Mountie (Civ6)

The Mountie is a unique light cavalry unit of the Canadian civilization in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm.
* Attributes:
** Has of 4.
** +5 Combat Strength when within 2 tiles of a National Park. +5 additional Combat Strength if the park is Canadian.
** Ignores enemy zone of control.
* Abilities:
** Has 2 build charges.
** Can establish a National Park. (Consumes a build charge.)
== Strategy ==
This unit is not usable in conquest, only to defend. (The real life Mountie is a police unit, after all.) Remember to keep this fact in mind when prioritizing what promotions to give such units. Compared to a standard Cavalry, it is available later, somewhat cheaper, and costs less to maintain. Whether or not it will do a good job on defense is not reliable until later, as your enemies can try to avoid attacking cities with National Parks. 
However, the Mountie is an incredible unit that allows Canada to establish many National Parks without needing a good income. After the huge cost reduction introduced in the April 2021 Update, the Mountie becomes the much more cost efficient version of the Naturalist, even without taking into consideration the fact that it can be built with instead of only purchasable with , and does not go away after using all of its build charges. Every National Park established by the Naturalist costs 600 , which is equivalent to 300 . Meanwhile, a Mountie has 2 build charges and costs only 290 , which means every National Park established by a Mountie receives a better than 50% discount in cost compared to the Naturalist's National Parks. It is still a good idea to slot in Lightning Warfare (which is unlocked at Ideology) to aid with its , as the Mountie is a standalone unit that cannot be upgraded into. Even if you do have a strong economy, you can use the thousands of you will save to buy Rock Bands, boosting your late game on top of your National Parks.
Once all the important Medieval prerequisites are unlocked, you should go for Colonialism for Ice Hockey Rinks, then Conservation for Mounties. These Civics are on the same branch of the Civic tree. Once Conservation is unlocked, you should start building Mounties, to establish National Parks, and Builders, to create Woods which increase tile Appeal and allow you to place National Parks in new locations. It is worthwhile to look at how Appeal is calculated. It is also useful to consider where you may want parks later when settling and placing districts—regions with lots of Mountains and Woods, for example, will require much less work than thick Rainforests. Without using Builders to place Woods and Ice Hockey Rinks to increase Appeal, you will not be able to place nearly as many National Parks, and those you do place will be slightly weaker, so be sure to use them so you can take full advantage of this strong boost. For this reason, cards like Serfdom and Public Works are must-haves for much of the game. This National Park focus also goes well with the Wish You Were Here Golden Age Dedication. Placing lots of National Parks, at +3 Era Score each, helps ensure a Golden Age, and this Dedication doubles your main source of for a massive boost.
Consider trying to build the Eiffel Tower—while its technology, Steel, is on the "awkward" side of the tech tree for cultural civilizations, it is extremely powerful for Canada. Not only does it give +8 per National Park, it will enable you to build National Parks in locations you could not before. The Eiffel Tower should be prioritized over Mounties, as Mounties cannot be upgraded into or made obsolete by Synthetic Materials, which would usually make Cavalry obsolete in favor of Helicopters, giving Canada all the time in the world to go after the top half of the tech tree (specifically the 25% empire-wide boost to at Computers).
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The term Mounties (note the plural) is the nickname of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The name "Mountie" is used in the game possibly because of space constraints, but also because the name Royal Canadian Mounted Police (and the abbreviation RCMP) is trademarked.
* Also because of trademark reasons, the uniform of the Mountie (see Gallery section) is modified from the actual uniform. The color of the riding breeches (jodhpurs) is changed from "midnight blue" (virtually black) to a light blue color.
* "They always get their man" in the Civilopedia entry is a phrase that has long been associated with the real life RCMP.
== Gallery ==
File:Civ6 Mountie Concept Art.jpg|Mountie concept art/render
File:Civ6 Mountie In-Game.jpg|Mountie in game
File:Historic Moment Mountie (Civ6).png|Historic Moment for building the Mountie
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