
Effect · every source
How to increase Merit in CK3
4 sources raise Merit and 0 lower it in the game files of patch 1.20.0.3.
monthly_meritIn Crusader Kings III, 4 sources raise Merit and 0 sources lower it. Biggest raises: Acclaimed Authors +2/month, Faithful +0.5/month, Eunuch +0.1/month and Beardless Eunuch +0.1/month. Patch 1.20.0.3, from the modifiers of traits, perks, traditions, buildings and the rest of game/common.
The biggest boosts
- +2/monthAcclaimed AuthorsLifestyle perk · Governments with merit
- +0.5/monthFaithfulLifestyle perk · Governments with merit
+0.1/monthEunuchTrait · Culture with Court Machinations
What raises Merit (4)
Traits (2)


Beardless Eunuch+0.1/month
Culture with Court Machinations
beardless_eunuch· game/common/traits/00_traits.txt
Lifestyle perks (2)
Acclaimed Authors+2/month
Governments with merit
sanctioned_loopholes_perk· game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_learning_2_scholarship_tree_perks.txtFaithful+0.5/month
Governments with merit
faithful_perk· game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_learning_3_theology_tree_perks.txt
Source: game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_learning_2_scholarship_tree_perks.txt, game/common/lifestyle_perks/00_learning_3_theology_tree_perks.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.