How to Win a Religious Victory with Russia

The Approach

Settle wide and early — the territory bonus from founding cities means even a tundra-heavy start supports more cities than it looks like it should. Build a Lavra in every city; it costs roughly half as much Production as a standard Holy Site and generates more Great Prophet points, which matters directly for a Religious Victory's core requirement of converting the rest of the world.

Key Steps

• Found your religion early — Russia's Faith output from Lavras compounds the earlier you're generating Apostles and Missionaries to spread it.
• Use the extra tile granted by spending a Great Person in a Lavra city deliberately — it is a real, repeatable way to expand borders without settling new cities.
• Keep Cossacks garrisoned in your religious core cities — Russia is faith-forward but still needs to defend itself while converting the map.

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