Unit

Game Features

The Units in Civilization VI use a "1 Unit Per Tile" system, but also adds a combined military system in which a normal arms unit can stack together with a support unit, such as a builder, settler, field medic, battering ram, missionary, siege tower, anti-tank or anti-aircraft unit (as well as others) to then protect the unit which would otherwise be left at the mercy of your foes. Beginning at the Industrial Era, two of the same units can be combined into a Corps, which is less powerful than two individual units, but more survivable and takes up less space on the map (to reduce overcrowding). Additionally, in the Modern Era, three units can combine to form an Army. The ability to form Corps and Armies are unlocked by researching (in the Civics tree) Nationalism and Mobilization, respectively.

Unit info

• Units Earn experience and will receive Promotions when they level up.
• Units can be renamed (after receiving a second promotion). A random name generator is available.
• Most infantry units have 4 figures at full strength.
• Non-unique units will have some Civilization-specific details and ethnically appropriate skin color.
• Movement now requires that a unit has the full amount of movement points required to enter a Tile. So for example, if Warrior has a move of 2 but only 1 movement point left in a turn, it can't enter Hills (since Hills require 2 movement points). The change brings about an increase to the impact of Terrain on movement, because you'll now be forced to move first to rough terrain, since you won't be able to ignore rough terrain just by using your last movement point on it.
• Pillaging enemy Tile Improvements will heal units.
• Naval units are built as ranged and melee, and melee vessels can still attack Coastal cities.
• Some units (such as Settlers and Missionaries) become more expensive as you build or buy more of them.
• Support units get their own layer of stacking, while you can't have two support units in the same tile, they can be combined with military units, or civilian units, or trade units, and not interfere with the stacking.

List of units

→ See also: Support Units, Military Units and Religious Units

Civilian Units

Civilian Units
Unit Name	Description	Move	Religious Str	Base Cost	Maintenance
Apostle	May convert Citizens to their Religion and initiate theological combat with units of other religions.	4	110	125	0
Archaeologist	Find and extract Artifacts from Antiquity Sites to be displayed in their home city's Museum.	4		400 / 400	0
Builder	May create Tile Improvements or remove features like Woods or Rainforests. Builders can be used 3 times; this can be increased through policies or wonders like the Pyramids.	2		50 / 50	0
Inquisitor	May eliminate the presence of other Religions in their territory.	4	75	50	0
Missionary	May convert Citizens to their Religion. May not initiate theological combat with units of other Religions (but can defend).	4	100	50	0
Naturalist	A late-game civilian who can create a single National Park to attract Tourists.	4		800	0
Settler	May create new Cities. Reduces city's Population by 1 when completed.	2		80 / 80	0
Spy	Performs secret missions in foreign cities and protects your cities from enemy Spies.	4		300	4
Trader	May make and maintain a single Trade Route. Automatically creates Roads as it travels.	-		40 / 40	0

