In Stellaris, the tradition trees offer a wide variety of bonuses and playstyles, each influencing how you build your empire and navigate the galaxy. With so many options, it can be challenging to decide which traditions will best suit your strategy. Whether you’re focused on economic dominance, military conquest, or scientific expansion, this guide will help you determine which traditions are worth prioritizing.
General Notes
- Some traditions unlock special edicts.
- Once you have finished the best traditions, make sure to also select the best ascensions perks.
S Tier
- Expansion (as Void Dwellers)
- Supremacy
- Mercantile (as a trade-focused empire)
- Enmity
- Virtuality (Ascension Tradition)
A Tier
- Discovery
- Domination (as Gestalt Consciousness) – Take the adoption effect and finish the tradition later
- Adaptability
- Harmony
- Synchronicity (as Hive Mind)
- Statecraft
- Modularity (Ascension Tradition)
- Nanotech (Ascension Tradition)
B Tier
- Expansion
- Prosperity
- Diplomacy
- Mercantile
- Unyielding
- Versatility (Machine Intelligence)
- Psyonic (Ascension Tradition)
- Cybernetic (Ascension Tradition)
C Tier
- Domination
- Synchronicity (Gestalt Consciousness)
- Subterfuge
- Synthetic (Ascension Tradition)
F Tier
- Aptitude
- Politics
- Genetics (Ascension Tradition)
Further reading: https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Traditions
