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The following is a list of promotions in Civilization VI and its expansions, sorted by unit class.

Standard game[]

Recon Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Ranger	Faster Movement in Woods and Jungle terrain.	-
I	Alpine	Faster Movement on Hill terrain.	-
II	Sentry	Can see through Woods and Jungle.^[1]	Ranger or Alpine
II	Guerrilla	Can move after attacking.^[2]	Ranger or Alpine
III	Spyglass	+1 sight range.	Sentry
III	Ambush	+20 Combat Strength in all situations.	Guerrilla
IV	Camouflage	Only adjacent enemy units can reveal this unit.	Spyglass or Ambush

Melee Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Battlecry	+7 Combat Strength vs. melee and ranged units.^[3]	-
I	Tortoise	+10 Combat Strength when defending against ranged attacks.	-
II	Commando	Can scale Cliff walls. +1 Movement.^[4]	Battlecry or Amphibious
II	Amphibious	No Combat Strength and Movement penalty when attacking from Sea or over a River.	Tortoise or Commando
III	Zweihander	+7 Combat Strength vs. anti-cavalry units.	Commando or Amphibious
III	Urban Warfare	+10 Combat Strength when fighting in a district.^[5]	Commando or Amphibious
IV	Elite Guard	+1 additional attack per turn if Movement allows. Can move after attacking.^[2]	Zweihander or Urban Warfare

Ranged Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Volley	+5 Ranged Strength vs. land units.	-
I	Garrison	+10 Combat Strength when occupying a district or Fort.	-
II	Arrow Storm	+7 Ranged Strength vs. land and naval units.^[6]	Volley
II	Incendiaries	+7 Ranged Strength vs. district defenses.	Garrison
III	Suppression	Exercise zone of control.	Arrow Storm or Incendiaries
III	Emplacement	+10 Combat Strength when defending vs. city attacks.^[7]	Arrow Storm or Incendiaries
IV	Expert Marksman	+1 additional attack per turn if unit has not moved.^[8]	Suppression or Emplacement

Anti-Cavalry Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Echelon	+5 Combat Strength vs. cavalry units.^[9]	-
I	Thrust	+5 Combat Strength vs. melee units.	-
II	Square	Double Support bonus.	Echelon
II	Schiltron	+10 Combat Strength when defending vs. melee class units.	Thrust
III	Redeploy	+1 Movement.	Square or Schiltron
III	Choke Points	+7 Combat Strength when defending in Woods, Jungle, Hills, or Marsh.	Square or Schiltron
IV	Hold the Line	Adjacent units of a different class get +10 Combat Strength vs. cavalry.^[10]	Redeploy or Choke Points

Light Cavalry Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Caparison	+5 Combat Strength vs. anti-cavalry.	-
I	Coursers	+5 Combat Strength when attacking ranged and siege units.	-
II	Depredation	Pillaging costs only 1 Movement point.	Caparison
II	Double Envelopment	2x flanking bonus.	Coursers
III	Spiking the Guns	+7 Combat Strength vs. siege units.	Depredation or Double Envelopment
III	Pursuit	+1 Movement.	Depredation or Double Envelopment
IV	Escort Mobility	Formation units all inherit escort's Movement speed.	Spiking the Guns or Pursuit

Heavy Cavalry Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Charge	+10 Combat Strength vs. fortified defender.	-
I	Barding	+7 Combat Strength when defending vs. ranged attacks.	-
II	Marauding	+7 Combat Strength vs. units in districts.	Charge or Rout
II	Rout	+5 Combat Strength against damaged units.	Barding or Marauding
III	Armor Piercing	+7 Combat Strength against other heavy cavalry units.	Marauding or Rout
III	Reactive Armor	+7 Combat Strength when defending against heavy cavalry and anti-cavalry.	Rout
IV	Breakthrough	+1 additional attack per turn if Movement allows.	Armor Piercing or Reactive Armor

Siege Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Grape Shot	+7 Combat Strength vs. land units.	-
I	Crew Weapons	+7 Combat Strength when defending.	-
II	Shrapnel	+10 Combat Strength vs. land units.	Grape Shot
II	Shells	+10 Combat Strength vs. district defenses.^[11]	Crew Weapons
III	Advanced Rangefinding	+10 Combat Strength vs. naval units.	Shrapnel or Shells
III	Expert Crew	Can attack after moving.^[12]	Shrapnel or Shells
IV	Forward Observers	+1 Range.	Advanced Rangefinding or Expert Crew

Naval Melee Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Helmsman	+1 Movement.	-
I	Embolon	+7 Combat Strength vs. naval units.	-
II	Rutter	+1 sight range.	Helmsman
II	Reinforced Hull	+10 Combat Strength when defending vs. ranged attacks.	Embolon
III	Convoy	+10 Combat Strength when in a formation.	Rutter or Reinforced Hull
III	Auxiliary Ships	Heal outside of friendly territory.^[13]	Rutter or Reinforced Hull
IV	Creeping Attack	+14 Combat Strength vs. naval raider units.	Convoy or Auxiliary Ships

