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The following is a list of civics in Civilization VI and its expansions, sorted by era.

Civic Cost Inspiration Policy cards Units, Infrastructure & Governments Other unlocks Leads to
Ancient Era
Code of Laws
Code of Laws
20 Culture

Military Policy Survey
Military Policy Discipline
Economic Policy God King
Economic Policy Urban Planning

Chiefdom
Chiefdom

Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship
Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade

Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship
40 Culture

Improve 3 Tiles.

Economic Policy Ilkum
Military Policy Agoge

Chemamull
Chemamull
Sphinx
Sphinx

Military Tradition
Military Tradition
State Workforce
State Workforce

Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade
40 Culture

Discover a second Continent.

Economic Policy Caravansaries
Military Policy Maritime Industries

Qhapaq Ñan
Qhapaq Ñan
Trader
Trader

+1 Trade Routes Trade Route capacity.

Diplomatic agreements Joint War and Join Ongoing War

Early Empire
Early Empire
Mysticism
Mysticism

Military Tradition
Military Tradition
50 Culture

Clear a Barbarian Encampment.

Military Policy Maneuver
Wildcard Policy Strategos


Grants Flanking and Support combat bonuses to all combat units.

Military Training
Military Training

State Workforce
State Workforce
70 Culture

Build any district.

Economic Policy Corvée
Military Policy Conscription

Government Plaza
Government Plaza

+1 Governor Governor title.

Political Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Games and Recreation
Games and Recreation

Early Empire
Early Empire
70 Culture

Grow your civilization to at least 6 CitizenPopulation.

Economic Policy Colonization
Economic Policy Land Surveyors
Military Policy Limitanei

Pairidaeza
Pairidaeza

Closes the borders and allows granting of Open Borders.

Casus Belli: War of Retribution
+1 Governor Governor title.

Political Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Drama and Poetry
Drama and Poetry

Mysticism
Mysticism
50 Culture

Found a Pantheon.

Wildcard Policy Inspiration
Wildcard Policy Revelation

Oracle
Oracle

+1 Envoy6 Envoy

Theology
Theology

Classical Era
Games and Recreation
Games and Recreation
110 Culture

Research the Construction technology.

Economic Policy Insulae

Colosseum
Colosseum
Entertainment Complex
Entertainment Complex
Street Carnival
Street Carnival
Hippodrome
Hippodrome
Arena
Arena
Tlachtli
Tlachtli

Military Training
Military Training
Defensive Tactics
Defensive Tactics

Political Philosophy
Political Philosophy
110 Culture

Meet 3 City-States

Diplomatic Policy Charismatic Leader
Diplomatic Policy Diplomatic League

Apadana
Apadana
Autocracy
Autocracy
Classical Republic
Classical Republic
Oligarchy
Oligarchy

Recorded History
Recorded History
Defensive Tactics
Defensive Tactics

Drama and Poetry
Drama and Poetry
110 Culture

Build a Wonder.

Wildcard Policy Literary Tradition

Theater Square
Theater Square
Acropolis
Acropolis
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
Marae
Marae

Recorded History
Recorded History
Theology
Theology

Military Training
Military Training
120 Culture

Build an Encampment.

Military Policy Raid
Military Policy Veterancy
Military Policy Equestrian Orders

Statue of Zeus
Statue of Zeus

+1 Envoy6 Envoy

Mercenaries
Mercenaries

Defensive Tactics
Defensive Tactics
175 Culture

Be the target of a Declaration of War.

Military Policy Bastions
Military Policy Limes

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

+1 Governor Governor title.

Civil Service
Civil Service
Naval Tradition
Naval Tradition
Feudalism
Feudalism

Recorded History
Recorded History
175 Culture

Build 2 Campus Districts.

Economic Policy Natural Philosophy
Diplomatic Policy Praetorium

Great Library
Great Library

+1 Governor Governor title.

Civil Service
Civil Service

Theology
Theology
120 Culture

Found a Religion.

