Civ 6 – Units

Current as of April 2021 update.

All units have 2 &sight; unless noted.

Against Walls and Urban Defenses, &melee; damage is reduced by 85%; &ranged; damage by 50%. &bomb; damage is not reduced. (This is a distinct effect from the reduction in Combat Strength incurred against City/District defenses by some units.)

Land combat units

	Recon	Melee	Ranged	Light Cavalry	Heavy Cavalry	Anti Cavalry	Siege
		+5 vs. Anti Cavalry	−17 vs. City/District defenses, Naval units	ignores ZOC		+10 vs. Light/Heavy Cavalry	−17 vs. non–Naval units
Ancient	Scout 3 &move; 10 &melee;	Warrior 2 &move; 20 &melee;	Slinger 2 &move; 5 &melee; 15 &ranged; 1 ⦥	Barbarian Horseman 3 &move; 20 &melee;
			↓ Archery		↓ Wheel	↓ Bronze Working
			Archer 2 &move; 15 &melee; 25 &ranged; 2 ⦥ 1 &gold;		Heavy Chariot 2–3 &move; 28 &melee; 1 &gold;	Spearman 2 &move; 25 &melee; 1 &gold;
Classical		↓ Iron Working		↓ Horseback Riding			↓ Engineering
		Swordsman * &iron; / 20 &iron; &gs; 2 &move; 35 &melee; 2 &gold;		Horseman * &horses; / 20 &horses; &gs; 4 &move; 36 &melee; 2 &gold;			Catapult 2 &move; 25 &melee; 35 &bomb; 2 ⦥ 2 &gold;
Medieval	↓ Machinery	↓ Apprenticeship	↓ Machinery	↓ Castles	↓ Stirrups	↓ Military Tactics	↓ Military Engineering
	Skirmisher &gs; 3 &move; 20 &melee; 30 &ranged; 1 ⦥ 2 &gold;	Man‐At‐Arms * &iron; / 20 &iron; &gs; 2 &move; 45 &melee; 3 &gold;	Crossbowman 2 &move; 30 &melee; 40 &ranged; 2 ⦥ 3 &gold;	Courser &gs; * 20 &horses; 5 &move; 46 &melee; 3 &gold;	Knight * &iron; / 20 &iron; &gs; 4 &move; 50 &melee; 3 &gold; / 4 &gold; &gs;	Pikeman 2 &move; 45 &melee; 3 &gold; / 2 &gold; &gs;	Trebuchet 2 &move; 35 &melee; 45 &bomb; 2 ⦥ 3 &gold;
Renaissance		↓ Gunpowder				↓ Metal Casting	↓ Metal Casting
		Musketman * &niter; / 20 &niter; &gs; 2 &move; 55 &melee; 4 &gold;				Pike and Shot &rf; 2 &move; 55 &melee; 4 &gold;	Bombard * &niter; / 20 &niter; &gs; 2 &move; 45 &melee; 55 &bomb; 2 ⦥ 4 &gold;
Industrial	↓ Rifling	↓ Military Science	↓ Ballistics	↓ Military Science	↓ Ballistics
	Ranger 3 &move; 45 &melee; 60 &ranged; 1 ⦥ 5 &gold;	Line Infantry * &niter; / 20 &niter; &gs; 2 &move; 65 &melee; 5 &gold;	Field Cannon 2 &move; 50 &melee; 60 &ranged; 2 ⦥ 5 &gold;	Cavalry * &horses; / 20 &horses; &gs; 5 &move; 62 &melee; 5 &gold;	Cuirassier &gs; * 20 &iron; 4 &move; 64 &melee; 5 &gold;
Modern		↓ Replaceable Parts			↓ Combustion	↓ Chemistry	↓ Steel
		Infantry * 1 &oil; &gs; 2 &move; 75 &melee; 6 &gold; / 6 &gold; 1 &oil; &gs;			Tank * &oil; / 1 &oil; &gs; 4–5 &move; 85 &melee; 6 &gold; / 6 &gold; 1 &oil; &gs;	AT Crew 2 &move; 75 &melee; 4 &gold;	Artillery * 1 &oil; &gs; 2 &move; 60 &melee; 80 &bomb; 2 ⦥ 6 &gold; / 6 &gold; 1 &oil; &gs;
Atomic	↓ Plastics		↓ Advanced Ballistics	↓ Synthetic Materials
	Spec Ops &rf; 3 &move; 60 &melee; 65 &ranged; 2 ⦥ 7 &gold;		Machine Gun 2 &move; 70 &melee; 85 &ranged; 2 ⦥ 6 &gold;	Helicopter * 1 &alum; &gs; 4 &move; ignores terrain 3 &sight; 86 &melee; 7 &gold; / 7 &gold; 1 &alum; &gs;
Information		↓ Satellites			↓ Composites	↓ Composites	↓ Guidance Systems
		Mechanized Infantry * 1 &oil; &gs; 3 &move; 85 &melee; 8 &gold; / 8 &gold; 1 &oil; &gs;			Modern Armor * &uran; / 1 &oil; &gs; 4–5 &move; 95 &melee; 8 &gold; / 8 &gold; 1 &oil; &gs;	Modern AT 3 &move; 85 &melee; 8 &gold;	Rocket Artillery * 1 &oil; &gs; 3 &move; 70 &melee; 100 &bomb; 3 ⦥ 8 &gold; / 8 &gold; 1 &oil; &gs;

Naval combat units

Air combat units

Support units