Volcanic Soil (Civ6)

Volcanic Soil is a terrain feature in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. It is found on land tiles near Volcanoes that have erupted.

Yields:
- May get additional Food, Production, Science, and Culture with volcanic eruptions.
Additional traits:
- +2 Faith with Fire Goddess pantheon
- May receive both the Farm and the Mine improvements

Strategy[]

Volcanic Soil is a very interesting addition to the game. It practically alters the quality of any nearby non-mountainous terrain so that it can be improved with both Farms and Mines. This doesn't seem like much until you realize the huge versatility it gives to tiles. Granted, Farms may be constructed on every flat tile (and later in the game also on Hills), but being able to build Mines on flat land will help improve a city's Production potential. Besides, if the Volcanic Soil happens to hit a "barren" sort of terrain such as Desert or Tundra, which normally cannot be improved, this terrain instantly turns into "normal" terrain with the added qualities of the special volcanic yields!

Because of the benefits of Volcanic Soil (and dangers caused by possible eruptions), you should cherish your tiles next to Volcanoes and refrain from placing Districts and wonders there. As the game progresses, these tiles will gradually become so rich in yields as to potentially eclipse any other type of tile, and you can always "flip" them to provide more Food or Production if you need it at the moment.

Civilopedia entry[]

Volcanic ejecta is rich in minerals, and thus over time creates a rich soil with excellent drainage, ideal for cultivating certain kinds of crops. For example, grapes grown for wine flourish in volcanic soil, as attested by the Romans planting vineyards on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius. Coffee, too, does particularly well when grown in volcanic soil. Eruptions refresh the supply of volcanic soil on a volcano, although this usually has negative effects on agriculture during the eruption.

Gallery[]

Civilization VI Terrains [edit]
Base	Coast • Desert • Desert (Hills) • Grassland • Grassland (Hills) • Hills • Lake • Mountains • Nile River³ • Ocean • Plains • Plains (Hills) • Snow • Snow (Hills) • Tundra • Tundra (Hills)
Features	Cataract³ • Cliffs • Floodplains • Desert Floodplains • Grassland Floodplains • Plains Floodplains • Geothermal Fissure • Ice • Impact Zone¹ ² • Marsh • Oasis • Rainforest • Burning Rainforest¹ • Burnt Rainforest¹ • Reef • River • Volcanic Soil • Volcano • Woods • Burning Woods¹ • Burnt Woods¹
Other	Barbarian Outpost • Meteor Site¹ • Tribal Village
See also	Improvement • Natural Wonder • Resource
¹ Requires DLC • ² Apocalypse mode only • ³ Specific Scenarios only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack. Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.