Economic Policy Scripture

Mahabodhi Temple
Mahabodhi Temple
Temple
Temple
Prasat
Prasat
Stave Church
Stave Church
Madrasa
Madrasa

+1 Envoy6 Envoy

Divine Right
Divine Right

Medieval Era
Naval Tradition
Naval Tradition
200 Culture
GS-Only 220 Culture

Kill a unit with a Quadrireme.

Economic Policy Naval Infrastructure
Wildcard Policy Navigation


+1 Envoy6 Envoy
Feudalism
Feudalism
275 Culture
GS-Only 300 Culture

Build 6 Farms.

Military Policy Feudal Contract
Economic Policy Serfdom
Obsolete:
Military Policy Agoge
Economic Policy Ilkum

Samurai
Samurai
Farm: +1Food Food per 2 adjacent farms

Mercenaries
Mercenaries
Medieval Faires
Medieval Faires
Guilds
Guilds

Civil Service
Civil Service
275 Culture
GS-Only 300 Culture

Grow a city to 10 Citizen Population.

Military Policy Retainers
Economic Policy Meritocracy
Economic Policy Civil Prestige


GS-Only Meenakshi Temple
Meenakshi Temple

Allows Alliances.

Divine Right
Divine Right
Guilds
Guilds

Mercenaries
Mercenaries
290 Culture
GS-Only 340 Culture

Have 8 land combat units in your military.

Military Policy Professional Army
Military Policy Sack
Economic Policy Trade Confederation

Jong
Jong

+1 Envoy6 Envoy

Exploration
Exploration

Medieval Faires
Medieval Faires
385 Culture
GS-Only 420 Culture

Maintain 4 Trade Routes.

Economic Policy Aesthetics
Economic Policy Medina Quarter
Diplomatic Policy Merchant Confederation
Obsolete:
Economic Policy Insulae

Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Barbary Corsair
Barbary Corsair

+1 Governor Governor title.

Humanism
Humanism
Exploration
Exploration

Guilds
Guilds
385 Culture
GS-Only 420 Culture

Build 2 Markets.

Economic Policy Craftsmen
Economic Policy Town Charters
Wildcard Policy Traveling Merchants

Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza
Mbanza
Mbanza
Outback Station
Outback Station
Polder
Polder

+1 Governor Governor title.

Humanism
Humanism
Diplomatic Service
Diplomatic Service
Reformed Church
Reformed Church

Divine Right
Divine Right
290 Culture
GS-Only 340 Culture

Build 2 Temples.

Military Policy Chivalry
Economic Policy Gothic Architecture
Obsolete:
Military Policy Maneuver
Wildcard Policy Corvée

Mont St
Mont St. Michel
Kotoku-in
Kotoku-in
Monarchy
Monarchy

Tagma
Tagma

Reformed Church
Reformed Church

Renaissance Era
Exploration
Exploration
400 Culture
GS-Only 440 Culture

Build 2 Caravels.

Military Policy Press Gangs
Military Policy Native Conquest
Economic Policy Colonial Offices
Obsolete:
Military Policy Survey
Military Policy Discipline
Economic Policy Urban Planning


Merchant Republic
Merchant Republic

Humanism
Humanism
540 Culture
GS-Only 600 Culture

Earn a Great Artist.

Wildcard Policy Frescoes
Wildcard Policy Invention
Obsolete:
Wildcard Policy Revelation

Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum
Art Museum
Art Museum
Chateau
Chateau

Mercantilism
Mercantilism
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment

Diplomatic Service
Diplomatic Service
540 Culture
GS-Only 600 Culture

Have an alliance with another civilization.

Diplomatic Policy Machiavellianism
Diplomatic Policy Wisselbanken

Spy
Spy

Resident Embassies

Casus Belli: Holy War, Liberation, Reconquest, Protectorate

The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment

Reformed Church
Reformed Church
400 Culture
GS-Only 440 Culture

Have 6 cities following your Religion.

Military Policy Wars of Religion
Economic Policy Religious Orders
Economic Policy Simultaneum

St
St. Basil's Cathedral
Golf Course
Golf Course
Theocracy
Theocracy

Mercantilism
Mercantilism
655 Culture
GS-Only 720 Culture

Earn a Great Merchant.

