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Leaders are symbolic representatives of the various civilizations in Civilization VI and its expansions. They are based on historical figures who accomplished great things during their rule or successfully led their people through periods of adversity.

Each leader has both a unique ability (which gives them special bonuses and gameplay advantages) and an agenda (which affects how they play the game and interact with other players when controlled by the AI). Some leaders' unique abilities allow them to unlock unique units, buildings, tile improvements or projects after researching specific technologies or civics.

In vanilla Civilization VI, only the Greeks had more than one leader (either Pericles or Gorgo). The Rise and Fall expansion added Chandragupta as an alternate Indian leader, the Gathering Storm expansion added Eleanor of Aquitaine as an alternate English and French leader, the Vietnam & Kublai Khan Pack added Kublai Khan as an alternate Chinese and Mongolian leader, and the Leader Pass and Julius Caesar Pack added 13 new leaders for existing civilizations, bringing the total number of leaders to 67 - the largest number of playable leaders in any game in the Civilization franchise to date.

List of leaders

Leader	Civilization	Leader Ability	Leader Agenda
Abraham Lincoln	American	Emancipation Proclamation Industrial Zones grant +2 Amenities and +3 Loyalty per turn but Plantations give -2 Loyalty. Receives a free Melee unit after constructing Industrial Zones and their buildings. The free unit does not require resources when created or to maintain and receives +5 Combat Strength.	Preserver of the Union Likes civilizations with the same form of government, dislikes those with a different form of government and really dislikes ones with a different government of the same era as his own.
Alexander	Macedonian	To the World's End Macedonian cities never incur war weariness. All military units heal completely when a city with a Wonder is captured. Gains the Hetairoi unique unit with Horseback Riding.	Short Life of Glory Likes civilizations at war with powers other than Macedon. Dislikes civilizations at peace. Grievances against this leader decay at twice the usual rate.
Amanitore	Nubian	Kandake of Meroë +20% Production towards Districts, increasing to +40% Production if there is a Nubian Pyramid adjacent to the City Center.	City Planner Tries to keep the maximum number of Districts in each city, and likes those that do the same. Dislikes civilizations that do not build as many districts as possible in their cities.
Ambiorix	Gallic	King of the Eburones Receives Culture equal to 20% of the Production cost after training a non-civilian unit. Melee, ranged and anti-cavalry units receive +2 Combat Strength for each adjacent military unit.	Scourge of Rome Focuses on having many military units, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that have few military units.
Bà Triệu	Vietnamese	Drive Out The Aggressors All units gain +5 Combat Strength when fighting in Rainforest, Marsh, and Woods tiles, and +1 Movement if they start their turn there. Both of these bonuses are doubled in tiles inside Vietnamese territory.	Defender of the Homeland Likes civilizations that have never declared war on Vietnam. She will never forgive those who have, with her opinion decreasing further with each turn the war lasts, and this decreased opinion never recovering.
Basil II	Byzantine	Porphyrogénnētos Heavy and light cavalry units deal full damage when attacking cities following the same Religion as Byzantium. Gains the Tagma unique unit with Divine Right.	Divine Guardian Focuses on spreading his Religion to other civilizations, and likes those who follow it. Dislikes those that do not follow his Religion.
Catherine de Medici	French	Catherine's Flying Squadron Gains +1 level of Diplomatic Visibility with every encountered civilization. Receives a free Spy with Castles. All Spies start with a free promotion.	Black Queen Gains as many Spies and as much Diplomatic Visibility as possible, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that ignore these espionage activities.
Chandragupta	Indian	Arthashastra Can declare a War of Territorial Expansion with Military Training, instead of Mobilization. +2 Movement and +5 Combat Strength for all units for the next 10 turns after declaring a War of Territorial Expansion.	Maurya Empire Dislikes civilizations that have cities close to his borders, and will try to conquer them. Likes civilizations that are not his neighbors.
