
Effect · every source
How to increase Legitimacy Gain in CK3
38 sources raise Legitimacy Gain and 4 lower it in the game files of patch 1.20.0.3.
legitimacy_gain_multThe biggest boosts
+30%HideousTrait · Faith with Auspicious Birthright
+30%HunchbackedTrait · Faith with Auspicious Birthright
+30%ScalyTrait · Faith with Auspicious Birthright
What raises Legitimacy Gain (38)
Traits (16)





saint· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Living Legend+25%
legend· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt






Herald+20%
herald· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt


Lifestyle perks (1)
Gravitas+5%
Not Adventurer government
writing_history_perk· game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_diplomacy_2_majesty_tree_perks.txt
Tenets (1)
Holy sites (4)
Qufu+10%
Yanzhou · Followers, while the faith holds it
qufu· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtMount Mani+10%
Gaeseong · Followers, while the faith holds it
mani· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txtMount Mani+5%
Gaeseong · Holder of the county
mani· game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txt
Buildings (15)

Holder
tower-of-silence· game/common/buildings/00_duchy_capital_buildings.txt
Charnel Grounds+20%
Holder
Levels 1–3: +10% to +20% (3 levels give it)
charnel-grounds· game/common/buildings/00_duchy_capital_buildings.txt
Burial Site+20%
Holder
Levels 1–3: +10% to +20% (3 levels give it)
burial-site· game/common/buildings/00_duchy_capital_buildings.txt




County holder
beta-giyorgis· game/common/buildings/ccp3_special_buildings.txt



Scriptorium+8%
County holder
Levels 1–8: +1% to +8% (8 levels give it)
scriptorium· game/common/buildings/00_temple_buildings.txt
Vihara Halls+8%
County holder
Levels 1–8: +1% to +8% (8 levels give it)
vihara-halls· game/common/buildings/temple_citadel_buildings.txt
Holder
Levels 4–8: +1% to +5% (5 levels give it)
spice-plantation· game/common/buildings/00_standard_economy_buildings.txt
Hospices+4%
Holder
Levels 5–8: +1% to +4% (4 levels give it)
hospices· game/common/buildings/00_common_buildings.txt
Dynasty legacies (1)
Chakravarti+15%
Divine Aspirations legacy · Members of the dynasty
tgp_sea_legacy_5· game/common/dynasty_perks/08_tgp_dynasty_perks.txt
What lowers Legitimacy Gain (4)
Traits (3)

Gallowsbait-25%
gallowsbait· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Bastard-10%
bastard· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
legitimized_bastard· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Laws (1)
Uncrowned-25%
Coronation Laws · Rulers with this law
uncrowned· game/common/laws/00_realm_laws.txt
Source: game/common/buildings/00_common_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_duchy_capital_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_standard_economy_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/00_temple_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/ccp3_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/cp8_special_buildings.txt, game/common/buildings/temple_citadel_buildings.txt, game/common/dynasty_perks/08_tgp_dynasty_perks.txt, game/common/laws/00_realm_laws.txt, game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_diplomacy_2_majesty_tree_perks.txt, game/common/religion/faith_types/00_faith_types.txt, game/common/religion/tenet_types/00_pam_tenets.txt, game/common/traits/00_traits.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.