{"id":1120319,"date":"2026-01-31T18:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=521490"},"modified":"2026-01-31T18:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:30:25","slug":"how-to-heal-your-units-in-civilization-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-heal-your-units-in-civilization-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to heal your units in Civilization 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Augustus stands with his scepter crossed over his body in Civilization 7\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Firaxis\/2K Games via Polygon\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/how-to-heal-your-units-in-civilization-7.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Healing your units<\/strong> after a retreat is critical to winning wars in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/sid-meiers-civilization-7\/443860\">Civilization 7<\/a><\/em> \u2014 a game where wars are inevitable, even if you\u2019re not looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/civilization-7-guides\/514290\/military-victory-conditions-how-to-get-win-civ-7\">Military Victory<\/a>. But healing in <em>Civilization 7<\/em> isn\u2019t very straightforward, and your units will continue to hang out at low health unless you know what to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In this <em>Civilization 7<\/em> guide, we\u2019ll walk you through <strong>how to heal your units<\/strong> and <strong>how to increase your unit healing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">How to heal units in Civilization 7<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/how-to-heal-your-units-in-civilization-7.png\" alt=\"A mouse cursor hovers over the \u201cskip turn\u201d button\" title=\"A mouse cursor hovers over the \u201cskip turn\u201d button\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Firaxis\/2K Games via Polygon\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Units in <em>Civilization 7<\/em> will heal passively if you don\u2019t do anything with them \u2014 including moving them on the board \u2014 during their turn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There are two commands that guarantee your soldiers will heal each turn: <strong>skip turn<\/strong> and <strong>heal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Skip turn is the safer but more manual choice. It\u2019ll only skip one turn and then prompt you to control the unit again next turn. This is a great way to micro-manage your army, allowing you to move your troops in and out of battle before they reach full health. It\u2019s also a great way to ensure that you won\u2019t forget a unit that\u2019s healing up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The simpler and more passive way to return your units to full health is to select the \u201cheal\u201d option, which is on the expanded arrow menu on the left side of the unit tab. This will cause your unit to basically go to sleep until enough turns have passed that it\u2019s fully healed. This will cause the game to automatically skip past them on the next round of turn notifications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Once a unit is fully healed, it\u2019s essentially brand new, and there is no penalty to healing a unit back from the brink of death.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">How to increase your unit healing in Civilization 7<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/how-to-heal-your-units-in-civilization-7-1.png\" alt=\"An Army Commander upgrades their logistics in Civilization 7\" title=\"An Army Commander upgrades their logistics in Civilization 7\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Firaxis\/2K Games via Polygon\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There are a variety of different bonuses to healing you can acquire. Some of these come from the religion you choose, while others might come from your town\u2019s specialization. The <strong>Fort Town<\/strong> specialization, for example, allows your units to heal by +5 HP when inside that town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The biggest and most reliable heal boost, however, comes from ensuring your units are in friendly territory while they heal. As long as you skip a turn on your unit, or select the heal option, <em>and <\/em>that unit is inside your empire\u2019s borders, they will heal by double the amount as they will in another empire\u2019s tile or no man\u2019s land. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Units in <em>Civilization 7<\/em> have a massive defenders bonus, both in their healing and resistances while in cities and towns. If you\u2019re trying to wage war on another civilization, your best bet here is to ride out and attack a town that\u2019s close to your own territory. This will allow you to quickly return a damaged unit to your own land and allow them to heal up before fighting again. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">One way around that is to upgrade your army commander with the <strong>Field Medic<\/strong> upgrade from the Logistics tree. This will give all units in enemy and neutral territory a +5 bonus when healing. That doesn\u2019t fully make up for the friendly zone healing, but it\u2019s close, and can make a big difference when trying to keep your army healthy when they\u2019re far away from home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/civilization-7-guides\/521490\/healing-units-how-to-heal-civ-7\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healing your units after a retreat is critical to winning wars in Civilization 7 \u2014 a game where wars are inevitable, even if you\u2019re not looking for a Military Victory. But healing in Civilization 7 isn\u2019t very straightforward, and your units will continue to hang out at low health unless you know what to do. In this Civilization 7 guide, we\u2019ll walk you through how to heal your units and how to increase your unit healing. How to heal units in Civilization 7 Units in Civilization 7 will heal passively if you don\u2019t do anything with them \u2014 including moving them on the board \u2014 during their turn. There are two commands that guarantee your soldiers will heal each turn: skip turn and heal. 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