

Melancholic
Negative leader trait
Melancholic is a negative leader trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 for Commander, Scientist and Official. It gives -10% Species Leader Exp Gain, -10 Leader Lifespan and +15% Leader Upkeep. It upgrades to Leader Trait Melancholic 2.
What Melancholic does
Modifier lines by where the leader applies them, as the game prints them; triggered ones with their condition.
The leader
- -10%Species Leader Exp Gain
The leader · when
- Not: Is immortal
- -10Leader Lifespan
The leader · when
- Is immortal
- +15%Leader Upkeep
Tiers
replace_traits: each tier replaces the one before when the leader gains it.
In the game
This leader suffers extended bouts of sadness.
Melancholic: questions
Which leaders can get Melancholic?
Commander, Scientist and Official; it is a negative trait.
Does Melancholic upgrade?
It is replaced by Leader Trait Melancholic 2 at the next tier.
What is the ID of Melancholic?
leader_trait_melancholic
Source: common/traits/00_generic_leader_traits.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).