Eagle Warrior (Civ6)

Eagle Warrior
Melee unit of the Ancient Era
Introduced in Civilization VI
Unique to	Aztec
Unique to	Aztec
Replaces	Warrior
Replaces	Warrior
Cost
Production	65
Production	65
Stats
Movement	2
Movement	2
Melee	28
Melee	28
Sight	2
Sight	2
Notes
Aztec unique Ancient era unit that replaces the Warrior. Has a chance to capture other civilizations' military units by turning them into Builders.

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The Eagle Warrior is a unique melee unit of the Aztec civilization in Civilization VI. It replaces the Warrior and is available without any technological research.

• Attributes:
  • Higher Production cost (65 vs. 40).
  • Higher Combat Strength (28 vs. 20).
  • May capture defeated enemies, turning them into Builders for the Aztecs.
  • Bonus vs. anti-cavalry units.

Strategy

The Eagle Warrior's unique ability can singlehandedly turn the Aztecs into the fastest developing civilization in the early game! With Builders aplenty, they can quickly upgrade the tiles of their cities; what's more, thanks to the unique Aztec ability, they can use Builders to speed up district creation!

The only catch is that the Eagle Warrior's ability works only against units of civilizations and city-states, not against Barbarians. This practically forces the Aztec player to make war early on, if he or she wants to take advantage of these units. Go get that pesky neighbor!

Unfortunately, this ability is lost when the Eagle Warrior upgrades to a Swordsman.

Civilopedia entry

One of the two elite class of infantry (the other being the Jaguar Warriors) in the Aztec army, the Eagle Warriors were the bravest young men of noble birth and/or those who had taken the most prisoners in battle. Like the Jaguars, the Eagles used the atlatl, bow, spear and macuahuitl (wooden swords set with obsidian shards); unlike the Jaguars, the Eagles decorated their armor with eagle feathers and wore a headdress shaped like the head of an eagle with the beak wide open. And they had a hilltop temple in Malinalco. Upon taking 20 prisoners – intact enough to serve as human sacrifice – a young warrior was eligible to become an Eagle Warrior, no doubt making his family very proud. Until the Spanish arrived with their cannons, muskets, and horses, the Eagle and Jaguar warriors were the toughest bullies on the Mesoamerican block.

Gallery

Eagle Warrior concept art

Eagle Warrior in game