Military Policy Logistics
Economic Policy Triangular Trade
Obsolete:
Economic Policy Caravansaries

Winged Hussar
Winged Hussar
Privateer
Privateer
Sea Dog
Sea Dog

Camp: +1 Food Food, +1 Production Production

Colonialism
Colonialism
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment
655 Culture
GS-Only 720 Culture

Build 3 Great People.

Economic Policy Free Market
Economic Policy Liberalism
Economic Policy Rationalism


Religious Tourism effects halved

Nationalism
Nationalism
Opera and Ballet
Opera and Ballet

Industrial Era
Colonialism
Colonialism
725 Culture
GS-Only 800 Culture

Research the Astronomy technology.

Economic Policy Colonial Taxes
Diplomatic Policy Raj
Obsolete:
Military Policy Maritime Industries

Ice Hockey Rink
Ice Hockey Rink

+2 Envoy6 Envoys

Natural History
Natural History

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering
920 Culture
GS-Only 1010 Culture

Build 7 different specialty Districts.

Economic Policy Public Works
Economic Policy Skyscrapers
Obsolete:
Military Policy Bastions
Military Policy Limes
Economic Policy Corvée
Economic Policy Serfdom
Economic Policy Gothic Architecture


Can build Farms on Grassland Hills (also Plains and Tundra Hills for Canada).

+1 Governor Governor title.

Urbanization
Urbanization

Nationalism
Nationalism
920 Culture
GS-Only 1010 Culture

Declare war using a Casus Belli.

Military Policy Grande Armée
Military Policy National Identity
Obsolete:
Military Policy Feudal Contract

Minas Geraes
Minas Geraes
Open-Air Museum
Open-Air Museum +1 Spy
Spy

Allows Corps and Fleets.

Casus Belli: Colonial War
+1 Governor Governor title.

Urbanization
Urbanization
Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth

Opera and Ballet
Opera and Ballet
725 Culture
GS-Only 800 Culture

Build an Art Museum.

Economic Policy Grand Opera
Wildcard Policy Symphonies

Bolshoi Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre

+2 Envoy6 Envoys
Natural History
Natural History
870 Culture
GS-Only 1050 Culture

Build an Archaeological Museum.

Archaeologist
Archaeologist
Hermitage
Hermitage
Zoo
Zoo

Thermal Bath
Thermal Bath

Ferris Wheel (Civ6)

Aquarium (Civ6)
Water Park
Water Park

Copacabana
Copacabana

Reveals Antiquity Site Antiquity Sites.

+2 Envoy6 Envoys

Conservation
Conservation

Urbanization
Urbanization
1060 Culture
GS-Only 1210 Culture

Grow a city to 15 CitizenPopulation.

Military Policy Military Research
Economic Policy Public Transport

Neighborhood
Neighborhood

Conservation
Conservation
Mass Media
Mass Media
Mobilization
Mobilization

Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth
1060 Culture
GS-Only 1210 Culture

Build 2 Field Cannons.

Military Policy Total War
Economic Policy Expropriation
Wildcard Policy Military Organization
Obsolete:
Military Policy Raid
Military Policy Sack
Economic Policy Colonization
Economic Policy Land Surveyors
Wildcard Policy Strategos


+2 Envoy6 Envoys
Modern Era
Conservation
Conservation
1255 Culture
GS-Only 1540 Culture

Have a Neighborhood district with a Breathtaking Appeal.

Economic Policy Resource Management

Naturalist
Naturalist
Mountie
Mountie

Builder may plant Woods.

Old (not planted) woods gain +1 Appeal.
+3 Envoy6 Envoys

Cultural Heritage
Cultural Heritage

Mass Media
Mass Media
1410 Culture
GS-Only 1540 Culture

Research Radio.

Military Policy Propaganda
Obsolete:
Military Policy Retainers

Broadway
Broadway
Cristo Redentor
Cristo Redentor

+1 Governor Governor title.

Ideology
Ideology
Capitalism
Capitalism

Mobilization
Mobilization
1410 Culture
GS-Only 1540 Culture

Have 3 Corps in your military.

