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Civilization VII Leaders Revealed: Abilities Unveiled

by Lucy Feb 23,2025

Civilization VII: A Comprehensive Guide to All Leaders and Their Abilities

This guide provides a detailed overview of all currently confirmed leaders in Civilization VII, including their unique abilities and agendas. We will update this information as more leaders are revealed.

Currently, there are 20 confirmed leaders.

Leader	Unique Ability	Attributes	Agenda
Amina	Warrior-Queen of Zazzau: +1 Resource Capacity per City. +1 Gold per Age for each Resource assigned to Cities. +5 Combat Strength to all Units on Plains and Desert tiles.	Economic, Militaristic	Desert of the Warrior-Queen: Medium Relationship decrease if the player controls more Plains or Desert settlements; Small Relationship increase if they control none.
Ashoka, World Conqueror (Founders Content Pack)	Devaraja: +1 Production per City for every 5 excess Happiness. +10% Production in Settlements not founded by the player. Declaring war triggers a Celebration, granting +10 Combat Strength against Districts during the Celebration.	Diplomatic, Militaristic	Without Regret: Medium Relationship decrease with the Leader controlling the most tiles; Medium Relationship increase with the Leader controlling the fewest.
Ashoka, World Renouncer	Dhammaraja: +1 Food per City for every 5 excess Happiness. +10% Food in all Settlements during a Celebration. All Buildings gain +1 Happiness adjacency bonus from Improvements.	Diplomatic, Expansionist	Without Sorrow: Medium Relationship increase with the player having the highest Happiness; Medium Relationship decrease with the player having the lowest.
Augustus	Imperium Maius: +2 Production in the Capital for each Town. Can purchase Culture Buildings in Towns. +50% Gold towards purchasing Buildings in Towns.	Cultural, Expansionist	Restitutor Orbis: Medium Relationship decrease per Town in other empires; Medium Relationship increase per City (excluding Capital) in other empires.
Benjamin Franklin	The First American: +1 Science per Age from Production Buildings in Cities. +50% Production towards Production Buildings. +1 Science per Age from active Endeavors. Can have two Endeavors of the same type active simultaneously.	Diplomatic, Scientific	Civic Virtue: Increased Relationship gains with players sharing a Government; Decreased Relationship with players not sharing a Government.
Catherine the Great	Star of the North: +2 Culture per Age from displayed Great Works. Buildings with Great Works gain an additional slot. Cities in Tundra gain Science equal to 25% of their Culture per turn.	Cultural, Scientific	Dusha: Medium Relationship decrease with the player having the most Great Works; Medium Relationship increase with the player having the fewest (requires Catherine to possess at least one Great Work).
Charlemagne	Father of Europe: Military and Science Buildings receive a Happiness adjacency bonus from Quarters. Gains 2 Cavalry units upon entering a Celebration. +5 Combat Strength to Cavalry during a Celebration.	Militaristic, Scientific	The Golden Shepherd: Medium Relationship increase with the player triggering the most Celebrations; Medium Relationship decrease with the player triggering the fewest.
Confucius	Keju: +25% Growth Rate in all Cities. +2 Science from Specialists.	Expansionist, Scientific	Guanxi: Medium Relationship increase for having the most Specialists in an empire.
Friedrich, Baroque (Deluxe Content Pack)	Hohenfriedberger Marsch: Gains a Great Work upon capturing a Settlement. Gains an Infantry Unit when constructing a Culture Building.	Cultural, Militaristic	Parisian Sensibilities: Medium Relationship increase per Wonder built in the Capital; Small Relationship decrease per Building in the Capital.
Friedrich, Oblique	Berlin Academy: Army Commanders start with +1 Command Radius. Gains an Infantry Unit when constructing a Science Building.	Militaristic, Scientific	To Arms!: Medium Relationship decrease with the empire having the fewest Military Units; Small Relationship increase with the empire having the most.
Harriet Tubman	Combahee Raid: +50% Influence towards Espionage actions. Gains 5 War Support on all wars declared against her. Units ignore movement penalties from Vegetation.	Diplomatic, Militaristic	Veracity: Medium Relationship increase per Formal War declared; Medium Relationship decrease per Surprise War declared.
Hatshepsut	God’s Wife of Amun: +1 Culture for each imported Resource. +15% Production towards Buildings and Wonders adjacent to Navigable Rivers.	Cultural, Economic	Wonders of Iteru: Small Relationship decrease if having more Wonders than Hatshepsut; Medium Relationship increase if having fewer.
