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In Anno 117 Pax Romana, Specialists are unique experts that grant buffs and bonuses to the military, trade, religion, seafaring, economy, finance, research, and more in your city by slotting them into buildings and ships. Regardless of their speciality, they are designed to give you a boost, whether that’s improved income, a deeper workforce pool to pull from, lower maintenance costs for buildings, reduced trade costs, faster ship movement speed, a boost to your city’s Prestige, or a much-needed buff to your denizens’ happiness.
They come in varying rarities as well and can be slotted in various places to maximize their advantages. Paired with optimal production ratios, they are key to making your colonies thrive. In this guide, we’ll walk you through all the details, including how to get them, how to use them, and a list of Anno 117 Pax Romana Specialists.
- Specialists provide buffs and bonuses to various parts of your city, from economy to finance, by way of military and seafaring.
- Specialists are obtained through quests, events, Trading Posts, Contracts, Research, and the Hall of Fame.
- To activate a Specialist’s bonus, slot them into a Governor’s Villa, Officium, or Captain Slot on a ship.
How to get Specialists in Anno 117 Pax Romana
You can buy Specialists from Trading Posts. Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Ubisoft
Certain Research Discovery nodes unlock Specialists. Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Ubisoft
You can unlock Specialists by completing certain contract. Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Ubisoft
In Anno 117 Pax Romana, you can get Specialists in several ways:
- Complete events and quests: As you make your way through the campaign, you’ll come across quests and events that offer up Specialists as a reward. The first of these is Gemini In The Rough, where you have to choose between two aids, Brutus or Gaius, each with their unique set of perks.
- Buy them from Trading Posts: As you uncover more of the map, you’ll gain access to Trading Posts that offer Specialists in exchange for Denarii. Tap the Trading Post, then head to the Items portion of the menu to see a list of available Specialists. The list at each Trading Post resets every 10 minutes, giving you a new selection to choose from.
- Complete Contracts: Visit lighthouses across the map to Contracts that task you with delivering or collecting cargo. Specific Contracts offer a Specialist as a reward on completion.
- Unlock specific Research nodes: You can obtain Specialists by researching specific nodes in the Research tree, for example, Sword and Salt, which yields a Legendary Specialist in military, seafaring, or civics. These tend to be the final node of each branch of the skill tree, so they are very much a late-game method to obtain new Specialists.
- Unlock them in the Hall of Fame: You can use Fame points to unlock new Specialists in the Hall of Fame menu. For example, there’s Actorius Maximiminus (22 Fame points at Tier II Latium), a finance specialist, and Menander of Nicomedes (20 Fame points at Tier I Albion), a religion Specialist. Fame points are accrued by completing challenges as listed in the Hall of Fame menu.
It’s worth noting that you can re-roll the selection of Specialists for sale at Trading Posts. Click on a Trading Post, select Items, and then tap Re-roll. For every new re-roll, the cost increases by 2,500 Denarii for that specific Trading Post, making it quite pricey in the longer term. It’s best to save re-rolling for the late game when you have stacks of money spare.
How to use Specialists in Anno 117 Pax Romana
Specialists slot in the Governor Villa. Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Ubisoft
But, also any Officium in your city. Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Ubisoft
Lastly, they can slot into ships if they are Captains. Image credit: Tom Bardwell for VideoGamer, Ubisoft
Once you have a Specialist, you’ll need to put them to work to benefit from their buffs and bonuses. There are several options here:
- Governor’s Villa: When slotted here, a Specialist’s buff will activate for buildings within the Villa’s range. The Villa comes with five Specialists slots as standard, increasing as you gain Prestige.
- Officium: You can slot up to two Specialists per Officium, which, much like the Villa, will confer their buffs on buildings within the Officium’s area of effect.
- Captain Slot on ships: You can slot seafaring Specialists, technically called Captains, into the Captain Slot on ships. Their bonuses, whether that’s hit points or movement speed, will affect that particular ship.
Specialists come in one of five rarities: Common, Rare, Epic, Unique, and Legendary. Aside from rising in cost, the higher the tier, the better the buffs and perks they confer when slotted into one of the three options detailed above.
Anno 117 Pax Romana Specialists list
Below, you’ll find a list of all the Specialists we’ve come across so far in Anno 117 Pax Romana. We’ve listed their rarity along with the buffs they offer when slotted.
