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A unit is a mobile entity that can move around the map and perform various functions in Civilization VI.

List of units by era

Era	Ancient	Classical	Medieval	Renaissance	Industrial	Modern	Atomic	Information
Recon	Scout		Skirmisher		Ranger		Spec Ops
	Okihtcitaw (Cree)		Warak'aq (Inca)		Highlander (Scotland)
Melee	Warrior	Swordsman		Musketman		Infantry		Mechanized Infantry
	Eagle Warrior (Aztec)	Hypaspist (Macedon) Immortal (Persia) Legion (Rome) Ngao Mbeba (Kongo) Toa (Māori)	Berserker (Norway) (doesn't replace) Khevsur (Georgia) (doesn't replace) Samurai (Japan) (doesn't replace)	Conquistador (Spain) Janissary (Suleiman)	Garde Imperiale (France) (doesn't replace) Redcoat (Victoria) (doesn't replace)	Digger (Australia)
Ranged	Slinger Archer		Crossbowman		Field Cannon		Machine Gun
	Pítati Archer (Nubia)	Saka Horse Archer (Scythia)	Crouching Tiger (China) (doesn't replace)* Keshig (Mongolia) (doesn't replace)		Hwacha (Korea)
Anti-Cavalry	Spearman		Pikeman	Pike and Shot		AT Crew		Modern AT
	Hoplite (Greece)		Impi (Zulu)	Carolean (Sweden)
Light Cavalry		Horseman	Courser		Cavalry		Helicopter
		Hetairoi (Alexander)	Black Army (Matthias Corvinus)	Malón Raider (Mapuche) (doesn't replace)	Cossack (Russia) Huszár (Hungary)	Mountie (Canada) (doesn't replace)
Heavy Cavalry	Heavy Chariot		Knight		Cuirassier	Tank		Modern Armor
	War-Cart (Sumeria) (doesn't replace) Maryannu Chariot Archer (Egypt)	Varu (India) (doesn't replace) Maryannu Chariot Archer (Egypt) (doesn't replace)	Winged Hussar (Poland) (doesn't replace) Mamluk (Arabia) Mandekalu Cavalry (Mali)		Rough Rider (Teddy Roosevelt) (doesn't replace)
GDR								Giant Death Robot
Siege		Catapult		Bombard		Artillery		Rocket Artillery
			Domrey (Khmer) (doesn't replace)
Naval Melee	Galley			Caravel	Ironclad		Destroyer
	Viking Longship (Harald Hardrada) Bireme (Phoenicia)
Naval Ranged		Quadrireme		Frigate		Battleship		Missile Cruiser
				De Zeven Provinciën (Netherlands) Jong} (Indonesia)		Minas Geraes (Brazil)
Naval Raider				Privateer		Submarine		Nuclear Submarine
				Sea Dog} (England) Barbary Corsair} (Ottomans)		U-Boat} (Germany)
Naval Carrier							Aircraft Carrier
Air Fighter						Biplane	Fighter	Jet Fighter
							P-51 Mustang (America)
Air Bomber							Bomber	Jet Bomber

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.

Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

Support Units

*: Support class units do not upgrade linearly like other classes. There are 4 separate upgrade paths:

Upgrade Path	Ancient	Classical	Medieval	Industrial	Modern	Atomic	Information
Walls, Health, and Movement	Battering Ram			Medic	Supply Convoy
		Siege Tower
Siege Range					Observation Balloon	Drone
Anti-Air						Anti-Air Gun	Mobile SAM
Military Engineer			Military Engineer

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List of units

Civilian

• Settler

• Builder

• Trader

• Archaeologist

• Spy

• Naturalist
• Rock Band

Great People

Main article: Great People (Civ6)

• Great General

• Great Admiral

• Great Engineer

• Great Merchant

• Great Prophet

• Great Scientist

• Great Writer

• Great Artist

• Great Musician

Recon

• Scout
  • Okihtcitaw (Cree only)
• Skirmisher
  • Warak'aq (Inca only)
• Ranger
  • Highlander (Scotland only)
• Spec Ops

