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Crusader Kings 3: Top 10 Best New Duchies
Ranking the new duchies added in the All Under Heaven expansion, showcasing the Top 10 best duchies based on special buildings, terrain, number of baronies, and development potential. This guide provides strategic gameplay and inspiration.
1. 10th Place: Pinghai - Coastal Duchy Excellent for Development and Gold 🌊
- ✅ Small size (11 baronies), but has a university and port building, making it good for development and gold production.
- ✅ Terraced hills terrain is advantageous for development growth and defense.
- ✅ As a coastal duchy, it can build trade ports, further boosting development.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 11개 |
| Special Buildings | University, Port |
| Terrain | Terraced Hills |
00:19 - 00:50
1. 10th Place: Pinghai - Coastal Duchy Excellent for Development and Gold 🌊
- ✅ Small size (11 baronies), but has a university and port building, making it good for development and gold production.
- ✅ Terraced hills terrain is advantageous for development growth and defense.
- ✅ As a coastal duchy, it can build trade ports, further boosting development.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 11개 |
| Special Buildings | University, Port |
| Terrain | Terraced Hills |
00:51 - 01:35
2. 9th Place: Zhexi - A Place That Offers Crazy Bonuses with 3 Special Buildings 💰
- ✅ Consists of 14 baronies.
- ✅ Has the rare feature of having 3 special buildings in a single area.
- ✅ These buildings provide tremendous gold production and development growth.
- ✅ Special building effects: +55% Holding Tax, +40% Development Growth, +35 Monthly Development.
- ✅ The capital is located in a floodplain, providing an additional +20% development growth bonus.
| Building | Effect |
|---|---|
| Special Building 1 | +55% Holding Tax |
| Special Building 2 | +40% Development Growth |
| Special Building 3 | +35 Monthly Development |
01:36 - 02:11
3. 8th Place: Kinai - Capital of Japan, 2,000 Levy Bonus 🏯
- ✅ A small duchy consisting of 12 baronies.
- ✅ Has 3 special buildings: a mine, a temple, and a palace.
- ✅ Provides 2,000 levies, helping to maintain control.
- ✅ Has various terrains such as plains, farmland, hills, and terraced hills.
- ✅ Very advantageous for defense due to the defender advantage from the palace.
| Building | Effect |
|---|---|
| Mine, Temple, Palace | Provides 2,000 Levies |
02:12 - 02:49
4. 7th Place: Kiyohara - 3 Special Buildings and Shorio Government Type 🏛️
- ✅ A solid duchy consisting of 19 baronies.
- ✅ Has 3 special buildings: a university, a mine, and a district.
- ✅ A coastal area, suitable for tall play.
- ✅ Starts with the Shorio government type in 1066, making it more powerful for Japanese vassals.
- ⚠️ Disadvantage: No special terrain, only hills and forests.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 19개 |
| Special Buildings | University, Mine, District |
| Government Type (1066) | Shorio |
02:50 - 03:20
5. 6th Place: Jingian - Huge Size and Floodplain Terrain 🏞️
- ✅ A huge duchy consisting of 26 baronies.
- ✅ Has a magnificent temple and 2 other special buildings.
- ✅ A river flows through it, and it mostly consists of floodplain terrain.
- ✅ Can build trade ports in areas with a +20% development bonus.
- ✅ The potential is enormous.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 26개 |
| Special Buildings | Magnificent Temple, Others |
| Terrain | Floodplain |
03:21 - 04:10
6. 5th Place: Mataram - Combination of Coastline and Special Buildings 🏝️
- ✅ 3 special buildings: Borobudur, Dieng Plateau, Magnificent Temple.
- ✅ Consists of 21 baronies and is almost entirely coastal.
- ✅ The capital has terraced hills.
- ✅ Can easily conquer surrounding countries.
- ✅ If playing as a Mandala ruler, you can use the capital temple complex.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 21개 |
| Special Buildings | Borobudur, Dieng Plateau, Magnificent Temple |
| Terrain | Terraced Hills (Capital) |
04:11 - 04:45
7. 4th Place: Yongxing - Capital of Chinese Hegemony, Huge Gold Production 💰
- ✅ Consists of 14 baronies.
- ✅ Has 4 special buildings, boasting tremendous gold production.
- ✅ As the center of the Silk Road, development and gold production further increase.
- ✅ Can build trade ports in 2 areas.
- ✅ Has farmland in the capital and trade port construction areas.
- ✅ All special buildings are already built in 1066.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 14개 |
| Special Buildings | 4개 |
| Other | Silk Road Center |
04:46 - 05:34
8. 3rd Place: Pagan - River and Fertile Land, Development Potential 🚀
- ✅ A large duchy consisting of 23 baronies.
- ✅ A river flows through it, and it mostly consists of plains and farmland.
- ✅ Has 3 special buildings, including a university, making it good for gold production and development.
- ✅ The capital has the Ananda Temple, a university, and a capital temple complex.
- ✅ Essentially a duchy with 4 special buildings.
- ⚠️ Disadvantage: Only the capital temple complex is built in 1066.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 23개 |
| Special Buildings | University, 2 Others |
| Terrain | Plains, Farmland |
05:35 - 06:47
9. 2nd Place: Angkor - River Accessibility and University Proximity 🏞️
- ✅ Consists of 15 baronies, with a river flowing through each area and the ability to build trade ports.
- ✅ A perfect place to build very tall buildings using the Mandala government.
- ✅ Can upgrade the capital temple complex to increase development, gold, and levies.
- ✅ Has Angkor Wat, river and farmland terrain, and a holy site.
- ✅ Has 2 universities nearby.
- ✅ Receives a +10% bonus to cultural attraction progress as a Khmer cultural region.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Baronies | 15개 |
| River Accessibility | Each Area |
| Special Buildings | Angkor Wat |
| Culture | Khmer (+10% Cultural Attraction) |
06:48 - 08:38
10. 1st Place: Dazaifu - Best Coastline and Special Buildings 🏆
- ✅ Consists of 19 baronies and is mostly coastal.
- ✅ Starts with 3 special buildings in 1066.
- ✅ Can build a 4th special building, the Magnificent Temple.
- ✅ Hakata Port and Dazaifu Office provide tremendous modifiers.
- ✅ Hakata Port Level 2: +4 Monthly Tax, +30% Holding Tax, +30% Development Growth, +0.20 Monthly Development Growth, -20% Embarkation Cost, +20% Naval Speed, Additional Clergy Vassal Opinion.
- ✅ Dazaifu Office: +2 Monthly Gold, +20% Holding Tax, +20% Development Growth, +0.15 Monthly Development Growth.
- ✅ Can upgrade the island to gain +37% Siege Weapon Efficiency, +9 Gold/Month, +25% Development Growth.
- ✅ Improves the quality of sponsored artisan, weapon, armor, and metalworking inspirations.
- ✅ A good duchy regardless of government type.
| Building | Effect |
|---|---|
| Hakata Port (Level 2) | +4 Monthly Tax, +30% Holding Tax, +30% Development Growth, +0.20 Monthly Development Growth, -20% Embarkation Cost, +20% Naval Speed |
| Dazaifu Office | +2 Monthly Gold, +20% Holding Tax, +20% Development Growth, +0.15 Monthly Development Growth |
| Island Upgrade | +37% Siege Weapon Efficiency, +9 Gold/Month, +25% Development Growth |