Sea Dog (Civ6)

The Sea Dog is a unique naval raider unit of the English civilization in Civilization VI. It replaces the .
* Common abilities:
** Invisible except when within range of Destroyers, other naval raiders, or when there is a unit in an adjacent tile.
** Reveals stealth units within range.
** Can perform Coastal Raids.
** Has a ranged attack with 2.
** Ignores enemy zone of control.
* Special abilities:
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== Strategy ==
Compared to the Privateer which it replaces, the Sea Dog has a minor Combat Strength edge but, more importantly, has one very cool advantage: it can capture enemy ships! If it is adjacent to an enemy naval unit that would be destroyed by its attack, there is a chance that the unit is captured instead. This chance is based on the difference between the Sea Dog's base Ranged Strength and the enemy's Combat Strength, and does not take into account any modifiers from , policy cards, Great Admirals, or any other sources. The capture chance is 100% if the difference is 20 or more in favor of the Sea Dog and 0% if the difference is 20 or more in favor of the defender.
The Sea Dog's ability has the potential to turn the English into the strongest naval civilization in the game, if used correctly. Build a fleet of 3-4 Sea Dogs, then immediately declare war on a nation with a fleet. It doesn't even need to be a neighboring nation, and you don't even need to conquer any of its territory - just send your own fleet and start marauding on their coasts. When they react, proceed to take possession of their fleet and enhance your own!
Sea Dogs work best as Armadas - a Sea Dog Armada has a 67% chance of capturing an enemy Battleship, and can even capture a Nuclear Submarine 17% of the time. However, they lose the ability to capture ships when upgraded.
Another uniqueness of this unit is that it is unlocked with Mercantilism on the civic tree, meaning you should have somewhat good generation in the early game. Aim for Exploration afterwards so you have access to Press Gangs, considering the Sea Dog has a rather high cost. Better yet, if you are in a Dark Age, you can also run Letters of Marque just to build your fleet of Sea Dogs a little bit faster.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Gallery ==
Sea dog concept art.jpg|Sea Dog concept art
Civ6 seadog3.jpg|Sea Dog in game
Historic Moment Sea Dog (Civ6).png|Historic Moment for building the Sea Dog
== See also ==
* Sea Dog in other games
Category:English