Cleopatra	Egyptian	Mediterranean's Bride International Trade Routes grant +4 Gold. Trade Routes sent to Egypt from other civilizations provide +2 Food for them and +2 Gold for Egypt. International Trade Routes grant +4 Gold. Trade Routes sent to Egypt from other civilizations provide +2 Food for them and +2 Gold for Egypt. +100% Alliance Points from trading with allies.	Queen of the Nile Likes civilizations with powerful militaries, and will try to ally with them to avoid conflict. Dislikes civilizations with weak militaries.
Cyrus	Persian	Fall of Babylon +2 Movement for all units for the next 10 turns after declaring a Surprise War. Surprise Wars count as Formal Wars for the purposes of warmongering penalties and war weariness. Occupied cities have no penalties to their yields. +2 Movement for all units for the next 10 turns after declaring a Surprise War. Surprise Wars count as Formal Wars for the purposes of warmongering penalties and war weariness. Occupied cities have no penalties to their yields. +5 Loyalty per turn in occupied cities with a garrisoned unit. +2 Movement for all units for the next 10 turns after declaring a Surprise War. Declaring a Surprise War only counts as a Formal War for the purpose of Grievances and war weariness. Occupied cities have no penalties to their yields. +5 Loyalty per turn in occupied cities with a garrisoned unit.	Opportunist Will often declare Surprise Wars, and likes civilizations that do the same. Dislikes civilizations that do not declare Surprise Wars.
Dido	Phoenician	Founder of Carthage Cities with a Cothon gain the unique Move Capital project, which moves the Capital to that city. Gains +1 Trade Route capacity after building the Government Plaza or any Government Plaza building. +50% Production towards Districts in the city with the Government Plaza.	Sicilian Wars Wants to settle coastal cities, and likes civilizations that settle inland. Dislikes civilizations with many coastal cities.
Eleanor of Aquitaine	English French	Court of Love Each Great Work in her cities causes foreign cities within 9 tiles to lose 1 Loyalty per turn. Any foreign city that leaves its civilization due to loss of Loyalty and is receiving the most Loyalty pressure from Eleanor instantly joins her empire, instead of becoming a Free City.	Angevin Empire 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.
Elizabeth I	English	Drake's Legacy +2 Trade Route capacity upon recruiting the first Great Admiral. Trade Routes to city-states gain +3 Gold for every specialty district at the origin city. +100% yields from plundering Trade Routes.	Trade Agreement Tries to have as many Trade Routes as possible, and likes civilizations that trade with her cities. Dislikes those who refrain from sending Trade Routes to her cities.
Frederick Barbarossa	German	Holy Roman Emperor Gains an additional Military policy slot in all Governments. +7 Combat Strength for all units when fighting city-states and their units.	Iron Crown Will try to conquer as many city-states as possible, and likes those who do not associate with them. Dislikes Suzerains of city-states, or civilizations that have conquered city-states.
Gandhi	Indian	Satyagraha +5 Faith for each met civilization (including India) that has founded a Religion and is not at war. Enemies receive double war weariness from fighting against Gandhi.	Peacekeeper Never declares wars for which he can be branded a warmonger, and likes peaceful civilizations. Heavily dislikes warmongers.
Genghis Khan	Mongolian	Mongol Horde Cavalry class units gain +3 Combat Strength and have a chance to capture defeated cavalry class enemy units.	Horse Lord Builds a strong cavalry force, and likes civilizations that do not compete in cavalry. Dislikes those who rival him in cavalry strength.
Gilgamesh	Sumerian	Adventures of Enkidu / Legacy of Enkidu (Heroes & Legends only) May declare war on any civilization at war with an ally without warmonger penalties. When at war with a common enemy, Sumerian and allied units share pillage rewards and combat experience if within 5 tiles of each other. May declare war on any civilization at war with an ally without warmonger penalties. When at war with a common enemy, Sumerian and allied units share pillage rewards and combat experience if within 5 tiles of each other, receive a +5 Combat Strength bonus and earn extra Alliance Points per-turn. May declare war on any civilization at war with an ally without inflicting Grievances. When at war with a common enemy, Sumerian and allied units share pillage rewards and combat experience if within 5 tiles of each other, receive a +5 Combat Strength bonus and earn extra Alliance Points per-turn. Heroes & Legends only: 25% Production increase when claiming Heroes, and Heroes have 20% more Lifespan.	Ally of Enkidu Is easy to befriend, and likes civilizations who are his Declared Friends. Dislikes anyone denouncing or attacking his friends.
