Best commander promotions in Civilization 7

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In older Civilization titles, each unit you had in a military could earn XP and eventually level up. Now, with Civilization 7, things have changed and new tips and tricks are needed in your combat tactics. Commanders are a brand new unit type that are the only ones who can level up and will carry over into new Ages. They work quite differently since they don’t engage in combat directly, but the various skills can greatly increase your army’s potential. Because they are the only unit that earns promotions, they come with multiple skill trees that take a lot of XP to work through. Being such a key part of the game, similar to Influence, we wanted to run you through the best promotions you should unlock with your commanders.

Best commander promotions to unlock

Commanders don’t directly attack other units in Civilization 7, but have two other very important functions. First is that they can “pack” adjacent units. This will bring four (or more with upgrades) normal units and have them all move as one with the commander. This makes moving armies way more efficient and allows for tactical assaults and retreats.

The other function is providing buffs and coordinated moves to nearby units. Just having a commander next to your army grants various buffs (again, based on upgrades), plus the option to command multiple units to attack a single target at the same time.

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Commanders earn XP just by being next to units that defeat an enemy in combat. These skills best maximize a commander’s utility on the battlefield across all five branches.

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The first upgrade in the Bastion tree should be one of the first you unlock. This gives any adjacent land units +2 combat strength when defending. Land units will be all you have access to early on, and being able to deal more damage on defense will make any engagement with your