In Anno 117: Pax Romana, specialists are one of the most powerful tools you can utilize in shaping your cities. Just think of them as portable upgrades, cards you slot into key buildings to give you a boost in production, improve resident satisfaction, strengthen defenses, or even enhance naval power. This means that just the right specialists will make a big difference in efficiency, resource output, and overall stability when your settlements grow.
Below is a complete breakdown of how specialists work, how to get more of them, and every specialist we currently know about in Pax Romana.
What Specialists Do in Anno 117
Specialists function a lot like buff cards that you slot into a villa or an Officium, and any buildings within that range receive their bonuses. They do not cost upkeep and can be freely moved around your islands to support economic, military, and research or other key systems.
Because their effectiveness depends on how many buildings fall within their radius, good city planning becomes even more important. If you are strategic about where you place a villa or Officium, a single specialist can transform the output of entire districts.
You get one free specialist through early quests, but most of your collection will come from exploration, diplomacy, and trade.
How to Get More Specialists
There are three main ways to recruit specialists in Anno 117: Pax Romana:
- Trading: You can buy specialists from other players’ trading posts on their islands. The catch is that specialists aren’t guaranteed to appear every time, so you might need to check back frequently.
- Contracts: Players’ lighthouses offer contracts that you can complete; finishing them gives you a chance to roll a specialist reward – not guaranteed, but a solid option as your trade routes expand.
- Quests: Specialists are rewards for a great many quests, often from NPCs, other players, and even the ones you offer. As your influence increases, the quality and rarity of the specialists offered increase.
All Specialists in Anno 117: Pax Romana
Below is every specialist currently known, ordered by rarity and their in-range effects.
Common Specialists
| Specialist | Effect |
| Actuary | +0.6 income to all residences within range |
| Physician | +0.6 health to residences in range |
| Sartorist | +1 Knowledge of whether the residence has Pileus supplied |
| Reangler | Fishing Hut and Scomber’s Shacks require 25% less workforce and are staffed with Plebeian workers instead of Liberti |
| Eelhunter | Eel Grabber increases the belief area effect by +0.5 |
| Preacher | +0.6 belief to houses in range |
Rare Specialists
| Specialist | Effect |
| Adept Troughtender | -50% water consumption in plantations |
| Laconic Swordsmith | +20% weapon production speed |
| Threefold Defender | Towers receive +15% attack speed, +35% health, and +50% self-repair |
| Judicious Rigger | Affects a ship: +25% HP, -40% cargo weight slowdown |
| Whataboutist Watis | Residences contribute +1.2 knowledge |
| Deep-Water Dredger | +500 denarii for sinking ships; +10% ship scorpion range and another +15% range buff |
Epic Specialists
| Specialist | Effect |
| Brutus Julius Lupus, Pollux of Polities | +20% workforce from residents within range |
| Gaius Julius Lupus, Castor of Fortunes | Markets give +1.5 added income |
Unique Specialists
These experts are very powerful and can fully remake the way certain buildings function.
| Specialist | Effect |
| Merypath, Gromatic Surveyor | Ship bonus: +100% discovery radius, +25% HP, +15% speed, +45° favorable wind angle |
| Actorius Maximinus, Nummularius Nonpareil | Markets have +1.5 income area effect and -75% upkeep cost |
| Troucotouto, Subjugating Subiudex | Liberti & Wader residences: +150% workforce, -1 happiness |
| Judoc Daidalos, of the Myrtle Tower | Towers: +20% range, -80% workforce requirement, -50% upkeep, +50% HP |
| Arruns Spedius Fastus, Sutor Supra Crepidam | Houses: + 1 happiness from Sandals, +3 Prestige from Sandals, +1 happiness from Reed Shoes |
| Menander of Nicomedes, Auspicious Haruspex | Sanctuary & Fanum: +1.5 belief range, +0.5 knowledge range, -50% upkeep cost |
| Siochainri Bichearb, Boioran Rhapsodist | Houses: +25% belief and +25% knowledge |