| Specialist | Area of Expertise | Effect | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reedbroguer | Finance | +1 income from Reed Shoes, if supplied to residences in range. | Common |
| Plaiter | Nature | +10% productivity to Reed Shoes supply chain in range. | Common |
| Obtorquist | Civic | +10% productivity for Torcs supply chain in range. | Common |
| Porcine Muckraker | Finance | +1 income area effect to Pig Farms in range. | Rare |
| Cursory Bursarius | Finance | +1.2 income to residences in range. | Rare |
| Upholder | Military | +15% hitpoints to towers in range. | Common |
| Enlister | Military | +50% troop recruitment speed to Recruitment Building in range. | Common |
| Twiner | Economy | +10% productivity to Ropemaker and Ropes supply chain in range. | Common |
| Seamster | Finance | +10% productivity to Tunics supply chain in range. | Common |
| Uassoro, Neck-Deep Wader | Economy | +25% workforce from residents to Wader Residence in range. | Epic |
| Stalwar Harbourward | Military | +25% ship repair speed, +1 simultaneous repairs, +25% hitpoints to repair crane in range | Rare |
| Traditionalist Torquatus | Civic | +2 Prestige from Torcs, if supplied, to all residences in range. | Rare |
| Unburdener | Finance – Captain | -5% trade prices, -25% cargo weight slowdown to ship. | Common |
| Confident Vigilo | Military | +1 fire safety area effect for Vigiles in range. | Rare |
| Merypath, Gromatic Surveyor | Seafaring – Captain | +100% discovery radius, +25% hitpoints, +15% movement speed, +45 favorable wind angle to ship. | Unique |
| Actorius Maximinus, Nummularius Nonpareil | Finance | +2.5 income area effect, -75% upkeep cost for markets in range. | Unique |
| Troucotouto, Subjugating Subiudex | Economy | +30% workforce from residents, -1 happiness for Liberti and Wader Residences in range. | Unique |
| Judoc Daidalos, of the Myrtle Tower | Military | +20 attack range, -80% workforce needed, -50% upkeep cost, +50% hitpoints for towers in range. | Unique |
| Arruns Spedius Fastus, Sutor Supra Crepidam | Civic | +1 happiness from Sandals, if supplied, +3 prestige from Sandals, if supplied, +1 happiness from Reed Shoes, if supplied, to residences in range. | Unique |
| Menander of Nicomedes, Auspicious Haruspex | Religion | +1.5 belief area effect, +0.5 knowledge area effect, -50% upkeep cost to Sanctuary and Fanum in range. | Unique |
| Siochainri Bichearb, Boioran Rhapsodist | Research | +25% belief, +25% knowledge to residences in range. | Unique |
| Even Keepler | Seafaring – Captain | +35% hitpoints, +100 self-repair speed to ship. | Rare |
| Philon, Baitylologist | Religion | +1.5 belief area effect for Granite Cutter in range. | Epic |
| Quencher | Military | +0.6 fire safety to residences in range. | Common |
| Hestian Culinarian | Economy | -33% workforce needed, -66% upkeep cost to kitchens in range | Rare |
| Shellpicker | Culture | +10% productivity to Cockles supply chain in range. | Common |
| Filleter | Economy | +1 population from Eels, if supplied, to residences in range. | Common |
| Eelhunter | Economy | +0.5 belief area effect for Eel Grabber in range. | Common |
| Gygaea of Megaria, Eupalianian Reservist | Economy | -50% water consumption, additional 1t every 8 cycles to mines in range. | Epic |
| Busy Sprout | Culture | +10% productivity to Beer supply chain in range. | Common |
| Essentialist | Religion | -25% workforce needed, -50% upkeep cost to Extractors in range. | Common |
| Kibisisist | Finance | +1 income area effect to Tannary in range. | Rare |
| Constructivist | Economy | -25% workforce needed, -50% upkeep cost to Refineries in range. | Common |
| Brisk Boater | Seafaring – Captain | +10% movement speed, +20% province transfer speed to ship. | Rare |
| Renaturer | Economy | -25% workforce needed, run by Smith workforce instead of Wader workforce for Herb Garden and Barley Farm in range. | Common |
| Actuary | Economy | +0.6 income area effect to residences in range. | Common |
| Measurer | Finance | -25% workforce needed, -50% upkeep cost for Clothiers in range. | Common |
| Sophocles of Athens, Agraphian Dogmatist | Research | +2 knowledge from Tavern, if supplied, for residences in range. | Epic |
| Adept Troughtender | Economy | -50% water consumption to Plantations in range. | Rare |
| Laconic Swordsmith | Military | +20% productivity to Weapons supply chain in range. | Rare |
| Physician | Nature | +0.6 health to residences in range. | Common |
| Gaius Julius Lupus, Castor of Fortunes | Economy | +1.5 times income area effect for markets in range. | Epic |
| Brutus Julius Lupus, Pollux of Polities | Economy | +20% workforce from residents for residences in range. | Epic |
| Sartorist | Research | +1 knowledge from Pileus, if supplied, to residences in range. | Common |
| Preacher | Religion | +0.6 belief to residences in range. | Common |
| Whataboutist Watis | Economy | +1.2 knowledge to residences in range. | Rare |
| Deep-Water Dredger | Seafaring – Captain | +500 Denarii for sunk ships, +10% scorpion attack range, +15% scorpion attack range to ship. | Rare |
| Judicious Rigger | Seafaring – Captain | +25% hitpoints, -40% cargo weight slowdown to ship. | Rare |
| Threefold Defender | Military | +15 attack range, +35% hitpoints, +50% self-repair speed for towers in range. | Rare |
| Baker Augcrusta | Economy | +2 population from Bread, if supplied, to residences in range. | Rare |
| Trusty Trouserer | Nature | +1 health area effect for Hosier in range. | Rare |
| Cassiteridean Caster | Research | +1 knowledge area effect for Tin Mine in range. | Rare |
| Mudlark | Economy | +10 productivity to Eel supply chain in range. | Common |
| Rockhopper | Nature | +0.5 health area effect to Cockle Piker in range. | Common |
| Cermaid Mac Ealadha, Dagda’s Goodman | Civic | +1 prestige area of effect, +1 available patrls, -10% response time to Medici in range. | Epic |
FAQs
To obtain more Specialists, complete quests and events, buy them from Trading Posts, complete Contracts, and unlock them in the Hall of Fame.
To re-roll Specialists, click on a Trading Post, tap Items, then hit Re-roll at the bottom of the menu window.
Yes, they reset every 10 minutes of in-game time.
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