
Effect · every source
How to increase Garrison Size in CK3
33 sources raise Garrison Size and 2 lower it in the game files of patch 1.20.0.3.
garrison_sizeThe biggest boosts
+200%Legendary WatchtowerBuilding · Province
+150%Great BarracksBuilding · Each de jure county of the duchy
+100%MarchesBuilding · Each de jure county of the duchy
What raises Garrison Size (33)
Lifestyle perks (2)
Theocracy governments
defender_of_the_faith_perk· game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_learning_3_theology_tree_perks.txtOn the Road+20%
Not Adventurer government
defensive_measures_perk· game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_stewardship_2_domain_tree_perks.txt
Cultural traditions (2)

Provinces of this culture
tradition_stalwart_defenders· game/common/culture/traditions/00_combat_traditions.txt
Land of the Bow+25%
Provinces of this culture
tradition_land_of_the_bow· game/common/culture/traditions/00_maa_traditions.txt
Buildings (29)

Legendary Watchtower+200%
Province
legendary-watchtower· game/common/buildings/00_legendary_buildings.txt
Great Barracks+150%
Each de jure county of the duchy
celestial-great-barracks· game/common/buildings/tgp_great_project_buildings.txt
Marches+100%
Each de jure county of the duchy
Levels 1–3: +25% to +100% (3 levels give it)
march· game/common/buildings/00_duchy_capital_buildings.txt




Province
holy-site-st-peters-basilica· game/common/buildings/cp6_special_buildings.txt


Province
Levels 1–4: +15% to +50% (4 levels give it)
mandala-capital· game/common/buildings/tgp_great_project_buildings.txt
County
mandala-capital· game/common/buildings/tgp_great_project_buildings.txt


Province
city-wall-of-toledo· game/common/buildings/00_special_buildings.txt
Province
great-wall-of-gorgan· game/common/buildings/00_special_buildings.txt









Quarries+10%
County
Levels 6–8: +10% to +10% (3 levels give it)
quarries· game/common/buildings/00_standard_economy_buildings.txt
Province
Levels 5–8: +5% to +5% (4 levels give it)
pastures· game/common/buildings/00_standard_economy_buildings.txt
Outposts+5%
County
Levels 5–8: +5% to +5% (4 levels give it)
outposts· game/common/buildings/00_standard_military_buildings.txt
Barracks+4%
County
Levels 5–8: +1% to +4% (4 levels give it)
barracks· game/common/buildings/00_standard_military_buildings.txt
What lowers Garrison Size (2)
Governments (2)
Ritsuryō-50%
Rulers with this government
japan_administrative_government· game/common/governments/01_japan_government_types.txtSōryō-50%
Rulers with this government
japan_feudal_government· game/common/governments/01_japan_government_types.txt
Source: game/common/buildings/00_duchy_capital_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_legendary_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_standard_economy_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_standard_military_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/ccp3_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/cp6_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/tgp_great_project_buildings.txt, game/common/culture/traditions/00_combat_traditions.txt, game/common/culture/traditions/00_maa_traditions.txt, game/common/governments/01_japan_government_types.txt, game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_learning_3_theology_tree_perks.txt, game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_stewardship_2_domain_tree_perks.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. Building chains are shown once, at their strongest level, with the range over their levels. Effects that come only from events or scale with a script value are not listed.