Gitarja	Indonesian	Exalted Goddess of the Three Worlds May purchase naval units with Faith. Religious units pay no movement cost to embark or disembark. City Centers adjacent to Coast or Lake tiles gain +2 Faith.	Archipelagic State Likes civilizations that avoid having cities on small landmasses. Dislikes those who have numerous cities on such islands.
Gorgo	Greek	Thermopylae Killing a unit provides Culture equal to 50% of its Combat Strength. All units gain +1 Combat Strength for every active Military Policy card in the current government.	With Your Shield Or On It Never gives up anything in a peace deal, and likes warmongers that match this approach. Dislikes those who have capitulated in a peace treaty or that have never gone to war. Grievances against this leader decay at twice the usual rate.
Hammurabi	Babylonian	Ninu Ilu Sirum Upon building each type of specialty District, except the Government Plaza, for the first time, instantly receives the building with the lowest Production cost that can be built in that district. Upon building any other district for the first time, receives a free Envoy.	Cradle of Civilization Tries to build every type of District, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that focus heavily on building one type of district or do not build every type of district.
Harald Hardrada	Norwegian	Thunderbolt of the North +50% Production toward naval melee units. All naval melee units gain the ability to perform Coastal Raids. Gains the Viking Longship unique unit with Sailing. +50% Production toward naval melee units. All naval melee units gain the ability to perform Coastal Raids. Receive Science in addition to Gold when pillaging and coastal raiding Mines and Culture in addition to Faith when pillaging and coastal raiding Quarries, Pastures, Plantations, and Camps. Gains the Viking Longship unique unit with Sailing.	Last Viking King Builds a strong navy, and likes civilizations that do the same. Dislikes civilizations that neglect their navies.
Hojo Tokimune	Japanese	Divine Wind +5 Combat Strength for land units and naval units fighting on coastal and shallow water tiles. Encampment, Holy Site and Theater Square districts are built in half the time. +5 Combat Strength for land units and naval units fighting on coastal and shallow water tiles. Encampment, Holy Site and Theater Square districts are built in half the time. Districts, improvements and units are immune to damage from Hurricanes. +100% damage from Hurricanes in Japanese territory to civilizations at war with Japan.	Bushido Likes civilizations that have both a strong military and strong Faith or Culture outputs. Dislikes civilizations that are strong in military but weak in Faith or Culture.
Jadwiga	Polish	Lithuanian Union Taking territory from a foreign city with a Culture Bomb converts it to Poland's religion. Relics grant +4 Gold, +2 Culture and +2 Faith. Holy Sites receive a +1 adjacency bonus from districts, instead of +0.5.	Saint Tries to build up Faith, and likes those that also focus on Faith. Dislikes civilizations with a weak Faith output.
Jayavarman VII	Khmer	Monasteries of the King Holy Sites grant Food equal to their adjacency bonus, receive a +2 adjacency bonus from Rivers, grant 2 Housing if built next to a River, and trigger a Culture Bomb when built, claiming surrounding tiles.	An End to Suffering Likes civilizations with many Holy Sites and a high average city Population. Dislikes civilizations lacking in either of these areas.
João III	Portuguese	Porta do Cerco +1 Sight for all units. Meeting another civilization grants +1 Trade Route capacity. Gains Open Borders with all city-states.	Navigator's Legacy Focuses on exploring as much of the map as possible, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that shun exploration.
John Curtin	Australian	Citadel of Civilization +100% Production if they have either received a declaration of war in the past 10 turns or liberated a city in the past 20 turns. +100% Production if they have either received a declaration of war or liberated a city in the past 10 turns.	Perpetually on Guard Likes civilizations that liberate cities. Dislikes civilizations that are occupying enemy cities.