Land Combat Units

Land Combat Units

Unit Name	Description	Melee	Ranged		Move	Class	Base Cost	Maintenance
Archer	First Ancient Era ranged unit with a range of 2.	15	25	2	2	Ranged	50 / 50	1
Artillery	Modern Era bombard unit, ideal for attacking cities. Cannot move and attack on the same turn unless they've earned the Expert Crew promotion.	58	70	2	2	Siege	430 / 430	6
AT Crew	Modern Era counter to cavalry class units.	70			2	Anti Cavalry	400 / 400	4
Bombard	Renaissance Era bombard unit, ideal for attacking cities. Cannot move and attack on the same turn unless they've earned the Expert Crew promotion.	43	55	2	2	Siege	280 / 280	4
Catapult	Classical Era bombard unit, ideal for attacking cities. Cannot move and attack on the same turn unless they've earned the Expert Crew promotion.	23	35	2	2	Siege	120 / 120	2
Cavalry	Fast-moving Industrial Era light cavalry unit.	62			4	Light Cavalry	330 / 330	5
Crossbowman	Medieval Era ranged unit.	30	40	2	2	Ranged	180 / 180	3
Field Cannon	Industrial Era ranged unit.	50	60	2	2	Ranged	330 / 330	5
Heavy Chariot	Hard-hitting Ancient Era heavy cavalry unit. Gains 1 bonus Movement if it begins a turn on a flat tile with no Woods, Rainforests, or Hills.	28			2	Heavy Cavalry	65 / 65	1
Helicopter	Fast-moving Atomic Era light cavalry unit.	82			4	Light Cavalry	600 / 600	7
Horseman	Fast-moving Classical Era light cavalry unit.	35			4	Light Cavalry	80 / 80	2
Infantry	Modern Era melee unit.	70			2	Melee	430 / 430	6
Knight	Hard-hitting, Medieval Era heavy cavalry unit.	48			4	Heavy Cavalry	180 / 180	4
Machine Gun	Atomic Era ranged unit.	65	75	1	2	Ranged	540 / 540	6
Mechanized Infantry	Information Era melee unit.	90			3	Melee	660 / 660	8
Modern Armor	Information Era cavalry unit that is fast and strong.	90			4	Heavy Cavalry	680 / 680	8
Modern AT	Information Era counter to cavalry class units.	80			2	Anti Cavalry	580 / 580	8
Musketman	Renaissance Era melee unit.	55			2	Melee	240 / 240	4
Pikeman	Medieval Era melee unit that's strong against mounted units.	41			2	Anti Cavalry	200 / 200	3
Ranger	Fast-moving Industrial Era recon unit.	45	60	1	3	Recon	380 / 380	5
Rocket Artillery	Information Era bombard unit, ideal for attacking cities. Cannot move and attack on the same turn unless they've earned the Expert Crew promotion.	78	85	3	2	Siege	680 / 680	8
Scout	Fast-moving Ancient Era recon unit.	10			3	Recon	30 / 30	0
Slinger	Weak Ancient Era ranged unit. Better on attack than defense.	5	15	1	2	Ranged	35 / 35	0
Spearman	Ancient Era melee unit that's effective against mounted units.	25			2	Anti Cavalry	56 / 65	1
Swordsman	Strong Classical Era melee unit.	35			2	Melee	90 / 90	2
Tank	Fast-moving Modern Era heavy cavalry unit that ignores zone of control.	80			4	Heavy Cavalry	480 / 480	6
Warrior	Weak Ancient Era melee unit.	20			2	Melee	40 / 40	0

Naval Combat Units

Naval Combat Units
Unit Name	Description	Melee	Ranged	AA Str.	Move	Class	Base Cost	Maintenance	Era
Aircraft Carrier	Atomic Era naval unit that can transport 2 air units.	65			3	Carrier	540 / 540	7	Atomic
Battleship	Modern Era naval ranged unit. Provides cover from air and nuclear attacks up to 1 tile away.	60	70 ( 3)		5	Ranged	430 / 430	6	Modern
Caravel	Fast Renaissance Era exploration melee naval unit.	50			4	Melee	240 / 240	4	Renaissance
Destroyer	Strongest melee naval unit. Reveals submarines within sight range.	80		50	4	Melee	540 / 540	7
Frigate	Renaissance Era ranged naval unit.	45	55 ( 2)		4	Ranged	280 / 280	5	Renaissance
Galley	Ancient Era melee naval combat unit. Can only operate on coastal waters until Cartography is researched.	25			3	Melee	65 / 65	1	Ancient
Ironclad	Powerful Industrial Era armored melee naval unit.	60			5	Melee	380 / 380	5	Industrial
Missile Cruiser	Strongest ranged naval unit, available in the Information Era.	70	85 ( 3)	85	4	Ranged	680 / 680	8	Information
Nuclear Submarine	Highly advanced Information Era ranged raiding naval unit that can be armed with nuclear weapons. Cannot be seen unless adjacent to it.	80	85 ( 2)		4	Raider	680 / 680	8	Information
Privateer	Renaissance Era ranged naval unit with the ability to coastal raid. Cannot be seen unless adjacent to it.	40	50 ( 2)		4	Raider	280 / 280	4	Renaissance
Quadrireme	Classical Era ranged naval unit. Can only operate on coastal waters until Cartography is researched.	20	25 ( 1)		3	Ranged	120 / 120	2	Classical
Submarine	Modern Era ranged raiding naval unit. Cannot be seen unless adjacent to it.	65	75 ( 2)		3	Raider	480 / 480	6	Modern

Air Combat Units

Air Combat Units
Unit Name	Description	Melee	Ranged	Class	Base Cost	Maintenance
Biplane	First air combat unit, available in the Modern Era.	60	55 ( 3)	Fighter	430 / 430	6
Bomber	First bomber unit, available in the Atomic Era.	65	80 ( 10)	Bomber	540 / 540	7
Fighter	Atomic Era Biplane upgrade.	80	65 ( 4)	Fighter	540 / 540	7
Jet Bomber	Information Era Bomber upgrade.	78	80 ( 15)	Bomber	680 / 680	8
Jet Fighter	Information Era Fighter upgrade.	90	75 ( 5)	Fighter	680 / 680	8