Melee

• Warrior
  • Eagle Warrior (Aztec only)
• Swordsman
  •  Hypaspist (Macedon only)
  •  Immortal (Persia only)
  • Legion (Rome only)
  • Ngao Mbeba (Kongo only)
  • Toa (Māori only)
• Berserker (Norway only) (doesn't replace)
• Khevsur (Georgia only) (doesn't replace)
• Samurai (Japan only) (doesn't replace)
• Musketman
  • Conquistador (Spain only)
  • Janissary (Suleiman only)
• Garde Imperiale (France only) (doesn't replace)
• Redcoat (Victoria only) (doesn't replace)
• Infantry
  •  Digger (Australia only)
•  Mechanized Infantry

Ranged

• Slinger
• Archer
  •  Pítati Archer (Nubia only)
•  Saka Horse Archer (Scythia only) (doesn't replace)
• Crossbowman
• Crouching Tiger (China only) (doesn't replace)
• Field Cannon
  • Hwacha (Korea only)
• Machine Gun

Anti-Cavalry

•  Spearman
  •  Hoplite (Greece only)
•  Pikeman
  •  Impi (Zulu only)
•  Pike and Shot
  •  Carolean (Sweden only)
•  AT Crew
•  Modern AT

Light Cavalry

• Horseman
  •  Hetairoi (Alexander only)
• Courser
  • Black Army (Matthias Corvinus only)
• Cavalry
  • Cossack (Russia only)
  • Huszár (Hungary only)
• Malón Raider (Mapuche only) (doesn't replace)
• Mountie (Canada only) (doesn't replace)
• Helicopter

Heavy Cavalry

• War-Cart (Sumeria only) (doesn't replace)
• Heavy Chariot
  • Maryannu Chariot Archer (Egypt only) (doesn't replace pre-)
• Varu (India only) (doesn't replace)
• Winged Hussar (Poland only) (doesn't replace)
• Knight
  • Mamluk (Arabia only)
  • Mandekalu Cavalry (Mali only)
• Rough Rider (Teddy Roosevelt only) (doesn't replace)
• Cuirassier
• Tank
• Modern Armor

Ranged Cavalry

• Keshig (Mongolia only) (doesn't replace)

GDR

• Giant Death Robot

Siege

• Catapult
•  Domrey (Khmer only) (doesn't replace)
• Bombard
• Artillery
• Rocket Artillery

Naval Melee

• Galley
  • Viking Longship (Harald Hardrada only)
  • Bireme (Phoenicia only)
• Caravel
• Ironclad
• Destroyer

Naval Ranged

• Quadrireme
• Frigate
  • De Zeven Provinciën (Netherlands only)
  •  Jong (Indonesia only)
• Battleship
  • Minas Geraes (Brazil only)
• Missile Cruiser

Naval Raider

• Privateer
  • Sea Dog (England only)
  • Barbary Corsair (Ottomans only)
• Submarine
  • U-Boat (Germany only)
• Nuclear Submarine

Naval Carrier

• Aircraft Carrier

Air Fighter

• Biplane
• Fighter
  • P-51 Mustang (America only)
• Jet Fighter

Air Bomber

• Bomber
• Jet Bomber

Support

• Battering Ram
• Siege Tower
• Military Engineer
• Medic
• Supply Convoy
• Observation Balloon
• Drone
• Anti-Air Gun
• Mobile SAM

Religious

• Missionary
• Apostle
• Inquisitor
• Guru

Other

• Warrior Monk

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

Videos

CIVILIZATION VI - How to Use Your Army

Related achievements

Naming Rights Name a unit. This is probably a reference to the right to name something either by virtue of having discovered it or by paying the owners for the privilege. For instance, many stadiums and the like.