Woodsman is a line of promotions in Civilization IV and its expansions.
Woodsman I[]
This promotion means that the unit, if defending in woodlands or jungles, will be 20% stronger.
The Explorer and the Jaguar (the Aztec unique unit) both start with this promotion. No others do.
Woodsman II[]
This promotion will make the unit 50% stronger if defending in jungle or forest tiles. More importantly, it will allow the unit to move twice as fast in those tiles. For units with 2 or more moves, this stacks with Mobility for even further movement.
This promotion is commonly used to assist choke tactics, using a fast-moving melee unit to pillage and retreat into favorable terrain.
Woodsman III[]
This promotion means that the unit with it will be not only 50% better at defending forest and jungle units than an unpromoted unit, but also at attacking them. This is useful to counter another Woodsman unit or a well-defended wooded point.
On top of that, the healing effect is like a free and more potent 
Medic I promotion - 15% vs. 10%, but it also stacks. Woodsman III and Medic I will heal the same as Medic III (except on tiles adjacent to the healer) and doesn't require a Great General. Of course, these can all stack together for a massive bonus, and make a particularly potent healer.
Finally, 2 first strikes helps reduce the risk of your super-Medic dying if they attack (and it makes it even better at attacking woods).
See also[]
- Woodsman in other games
| Civilization IV Promotions [edit] |
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| Accuracy • AceB • Ambush • Amphibious • Barrage (I - III) • Blitz • Charge • City Garrison (I - III) • City Raider (I - III) • Combat (I - VI) • Commando • Cover • Drill (I - IV) • Flanking (I - II) • Formation • Guerrilla (I - III) • Interception (I - II)B • LeadershipW • March • Medic (I - III) • Mobility • MoraleW • Navigation (I - II) • Pinch • Range (I - II)B • Sentry • Shock • TacticsW • Woodsman (I - III) |
| W Added in Warlords • B Added in Beyond the Sword |