List of units in CivBE

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This page contains a list of units in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth and information related to them.

Civilian Units[]

Civilian units are unable to attack and are instantly captured if an enemy melee unit enters their tile.

Unit		Description
Colonist	95 ^[1]	Settler unit. Forms Outposts which eventually form Cities on both land and sea.
Worker	70 ^[2]	Worker unit. Constructs all tile Improvements.
Trade Convoy^[3]	70	Land-based trade unit. Used to establish trade routes between two terrestrial or coastal cities. In Rising Tide the unit can now embark and trade on the seas.
Trade Vessel^[3]	85	Sea-based trade unit. Used to establish trade routes between two coastal and aquatic Cities. Removed in Rising Tide.
Earthling Settler	-	Part of the Promised Land victory
Ultrasonic Emitter	-	Support unit unlocked though Starships. Damages aliens in adjacent tiles. Does not trigger alien aggression.

Military Units[]

Infantry units benefit from defensive terrain bonuses, whilst cavalry units do not.
Melee units can capture cities but suffer backlash from attacking, while ranged units cannot capture cities but do not suffer backlash from attacking.

Unit^[4]	Affinity ^[5]	Prerequisite Techs	Resources	Description
Explorer	-	Habitation^[6]	-	Scout unit that conducts expeditions. May leash aliens
Soldier	-	Habitation^[6]	-	Basic melee infantry unit
Ranger	-	Physics	-	Basic ranged infantry unit
Combat Rover	-	Engineering	-	Basic melee cavalry unit
Missile Rover	-	Computing	-	Basic ranged cavalry unit that deals more damage to cities
Patrol Boat	-	Habitation^[6]	-	Basic melee naval unit
Gunboat	-	Habitation^[6]	-	Basic ranged naval unit
Submarine	-	Chemistry	-	Stealth ranged naval unit
Carrier	-	Fabrication	-	Aircraft base naval unit
Tacjet	-	Robotics	-	Air unit
Xeno Swarm	4	Alien Adaptation	1	Alien melee infantry unit
Xeno Cavalry	7	Alien Domestication	2	Alien melee cavalry unit
Rocktopus	9	Designer Lifeforms	2 1	Alien orbital unit
Xeno Titan	12	Alien Evolution	5	Very powerful melee unit with strong defense against ranged
Battlesuit	4	Servomachinery	1	Armored melee infantry unit
Aegis	7	Surrogacy	1 1	Ranged combat-medic unit
LEV Tank	9	Mobile LEV	3	Ranged hover unit
LEV Destroyer	12	Tactical LEV	5	Very powerful ranged hover unit that deals splash damage
CNDR	4	Tactical Robotics	1	Defensive melee robot unit
CARVR	7	Autogyros	2	Offensive melee robot unit
SABR	9	Synthetic Thought	3	Long ranged robot unit
ANGEL	12	Neural Uploading	5	Very powerful ranged robot unit that can cross canyons and coasts
Immortal	3 3	Organics	1	Regenerative melee infantry unit
Architect	4 4	Alien Hybridization	1 1	Ranged infantry unit that can assist or inhibit
Throne^[7]	5 5	Human Idealism	2 2	Ranged hover unit that can assist or inhibit
Drone Cage	3 3	Autonomous Systems	1	Melee combat-medic unit
Autosled	4 4	Bionics	1 1	Melee hover unit
Golem^[7]	5 5	Bioengineering	2 2	Very powerful melee unit
Nanohive	3 3	Collaborative Thought	1	Stealth unit that deals damage to two tiles of its radius
Geliopod	4 4	Transgenics	1 1	Land based stealth unit
Aquilon^[7]	5 5	Biometallurgy	2 2	Ranged hover unit with aircraft base

Orbital units[]

Main article: Orbitals (CivBE)

Unit	Requirements		Resources	Duration (turns)	Radius	Effect
All-Seer	Dark Networks	200	4 1	30	1	Removes and prevents all Covert Agents and Intrigue from cities in range
Comm Relay	Communications	100	-	60	5 ^[8]	Provides orbital coverage within a 5 tile radius
Deep Space Telescope	Orbital Automation	200	2 1	60	2	Discovers The Signal, part of the Contact Victory +25% for cities in range
Holomatrix	Civil Support	130	3 1	60	1	+2 on tiles you own in range -50% Intrigue increases on cities in range
Lasercom Satellite	Orbital Networks	130	2 1	60	1	Contacts Old Earth, part of the Emancipation and Promised Land Victories +15% for cities in range
Miasmic Condenser	Alien Ecology	130	3 1	10	2	Generates Miasma, starting from the center
Miasmic Repulsor	Ecology	80	-	10	2	Clears Miasma, starting from the center
Orbital Fabricator	Geoscaping	130	2 1	60	1	+1 on tiles you own Generates 1 to 2 new strategic resources ranging 1-4 in quantity^[9]
Orbital Laser	Cybernetics	130	2	60	3	Attacks units within range ( 70)
Paean	Biology	130	-	30	1	Tiles provide +1 Health when worked by a City but not past the City's local Health limit
Phasal Transporter	Cybernetics	130	2 1	30	1	Enables units to perform a one-way Phasal Transport from any friendly City to any affected tile
Planet Carver	Astrodynamics	200	4 1	30	2	Attacks units within range ( 120)
Rocktopus	Designer Lifeforms 9	280	2 1	10	2	Can move between deployments Attacks units within range ( 60)
Solar Collector	Photosystems	80	-	60	1	+1 on tiles you own within range +20% for cities within range
Spy Satellite	Tactical Robotics	100	-	45	6 ^[10]	Provides visibility of all locations within a 6 tile radius, not counting invisible units
Station Sentinel	Ballistics	80	-	60	0	Doubles trade route yields from the station underneath it. Also doubles this station's defense, and prevents it from being abandoned.
Tacnet Hub	Communications	80	-	60	2	+20% , +20% , and +5 HP heal for all friendly units in range
Weather Controller	Climate Control	130	2 1	60	1	+1 on tiles you own Generates 1 to 2 new Basic Resources^[9]
Xeno Siren	Biochemistry	80	-	30	2	Attracts nearby alien units to the affected area