Julius Caesar	Roman	Veni, Vidi, Vici Gains 300 Gold after conquering a city for the first time, and after earning Gold from a Barbarian Outpost. Both amounts become 500 Gold after researching Metal Casting and 700 Gold after Steel (on Standard speed). Units gain 5 Combat Strength and receive full experience when fighting Barbarians.	Gallic Wars Hates Barbarians, and likes civilizations that also destroy their Outposts. Dislikes civilizations that ignore Barbarian Outposts.
Kristina	Swedish	Minerva of the North Buildings with at least three Great Work slots and wonders with at least two Great Work slots are automatically themed when all slots are filled. Gains the Queen's Bibliotheque unique building in the Government Plaza.	Bibliophile Tries to collect as many Great Works as possible, and likes those who leave them to her. Dislikes civilizations with many Great Works.
Kublai Khan	Chinese Mongolian	Gerege Gains an additional Economic policy slot in all Governments. Gains a random Eureka and Inspiration upon first establishing a Trading Post in another major civilization's city.	Pax Mongolica Likes civilizations with a strong military and Gold output. Dislikes those who have a weak military or low Gold income.
Kupe	Māori	Kupe's Voyage Starts the game in the Ocean. +2 Science and +2 Culture per turn before the first city is settled. Their first settled city receives a free Builder and +1 Population. The Palace grants +3 Housing and +1 Amenity.	Kaitiakitanga 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.
Lady Six Sky	Mayan	Ix Mutal Ajaw Non- Capital cities within 6 tiles of the Capital gain +10% to all yields and receive a Builder when founded, while cities more than 6 tiles away receive -15% to all yields. +5 Combat Strength for all units within six tiles of the Mayan Capital.	Solitary Keeps her cities clustered around her Capital, and likes civilizations who settle far away from her. Dislikes those who encroach upon her borders with cities or troops.
Lautaro	Mapuche	Swift Hawk +10 Combat Strength when fighting civilizations that are in a Golden or Heroic Age, or Free Cities. Defeating an enemy unit within the borders of an enemy city causes that city to lose 20 Loyalty, or 40 Loyalty if that civilization is in a Golden or Heroic Age.	Spirit of Tucapel Tries to maintain his cities loyal, and likes civilizations who do the same. Dislikes those that fail to maintain the loyalty of their people.
Ludwig II	German	Swan King Wonders, even unfinished, receive a +2 Culture bonus from each adjacent District. All Culture adjacency bonuses provide Tourism after researching Castles.	Eternal Enigma Likes civilizations who do not maximize the number of Districts in their cities, and dislikes those who do.
Mansa Musa	Malian	Sahel Merchants International Trade Routes gain +1 Gold for every flat Desert tile in the sending city. Entering a Golden Age permanently grants +1 Trade Route capacity.	Lord of the Mines Tries to build up Gold, and likes those that also focus on Gold. Dislikes civilizations with a weak Gold output.
Matthias Corvinus	Hungarian	Raven King Levied city-state units receive +2 Movement and +5 Combat Strength, and can be upgraded at a 75% discount in Gold or resources. Levying troops from a city-state grants 2 Envoys with that city-state. Gains the Black Army unique unit with Castles.	Raven Banner Will often levy troops from city-states, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that shun such mercenaries.
Menelik II	Ethiopian	Council of Ministers Ethiopian cities founded on Hills receive Science and Culture equal to 15% of their Faith output. +4 Combat Strength for all units when fighting on hills.	Ethiopian Highlands Tries to settle cities on Hills, and likes civilizations who avoid settling near Hills. Dislikes civilizations that settle around Hills.
Montezuma	Aztec	Gifts for the Tlatoani Improved Luxury resources provide an Amenity to 2 extra cities. Military units receive +1 Combat Strength for each different improved Luxury resource in Aztec territory.	Tlatoani Likes civilizations who have the same Luxury resources as he does, and will try to collect every Luxury resource available. Dislikes those with Luxury resources he doesn't have.
Mvemba a Nzinga	Kongolese	Religious Convert May not build Holy Sites or found a religion, but receives all the beliefs of any religion that has established itself as Kongo's majority religion, not just the Follower beliefs. Building a Mbanza or Theater Square grants a free Apostle of the city's majority religion.	Enthusiastic Disciple Likes civilizations that bring religion to the Kongo. Dislikes those who have founded a religion but not spread it to a Kongolese city.
