+20%Best for energy
Every source of energy in the files, ranked
No. 1
Ingenious+15%
Ingenious+15%Best for minerals
Every source of minerals in the files, ranked
No. 1
Industrious+15%
Industrious+15%Best for alloys
Every source of alloys in the files, ranked
No. 1
Ceramo-Metal Alloys+5%
Ceramo-Metal Alloys+5%Best for food
Every source of food in the files, ranked
No. 1
Agrarian+15%
Agrarian+15%Best for trade
Every source of trade in the files, ranked
No. 1
Thrifty+25%
Thrifty+25%Best for job output (workforce)
Every source of job output (workforce) in the files, ranked
No. 1
Cultivation Drones+10%
Cultivation Drones+10%Best for pop growth
Every source of pop growth in the files, ranked
No. 1
Fanatic Xenophobe+20%
Fanatic Xenophobe+20%Best for stability
Every source of stability in the files, ranked
No. 1
Fanatic Pacifist+10
Fanatic Pacifist+10Best for fleet power
Every source of fleet power in the files, ranked
No. 1
Fanatic Purifiers+33%
Fanatic Purifiers+33%Best for naval capacity
Every source of naval capacity in the files, ranked
No. 1
Daemonic Incursion+100%
Daemonic Incursion+100%Best for empire size
Every source of empire size in the files, ranked
No. 1
Nanotech: finisher-50%
Nanotech: finisher-50%By kind: the best of each, per goal
Best civics, by goal
Civics ranked per goal
No. 1
Introspective+6.7% research
Introspective+6.7% researchBest origins, by goal
Origins ranked per goal
No. 1
Mechanist+15% pop growth
Mechanist+15% pop growthBest ethics, by goal
Ethics ranked per goal
No. 1
Fanatic Materialist+10% research
Fanatic Materialist+10% researchBest species traits, by goal
Species traits ranked per goal
No. 1Cranial Megatrophy+25% research
Cranial Megatrophy+25% researchBest ascension perks, by goal
Ascension perks ranked per goal
No. 1
One Vision+10% unity
One Vision+10% unityBest traditions, by goal
Traditions ranked per goal
No. 1
Discovery: finisher+10% research
Discovery: finisher+10% researchBest technologies, by goal
Technologies ranked per goal
No. 1
Cetana's Thought+20% research
Cetana's Thought+20% research
