Suzerain (Civ6)

The civilization with the most s at a city-state, and at least 3 s, is considered that city-state's Suzerain. There can be only one Suzerain; ties are not allowed. If two or more civilizations have the same number of s at a city-state, there is no Suzerain.
The Suzerain of a city-state gets several significant benefits.
== Unique city-state bonus ==
This is a powerful bonus which no other city-state will provide. For example, Buenos Aires will cause Bonus Resources to act as Luxuries and provide +1 per type, while Rapa Nui will allow the construction of the Moai, a unique tile improvement.
== Visibility ==
You gain vision of all tiles within and up to 3 hexes outside of the city-state's borders, as well as the vision of its units.
== Friendly territory ==
Inside the city-state's borders your units are "at home." They can heal there at an accelerated rate and be upgraded.
== Diplomatic allegiance ==
The city-state will automatically follow its Suzerain into war and peace, matching the diplomatic state of the Suzerain. In Gathering Storm it will also provide +1 per turn to its Suzerain.
== Diplomatic repercussions ==
If the city-state gets attacked by a third party, its Suzerain will immediately gain the Protectorate War Casus Belli against the aggressor. In Gathering Storm, the Suzerain will also gain against it.
== Resource sharing ==
All of the city-state's resources are automatically exported to the Suzerain, and the Suzerain may build tile improvements in their city-state's territory. Note that the Suzerain may make use of these resources, but may not (in the case of Luxuries) trade them to third parties.
== Levying units ==
The Suzerain may also pay to levy (i.e., take control of) the city-state's military units for 30 turns. The amount of that needs to be paid is equal to the total cost of all military units the city-state owns. Sumeria pays 50% less on levy costs, and Matthias Corvinus receives a 75% and resource discount when upgrading levied units.
It should be noted that levying units does not give the Suzerain control of any Builders or Settlers a city-state has captured, as those are civilian units.
== Other benefits ==
Pericles' leader ability gives him a 5% bonus for each city-state of which he is Suzerain.
Kilwa Kisiwani, a Medieval Era wonder in Rise and Fall, gives its owner a 15% yield bonus from any city-state of which they are the Suzerain (and an additional 15% yield bonus for being the Suzerain of more than one city-state of the same type).
The Országház, an Industrial Era wonder in Gathering Storm, gives its owner +100% per turn from starting a turn as Suzerain of a city-state.
== Related achievements ==
== See also ==
* Suzerain in other games
Category:Game concepts (Civ6)