Nader Shah	Persian	Sword of Persia +5 Combat Strength for all units when attacking full health units. Cities not founded by Nader Shah gain +2 Faith and +3 Gold on domestic Trade Routes.	Jazayerchi Likes civilizations with a high number of land units. Dislikes civilizations with a low number of land units.
Nzinga Mbande	Kongolese	Queen of Ndongo and Mtamba Cities on the same continent as the Capital (including the Capital) receive +10% to all yields, while cities on another continent receive -15% to all yields.	Decolonization Likes civilizations on continents where she has no cities. Dislikes civilizations that have a city on her home continent.
Pachacuti	Incan	Qhapaq Ñan Domestic Trade Routes gain +1 Food for every Mountain tile in the origin city. Gains the Qhapaq Ñan unique improvement with Foreign Trade.	Sapa Inca Tries to settle near Mountains, and likes those who leave those areas to him. Dislikes civilizations that also settle near Mountains.
Pedro II	Brazilian	Magnanimous Recruiting or patronizing a Great Person refunds 20% of their point cost.	Patron of the Arts Will recruit as many Great People as possible, and likes civilizations that do not compete for Great People. Dislikes civilizations who take Great People from him.
Pericles	Greek	Surrounded by Glory +5% Culture per city-state Greece has Suzerainty over.	Delian League Likes civilizations that are not competing for city-state allegiance. Dislikes civilizations that are directly competing for city-state allegiance.
Peter	Russian	The Grand Embassy Trade Routes to more advanced civilizations grant Russia +1 Science for every three technologies that civilization is ahead of them, and +1 Culture for every three civics.	Westernizer Likes those ahead of him in civics and technologies. Dislikes backwards civilizations that are behind in civics and technologies.
Philip II	Spanish	El Escorial Inquisitors can Remove Heresy one extra time. Combat and religious units have a bonus of +5 Combat Strength against players following other religions. Inquisitors can Remove Heresy one extra time and remove 100% of the presence of other religions. Combat and religious units have a bonus of +5 Combat Strength against players following other religions.	Counter Reformer 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.
Poundmaker	Cree	Favorable Terms All Alliance types provide Shared Visibility. Trade Routes grant +1 Food in the sending city and +1 Gold in the receiving city per Camp or Pasture in the receiving city.	Iron Confederacy Establishes as many Alliances as possible, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that do not establish Alliances.
Qin Shi Huang	Chinese	The First Emperor Builders receive an additional build charge. Can spend Builder charges to complete 15% of the Production cost for Ancient and Classical wonders. Builders receive an additional build charge. Can spend Builder charges to complete 15% of the Production cost for Ancient and Classical wonders. Unlocks Canals with Masonry instead of Steam Power.	Wall of 10,000 Li Builds wonders whenever possible, and likes civilizations that leave the wonders to him. Dislikes those with more wonders than him.
Ramses II	Egyptian	Abu Simbel Receives Culture equal to 15% of the Production cost after completing a building, and 30% after completing a wonder.	Ma'at Clears all features and improves all possible tiles, and likes civilizations that do the same. Dislikes civilizations with few improved tiles or that found National Parks.
Robert the Bruce	Scottish	Bannockburn Can declare a War of Liberation with Defensive Tactics, instead of Diplomatic Service. +100% Production and +2 Movement for all units for the next 10 turns after declaring a War of Liberation.	Flower of Scotland Will never attack his neighboring civilizations unless they break a promise to him. Dislikes civilizations waging war on their neighbors, and likes those at peace with their neighbors.
Saladin	Arabian	Righteousness of the Faith The Worship building for Arabia's Religion is 90% cheaper to purchase with Faith. Arabian cities with that building gain +10% Science, Faith, and Culture.	Ayyubid Dynasty 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.
Sejong	Korean	Hangul Upon completing the first technology from a new era, receives Culture equal to double the current Science output per turn.	Neo-Confucianism Likes civilizations who are behind him in Culture and Science. Dislikes those who are ahead in either of these fields.
