Great People return inCivilization 7, albeit with a fresh twist.
Confused about those locked attribute nodes - and a few related mechanics - in Civilization 7?
After all, spawning Great People costs valuable time.
Here’s what each of them does; you decide whether they’re worth it!
Perhaps more than any other Civilization 7 guide in our coverage,this article is a work in progress.
Pardon our dust in the meantime.
Vicente Guerrero
Activate on the Palace to immediately trigger aCelebration.
(Must be completed on Urban.)
Petra Herrera
Activate on anArmy Commander.AllSoldaderasunits within the Command Radius
gain +3 Combat Strength.
Jose Maria Morelos
Activate on anArmy Commander.
Heals all units in its Command Radius.
Benito Juarez
Activate on aZocaloto gaina Policy Slot.
Emiliano Zapata
Activate on aCity Centerto gain+1 Cultureto all Farms in the Settlement.
Angela Jimenez
Activate on anArmy Commanderto gain+10 Culturefor every Promotion it has.
Spain
Ferdinand Magellan
Activate inDistant Landson aFleet Commander.
The unit receives+2 Movementand+2 Line of Sight.
Francisco Pizarro
Activate inDistant Landson anArmy Commander.
The unit receives+2 Infantry Unitsand+1 Cavalry Unit.
(Must have three empty slots in order for them to spawn.)
Christopher Columbus
Activate inDistant Landson aWater Tile.
Reveals themap, with the exception of the interior portions of Distant Lands.
Hernando de Soto
Activate onDistant Landson any tile owned by anIndependent Power.
The Independent Power converts to aCity-Statewith you as its Suzerain.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Activate inDistant Landson or adjacent to aNatural Wonder.
Gain200 Goldfor each Natural Wonder tile here or adjacent.
(Gold amount is altered based on game speed.)
Hernan Cortes
Activate inDistant Landson anArmy Commander.The unit receives +3Infantry Units.
(Must have three empty slots in order for them to spawn.)
Francisco de Orellana
Activate inDistant Landson aNavigable River.
Receive50 Goldfor every tile on this river.
(Gold amount is altered based on game speed.)
Juan Ponce de Leon
Activate inDistant Landson any Water Tile.Treasure Fleetsgain+1 Movement.
Ines Suarez
Activate inDistant Landson any eligible settlement location.
Miguel Lopez de Legapzi
Activate inDistant Landson anArmy Commander.The unit receives +2Ranged Unitsand +1Infantry Unit.
(Must have three empty slots in order for them to spawn.)
Han China
Zhang Heng
Activate on anAcademyto gain+4 Sciencefor it.
Huo Qubing
Activate on anArmy Commander.
The unit gainsone free Promotion.
Shang Yang
Activate on thePalaceto gain+3 Influencefor it.
Mozi
Activate on theCapitalto gain+1 Population.
Mencius
Activate on aScience Buildingto gaina free Technology.
Shen Buhai
Activate on theCapitalto trigger aCelebration.
Laozi
Activate on aConstructiblewith an open Great Work slot to gain theTao Te Ching.
Ban Zhao
Activate on aConstructiblewith a Great Work slot to gain theBook of Han.
Xun Kuang
Activate in aCityto gain+1 Scienceto all Codices within that City.
French Empire
Jean-Paul Marat
Activate on thePalaceto add+1 Cultureon Quarters.
Olympe de Gouges
Activate on thePalaceto gain+1 Scienceon Quarters.
Jacque Pierre Brissot
Activate on thePalaceto grant allCombat Units+2 Combat Strength.
Jacque Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Activate on thePalaceto grant allLand Units+3 Combat Strength in Districts.
Paul Barras
Activate on thePalaceto increase all Support Effects fromDiplomatic Actionsby 10 percent.
Georges Danton
Activate on thePalaceto trigger aCelebration.
Camille Desmoulins
Activate on anyCity’s Districtto add+1 Happinessto all Quarters in that City.
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Activate on anArmy Commander.
Changes the unit’s name to Archangel of Terror.
Units within its Command Radius gain+4 Combat Strength.
Etta Palm d’Aelders
Activate on thePalaceor aCity Hallto add+10 Happinessto the Building.
Stand tall and shake the heavens with our in-progress guide to every Wonder in Civilization 7.
