A Hill is a type of terrain feature in Civilization V.
Game Info[]
Terrain feature found everywhere.
- Base yield: 2
Production (unless on Snow)
Strategy[]
Hills are mainly useful for building Mines, which allow you to explore their vast 
Production potential. However, if they are adjacent to fresh water, you can also build a Farm and combine 
Food and Production potential - consider this if there are many Hills close to a city and you're short of arable land. The Incan civilization can construct their special Terrace Farms on Hills, which are more effective than normal Farms for Food, especially if there are Mountains nearby.
Hills are also natural defense centers - anything on a Hill receives a bonus. You can also build a Fort to increase the defensive bonus and create a stronghold in the region.
Hills are excellent places to settle due to early bonuses. A city gets 
Combat Strength and free Production, plus the lack of Food on an unimproved Hill is ignored and automatically changed to 2 after settling for free. A city founded on a Hill won't be able to build a Windmill, but that building doesn't become available until the Renaissance Era and early Production is usually better.
Civilopedia entry[]
Hills provide increased productivity to a nearby city. They also provide important combat bonuses to units stationed on the hills.
See also[]
- Hill in other games
| Civilization V Terrains [edit] | |
|---|---|
| Base | Coast • Desert • Grassland • Hill • Mountain • Ocean • Plains • Snow • Tundra |
| Features | Atoll • Fallout • Flood Plains • Forest • Ice • Jungle • Lakes • Marsh • Oasis • Rivers |
| Other | Ancient Ruins • Encampment |
| See also | Improvement • Natural wonder • Resource |