List of unit actions in Civ7

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The following is a list of unit actions in Civilization VII and its expansions.

Actions[]

Actions with 0 Movement cost can be executed at virtually any time, regardless of how much Movement the unit has left.

At the other hand, actions with a fixed Movement cost greater than 1 always require the unit to have full Movement points remaining to be executed. However, units with a maximum Movement lower than the action's cost are still allowed to perform the action. This means that even if an action costs 3 Movement points, it can still be performed with less than 3 — as long as the unit has not performed any prior action this turn.

Lastly, actions that cost "all" Movement can be performed as long as the unit has at least 1 Movement point remaining, regardless of whether it has already taken other actions that turn.

Standard actions[]

Action	Unit	Effect	Cost
Alert	Every unit (except air units) that can be damaged.	Puts the unit to Sleep but automatically awakens them if enemy units enter their vicinity.	0
Cancel	All	Cancels the current action.	0
Delete	All	Removes the unit from the game.	0
Heal	All	Puts the unit to Sleep, automatically awakening it once healed to full HP.	0
Move	All (except air units)	Moves the unit toward the selected destination until it is reached or the destination becomes unreachable.	1 per step
Move By Rail	Land Civilian	Enters the railroad network, instantly traveling to a connected Rail Station in range or an eligible tile adjacent to it.	All
Skip Turn	All	Cycles to the next unit, regardless if they have Movement points remaining.	0
Sleep	All	Puts the unit on standby, preventing it from being cycled through each turn until manually awakened.	0
Wake	All	Cancels the units current action or stance.	0

Military actions[]

Action	Unit	Effect	Cost
Add To Army	Land Naval Civilian	Joins an adjacent Army, Fleet or Squadron Commander with the Airborne Forces Promotion if there are open slots available.	1
Air Strike	Air	Damages a unit or a fortified District on any tile within Range.	All
Coastal Raid	Naval Fleet Commander	Damages a land Tile Improvement or urban district adjacent to the unit, granting yields or 30 HP depending on the tile type. Can also collect adjacent Discoveries and disperse Independent Power.	All
Disperse Independent	Land Army Commander	Removes the Independent Power from the map and triggers a Narrative Event.	0
Fortify	Land Army Commander	Constructs a temporary fortification over two turns, providing additional Combat Strength when defending on the fortified tile. Puts the unit to sleep.	All
Leave Army	Land Naval Civilian	Disbands the unit from the Army or Fleet, placing it on an eligible adjacent tile.	All
Naval Attack	Naval	Performs a ranged attack and damages a unit or fortified District on land within Range.	All
Pillage	Land Naval Army Commander Fleet Commander	Damages a Tile Improvement or urban district underneath the unit, granting yields or 30 HP depending on the tile type.	3
Plunder Trade Route	Land Naval Army Commander Fleet Commander	Destroys an enemy Trade Route and grants Gold.	3
Promote	Commander	Unlocks and activates an available Promotion.	0
Range Attack	Ranged Siege	Performs a ranged attack and damages a unit or fortified District within Range.	All
Rebase Aircraft	Air	Relocates the air unit to an Aerodrome, Squadron, or Aircraft Carrier with empty unit slots within Range.	All
Reinforce Army	Land Naval	Selects and moves the unit invisibly and untargetably to an Army or Fleet Commander with available slots, joining them when reached.	All
Upgrade Unit	Military	Consumes a certain amount of Gold to upgrade the unit in friendly territory to a higher-tier version of the same type.	All

Unique actions[]

