Being a casual player of the Rise of Cultures game is fine, but to truly excel and speed up the game process, you will need to take advantage of any possible benefits that the game has to offer. This includes unlocking World Wonders, one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal.
In this complete guide to World Wonders in Rise of Cultures, you will get all the information you need on how to make the best use of these magnificent structures.
What are World Wonders in Rise of Cultures?
World Wonders in Rise of Cultures are special structures that once unlocked, can be placed in your city to provide powerful bonuses. These bonuses can help you get more Food, offer extra Research Points every day, or increase your military troops’ damage and defense.
How to access and unlock World Wonders
In Rise of Cultures, World Wonders can be unlocked by obtaining their corresponding blueprints. But before being able to craft blueprints, you need to reach the Bronze Age.
Once you’ve achieved that, you can access the World Wonders tab visible at the bottom of your screen. After that, you will be guided by a tutorial that will explain all the necessary steps to unlock the first World Wonder.
How to obtain Blueprints
Blueprints have a small chance to drop from using Orbs, the latest addition to Rise of Cultures. Each Orb requires 200 Gears to be invented.
Gears can be obtained from pretty much every activity in the game, including completing regular quests and quests from certain events, Treasure Hunt rewards, or helping other members of your alliance build their Wonders by donating different items.
Once you have at least 200 Gears, you can invent a new Orb by accessing the World Wonders tab. On this page, you will have the option to invent 1 Orb or 10 Orbs, which will guarantee you at least one blueprint drop.
Furthermore, any blueprints you earned before the new system was introduced on 15 September 2022, were automatically converted to Gears, each old blueprint being worth 15 Gears.
The maximum amount of Gears you can obtain from this conversion is 10000.
How to use World Wonders
To benefit from the World Wonders’ boosts, you need to place them in your city. To do that, access the World Wonders tab and select a Wonder from your inventory.
Each Wonder can be placed on any of the available 4 slots. They can be swapped at any time, and they do not require any resources to be placed.
The good news is that since the recent patch, the World Wonders now have their own dedicated slots outside of the main city grid, which means that they do not take up valuable space in your city anymore. Once a World Wonder is placed, its bonus effects will be activated automatically.
World Wonders types
There are 2 types of World Wonders in Rise of Cultures: Capital City Wonders, and you can have up to 4 active Wonders at the same time; and Allied Culture Wonders, up to 4 of which can be active on the Allied Culture slots.
At the moment, there are 14 Wonders in total, spread into two groups: 7 in Wonders of the Ancient World, which become available since the Bronze Age, and 7 in Wonders of the Great Empires, available once you reach the Early Rome Age. Most World Wonders can be upgraded up to level 40 and their offered bonuses increase with each level.
Capital City World Wonders and their benefits
These are the World Wonders that you can unlock for your capital city:
1. Stonehenge
- Type: Statue, Temple
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Bosts the output of all Coins production in the Capital City by 10%, produces 1 Research Point every day, and starting from level 2 grants 1 extra Research Point for each additional Temple.
2. Hanging Gardens
- Type: Nature, Palace
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Boosts the Food production in the Capital City by 10%. It also boosts the Food production in the Capital City by 8.0% extra per every additional active Palace and grants 1 additional worker.
3. Statue of Zeus
- Type: Statue
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Boosts the damage of all your Infantry Units by 5%, and another extra 4% for every additional active Statue
4. Temple of Artemis
- Type: Temple
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Boosts the damage of all your Ranged Units by 5%, and another extra 4% for every additional active Statue
5. Hagia Sophia
- Type: Temple
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Great Empires
- Bonuses (level 1): Grants you a Mystery Chest which can include Research Points whenever you Solve a Negotiation, up to 5 times a day, and produces an amount of a random current era or previous era good in 1d
6. Colosseum
- Type: Fortress, Arena
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Great Empires
- Bonuses (level 1): Grants workers, boost the damage of all your Ranged Units by 5%, and provides another extra 5% for every additional active Statue
7. Palace of Aachen
- Type: Fortress, Palace
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Great Empires
- Bonuses: Increases the production speed of the Imperial Guard, boosts the Hit Points of all of your Infantry Units by 2.5%, and offers another extra 2% for every additional active Fortress
8. Sherwood Forest
- Type: Fortress, Nature
- Slot: Capital City
- Group: Wonders of the Great Empires
- Bonuses (level 1): Grants you a Mystery Chest which can include Research Points whenever you win a Battle, up to 5 times a day. It also boosts the Hit Points of all of your Ranged Units by 2.5% and offers an extra 2% for every additional active Fortress
Allied Cultures World Wonders and their benefits
These are the World Wonders that you can unlock for the Allied Culture slots:
1. Cheops Pyramid
- Type: Temple
- Slot: Allied Cultures
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Produces 100 of each previous era Goods in 1 day. It boosts the output of all Goods produced in Egypt by 10% and offers 60 extra daily Goods for every additional active Temple.
2. Great Sphinx
- Type: Statue
- Slot: Allied Cultures
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Produces a daily Mystery Chest which can include the Mercenary Commander Menes. It also boosts the damage of all of your Cavalry Units by 5%, and another extra 4% for every additional active Statue.
3. Abu Simbel
- Type: Palace
- Slot: Allied Cultures
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Boosts the Damage of all of your Units by 5%. Produces Research Points daily and 1 extra for every additional active Statue.
4. Terracotta Army
- Type: Fortress, Statue
- Slot: Allied Cultures
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Produces a daily Mystery Chest which can include the Commander Emperor Qin. It also boosts the Hit Points of all of your Heavy Infantry by 2.5%, and another extra 2% for every additional active Fortress.
5. Forbidden City
- Type: Palace, Temple
- Slot: Allied Cultures
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Produces 100 of each current era Goods daily. It boosts the output of all Goods produced in China by 10% and offers 60 extra daily Goods for every additional active Temple.
6. Great Wall
- Type: Fortress
- Slot: Allied Cultures
- Group: Wonders of the Ancient World
- Bonuses (level 1): Boosts the Hit Points of all of your Units by 2.5%. Produces Research Points daily and 1 extra for every additional active Fortress.
Final Thoughts
With this guide, you should now have a complete overview of the World Wonders in Rise of Cultures. These special structures offer powerful bonuses and can be a great addition to your Capital City, so try unlocking as many as possible, level them up, and switch them as per your needs. If you are new to this game, also check out our beginner’s guide to Rise of Cultures for more tips and tricks. Have fun!
