Agenda (Civ6)

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An agenda is an aspect of an AI leader in Civilization VI that governs his or her behavior. Leaders' agendas have a strong influence on how they play the game and interact with the other players.

Each AI leader in the game has two distinct agendas: one that is unique to the leader and is revealed when the player meets him or her for the first time, and one that is "hidden" and can only be discovered through espionage. As a rule, AI leaders will be friendlier toward players who respect their agendas and more hostile toward players who ignore or defy them.

Gathering Storm makes some minor changes to the agenda system, giving each AI leader two different hidden agendas (one for the early game and one for the late game) in addition to his or her unique ("historical") agenda.

Leader Agendas

Agenda	Leader	Effects
Ally of Enkidu	Gilgamesh	Is easy to befriend, and likes civilizations who are his Declared Friends. Dislikes anyone denouncing or attacking his friends.
An End to Suffering	Jayavarman VII	Likes civilizations with many Holy Sites and with a high average city Population. Dislikes civilizations lacking in either of these areas.
Angevin Empire	Eleanor of Aquitaine	Builds up the Population of her cities, and likes those whose nearby cities also have a high Population. Dislikes civilizations whose nearby cities have low Population.
Archipelagic State	Gitarja	Likes civilizations who avoid settling or conquering cities on small landmasses. Dislikes those who have numerous cities on such islands.
Ayyubid Dynasty	Saladin	Wants his Worship building in as many cities as possible, and likes civilizations with it. Dislikes civilizations following other Religions or waging war on followers of his Religion.
Backstab Averse	Tomyris	Likes civilizations who are her Declared Friends. Dislikes civilizations who backstab their former allies and declare Surprise Wars.
Bibliophile	Kristina	Tries to collect as many Great Works as possible, and likes those who leave them to her. Dislikes civilizations with many Great Works.
Big Stick Policy	Teddy Roosevelt	Likes peaceful civilizations that have a city on his home continent. Dislikes civilizations starting wars on his continent.
Billionaire	Wilhelmina	Tries to have as many Trade Route Trade Routes as possible, and likes civilizations that trade with her cities. Dislikes those who refrain from sending Trade Route Trade Routes to her cities.
Black Queen	Catherine de Medici	Gains as many Spies and as much diplomatic access as possible, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that ignore these espionage activities.
Bushido	Hojo Tokimune	Likes civilizations that have both a strong military and Faith or Culture outputs. Dislikes civilizations that are strong in military but weak in Faith or Culture.
Canadian Expeditionary Force	Wilfrid Laurier	Participates in Emergencies and Competitions whenever possible, and likes civilizations who do the same. Dislikes those that ignore Emergencies and Competitions.
Carabobo	Simón Bolívar	Focuses on promoting his units by building many Encampments, and likes civilizations with many promoted units. Dislikes civilizations without an elite, highly-promoted army.
Cheomseongdae	Seondeok	Tries to build up Science, and likes those that also focus on Science. Dislikes civilizations with a weak Science output.
City Planner	Amanitore	Tries to keep the maximum number of districts in each city and likes those that do the same. Dislikes civilizations that don't build as many districts as possible in their cities.
Counter Reformer	Philip II	Likes civilizations who follow the same Religion as him, and wants his cities to all follow the same Religion. Dislikes those who spread their Religion into his empire.
Delian League	Pericles	Likes civilizations that aren't competing for the same city-state allegiance. Dislikes civilizations that are directly competing for city-state allegiance.
Enthusiastic Disciple	Mvemba a Nzinga	Likes civilizations that bring Religion to the Kongo. Dislikes civilizations that have founded a Religion but not brought it to a Kongolese city.
Flower of Scotland	Robert the Bruce	Will never attack his neighboring civilizations unless they break a promise to him, and dislikes anyone waging war on them. Likes civilizations not at war with their neighbors.
Horn, Chest, Loins	Shaka	Forms as many Corps and Armies as possible, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations with few Corps and Armies.
Horse Lord	Genghis Khan	Builds a strong cavalry force, and likes those who do not compete in cavalry. Dislikes civilizations who rival him in cavalry strength.