Military Policy Levée en Masse
Obsolete:
Military Policy Conscription


Defensive Pacts

Allows Armies and Armadas.
Casus Belli: War of Territorial Expansion
+1 Governor Governor title.

Ideology
Ideology

Capitalism
Capitalism
1560 Culture
GS-Only 1580 Culture

Build 3 Stock Exchanges.

GS-Only Build 2 Stock Exchanges.

Economic Policy Market Economy
Wildcard Policy Laissez-Faire
Obsolete:
Economic Policy Trade Confederation
Wildcard Policy Traveling Merchants

Shopping Mall
Shopping Mall

+3 Envoy6 Envoys
Ideology
Ideology
660 Culture
GS-Only 1640 Culture

Military Policy Police State


+1 Spy
Spy

Casus Belli: War of Territorial Expansion

Nuclear Program
Nuclear Program
Cold War
Cold War
Professional Sports
Professional Sports
Suffrage
Suffrage
Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism
Class Struggle
Class Struggle

Nuclear Program
Nuclear Program
1715 Culture

Build a Research Lab.

Diplomatic Policy Nuclear Espionage
Wildcard Policy Nobel Prize
Obsolete:
Wildcard Policy Inspiration


+3 Envoy6 Envoys
Suffrage
Suffrage
1715 Culture
GS-Only 1640 Culture

Build 4 Sewers.

Military Policy Their Finest Hour
Economic Policy Economic Union
Economic Policy New Deal
Diplomatic Policy Arsenal of Democracy
Obsolete:
Economic Policy Liberalism
Economic Policy Medina Quarter
Economic Policy Naval Infrastructure
Economic Policy Town Charters
Diplomatic Policy Wisselbanken

Democracy
Democracy

Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism
1715 Culture
GS-Only 1640 Culture

Build 3 Military Academies.

Military Policy Lightning Warfare
Military Policy Martial Law
Economic Policy Third Alternative
Diplomatic Policy Gunboat Diplomacy
Obsolete:
Military Policy Chivalry
Military Policy Maneuver
Diplomatic Policy Charismatic Leader

Fascism
Fascism

Class Struggle
Class Struggle
1715 Culture
GS-Only 1640 Culture

Build 3 Factories.

Military Policy Defense of the Motherland
Military Policy Patriotic War
Economic Policy Collectivization
Economic Policy Five-Year Plan
Obsolete:
Economic Policy Craftsmen
Economic Policy Natural Philosophy

Communism
Communism

Atomic Era
Cultural Heritage
Cultural Heritage
1955 Culture

Have a Themed Museum.

Economic Policy Heritage Tourism

Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House

Reveals Shipwreck Shipwrecks.

+3 Envoy6 Envoys

GS-Only: Environmentalism
Environmentalism

Cold War
Cold War
2185 Culture

Research Nuclear Fission.

Military Policy International Waters
Military Policy Second Strike Capability
Diplomatic Policy Containment
Diplomatic Policy Cryptography
Obsolete:
Military Policy Maritime Industries
Military Policy Press Gangs

R&F-OnlyAmundsen-Scott Research Station
Amundsen-Scott Research Station
+1 Spy
Spy
GS-Only Rock Band
Rock Band

Rapid Deployment
Rapid Deployment
Space Race
Space Race

Professional Sports
Professional Sports
2185 Culture

Build 4 Entertainment Complex Districts.

GS-Only Build 2 Entertainment Complex Districts.

Economic Policy Sports Media
Obsolete:
Economic Policy Aesthetics
Economic Policy Grand Opera

Estádio do Maracanã
Estádio do Maracanã
Stadium
Stadium
Aquatics Center
Aquatics Center
Ski Resort
Ski Resort

Social Media
Social Media

Rapid Deployment
Rapid Deployment
2415 Culture

Build an Aerodrome or Airstrip on a foreign continent.

Military Policy Military First
Military Policy After Action Reports
Obsolete:
Military Policy Grande Armée

GS-OnlyAmundsen-Scott Research Station
Amundsen-Scott Research Station

Allows transport of land units using Airports.