Alien units[]

Main article: Aliens (CivBE)

Alien	Movement		Range		Notes
Wolf Beetle	2	10	0	0	Swarm organism that constantly defends alien hives by patrolling around them closely. Carpets landscape in mass swarms when Alien aggression is ignited.
Raptor Bug	3	16	0	0	Fastest known land alien species, with greater strength compared to a swarm of Wolf Beetle. Appears only when the aliens feel threatened.
Siege Worm	1	62	0	0	Migrates between several destinations, destroying any infrastructure or units in the lands they pass through, extremely effective against cities. Does not become actively aggressive or specifically move through or towards human construction until the aliens are particularly pressed.
Drones	3	10	0	0	Only known Alien unit capable of flight. Has similar abilities to the Wolf Beetle but does not benefit from terrain bonuses.
Manticore	1	4	2	10	Chemical spewing "artillery" of the Alien Hive. Commonly found stationed within the hives themselves to attack targets that close in. Appears in greater numbers if Alien aggression is continued after the first Wolf Beetle swarms.
Sea Dragon	2	16	0	0	The oceanic relative of the Raptor Bug. Much more voracious in the fact that it regards all naval vessels as possible prey.
Kraken	2	56	0	0	Aquatic relative of the Siege Worm, behaves similarly in all fashions. Will form "pods" similar to Earth-based cetaceans, making them deadly to take on even at the highest combat levels.
Hydracoral	0	32 ^[11]	0	0	A combination of terrain and alien presence. Does not move or attack, but has ability to spread hydrocorals on adjacent fields. Occurs in different stages of growth. Dangerous in melee, but vulnerable to distant attacks.
Makara	2	28	0	0	An amphibious alien, capable of crossing both land and sea. It is slow and pillages any improvements it walks on.
Ripper	3	8	0	0	Most commonly found water alien. Appears in large groups, patrolling oceans. Although not very dangerous, attacking and killing it may enrage all aliens on a planet.
Scarab	2	6	0	0	Weak, land organisms, similar to wolf beetles.

Notes[]

↑ The Colonization Corps Trade Agreement increases the cost of colonists, but allows for new cities to skip the outpost phase.
↑ The Engineering Corps Trade Agreement decreases the cost of workers to 1. The Gene Vault wonder provides all new cities a free worker unit.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 After the first patch of Rising Tide, the Trade Vessel unit was removed. Instead the Trade Convoy can embark allowing floating cities to trade with landlocked cities.
↑ Unit naming conventions in this table are the same as Civilopedia. Only the original name is used. Upgrades will change the name of the unit, the cost and the unit stats.
↑ Affinity costs mentioned in the this table are for Tier 1 units only.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Unit is available at the beginning of the game because the technology Habitation is already researched for all players at the start of the game.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 The Golem, Aquilon, and Throne are considered Hybrid Ultimate units for the purposes of the Best of Both Worlds achievement.
↑ The Comm relay only takes up 1 one tile in the orbital layer, but it effects 5 tiles out
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 On unimproved tiles across unit's lifespan. Territory ownership and miasma don't matter, tiles with strategic resources present won't be increased
↑ The Spy Satellite only uses up one tile in the orbital layer, but it can see 6 tiles out
↑ There are three levels of hydracoral. Level 1, has a strength of 10, level 2, 18, and level 3, 32.

Introduced in the Rising Tide expansion pack.

External links[]

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Introduced in the Rising Tide expansion pack. † Spin off game based in the same fictional universe

[1] The Colonization Corps Trade Agreement increases the cost of colonists, but allows for new cities to skip the outpost phase.

[2] The Engineering Corps Trade Agreement decreases the cost of workers to 1. The Gene Vault wonder provides all new cities a free worker unit.

[Trade-3] 3.0 ^3.1 After the first patch of Rising Tide, the Trade Vessel unit was removed. Instead the Trade Convoy can embark allowing floating cities to trade with landlocked cities.

[UnitNames-4] Unit naming conventions in this table are the same as Civilopedia. Only the original name is used. Upgrades will change the name of the unit, the cost and the unit stats.

[AffinityCosts-5] Affinity costs mentioned in the this table are for Tier 1 units only.

[Habitation-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Unit is available at the beginning of the game because the technology Habitation is already researched for all players at the start of the game.

[Ultimates-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 The Golem, Aquilon, and Throne are considered Hybrid Ultimate units for the purposes of the Best of Both Worlds achievement.

[8] The Comm relay only takes up 1 one tile in the orbital layer, but it effects 5 tiles out

[Generate-9] 9.0 ^9.1 On unimproved tiles across unit's lifespan. Territory ownership and miasma don't matter, tiles with strategic resources present won't be increased

[10] The Spy Satellite only uses up one tile in the orbital layer, but it can see 6 tiles out

[11] There are three levels of hydracoral. Level 1, has a strength of 10, level 2, 18, and level 3, 32.

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