Iron Confederacy	Poundmaker	Tries to establish as many Alliances as possible, and likes civilizations that do the same. Dislikes civilizations that don't establish Alliances.
Iron Crown	Frederick Barbarossa	Tries to conquer as many city-states as possible, and likes those who do not associate with them. Dislikes Suzerains of city-states, or civilizations who have conquered city-states.
Kaitiakitanga	Kupe	Tries to avoid contributing to climate change by not removing features, planting Woods, and founding National Parks, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that show little concern for the environment.
Last Viking King	Harald Hardrada	Builds a strong navy, and likes civilizations who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that neglect their navies.
Lawgiver	Suleiman	Tries to keep his cities happy and loyal, and likes those who do the same, especially if they have taken cities from other civilizations. Dislikes those who struggle with happiness and loyalty, or that own few conquered cities.
Lord of the Mines	Mansa Musa	Tries to build up Gold, and likes those that also focus on Gold. Dislikes civilizations with a weak Gold output.
Maurya Empire	Chandragupta	Dislikes civilizations that have cities close to his borders and will try to conquer them. Likes civilizations that are not his neighbors.
Narikala Fortress	Tamar	Builds high-level Walls around her cities and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that don't fortify their cities.
Opportunist	Cyrus	Will often declare Surprise Wars, and likes civilizations that do the same. Dislikes civilizations that don't declare Surprise Wars.
Optimus Princeps	Trajan	Tries to include as much territory as possible in his empire, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations with little territory.
Patron of the Arts	Pedro II	Likes civilizations who are not competing for Great Person Great People, and will recruit Great Person Great People whenever possible. Dislikes civilizations that take Great Person Great People from him.
Peacekeeper	Gandhi	Never declares wars for which he can be branded a warmonger, and likes peaceful civilizations. Heavily dislikes warmongers.
Perpetually on Guard	John Curtin	Forms Defensive Pacts with friends and likes civilizations that liberate cities. Dislikes civilizations that are occupying enemy cities.
Queen of the Nile	Cleopatra	Likes civilizations with powerful militaries, and will try to ally with them to avoid conflict. Dislikes civilizations with weak militaries.
Raven Banner	Matthias Corvinus	Will often levy troops from city-states, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that shun such mercenaries.
Saint	Jadwiga	Tries to build up Faith, and likes those that also focus on Faith. Dislikes civilizations with a weak Faith output.
Sapa Inca	Pachacuti	Tries to settle near Mountains, and likes those who leave those areas to him. Dislikes civilizations that also settle near Mountains.
Short Life of Glory	Alexander	Likes civilizations at war with powers other than Macedon. Dislikes civilizations at peace. Grievances Grievances against this leader decay at twice the usual rate.
Sicilian Wars	Dido	Wants to settle coastal cities, and likes civilizations that settle inland. Dislikes civilizations with many coastal cities.
Solitary	Lady Six Sky	Keeps her cities clustered around her Capital Capital, and likes civilizations who settle far away from her. Dislikes those who encroach upon her borders with cities or troops.
Spirit of Tucapel	Lautaro	Tries to keep his cities loyal, and dislikes civilizations who fail to do this. Likes civilizations who gain cities due to their Loyalty pressure.
Sun Never Sets	Victoria	Likes civilizations who have a city on her home continent, and will try to expand to all continents. Dislikes civilizations on continents where she has no cities.
Tlatoani	Montezuma	Likes civilizations who have the same Luxury resources as he does, and will try to collect every Luxury resource available. Dislikes civilizations who have a new Luxury resource he has not yet collected.
Wall of 10,000 Li	Qin Shi Huang	Builds wonders whenever possible, and likes civilizations not competing for wonders. Dislikes civilizations with more wonders than him.
Westernizer	Peter	Likes civilizations that are ahead of him in Science and Culture. Dislikes civilizations that are lagging in Science and Culture.
With Your Shield Or On It	Gorgo	Never gives up items in a peace deal, and likes civilizations who match that approach. Dislikes civilizations who have capitulated or who have never gone to war. Grievances Grievances against this leader decay at twice the usual rate.

