+25% vs Mounted or Armored Units, +10% when defending in open terrain Promotion is replaced with a randomly chosen new promotion after the unit completes its first combat (Benevolence, Courage, Honor, Loyalty, Respect, Righteousness, Self Control, or Sincerity)ĥ0% chance of healing 10 HP if turn ended in enemy territory +10% when attacking in open terrain, +20% vs Wounded Units Units in adjacent tiles receive +5 HP when healing.

+33% vs Armor Units, +15% when attacking in rough terrainĮliminates combat penalties for attacking from the sea or over a river, and grants a bonus when moving across rivers If a promotion has multiple required promotions listed, only one is required to adopt it. Note that they are usually available across classes (that is, both for melee and ranged units, for example), but they also require different promotions for the different classes. The highest-level promotions require all stages of another lower-level promotion. Also, several key promotions have multiple stages, marked as I, II or III - each subsequent stage of these can only be acquired after you earn the previous stage. Note that many promotions apply only to certain classes of units - for example, melee, ranged, naval, etc. In this case, if the unit had already acquired the promotion earlier (through earning Experience before the upgrade), it will get nothing on upgrade, so you should plan its earlier development accordingly. Sometimes, these are just generic promotions earned as part of the 'special' abilities of the unit in question. Adopting certain Policies or Ideological tenets.Īdditionally, many civilizations' unique units come with special promotions, which most of the time transfer when they upgrade to more advanced units.Having certain Natural Wonders in your borders.Building certain Buildings, National Wonders, or World Wonders such as Alhambra or the Dojo.It may then acquire one of the generic promotions listed below. Earning enough Experience for a unit to gain a level.There are four main ways to acquire promotions for units: A promotion is an extra ability military units can get, which somehow improves their performance in the game.

Civ v unit promotions