John Jacob Astor (Civ6)

John Jacob Astor is an Great Merchant in Civilization VI.
== Unique ability ==
Gain 500 . Gain 2 s.
== Strategy ==
Among all of the Great Merchants, Astor isn't the most memorable: he's not so weak that you can immediately disregard him, nor is he so impressive that you need to go out of your way to get him. In the vanilla version of the game, he unfortunately arrives at around the same time as Adam Smith, the king of all , so there's no reason to recruit Astor if Smith is still in the pool. From Rise and Fall onward, both Astor and Smith are quite a lot stronger than John Spilsbury, the third Industrial Great Merchant, which puts them on similar ground. Between Smith and Astor, one gives you a Governor title and one gives you 2 s, so your choice will depend on your current game and preference.
In the Monopolies and Corporations game mode, Astor becomes more useful, as he can build a Corporation not long after he is unlocked. If he's the last Industrial Great Merchant left in the pool, consider saving your points, since three Modern Great Merchants - Stamford Raffles, John Rockefeller, and Sarah Breedlove - are a whole lot more powerful.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== See also ==
* John Jacob Astor in other games