Commercial Hub (Civ6)

Commercial Hub
District of the Classical Era
Introduced in Civilization VI
Unlocked by	Currency
Plunder	Gold
Cost
Production	54
Production	54
Yields
Great Person Points	+1 Great Merchant point per turn.
Adjacency Bonus	+2 Gold from each adjacent river and Harbor. +2 Gold from each adjacent Pamukkale tile +1 Gold from every 2 adjacent district tiles.
Citizen Yields (per citizen)	+4 Gold
Trade Yields	Domestic Destination: +1 Production International Destination: +3 Gold
Unlocks
Buildings	Market  Bank  Stock Exchange
Projects	Commercial Hub Investment
Unique variants
District	Suguba
District	Suguba
Unique to	Malian
Unique to	Malian
Notes
+1 Trade Route capacity.

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The Commercial Hub is a specialty District in Civilization VI dedicated to trade and economics. It requires Currency.

• Effects:
  • Major bonus (+2 Gold) for an adjacent River.
  • Major bonus (+2 Gold) for each adjacent Harbor District.
  • Major bonus (+2 Gold) for each adjacent Pamukkale tile.
  • Minor bonus (+½ Gold) for each adjacent District.
  • +1 Trade Route capacity if this city doesn't already have a Harbor. (Requires a Market in Rise and Fall.)
  • +1 Great Merchant point per turn
  • Specialists add +4 Gold each

Buildings

The following buildings can be constructed in a Commercial Hub:

• Market
  • Sukiennice (Poland only)
• Bank
  • Grand Bazaar (Ottomans only)
  • Gilded Vault (Secret Societies game mode; Owls of Minerva only)
• Stock Exchange

Projects

• Commercial Hub Investment: Earns Gold equal to 30% of Production used and Great Merchant points

Strategy

This district is your main economic booster. Historically, water trade has always been more effective than land trade, and this district's adjacency bonuses show this marvelously! A Commercial Hub on a River or right next to a Harbor is a must-have combo in any empire.

Note that the description "+2 Gold from each adjacent river" is incorrect - the district gets +2 Gold for being adjacent to at least one river. For instance, if you put it on the upstream tile where two rivers merge, the bonus will still be only +2 Gold.

There isn't much more strategy involved with this district than the place you put it. It will simply help your Gold flow.

In addition, if a Spy is detected during an espionage mission, a Commercial Hub is needed to escape via land vehicle. With this escape route and the Siphon Funds mission, cities with Commercial Hubs make tempting targets for enemy Spies. Players who wish to perform counterspy missions should place their Commercial Hubs adjacent to other districts where enemy Spies can perform special missions, such as Spaceports, Theater Squares, and Neighborhoods. This will increase your Spies' chances to level up through Counterspying and protect your Gold income.

Civilopedia entry

The "commercial hub" of a city usually refers to the downtown business district, where capitalism and greed enliven the city's finances. Here are the markets, banks and exchanges that make a few folks rich and fuel city growth. In time, evolving from a simple collection of local financiers and corporate offices, a commercial hub might even grow into a "global financial center." There is even a system for ranking such global centers; until 2013 London held the top spot on the Global Financial Centers Index, when it was supplanted by New York City, both closely followed by Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo. The quest for profit is obviously a universal trait of civilization.

Gallery

Commercial Hub in game