Seondeok	Korean	Hwarang Cities with an established Governor receive +3% Culture and +3% Science for each promotion that Governor has.	Cheomseongdae Tries to build up Science, and likes those that also focus on Science. Dislikes civilizations with a weak Science output.
Shaka	Zulu	Amabutho May form Corps with Mercenaries, instead of Nationalism, and Armies with Nationalism, instead of Mobilization. Corps and Armies gain an additional +5 Combat Strength.	Horn, Chest, Loins Forms as many Corps and Armies as possible, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations with few Corps and Armies.
Simón Bolívar	Gran Colombian	Campaña Admirable Entering a new era grants a Comandante General, a unique type of Great Person.	Carabobo Focuses on promoting his units by building many Encampments, and likes civilizations with many promoted units. Dislikes civilizations without an elite, highly-promoted army.
Suleiman	Ottoman	Grand Vizier Has access to a unique Governor, Ibrahim, the Grand Vizier. Gains the Janissary unique unit and 1 Governor title with Gunpowder.	Lawgiver 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.
Sundiata Keita	Malian	Sogolon Patronage of Great People costs 20% less Gold. Markets gain 2 slots for Great Works of Writing. Great Works of Writing grant +4 Gold and +2 Production.	Lion of Mali Focuses on generating Tourism, and likes those with low Tourism. Dislikes civilizations that compete with him in Tourism.
Tamar	Georgian	Glory of the World, Kingdom and Faith Gains Faith from combat victories equal to 50% of the Combat Strength of the defeated unit. Each Envoy sent to a city-state of Georgia's majority Religion counts as two Envoys.	Narikala Fortress Builds high-level walls around her cities and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that do not fortify their cities with walls.
Teddy Roosevelt	American	Roosevelt Corollary +5 Combat Strength for all units inside America's home continent. +1 Appeal to all tiles in cities with a National Park. Gains the Rough Rider unique unit with Rifling.	Big Stick Policy Likes peaceful civilizations that have a city on his home continent. Dislikes civilizations starting wars on his continent.
Theodora	Byzantine	Metanoia Holy Sites provide Culture equal to their adjacency bonus. Farms provide a +1 Faith adjacency to Hippodromes and Holy Sites.	New Rome Tries to build up Culture, and likes those that also focus on Culture. Dislikes civilizations with a weak Culture output.
Tokugawa	Japanese	Bakuhan International Trade Routes receive -25% yields and Tourism, but domestic Trade Routes gain +1 Culture, +1 Science, and +2 Gold for every specialty district at the destination. Cities within 6 tiles of Japan's Capital gain +4 Amenities and, after researching Flight, +1 Tourism for every specialty district. International Trade Routes receive -25% yields and Tourism, but domestic Trade Routes gain +1 Culture, +1 Science, and +2 Gold for every specialty district at the destination. Cities within 6 tiles of Japan's Capital are 100% loyal and, after researching Flight, gain +1 Tourism for every specialty district.	Sakoku Wants to stay safe from conquest. Dislikes those who have conquered other civilizations' Capitals.
Tomyris	Scythian	Killer of Cyrus +5 Combat Strength for all units when attacking wounded units. Units heal up to 30 hit points after killing an enemy unit.	Backstab Averse Likes civilizations who are her Declared Friends. Dislikes civilizations who backstab their former allies and declare Surprise Wars.
Trajan	Roman	Trajan's Column All founded cities start with a free building in the City Center. (A Monument if the game is started in the Ancient Era)	Optimus Princeps Tries to include as much territory as possible in his empire, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations with little territory.
Victoria	English	Pax Britannica Founding a city or building a Royal Navy Dockyard outside of England's home continent grants a free melee unit in that city. Gains the Redcoat unique unit with Military Science. The first city founded on each continent other than England's home continent grants a free melee unit in that city and +1 Trade Route capacity. Building a Royal Navy Dockyard grants a free naval unit. Gains the Redcoat unique unit with Military Science.	Sun Never Sets 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.
