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All Civilization 7 Leaders & Abilities Confirmed So Far (Civ 7)

Author：Kristen Update：Feb 28,2025

Civilization VII Leader Guide: A Comprehensive Overview

Mastering Civilization VII requires a robust strategy, and your Leader is paramount. This guide details all currently confirmed Leaders in Civilization VII, their unique abilities, and agendas. We will update this as more information becomes available.

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 they control more Plains/Desert settlements than Amina; 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; +10 Combat Strength against Districts during Celebrations.	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 from Improvements.	Diplomatic, Expansionist	Without Sorrow: Medium Relationship increase with the Leader with the highest Happiness; Medium Relationship decrease with the Leader with 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. +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 Leaders sharing a Government; Decreased Relationship with Leaders 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 Leader possessing the most Great Works; Medium Relationship increase with the Leader possessing the fewest (Catherine must possess a Great Work).
Charlemagne	Father of Europe: Military and Science Buildings receive Happiness adjacency from Quarters. Gains 2 Cavalry units upon entering a Celebration; +5 Combat Strength to Cavalry during Celebrations.	Militaristic, Scientific	The Golden Shepherd: Medium Relationship increase with the Leader triggering the most Celebrations (Small increase in ties); Medium Relationship decrease with the Leader triggering the fewest (Small decrease in ties).
Confucius	Keju: +25% Growth Rate in all Cities. +2 Science from Specialists.	Expansionist, Scientific	Guanxi: Medium Relationship increase for having the most Specialists.
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 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 possessing the fewest Military Units; Small Relationship increase with the empire possessing the most.
Harriet Tubman	Combahee Raid: +50% Influence towards Espionage actions. Gains 5 War Support against declared wars. 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 per imported Resource. +15% Production towards Buildings and Wonders adjacent to Navigable Rivers.	Cultural, Economic	Wonders of Iteru: Small Relationship decrease if possessing more Wonders than Hatshepsut; Medium Relationship increase if possessing 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: Unique Endeavor granting +25% Science to the player 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. Unique Endeavor, Trade Maps, gradually reveals other Leaders' explored areas.	Expansionist, Wildcard	Far and Wide: Large Relationship increase with the Leader uncovering the most Fog of War tiles (Medium increase in ties); Small Relationship decrease with the Leader uncovering the least.
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 in 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. Additional Narrative Events.	Cultural, Diplomatic	Kapwa: Medium Relationship increase for the Leader with the most active Endeavors (Small increase in ties); Medium Relationship decrease for the Leader with the most active Sanctions (Small decrease in ties).
Lafayette	Hero of Two Worlds: Unique Endeavor, Reform, granting an additional Social Policy slot (shared with supported Leader). Increased Combat Strength per Tradition in Government. Increased Culture and Happiness per Age in Settlements (increased in Distant Lands).	Cultural, Diplomatic	French Quarters: Small Relationship increase for the Leader with the most filled Urban Districts; Small Relationship decrease for the Leader with the fewest.
Machiavelli	Il Principe: +3 Influence per Age. Gains 50 Gold per Age when Diplomatic Action proposals are accepted, 100 Gold when rejected. Ignores Relationship requirements for Formal Wars. Can levy Units from City-States without being their Suzerain.	Diplomatic, Economic	The Spider: Medium Relationship increase with all other Leaders not at war.
Napoleon, Emperor	Empereur des Francais: Unique Sanction, Continental System, 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 Food adjacency from Mountains. Specialists adjacent to Mountains do not cost Happiness maintenance.	Economic, Expansionist	Mountain King: Medium Relationship increase for the Leader with the fewest Mountains; Medium Relationship decrease for the Leader with the most.
Tecumseh (Tecumseh and Shawnee Pack)	Nicaakiyakoolaakwe: +1 Food and Production per Age per City-State Suzerain. +1 Combat Strength per 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 declared Formal Wars).	Militaristic, Scientific	Van Minh: Medium Relationship decrease with the Leader with the most Commander Promotions (Small decrease in ties); Medium Relationship increase with the Leader with the fewest (Small increase in ties).
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 not at war; Small Relationship increase when at war.
Xerxes, the Achaemenid (Deluxe Content Pack)	Silk Road: +1 Trade Route limit with all 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 possessing an equal or greater number of Trade Routes than Xerxes; Small Relationship increase if possessing fewer.

This table represents all currently confirmed Civilization VII Leaders. For additional game tips and information, including updates on the Civ World Summit, please refer to The Escapist.

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