Action	Unit	Effect	Cost
Activate Great Person	Great People	Activates the Great Person's bonus and deletes the unit.	All
Aerial Reconnaissance	Aircraft Commanders	Completely reveals a tile within 8 Range and all surrounding tiles for one turn, granting Sight and revealing all stealth units, including hidden units reinforcing an army or fleet.	0
Build Road to Settlement	Merchant	Constructs a road from the friendly Settlement where the unit is positioned to another eligble Settlement within range, then deletes the unit.	All
Claim Mountain	Sherpa	Constructs a Highland Power Station on an unclaimed Mountain, claiming it and all tiles in between up to the nearest Settlement within 5 hexes, then deletes the unit.	All
Claim Resource	Prospector	Constructs a Tile Improvement on an unclaimed Resource tile, claiming it and all tiles in between up to the nearest Settlement within 5 hexes, then deletes the unit.	All
Establish Air Base	Squadron Commander	Relocates the Commander to another neutral or friendly land tile within Movement range and constructs a temporary Airbase from which it can operate.	All
Excavate Artifact	Explorer	Digs up an artifact from a ruin over the course of 5 turns, granting the player the artifact upon completion and removing the ruin from the map.	All
Found Settlement	Settler Founder	Founds a new Town (or Capital in the case of a Founder) on the unit's tile and deletes the unit.	All
Heal	Kahuna	Heals +40 HP to all adjacent units.	All
Jaguar Trap	Jaguar Slayer	Places a hidden trap on a Flat or Vegetated tile that does not contain a Resource or River. The trap is invisible to enemy units and triggers when entered, dealing 25 damage and depleting all Movement. Sets this action on a 5-turn cooldown.	All
Lookout	Scout	Grants +1 Sight, removes view obstruction from Vegetation, and puts the unit to Sleep.	All
Make Trade Route	Merchant Dhow	Imports Resources harvested by the Settlement where the unit is positioned and constructs a road to the nearest friendly Settlement.	All
Overrun	Army Commander	The packed Commander instantly moves onto an enemy tile and eliminates the unit without taking retaliation damage, provided there is an overwhelming difference in Combat Strength.	All
Pet the Dog	Scout	Pets the dog.	0
Research Artifacts	Explorer	Reveals the locations of 4 ruins containing 1 artifact on each continent from a Museum, making them visible to all civilizations.	All
Resettle	Migrant	Triggers a growth event in a friendly Settlement, adding 1 rural population and constructing a Tile Improvement, then deletes the unit.	All
Search	Scout	Grants +1 Sight for 1 turn, removes view obstruction from Vegetation, and reveals Discoveries within twice the Sight range.	All
Spread Religion	Missionary	Consumes one "Religious Spread" charge to convert the urban or rural Population of the targeted Settlement to your Religion, depending on the District type. Deletes the unit once its final charge is used.	All
Travel to City	Great Banker	Teleports the unit to a tile within the Capital of any civilization. Can be used only once per Capital.	All
Treat the Sick	Physician	Removes Unrest from a Settlement whose Urban District is affected by the plague.
Unload Cargo	Treasure Convoy	Grants 100 Gold and one Victory Point toward the Treasure Fleet Legacy Path milestones for each Treasure Resource assigned to the Convoy and deletes the unit.	All
WMD Strike	Aircraft Commanders	Launches a Nuclear Weapon to a tile within Range, causing mass destruction.	All

Commands[]

Commands deplete the Movement of the Commander and all participating units, unless stated otherwise.

Action	Commander	Effect
Airdrop	Squad	Deploys all packed land units to any eligible tile within Range.
Assemble Army	Army Commander Fleet Commander	Pulls adjacent units with remaining Movement points into the Army or Fleet, as long as there are open slots available. Does not cost any Movement points.
Barrage Land Target	Fleet	Orders all naval units within the command radius to perform a ranged attack on an enemy land unit or fortified District within Range, granting +2 Ranged Strength and +2 Bombard Strength to each participating unit.
Cargo Drop	Squad	Drops a healing package on a friendly unit within Range, restoring +25 HP to it and all adjacent friendly units.
Carpet Bomb	Aero Squad Aircraft	Orders all packed bombers to perform an Air Strike on an enemy land unit or fortified District within Range.
Coordinated Attack	Army	Orders all infantry and cavalry units within the command radius and with sufficient Movement to move toward an enemy land unit or fortified District and perform a melee attack, granting +2 Combat Strength to each participating unit.
Coordinated Naval Attack	Fleet	Orders all naval units within the command radius and with sufficient Movement points to move toward an enemy ship or eligible fortified District and perform a melee attack, granting +2 Combat Strength to each participating unit.
Defensive Perimeters	Army	Orders all eligible land units within the command radius to perform the Fortify action simultaneously.
Deploy Army	Army Commander Fleet Commander	Deploys all (if possible) packed units onto eligible tiles on and adjacent to the Commander.
Fighter Sweep	Aero Squad Aircraft	Orders all packed fighters to perform an Air Strike on any tile within Range.
Focus Fire	Army	Orders all ranged and siege units within the command radius to perform a Range Attack on an enemy unit or fortified District within Range, granting +2 Ranged Strength and +2 Bombard Strength to each participating unit.
Grant Second Wind	Army Fleet	Restores 2 Movement points to a friendly unit within the command radius that attacked earlier this turn.
Ground Attack	Aero Squad Aircraft	Orders all packed ground attackers to perform an Air Strike on an enemy land unit or fortified District within Range.
Heroic Assault	Army Fleet	Performs a ranged attack on an adjacent enemy unit, using the commander's Defense Strength as Ranged Strength.
Scorched Earth	Army Fleet	Orders all eligible land units or naval units within the command radius to perform the Pillage action simultaneously.
Upgrade All Units	Army Fleet Aero Squad Aircraft	Orders all eligible packed units to perform the Upgrade Unit action simultaneously, provided sufficient Gold is available. Does not cost any Movement points.