Carl's Civ 5 Guide
for Civ 5 Complete, Gods & Kings, and Brave New World DLC

Civilization 5 Specialists and Great People

Merchant Specialist Guide for Brave New World

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Merchants and Merchants of Venice
A Civ 5 Merchant Specialist generates GPP toward a Great MerchantMerchants help to increase the Gold income of your Civilization. For every merchant using one of your slots, you can gain +2 gold and +3 Great Person Points toward earning a Great Merchant or Merchant of Venice if you're playing that Civ. These guys can permanently increase your gold income by constructing Customs Houses or even conduct Trade Missions to City-States to buy influence with them. GPP toward a Great Merchant will go toward a Merchant of Venice when playing that Civ. Here are the buildings that allow your Cities to use Merchant Specialists.

Buildings with Merchant Specialist Slots
Any Unique Buildings Carry the Same Slots but Better Bonuses
SlotsBuildingBuilding BonusTech to Unlock
1Market+25% Gold, +1 Gold, +2 per incoming Trade RouteCurrency
1Bank+25% Gold, +2 Gold, +2 per incoming Trade RouteBanking
2Stock Exchange+33% GoldElectricity


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