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A list of all Civ 7 Leaders. See each leader's ability, attributes, and starting biases in Civilization VII!
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| All Civilizations | All Leaders |
List of Contents
| Leader | Attributes | Unique Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Ada Lovelace (Upcoming) | TBD | TBD |
 Amina
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Economic Militaristic |
Warrior-Queen of Zazzau Warrior-Queen of Zazzau Increased Resource Capacity in Cities. Increased Gold per Age for each Resource assigned to Cities. Increased Combat Strength for all Units on Plains and Desert tiles.
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 Ashoka (World Conqueror)
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Diplomatic Militaristic |
Devaraja Devaraja Increased Production in Cities for excess Happiness beyond a set amount. Increased Production in Settlements not founded by you. Declaring a Formal War grants a Celebration. Large increase to Combat Strength against Fortified Districts for all Units during a Celebration.
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 Ashoka (World Renouncer)
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Diplomatic Expansionist |
Dhammaraja Dhammaraja Adds Food in Cities for excess Happiness beyond a set amount. Increased Food in all Settlements during a Celebration. All Buildings gain a Happiness adjacency for all Improvements.
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 Augustus
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Cultural Expansionist |
Imperium Maius Imperium Maius Adds Production in the Capital for every Town. Increased Gold towards purchasing Buildings in Towns. Can purchase Culture Buildings in Towns.
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 Benjamin Franklin
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Diplomatic Scientific |
The First American The First American Increased Science per Age on Production Buildings in Cities. Increased Production towards constructing Production Buildings. Increased Science per Age from active Endeavors you started or supported. Can have multiple Endeavors of the same type active at a time.
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 Catherine the Great
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Cultural Scientific |
Star of the North Star of the North Increased Culture per Age on displayed Great Works. Buildings with Great Work slots gain an additional slot. Cities settled in Tundra gain Science equal to a percentage of their Culture per turn.
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 Charlemagne
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Militaristic Scientific |
Father of Europe Father of Europe Military and Science Buildings receive a Happiness adjacency for Quarters. Gain a set number of free Cavalry Units, once unlocked, when entering a Celebration. Increased Combat Strength for Cavalry Units during a Celebration.
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 Confucius
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Expansionist Scientific |
Keju Keju Increased Growth Rate in Cities. Increased Science from Specialists.
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 Friedrich (Baroque)
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Cultural Militaristic |
Hohenfriedberger Marsch Hohenfriedberger Marsch Gain a Great Work upon capturing a Settlement for the first time. Gain an Infantry Unit when you construct a Culture Building.
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 Friedrich (Oblique)
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Militaristic Scientific |
Berlin Academy Berlin Academy Army Commanders start with the Merit Commendation (increased Command Radius range). Gain an Infantry Unit when you construct a Science Building.
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 Harriet Tubman
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Diplomatic Militaristic |
Combahee Raid Combahee Raid Increased Influence towards initiating Espionage Actions. Gain a set amount of War Support on all wars declared against you. Units ignore Movement penalties from Vegetated tiles.
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 Hatshepsut
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Cultural Economic |
God's Wife of Amun God's Wife of Amun Adds Culture for every imported Resource. Increased Production towards the construction of Buildings and Wonders in Cities adjacent to Navigable Rivers.
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 Himiko (High Shaman)
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Cultural Diplomatic |
Miko of Amaterasu Miko of Amaterasu Increased Happiness per Age on Happiness Buildings. Increased Production towards constructing Happiness Buildings. Gain increased Culture but slightly reduced Science, with increased effects during a Celebration.
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 Himiko (Queen of Wa)
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Diplomatic Scientific |
Friend of Wei Friend of Wei Gain a Unique Endeavor called 'Friend of Wei' that can be performed in an Alliance to grant you and your ally increased Science. Can support Endeavors for free. Adds Science per Age for every leader you're Friendly or Helpful with.
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 Ibn Battuta
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Expansionist Wildcard |
The Marvels of Traveling The Marvels of Traveling Gains multiple Attribute points after the first Civic in every Age. Increased Sight for all Units. Gain a Unique Endeavor called Trade Maps that lets you gradually see other Leaders' explored areas.
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 Isabella
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Economic Expansionist |
Seven Cities of Gold Seven Cities of Gold Gain Gold every time you discover a Natural Wonder, increased if the Natural Wonder is in Distant Lands. Receive additional tile yields from Natural Wonders, additional Gold towards purchasing Naval Units, and reduced Gold maintenance costs for Naval Units.
