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Great General
Great General

Great Generals are one of the types of Great People in Civilization VI.

Description[]

The main effect of Great Generals is to provide bonuses to military units near them on the battlefield. Generals have this effect by default. Regardless of who the individual is, all Generals provide +1 Movement and +5 Combat Strength for land or naval military Units (respectively) within 2 tiles. They also have an action which provides a bonus unique to the history of the individual.

  • Note: Great Generals' bonus unique ability is used by retiring the unit.

List of Great Generals[]

Name Era Passive Effect Retiring Effect
Æthelflæd +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Medieval and Renaissance era land units within 2 tiles. Grants +2 Loyalty per turn for this city.
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Ana Nzinga +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Renaissance and Industria era land units within 2 tiles. Gain 1 Envoy.
Boudica Classical +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Classical and Medieval era land units within 2 tiles. Converts adjacent Barbarian units to your control.
Douglas MacArthur Modern Era
Dwight Eisenhower
El Cid +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Medieval and Renaissance era land units within 2 tiles. Forms a Corps out of a military land unit.
Genghis Khan +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Medieval and Renaissance era land units within 2 tiles. Grants 1 promotion level and +25% combat experience to a military land unit.
Georgy Zhukov
Gustavus Adolphus +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Renaissance and Industrial era land units within 2 tiles. Instantly creates a Bombard unit with 1 promotion level.
Hannibal Barca
Jeanne d'Arc +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Renaissance and Industrial era land units within 2 tiles. Creates a Relic for one of your cities.
John Monash Modern Era +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Modern and Atomic era land units within 2 tiles. Grants 1 promotion level and +75% combat experience to a military land unit.
Marina Raskova Modern Era +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Modern and Atomic era land units within 2 tiles. District in this tile gains +1 air unit slots.
Napoleon Bonaparte +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Industrial and Modern era land units within 2 tiles. Forms an Army out of a military land unit.
Rani Lakshmibai Industrial Era +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Industrial and Modern era land units within 2 tiles. Instantly creates a Cavalry unit with 1 promotion level.
Samori Touré Modern Era +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Modern and Atomic era land units within 2 tiles. Instantly creates an Infantry unit with 1 promotion level.
Simón Bolivar +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Industrial and Modern era land units within 2 tiles. Gain 2 Envoys.
Sudirman
Sun Tzu
Timur Medieval Era +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to Medieval and Renaissance era land units within 2 tiles. Grants 1 promotion level and +25% combat experience to a military land unit.
Vijaya Wimalaratne