Wilfrid Laurier	Canadian	The Last Best West Can build Farms on Tundra tiles, and on Tundra Hills tiles with Civil Engineering. Snow, Snow Hills, Tundra Hills, and Tundra tiles cost 50% less Gold to purchase. On those tiles, resources accumulate twice as fast, Mines and Lumber Mills receive +2 Production, and Camps and Farms receive +2 Food.	Canadian Expeditionary Force Participates in Emergencies and Competitions whenever possible, and likes civilizations who do the same. Dislikes those that ignore Emergencies and Competitions.
Wilhelmina	Dutch	Radio Oranje Domestic Trade Routes provide +2 Loyalty per turn for the starting city. +2 Culture for each Trade Route sent to or received from a foreign civilization.	Billionaire Tries to have as many Trade Routes as possible, and likes civilizations that trade with her cities. Dislikes those who refrain from sending Trade Routes to her cities.
Wu Zetian	Chinese	Manual of Entrapment Receives a free Spy with Defensive Tactics and Spies can be purchased with Faith. Spies operate as if 1 level more experienced. Upon completing a successful offensive espionage mission on a foreign city, receives 100% of the Science, Faith and Culture that city produced that turn.	Court Intrigue Likes civilizations who pose no threat. Dislikes civilizations with strong military or ones with nearby cities.
Yongle	Chinese	Lijia All cities gain access to three unique Lijia projects, which can either convert 50% of their Production into Food or Faith, or 100% of their Production into Gold. All cities gain access to three unique Lijia projects, which can either convert 50% of their Production into Food or Faith, or 100% of their Production into Gold. Cities with 10 or more Population gain +2 Gold, +1 Science and +1 Culture for every Population.	Yinding Likes civilizations with a positive Gold income per turn. Dislikes those with a negative Gold income per turn.

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.

Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

Alternate personas

Main article: Persona (Civ6)

Personas are variations of existing leaders with new appearances, abilities, and agendas, depicting them at different points of their lives or emphasizing different aspects of their rule. When enabled, the leader's former model and abilities are repurposed as an alternate persona.

Persona	Civilization	Leader Ability	Leader Agenda
Catherine de Medici (Black Queen)	French	Catherine's Flying Squadron Gains +1 level of Diplomatic Visibility with every encountered civilization. Receives a free Spy with Castles. All Spies start with a free promotion.	Black Queen Gains as many Spies and as much Diplomatic Visibility as possible, and likes those who do the same. Dislikes civilizations that ignore these espionage activities.
Catherine de Medici (Magnificence)	French	Catherine's Magnificences +2 Culture for improved Luxury resources adjacent to a Theater Square or Château. Cities with a Theater Square gain the unique Court Festival project, which grants Culture and Tourism based on the number of Luxury resources France possesses.	Sumptuous Finery Tries to collect as many copies of Luxury resources as possible, and likes civilizations that trade Luxury resources to her. Dislikes those that do not trade Luxuries with her.
Cleopatra (Egyptian)	Egyptian	Mediterranean's Bride International Trade Routes grant +4 Gold. Trade Routes sent to Egypt from other civilizations provide +2 Food for them and +2 Gold for Egypt. International Trade Routes grant +4 Gold. Trade Routes sent to Egypt from other civilizations provide +2 Food for them and +2 Gold for Egypt. +100% Alliance Points from trading with allies.	Queen of the Nile Likes civilizations with powerful militaries, and will try to ally with them to avoid conflict. Dislikes civilizations with weak militaries.
Cleopatra (Ptolemaic)	Egyptian	Arrival of Hapi +1 Food and Culture for resources on Floodplains. Owned Floodplains grant +1 Appeal to adjacent tiles, instead of the usual -1.	Basilike Ge Likes civilizations with high Food output. Dislikes those with low Food output.
Harald Hardrada (Konge)	Norwegian	Thunderbolt of the North +50% Production toward naval melee units. Naval melee units gain the ability to perform coastal raids. Gains the Viking Longship unique unit with Sailing. +50% Production toward naval melee units. Naval melee units gain the ability to perform coastal raids. Pillaging and coastal raiding grant Science, in addition to Gold, for Mines, and Culture, in addition to Faith, for Quarries, Pastures, Plantations, and Camps. Gains the Viking Longship unique unit with Sailing.	Last Viking King Builds a strong navy, and likes civilizations that do the same. Dislikes civilizations that neglect their navies.