Support Units

Support Units
Unit Name	Description	AA Str.	Move	Base Cost	Maintenance
Battering Ram	Ancient Era support unit. When adjacent to a city, attacking melee units do full damage to the city's walls.		2	65 / 65	1
Medic	Industrial Era support unit. Can heal adjacent units.		2	370 / 370	5
Military Engineer	Medieval Era support unit. Can construct Roads, Forts, and Airstrip improvements. 2 build charges.		2	170 / 170	4
Mobile SAM	Information Era anti-air support unit. Provides cover from air and nuclear attacks up to 1 tile away from the weapon.	75	2	590 / 590	7
Observation Balloon	Modern Era support unit. Adds +1 range to adjacent bombard units.		2	240 / 240	2
Siege Tower	Classical Era support unit. When adjacent to a City, attacking melee units ignore Walls and immediately assult the city.		2	100 / 100	2

Unique units

→ See also: Unique

Unique Units in Civilization VI
Unit Name	Country	Description	Notes	Strength	Movement	Cost
P-51 Mustang	America	American unique air unit that replaces the Fighter. Better attack against fighters, farther range, and earns experience faster.	Trivia: The insignia is of the "Red Tails" squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen.			540 Production
Rough Rider	America		Replaces the Cavalry. Effective in Hills, and gains Culture from kills on their home continent. Has a low maintenance cost.			385 Production
Samurai	Japan		Samurai fight as if they were at full strength until they are completely destroyed.	Melee Strength: 48	2	180 Production
Egyptian Chariot Archer	Egypt		Replaces Heavy Chariot. Receives bonus Movement when it starts on open terrain.	Melee Strength: 23 Ranged Strength: 33 Attack Range: 2	4	140 Production
Crouching Tiger Cannon	China	This high-power, short-range unit doesn't require specific resources to produce.				160 Production
Redcoat	England		Gains a bonus fighting on foreign continents, and can disembark without using a Movement point.	Melee Strength: 65	2	340 Production
Sea Dog	England		Seems to be a replacement for the Privateer. It can easily overcome weaker units and capture enemy ships.	Melee Strength: 40 Ranged Strength: 50 Attack Range: 2	4	280 Production
Eagle Warrior	Aztec		Replaces the basic Warrior and can convert defeated enemies into Builders. This conversion ability works only against the units of other Civilizations, not Barbarians.	28	2	? Production
Garde Impériale	France		Receives a combat bonus (+10) for fighting on the home continent, and Great General Points from kills.	Melee Strength: 65	2	340 Production
Minas Geraes	Brazil		Replaces Battleship but also is available earlier in the game. It has "improved defense and ranged attack" and requires the Nationalism Civic instead of a technology.	Melee Strength: 70 Ranged Strength: 80 Attack Range: 3	5	430 Production
Saka Horse Archer	Scythia		Does not require Horses.	Melee Strength: 15 Ranged Strength: 25 Attack Range: 1	4	100 Production
U-Boat	Germany		Seems to replace the Submarine. Has a lower production cost and receives a combat bonus (+10) in deep ocean.	Melee Strength: 65 Ranged Strength: 75 Attack range: 2	5	430 Production
Conquistador	Spain		Seems to be a Musketman replacement. +10 Combat Strength when stacked with Apostles, Inquisitors or Missionaries. If a Conquistador is adjacent to a city when it is captured, it automatically convert to Spain's majority Religion.	Melee Strength: 55	2	250 Production
Varu	India		Seems to replace the Horseman. Reduces the Combat Strength of adjacent enemy units by -5.	Melee Strength: 40	2	120 Production
Ngao Mbeba	Kongo		Replaces Swordsman. Receives a bonus to ranged defense, and does not require Iron. Woods and Rainforests do not slow them down or block sight. The name translates to "shield bearer" in Swahili.			110 Production
Berserker	Norway	Norwegian unique unit. It costs one Movement to pillage +7 Combat Strength when attacking and -7 Combat Strength when defending.	Does not replace any unit. Pillaging costs 1 Movement. Maintenance: 3 Gold	Melee Strength: 40	2	180 Production
Viking Longship	Norway	Norwegian unique naval unit that replaces the Galley. Can pillage enemy Coastal lands and capture civilians if adjacent using its coastal raiding ability. Can heal in neutral territory.	Replaces the Galley. Can heal in neutral territory. Maintenance: 1 Gold	Melee Strength: 30	3	65 Production
Legion	Rome					110 Production