Naval Ranged Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Line of Battle	+7 Combat Strength vs. naval units.	-
I	Bombardment	+7 Combat Strength vs. district defenses.	-
II	Preparatory Fire	+7 Combat Strength vs. land units.	Line of Battle
II	Rolling Barrage	+10 Combat Strength vs. district defenses.	Bombardment
III	Supply Fleet	Heal outside of friendly territory.	Preparatory Fire or Rolling Barrage
III	Proximity Fuses	+7 Combat Strength when defending vs. air attacks.	Preparatory Fire or Rolling Barrage
IV	Coincidence Rangefinding	+1 Range.	Supply Fleet or Proximity Fuses

Naval Raider Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Loot	+50 Gold from coastal raids (on Standard speed).	-
I	Boarding	Obtain Gold from naval victories.	-
II	Swift Keel	+1 Movement.	Loot or Homing Torpedoes
II	Homing Torpedoes	+10 Combat Strength vs. naval units.	Boarding or Swift Keel
III	Observation	+1 sight range.	Swift Keel
III	Silent Running	Can move after attacking.^[2]	Homing Torpedoes
IV	Wolfpack	+1 additional attack per turn.	Observation or Silent Running

Naval Carrier Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Flight Deck	+1 additional aircraft slot.	-
I	Scout Planes	+1 sight range.	-
II	Hangar Deck	+1 additional aircraft slot.	Flight Deck or Advanced Engines
II	Advanced Engines	+1 Movement.	Scout Planes or Hangar Deck
III	Folding Wings	+1 additional aircraft slot.	Hangar Deck or Deck Crews
III	Deck Crews	Can heal after attacking.	Advanced Engines or Folding Wings
IV	Supercarrier	Heal outside of friendly territory.	Deck Crews or Folding Wings

Fighter Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Dogfighting	+7 Combat Strength vs. fighter class units.	-
I	Cockpit Armor	+7 Combat Strength when defending vs. anti-air.	-
II	Interceptor	+7 Combat Strength vs. bomber class units.	Dogfighting
II	Strafe	+17 Combat Strength vs. non-cavalry units.	Cockpit Armor
III	Ground Crews	Heal while patrolling or deployed.	Interceptor
III	Tank Buster	+17 Combat Strength vs. cavalry units.^[9]	Strafe
IV	Drop Tanks	+2 Range.	Ground Crews or Tank Buster

Bomber Units[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Box Formation	+7 Combat Strength when defending vs. fighter class units.	-
I	Evasive Maneuvers	+7 Combat Strength when defending vs. anti-air.	-
II	Torpedo Bomber	+17 Combat Strength vs. naval units.	Box Formation or Evasive Maneuvers
II	Close Air Support	+12 Combat Strength vs. land units.	Box Formation or Evasive Maneuvers
III	Tactical Maintenance	Can heal after attacking.	Torpedo Bomber
III	Long Range	+2 Range.	Close Air Support
IV	Superfortress	No minimum health requirement to air pillage.	Tactical Maintenance or Long Range

Warrior Monks[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Shadow Strike	2x flanking bonus.	-
I	Twilight Veil	Only adjacent enemy units can reveal this unit.	-
II	Exploding Palms	+10 Combat Strength in all situations.	Shadow Strike or Twilight Veil
II	Disciples	This unit spreads its Religion to nearby cities when it defeats an enemy unit.^[14]	Shadow Strike or Twilight Veil
III	Sweeping Wind	+1 additional attack per turn if Movement allows.	Exploding Palms or Disciples
III	Dancing Crane	+1 Movement.	Exploding Palms or Disciples
IV	Cobra Strike	+15 Combat Strength in all situations.	Sweeping Wind or Dancing Crane

Nihang[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Tegh	+7 Combat Strength when flanked.	-
I	Trehsool Mukh	When defeating an enemy unit, gain Faith equal to 50% that unit's base Combat Strength.	-
II	Jangi Mojeh	+1 Movement.	Tegh or Sanjo
II	Sanjo	No combat penalty when damaged.	Trehsool Mukh or Jangi Mojeh
III	Jangi Kara	+10 Combat Strength while Suzerain of Lahore.	Jangi Mojeh or Sanjo

Units with promotion lists[]

Some units have promotions which are not dependent on each other. Instead of a promotion tree they have a promotion list.

Soothsayers (Apocalypse mode)[]

Soothsayer promotions

Scenario-specific promotions[]

Path to Nirvana[]

Missionary[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Walk on Water	No penalty to Movement when moving from sea or river.	-
I	Traveler	Faster Movement in Woods, Rainforest, Hills, or Marsh.	-
II	Propagator	+2 Movement.	Walk on Water
II	Interpreter	Gain 75 Faith if this unit converts a city to your Religion for the first time.	Traveler

Red Death[]

Zombie Horde[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Brains!	+5 Combat Strength	-
I	Grah!	+1 Movement	-
I	Ugh!	No Decay Damage	-
II	Brains!!	+5 Combat Strength	Brains!
II	Grah!!	+1 Movement	Grah!
III	Brains!!!	+5 Combat Strength	Brains!!
III	Grah!!!	+1 Movement	Grah!!

