To the Victor Go the Spoils
The "To the Victor Go the Spoils" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
To the Victor Go the Spoils

Country eventDLC: Federations
… has been appointed Federation Leader in accordance with the rules for the Golden Rule challenge. Congratulations! The first order of business is to decide what will happen with the 'prize money'. The current sum is …. Note that some mandatory taxes and fees will apply, effectively altering the sum before pay-out.
The command below will trigger the "To the Victor Go the Spoils" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- Invest it.
- Channel the money back into the federation. Will increase Federation Cohesion and temporarily apply the Business is Booming! Empire Modifier.
- Distribute it.
- Divides the sum of money evenly amongst all Federation members.
- Appropriate it.
- Keep the money. Temporarily applies the Midas' Stigma Empire Modifier.
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how To the Victor Go the Spoils (fedel.904) connects.
Can lead to
- fedel.905
fedel.905 - To the Victor Go the Spoils
fedel.906