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The Tides of Power Collection is free to claim for all Civilization VII players through January 5, 2026!* Starting November 4, add the Edward Teach, Republic of Pirates, and Tonga content packs to your game, and then receive the Sayyida al Hurra, Ottomans, and Iceland content packs in-game when they're released in December 2025. If you successfully claim this content by January 5, 2026 at 6:59AM PT, it's yours to keep; otherwise it will be available for individual purchase starting January 5, 2026 at 7AM PT.

*Offer available for owners of Civilization VII. Offer ends January 5, 2026 at 7am PT. Owners must claim offer between November 4, 2025 and January 5, 2026 at 6:59am PT. For details on how to claim offer go to www.civilization.com. Terms apply.

Add the Iceland civilization to your collection for the Exploration Age in Sid Meier's Civilization® VII!*

This content is available as part of the Tides of Power Collection DLC** bundle featuring two leaders, four civilizations, and four Wonders.

On a volcanic, windswept island, the Icelanders forged a commonwealth of chieftains and warriors, lawyers and scholars. Icelandic longships ranged far and wide – Vikings terrorized Europe’s rivers and coasts as explorers roamed North America. Poets and saga-writers preserved their deeds alongside tales of gods, saints, and heroes. Centuries of independence held until Iceland, weakened by civil war, submitted to Norway.

Unique Ability

Kringla Heimsins: Receive a set amount of Culture when you discover a Natural Wonder in Distant Lands (effect scales based on game speed). Missionaries cost a set percentage more.

Attributes

• Militaristic
• Cultural

Civic Trees

Landnámabók

• Tier 1: Unlocks the Þingstaðr Unique Building. Unlocks the 'Drekahöfuð' Tradition. Receive a Relic every time you master a Civic.
• Tradition - Drekahöfuð: Producing a Naval Unit grants Culture equal to a set percentage of that Unit's Production cost.
• Tier 2: Þingstaðr receives increased Gold in Settlements with a Kiln. Unlocks the Reiði Guðanna Tradition.
• Tradition - Reiði Guðanna: All Buildings receive a Cultural and Production Adjacency with Volcanoes and Natural Wonders.

Hugins Drekka

• Tier 1: Naval Units can Pillage and Coastal Raid tiles within a set number of tiles. Unlocks the 'Dróttkvætt' Tradition.
• Tradition - Dróttkvætt: Coast Raiding grants Culture equal to a set percentage of the Pillaging Yield. 
• Tier 2: Víkingr may Coastal Raid and Pillage for a set amount of Movement when the Víkingr is in Distant Lands (doesn't apply to Discoveries).

Væringjar

• Tier 1: Naval Units and Embark Units receive increased Movement and increased Combat Strength.
• Tier 2: Unlocks the 'Lyfsteinn' Tradition. Increased Settlement Cap.
• Tradition - Lyfsteinn: Increased Healing to Naval Units outside Friendly Territory.

Þjóðveldið

• Tier 1: Unlocks Reykjaholt Wonder. Gain a set number of Relics.

Unique Infrastructure

Þingstaðr: Unique Building. Happiness Base. Increased Culture for each adjacent Wet, Floodplains, Volcano, or Vegetated tile. Must be built in Tundra or Grassland not adjacent to another Þingstaðr.

Unique Civilian Unit 

Saga Hero: Great Person. Trainable in Settlements with a Þingstaðr.

Possible Saga Hero Units:

• Egill Skallagrímsson: Activate on a Fleet Commander. When you defeat an enemy Unit in its Command Radius, receive Culture equal to a set percentage of the defeated Unit's Strength.
• Gísli Súrsson: Activate on a Military Unit; this Unit gains the Stealth ability: Invisible to Units that are not in an adjacent tile.
• Grettir Ásmundarson: Activate on an Army Commander. Nearby Infantry Units gain the Splash ability: enemy Units in tiles adjacent to the target also take a set percentage of that damage.
• Kjartan Óláfsson: Activate on a Pillaged tile. Gain a Relic.
• Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir: Activate on a Commander. All units of its domain are healed fully in the Command Radius (i.e. Fleet Commander heals Naval Units, Army Commander heals Land Units, etc.).
• Hrafnkell Hallfreðsson: Activate on a Temple. Whenever you Coastal Raid, it spreads Religion to the Settlement that has been Coastal Raided. If the tile Raided is an Improvement, the Rural Religion changes; if the tile is Urban, the Urban Religion changes.
• Njáll Þorgeirsson: Activate on a Þingstaðr. Þingstaðr in this Settlement gains a set amount of Culture for each Celebration.
• Gunnarr Hámundarson: Activate on an Army or Fleet Commander in a tile with a Military Unit. This Commander gains the Order Commendation.
• Guðríðr Þorbjarnardóttir: Activate on a Naval Unit. This Unit gains increased Movement and increased Sight.
• Freydís Eiríksdóttir: Activate on a Naval Unit. This turn, Naval Units can Coastal Raid for no Movement cost.

Unique Military Unit 

Víkingr: Unique Naval Unit. Coastal Raiding grants Science equal to a set percentage the Pillaging Yield. Has increased Sight.

Associated Wonder 

Reykjaholt: Culture Base. Increased Production towards Military Units in this City for every Great Work in this City. Has a set number of Relic Slots. Must be placed in Tundra.

Starting Biases

• Coastal
• Tundra
• Grassland

Gameplay Tip

The Hugins Drekka Civic lets the Víkingr Unique Unit Pillage and Coastal Raid within a set number of tiles. Sail it up Navigable Rivers and let the raiding begin! 

*Base game required. This content is also included with the Tides of Power Collection DLC bundle. If you own the Tides of Power Collection, then you already own this content. Terms apply.

**Base game required. Each DLC will be delivered automatically in-game on release. Terms apply.