Himiko, High Shaman (Founders Content Pack)	Miko of Amaterasu: +2 Happiness per Age from Happiness Buildings. +50% Production towards Happiness Buildings. +20% Culture, -10% Science (doubled during Celebrations).	Cultural, Diplomatic	Shaman Queen: Small Relationship decrease per Settlement with Science and Gold Buildings; Small Relationship increase per Settlement with Culture and Happiness Buildings.
Himiko, Queen of Wa	Friend of Wei: Gains a unique Endeavor granting +25% Science to her and an ally. Can support Endeavors for free. +4 Science per Age for each Friendly or Helpful Leader.	Diplomatic, Scientific	Yamatai: Small Relationship decrease per Settlement with Culture and Happiness Buildings; Small Relationship increase per Settlement with Science and Gold Buildings.
Ibn Battuta	The Marvels of Traveling: Gains multiple Attribute points after the first Civic in each Age. Increased Unit sight. Gains a unique Endeavor revealing explored areas of other Leaders.	Expansionist, Wildcard	Far and Wide: Large Relationship increase with the player uncovering the most Fog of War tiles; Small Relationship decrease with the player uncovering the fewest.
Isabella	Seven Cities of Gold: Gains 300 Gold per discovered Natural Wonder (doubled in Distant Lands). +100% tile yields from Natural Wonders. +50% Gold towards Naval Units; -1 Gold maintenance for Naval Units.	Economic, Expansionist	Wonderlust: Large Relationship decrease per Natural Wonder within borders; Small Relationship increase if possessing no Natural Wonders.
Jose Rizal	Pambansang Bayani: Gains additional Culture and Gold per Age from Narrative Events. Increased Celebration duration and Happiness. Has additional Narrative Events.	Cultural, Diplomatic	Kapwa: Medium Relationship increase for the player with the most active Endeavors; Medium Relationship decrease for the player with the most active Sanctions.
Lafayette	Hero of Two Worlds: Gains a unique Endeavor granting an additional Social Policy slot (shared with the supported Leader). Increased Combat Strength per Tradition policy. Increased Culture and Happiness per Age in Settlements (increased further in Distant Lands).	Cultural, Diplomatic	French Quarters: Small Relationship increase for the player with the most filled Urban Districts; Small Relationship decrease for the player with the fewest.
Machiavelli	Il Principe: +3 Influence per Age. +50 Gold per Age when Diplomatic Action proposals are accepted, +100 Gold per Age when rejected. Ignores Relationship requirements for Formal Wars. Can levy Military Units from City-States without being their Suzerain.	Diplomatic, Economic	The Spider: Medium Relationship increase with other players if not at war.
Napoleon, Emperor	Empereur des Francais: Gains a unique Sanction reducing Trade Route limits. +8 Gold per Age for each Unfriendly or Hostile Leader. Can reject Endeavors for free.	Diplomatic, Economic	TBD
Napoleon, Revolutionary	La Grande Armee: +1 Movement for all Land Units. Defeating an enemy Unit provides Culture equal to 50% of its Combat Strength.	Cultural, Militaristic	TBD
Pachacuti	Earth Shaker: All Buildings gain a Food adjacency bonus from Mountains. Specialists adjacent to Mountains do not cost Happiness maintenance.	Economic, Expansionist	Mountain King: Medium Relationship increase for the player with the fewest Mountains; Medium Relationship decrease for the player with the most.
Tecumseh (Tecumseh and Shawnee Pack)	Nicaakiyakoolaakwe: +1 Food and Production per Age in Settlements for each City-State Suzerain. +1 Combat Strength to all Units for each City-State Suzerain.	Diplomatic, Economic	Suzerain of the World: Large Relationship decrease when a player disperses independently; Small Relationship increase if the player lacks an active “Befriend Independent” Project.
Trung Trac	Hai Ba Trung: +3 free Promotions on the first Army Commander. Commanders gain +20% experience. +10% Science in Cities on Tropical tiles (doubled during Formal Wars).	Militaristic, Scientific	Van Minh: Medium Relationship decrease with the player having the most Commander Promotions; Medium Relationship increase with the player having the fewest.
Xerxes, King of Kings	Crusher of Rebellions: +3 Combat Strength for attacking Units in neutral or enemy territory. +100 Culture and Gold per Age upon capturing a Settlement. +10% Gold in all Settlements (doubled in Settlements not founded by the player). +1 Settlement limit per Age.	Economic, Militaristic	Lord of Fire: Medium Relationship decrease when a player is not at war; Small Relationship increase when a player is at war.
Xerxes, the Achaemenid (Deluxe Content Pack)	Silk Road: +1 Trade Route limit with all other Leaders. +50 Culture and 100 Gold per Age when creating a Trade Route or Road. +1 Culture and Gold per Age on Unique Buildings and Improvements.	Cultural, Economic	Lord of Coin: Medium Relationship decrease if having an equal or greater number of Trade Routes than Xerxes; Small Relationship increase if having fewer.