Harald Hardrada (Varangian)	Norwegian	Varangian Guard Levying city-state units costs 75% less Gold. All units pay 2 less maintenance. +1 Influence point per turn from each Stave Church. Levying city-state units costs 75% less Gold. All units pay 2 less maintenance. Killing a unit with a levied unit grants Faith, Culture, and Science equal to 50% of the defeated unit's Combat Strength. +1 Influence point per turn from each Stave Church.	Harald's Saga Likes civilizations that ally with city-states. Dislikes civilizations that ignore alliances with city-states.
Qin Shi Huang (Mandate of Heaven)	Chinese	The First Emperor Builders receive an additional build charge. Can spend Builder charges to complete 15% of the Production cost for Ancient and Classical wonders.	Wall of 10,000 Li Builds wonders whenever possible, and likes civilizations that leave the wonders to him. Dislikes those with more wonders than him.
Qin Shi Huang (Unifier)	Chinese	Thirty-Six Stratagems All land melee units gain access to the unique Convert Barbarians action, which consumes the unit to transform all adjacent Barbarian units into Chinese units.	Sihai Wants all Barbarians following his side, and does not like civilizations that destroy Barbarian Outposts. Likes civilizations that leave Barbarian Outposts alone.
Saladin (Sultan)	Arabian	The Victorious +100% Flanking and Support bonus to all Combat and Religious units.	Sultan of Egypt and Syria Likes civilizations who have founded a religion but not brought it to one of his cities. Dislikes those that bring him their religion.
Saladin (Vizier)	Arabian	Righteousness of the Faith The Worship building for Arabia's Religion is 90% cheaper to purchase with Faith. Arabian cities with that building gain +10% Science, Faith, and Culture.	Ayyubid Dynasty 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.
Suleiman (Kanuni)	Ottoman	Grand Vizier Has access to a unique Governor, Ibrahim, the Grand Vizier. Gains the Janissary unique unit and 1 Governor title with Gunpowder.	Lawgiver 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.
Suleiman (Muhteşem)	Ottoman	The Magnificent +15% Science and Culture when in a Golden Age or Heroic Age. +4 Combat Strength when not in a Golden Age or Heroic Age against Civilizations who are also not in a Golden Age or Heroic Age.	Golden Age of Suleiman Likes civilizations that earn a Golden Age. Dislikes those in Dark Ages.
Teddy Roosevelt (Bull Moose)	American	Antiquities and Parks Tiles with Breathtaking Appeal gain +2 Science when adjacent to a Natural Wonder or Mountain, and +2 Culture when adjacent to a Wonder or Woods. +1 Appeal in all tiles in cities with a National Park.	The Bull Moose Tries to settle near high Appeal tiles, and builds Districts and Wonders to maximize Appeal. Likes civilizations with many high Appeal tiles in their territory, and dislikes those with many low Appeal tiles.
Teddy Roosevelt (Rough Rider)	American	Roosevelt Corollary +5 Combat Strength for all units inside America's home continent. Envoys sent to city-states that America has a Trade Route with count as two Envoys. Gains the Rough Rider unique unit with Rifling.	Big Stick Policy Likes peaceful civilizations that have a city on his home continent. Dislikes civilizations starting wars on his continent.
Victoria (Age of Empire)	English	Pax Britannica Founding a city or building a Royal Navy Dockyard outside of England's home continent grants a free melee unit in that city. Gains the Redcoat unique unit with Military Science. The first city founded on each continent other than England's home continent grants a free melee unit in that city and +1 Trade Route capacity. Building a Royal Navy Dockyard grants a free naval unit. Gains the Redcoat unique unit with Military Science.	Sun Never Sets 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.
Victoria (Age of Steam)	English	Age of Steam +10% Production in cities for each Industrial Zone building in that city. +2 Production to all Strategic Resources.	Industrial Revolution Likes civilizations with high Production. Dislikes those with low Production.

Gallery

Concept art of Civilization VI leaders by Sang Han

See also

• Leaders in other games