Hidden Agendas

Agenda	Effects	Notes
Airpower (late era only)	Tries to build up air power. Admires civilizations with greater air power. Dislikes civilizations with weaker air power.	-
Barbarian Ally	Sympathizes with the barbarians. Does not like civilizations that destroy barbarian outposts.	-
City-State Ally	Likes civilizations that aren't competing for the same city-state allegiance. Dislikes civilizations that are directly competing for city-state allegiance.	Frederick Barbarossa and Pericles will never have this agenda.
City-State Protector (early era only)	Emphasizes protectorate wars. Admires civilizations that start protectorate wars. Dislikes civilizations that attack city-states.	Alexander, Cyrus and Frederick Barbarossa will never have this agenda.
Civilized (early era only)	Hates barbarians. Likes civilizations that clear out barbarian outposts. Does not like civilizations that ignore barbarian outposts.	-
Cultured (late era only)	Tries to build up Culture, and likes civilizations that also focus on Culture.	Hojo Tokimune and Peter will never have this agenda.
Darwinist (late era only)	Believes in survival of the fittest. Likes civilizations that are at war.	Alexander, Gandhi, Gilgamesh, John Curtin and Teddy Roosevelt will never have this agenda. No more than 3 leaders per game may have this agenda.
Demagogue (late era only)	Wants to be the civilization earning the most Diplomatic Favor, dislikes those who compete in Diplomatic Favor.	-
Destination Civ (late era only)	Wants to be the civilization with the most Tourism, dislikes those who compete in Tourism.	-
Devout (early era only)	Tries to build up Faith, and likes civilizations that also focus on Faith.	Hojo Tokimune, Jadwiga and Mvemba a Nzinga will never have this agenda.
Disciplined	Likes leaders that build wonders. Also, likes leaders that have high production or those that have high scientific output. Dislikes leaders that have [fewer] wonders than they do.	-
Environmentalist (late era only)	Builds National Parks, doesn't clear features, plants forests. Likes civilizations that plant forests or found National Parks. Dislikes civilizations that clear features.	33% chance for Teddy Roosevelt to have this agenda. Kupe will never have this agenda. Exclusive with Exploitative agenda.
Expansionist	Tries to include as much territory as possible in their empire. Does not like civilizations who control little territory.	Trajan will never have this agenda.
Exploitative	Clears all features and improves all possible tiles. Likes civilizations with a high percentage of improved tiles. Dislikes civilizations with low percentage of improved tiles or that found National Parks.	Kupe, Teddy Roosevelt and Wilfrid Laurier will never have this agenda. Exclusive with Environmentalist agenda.
Explorer (early era only)	Tries to explore the map, and likes civilizations that have explored less of the map than itself and dislikes civilizations that have explored more of the map than itself.	-
Flat Earther (late era only)	Wants to block humankind from circumnavigating the globe or going into space.	Seondeok will never have this agenda.
Fun-Loving	Tries to make the citizens in each city as happy as possible. Likes civilizations that also develop in this fashion.	Suleiman will never have this agenda.
Gossip	Wants to know everything about everyone.	Catherine de Medici will never have this agenda.
Great Person Advocate	Likes civilizations who are not competing for Great Person Great People, and will recruit Great Person Great People whenever possible. Dislikes losing a Great Person to another civilization.	20% chance for Kristina to have this agenda. Pedro II will never have this agenda.
Great White Fleet	Builds a strong navy and respects civilizations who follow their lead. Does not like civilizations with a weak navy.	Harald Hardrada will never have this agenda. Exclusive with Paranoid agenda.
Heavy Industry	Tries to build up industry, and likes civilizations that also focus on Production.	Kupe will never have this agenda.
Ideologue (late era only)	Favors civilizations with the same type of government, dislikes civilizations that have different governments, and really dislikes civilizations with different governments of the same era as its own.	-
Intolerant (late era only)	Likes civilizations who follow the same Religion, and wants his cities to all follow the same Religion. Hates anyone trying to spread their Religion into his empire.	Mvemba a Nzinga and Philip II will never have this agenda. Requires religion.
Libertarian (late era only)	Dislikes any civilization who makes a strong attempt to win a Diplomatic Victory.	-
Money Grubber	Tries to have the highest possible Gold per turn income. Respects other high income civilizations.	Mansa Musa will never have this agenda.
Naturalist	Tries to find all natural wonders. Likes civilizations that keep Woods and Rainforest unchopped, and those that establish National Parks.	-
Nuke Happy (late era only)	Has no hesitation to use nuclear weapons. Respects other civilizations that project strength with nuclear weapons.	70% chance for Gandhi to have this agenda. No more than 2 leaders per game may have this agenda.
Paranoid	Likes civilizations who pose no threat. Dislikes civilizations with strong militaries or ones with nearby cities.	Alexander, Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, Harald Hardrada, Hojo Tokimune and Shaka will never have this agenda. Exclusive with Great White Fleet agenda.
Pillager (early era only)	Tries to pillage as many tiles as possible. Respects other civilizations who pillage.	-
Populous	Tries to have the highest overall population. Respects other high population civilizations.	20% chance for Gandhi to have this agenda. Eleanor of Aquitaine will never have this agenda.
Standing Army	Always tries to keep a large standing army. Respects other civilizations with large armies.	Cleopatra and Hojo Tokimune will never have this agenda.
Sycophant	Impressed by any civilization that earns a Golden Age.	10% chance for Gorgo, Peter, and Philip II to have this agenda. Exclusive with Sympathizer agenda.
Sympathizer	Feels bad for those going through Dark Ages.	10% chance for Genghis Khan, Jadwiga, Jayavarman VII, and Lautaro to have this agenda. Exclusive with Sycophant agenda.
Technophile (late era only)	Favors Science development. Dislikes civs who are behind technologically.	Peter and Seondeok will never have this agenda.
Turtler (late era only)	Wants to stay safe from conquest. Dislike those who have conquered other player's original capital.	Alexander will never have this agenda.
Wonder Obsessed	Likes civilizations not competing for wonders, and builds wonders whenever possible. Dislikes losing a wonder to another civilization.	Qin Shi Huang will never have this agenda.
Zealot (late era only)	Tries to gain a Religious Victory. Likes those civs who have already adopted their religion.	Requires religion.

Removed Agendas

These agendas were added with the release of Rise and Fall, but were removed shortly afterwards (in the March 2018 Update) following feedback from the community.

Agenda	Effects
Curmudgeon	Has no time for dalliances with members of the opposite sex.
Flirtatious	Friendly to members of the opposite sex.

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.