Globalization
Globalization
GS-Only: Environmentalism
Environmentalism

Space Race
Space Race
2415 Culture

Build a Spaceport district.

Military Policy Integrated Space Cell
Economic Policy Satellite Broadcasts
Obsolete:
Military Policy Military Research

Globalization
Globalization
Social Media
Social Media

Information Era
Environmentalism
Environmentalism GS-Only
2880 Culture

Build 2 Solar Farms.

+25% Tourism Tourism across your empire.

Near Future Governance
Near Future Governance

Globalization
Globalization
2880 Culture

Build 3 Airports.

GS-Only Build 2 Airports.

Military Policy Strategic Air Force
Diplomatic Policy International Space Agency
Economic Policy Ecommerce
Obsolete:
Military Policy Their Finest Hour
Economic Policy Triangular Trade

Plantation: +1 Gold Gold

+1 Governor Governor title.

Without GS-Only:
Future Civic
Future Civic
With GS-Only:
Near Future Governance
Near Future Governance
Venture Politics
Venture Politics
Distributed Sovereignty
Distributed Sovereignty
Optimization Imperative
Optimization Imperative

Social Media
Social Media
2880 Culture

Research Telecommunications.

Economic Policy Online Communities
Diplomatic Policy Collective Activism
Diplomatic Policy Communications Office
Obsolete:
Economic Policy Praetorium

+1 Governor Governor title.

Without GS-Only:
Future Civic
Future Civic
With GS-Only:
Venture Politics
Venture Politics
Distributed Sovereignty
Distributed Sovereignty
Optimization Imperative
Optimization Imperative

Near Future Governance
Near Future Governance GS-Only
3100 Culture

Adopt a Government with 8 inherent policy slots

+3 Envoy6 Envoys


+1 Governor Governor title.

Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.

Venture Politics
Venture Politics GS-Only
3000 Culture

Build a Uranium Mine.

Corporate Libertarianism
Corporate Libertarianism

Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.

Distributed Sovereignty
Distributed Sovereignty GS-Only
3000 Culture

Own a Rock Band.

Digital Democracy
Digital Democracy

Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.

Optimization Imperative
Optimization Imperative GS-Only
3000 Culture

Research Robotics.

Synthetic Technocracy
Synthetic Technocracy

Future Era Civics. The progression of these last Civics is randomized every playthrough.

(vanilla Civilization VI, R&F-Only)
Future Civic
Future Civic
3200 Culture

None.

Score Victory points.

+1 Governor Governor title.

This civic can be researched indefinitely. It provides the effects every time it is finished.

GS-Only Future Era
The progression structure of these last civics is randomized every playthrough. Future Civic is always the last civic.
Information Warfare
Information Warfare GS-Only
3200 or 3300 Culture

Wildcard Policy Integrated Attack Logistics
Wildcard Policy Rabblerousing

Other Future Era Civics.

Global Warming Mitigation
Global Warming Mitigation GS-Only
3200 or 3300 Culture Carbon Recapture
Carbon Recapture

+3 Envoy6 Envoys
+1 Diplomatic Victory point.

Other Future Era Civics.

Cultural Hegemony
Cultural Hegemony GS-Only
3200 or 3300 Culture

Wildcard Policy Hallyu
Wildcard Policy Non-State Actors

Other Future Era Civics.

Smart Power Doctrine
Smart Power Doctrine GS-Only
3200 or 3300 Culture

Wildcard Policy Diplomatic Capital
Wildcard Policy Global Coalition

Other Future Era Civics.

Exodus Imperative
Exodus Imperative GS-Only
3200 or 3300 Culture

Wildcard Policy Aerospace Contractors
Wildcard Policy Space Tourism

Other Future Era Civics.

GS-Only
Future Civic
Future Civic
3500 Culture

Score Victory points.
+1 Governor Governor title.
+50 Diplomatic Favor Diplomatic Favor

This civic can be researched indefinitely. It provides the effects every time it is finished.

R&F-Only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

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R&F-Only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.
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