Undying Eye[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Replace Rifle Barrels	+8 Combat Strength	-
I	Refill Repair Nanites	+10 heal rate	-
I	Replace Launcher Tubes	+1 Range	-
II	Replace Targeting Computer	+8 Combat Strength	Replace Rifle Barrels
II	Replace Leg Actuators	+2 Movement	Refill Repair Nanites or Replace Launcher Tubes
III	Fresh Ammo	+8 Combat Strength	Replace Targeting Computer

Other units[]

Other units in the Red Death scenario use promotions existing in the standard game (i.e., from the unit class the unit belongs to), but they are organized differently. The only new promotion is Scout Regiment.

Pirates[]

Brigantine[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Copper-plated Hull	Can move after attacking.^[2]	-
I	Swift Keel	+1 Movement.	-
I	Swivel Gun	Obtain Gold from naval victories.	-
II	Exploding Shot	+10 Combat Strength vs. naval units.	Copper-plated Hull
II	Venetian Spyglass	+1 Sight range.	Swift Keel
II	Flintlock Muskets	+50 Gold from coastal raids (on Standard speed).	Swivel Gun
III	Pirate Code	+1 additional attack per turn.	Exploding Shot

Sloop and Galleon[]

Tier	Promotion	Effect	Required Promotions
I	Copper-plated Hull	Can move after attacking.^[2]	-
II	Pirate Code	+1 additional attack per turn.	Copper-plated Hull

↑ A unit with this promotion and a Range of 2 can fire through Woods and Rainforests to attack targets.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Attacking doesn't consume Movement, so a unit with this promotion can use its full Movement after making an attack.
↑ Despite what its description says, the Combat Strength bonus also applies when fighting anti-cavalry units, and only when the unit with this promotion is attacking.
↑ This is an added effect in Rise and Fall and also applies while the unit is embarked.
↑ This promotion applies only to melee attacks.
↑ This promotion also applies to attacks against district defenses.
↑ This promotion applies only against attacks from City Centers. Attacks from Encampments and other defensible districts are unaffected.
↑ This means the unit cannot make the additional attack if it moves after making its first attack. It can still move before it attacks, however. The Voi Chiến is the exception: with this promotion, it can attack, move and then still be able to attack a second time.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 This promotion applies only against light and heavy cavalry units. Ranged cavalry units, as indicated by their use of the ranged units' promotion table, are treated as a distinct unit class and are unaffected.
↑ The Combat Strength bonus is cumulative if multiple anti-cavalry units have this promotion.
↑ The Combat Strength bonus applies to both attack and defense.
↑ A siege unit without this promotion can still attack after moving, but only if its maximum Movement is at least 1 point higher than normal (e.g., boosted by a Great General or a Supply Convoy).
↑ The healing bonus from this promotion stacks with Norway's civilization ability.
↑ A unit with this promotion applies 250 Religious Pressure to cities within 10 hexes when it kills a non-barbarian unit. This effect doesn't stack with Byzantium's civilization ability.

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[1] A unit with this promotion and a Range of 2 can fire through Woods and Rainforests to attack targets.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Attacking doesn't consume Movement, so a unit with this promotion can use its full Movement after making an attack.

[3] Despite what its description says, the Combat Strength bonus also applies when fighting anti-cavalry units, and only when the unit with this promotion is attacking.

[4] This is an added effect in Rise and Fall and also applies while the unit is embarked.

[5] This promotion applies only to melee attacks.

[6] This promotion also applies to attacks against district defenses.

[7] This promotion applies only against attacks from City Centers. Attacks from Encampments and other defensible districts are unaffected.

[8] This means the unit cannot make the additional attack if it moves after making its first attack. It can still move before it attacks, however. The Voi Chiến is the exception: with this promotion, it can attack, move and then still be able to attack a second time.

[:1-9] 9.0 ^9.1 This promotion applies only against light and heavy cavalry units. Ranged cavalry units, as indicated by their use of the ranged units' promotion table, are treated as a distinct unit class and are unaffected.

[10] The Combat Strength bonus is cumulative if multiple anti-cavalry units have this promotion.

[11] The Combat Strength bonus applies to both attack and defense.

[12] A siege unit without this promotion can still attack after moving, but only if its maximum Movement is at least 1 point higher than normal (e.g., boosted by a Great General or a Supply Convoy).

[13] The healing bonus from this promotion stacks with Norway's civilization ability.

[14] A unit with this promotion applies 250 Religious Pressure to cities within 10 hexes when it kills a non-barbarian unit. This effect doesn't stack with Byzantium's civilization ability.

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