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 Jose Rizal
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Cultural Diplomatic |
Pambansang Bayani Pambansang Bayani When gaining rewards from a Narrative Event, gain additional Culture and Gold per Age. Increased Celebration duration and Happiness towards Celebrations. Has additional Narrative Events.
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 Lafayette
|
Cultural Diplomatic |
Hero of Two Worlds Hero of Two Worlds Gains a Unique Endeavor called 'Reform,' which grants an additional Social Policy slot. Supporting this Endeavor also grants the other Leader an additional Social Policy slot. Increased Combat Strength for every Tradition, but not Policy, slotted in the Government. Increased Culture and Happiness per Age in Settlements. These effects are increased further in Distant Lands.
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 Machiavelli
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Diplomatic Economic |
Il Principe Il Principe Gain additional Influence per Age. Gain a set amount of Gold per Age when your Diplomatic Action proposals are accepted, or even more Gold per Age when they are rejected. Ignore Relationship requirements for declaring Formal Wars. You can Levy Military Units from City-States you are not Suzerain of.
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 Napoleon (Emperor)
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Economic Diplomatic |
Empereur des Français Empereur des Français Gains a Unique Diplomatic Action that reduces the Trade Route capacity for a target civilization and causes massive Grievances. Increased Gold per Age for every leader you're Unfriendly or Hostile with.
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 Napoleon (Revolutionary)
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Militaristic Cultural |
La Grande Armée La Grande Armée +1 Movement for all Land Units. Defeating an enemy Unit provides Culture equal to of 50% its Combat Strength.
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 Pachacuti
|
Economic Expansionist |
Earth Shaker Earth Shaker All Buildings gain a Food adjacency for Mountains. Specialists adjacent to Mountains do not cost Happiness maintenance.
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| Simon Bolivar (Upcoming) | TBD | TBD |
 Tecumseh
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Diplomatic Militaristic |
Nicaakiyakoolaakwe Nicaakiyakoolaakwe Increased Food and Production per Age in Settlements for every City-State you are Suzerain of. Increased Combat Strength for all your Units for every City-State you are Suzerain of.
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 Trung Trac
|
Militaristic Scientific |
Hai Bà Trưng Hai Bà Trưng Gain a set number of free Promotions on your first Commander. Your Commanders gain additional experience. Gain increased Science in Cities on Tropical tiles; this bonus is increased during any Formal War you declare.
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 Xerxes (King of Kings)
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Economic Militaristic |
Crusher of Rebellions Crusher of Rebellions Increased Combat Strength for Units that are attacking in neutral or enemy territory. Gain Culture and Gold per Age upon capturing a Settlement for the first time. Gain increased Gold in all Settlements, increased even further in Settlements not founded by you. Increased Settlement limit per Age.
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 Xerxes (The Achaemenid)
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Cultural Economic |
Silk Road Silk Road Increased Trade Route limit with all other leaders. Creating a Trade Route or Road with a Merchant provides Culture and Gold per Age. Increased Culture and Gold per Age on Unique Buildings and Unique Improvements.
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| All Upcoming Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ada Lovelace (Upcoming) | Simon Bolivar (Upcoming) | |
The eighth Dev Diary posted in the official Civilization website reveals 2 new Leaders for the upcoming Crossroads of the World DLC pack.
Ada Lovelace will be released on Early March while Simon Bolivar will be released on Late March.
Civilization VII includes 21 unique leaders to choose from. Five of these leaders have 2 personas, which brings the total number to 26.
In previous Civilization games, choosing a Leader meant you will play as the civilization that they are associated with. For example, if you choose Julius Caesar as your leader, your civilization will be Rome.
Civilization VII changes this so it is now possible to mix and match leaders with different civs. Note that the game still highlights a choice to pair a leader with a historical, geographical, or strategic civ when starting a new game. This makes it possible to try to play the game as historically accurate as possible.
List of All Civs (Civilizations)
All leaders have an upgradable attribute tree called Leader Attributes. This is divided into six categories: Cultural, Diplomatic, Economic, Expansionist, Militaristic, and Scientific.
You can upgrade these using attribute points that you can acquire from building wonders, achieving milestones, and fulfilling quest objectives.
Leaders have an affinitiy for one or two of the attribute trees but you can choose to spend points on any tree.
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