---
name: "setLeader"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Teams"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": "local", "effect": "local", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLeader
revid: 330647
updated: 2022-10-03T11:09:06Z
---

# setLeader

*Command · Teams · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

Locality: arguments **local** · effect **local**

## Description

> [!IMPORTANT]
> To set a [Group](../topics/Group.md) leader, see [selectLeader](../commands/selectLeader.md).

Set the leader of the given [Team](../topics/Team.md). Effect is local, unless both leader unit and team are local to PC on which command is executed, then effect is global.

## Syntax

```sqf
team setLeader leader
```

**Parameters:**

- `team`: [Team Member](../topics/Team_Member.md)
- `leader`: [Team Member](../topics/Team_Member.md)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## See also

[commandFollow](../commands/commandFollow.md) · [doFollow](../commands/doFollow.md) · [formationLeader](../commands/formationLeader.md) · [formLeader](../commands/formLeader.md) · [isFormationLeader](../commands/isFormationLeader.md) · [leader](../commands/leader.md) · [selectLeader](../commands/selectLeader.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — setLeader](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLeader) (revision 330647).</sub>