In this Guide, you can get a complete understanding of all the different leaders in Civilization 6. Find out the Best Leaders in Civilization 6 in our Tier List.

Civilization 6 encourages the analysis of innumerable tactics to win games as a game designed for hardcore strategy players. In order to succeed in the most severe difficulty settings, players must have a high skill ceiling. While player skill is important in Civilization 6, the civilization you choose is equally important. In the game, there are civilizations that make conquering the world much easier, while others actively hinder you.

We’ve gone through Cid Mier’s Civilization 6’s complete roster and prepared a list of the game’s most worthy rulers, including leaders from the game’s most recent New Frontier Pass update. Here is our Civlization 6 Tier List where we have ranked all the leaders from S to F. S being the Best and F being the worst.

Civilization 6 Tier List

S Tier

These are the most powerful civilizations in the game right now. Even on the most severe difficulty settings, they have a fair probability of winning every victory path accessible.

Civilization	Leader	Leader Bonus	Unique Ability	Unique Unit	Unique Structure
Japan	Hojo Tokimune	Divine Wind	Meiji Restoration	Samurai	Electronics Factory
Germany	Frederick Barbarossa	Holy Roman Emperor	Free Imperial Cities	U-Boat	Hansa
Gran Colombia	Simon Bolivar	Campaña Admirable	Ejercito Patriota	Llanero	Hacienda
Macedonia	Alexander the Great	To the World’s End	Hellenistic Fusion	Hypaspist	Basilikoi Paides
Russia	Peter I	The Grand Embassy	Mother Russia	Cossack	Lavra

A Tier

Nerfed S-Tiers is the simplest way to describe them. Regardless of skill level or victory path, they can absolutely dominate, but it needs more effort and expertise on the part of the player. These civilizations will undoubtedly give you a hard time if they are controlled by your opponent.

Civilization	Leader	Leader Bonus	Unique Ability	Unique Unit	Unique Structure
Rome	Trajan	Trajan’s Column	All Roads Lead to Rome	Legion	Bath
Canada	Wilfrid Laurier	The Last Best West	Four Faces of Peace	Mountie	Ice Hockey Rink
Maori	Kupe	Kupe’s Voyage	Mana	Toa	Marae
Aztec	Montezuma	Gifts for the Tlatoani	Legend of the Five Suns	Eagle Warrior	Tlachtli
Ottoman	Suleiman	Grand Vizier	Great Turkish Bombard	Barbary Corsair	Grand Bazaar
Nubia	Amanitore	Kandake of Meroe	Ta-Seti	Pitati Archer	Nubian Pyramid
Arabia	Saladin	Righteousness of the Faith	The Last Prophet	Mamluk	Madrasa
Sumeria	Gilgamesh	Adventures of Enkidu	Epic Quest	War-Cart	Ziggurat
Greece	Pericles	Surrounded by Glory	Plato’s Republic	Hoplite	Acropolis
Greece	Gorgo	Thermopylae	Plato’s Republic	Hoplite	Acropolis
Maya	Lady Six Sky	Ix Mutal Ajaw	Mayab	Hul’che	Observatory
Dutch/ Netherlands	Wilhelmina	Radio Oranje	Grote Rivieren	De Zeven Provincien	Polder
Korea	Seondeok	Hwarang	Three Kingdoms	Hwacha	Seowon
Brazil	Pedro II	Magnanimous	Amazon	Minas Geraes	Street Carnival, Copacabana
Mongolia	Genghis Khan	Mongol Horde	Ortoo	Keshig	Ordu
Hungary	Matthias Corvinus	Raven King	Pearl of the Danube	Huszar	Thermal Bath

B Tier

In their quest for victory, these civilizations can be considered experts. While they lack the diversity of the S and A tiers, they make up for it with a solid focus on at least one path to victory.

Civilization	Leader	Leader Bonus	Unique Ability	Unique Unit	Unique Structure
Egypt	Cleopatra	Mediterranean’s Bride	Iteru	Maryannu Chariot Archer	Sphinx
Phoenicia	Dido	Founder of Carthage	Mediterranean Colonies	Bireme	Cothon
Persia	Cyrus	Fall of Babylon	Satrapies	Immortal	Pairidaeza
France	Catherine de Midici	Catherine’s Flying Squadron	Grand Tour	Garde Imperiale	Chateau
Australia	John Curtin	Citadel of Civilization	Land Down Under	Digger	Outback Station
Zulu	Shaka	Amabutho	Isibongo	Impi	Ikanda
America	Teddy Roosevelt	Roosevelt Corollary	Founding Fathers	P-51 Mustang	Film Studio
France	Eleanor of Aquitane	Court of Love	Grand Tour	Garde Imperiale	Chateau

C Tier

Civilizations in C-Tier, like those in B-Tier, are specialists. What makes them less viable is that their victorytory path aren’t the most straightforward in the current meta of the game. Several of the civilizations here specialise in dominance and scientific victories, but there are higher-tiered civilizations that follow the same road to triumph while still being viable in other elements of the game.

Civilization	Leader	Leader Bonus	Unique Ability	Unique Unit	Unique Structure
Mali	Mansa Munsa	Sahel Merchants	Songs of the Jeli	Mandekalu Cavalry	Suguba
Inca	Pachacuti	Qhapaq Nan	Mit’a	Warak’aq	Terrace Farm
China	Qin Shi Huang	The First Emperor	Dynastic Cycle	Crouching Tiger	Great Wall
India	Chandragupta	Arthashastra	Dharma	Varu	Stepwell
Poland	Jadwiga	Lithuanian Union	Golden Liberty	Winged Hussar	Sukiennice
Sweden	Kristina	Minerva of the North	Nobel Prize	Carolean	Open-Air Museum
England	Victoria	Pax Britannica	British Museum / Workshop of the World	Sea Dog	Royal Navy Dockyard
Indonesia	Gitarja	Exalted Goddess of the Three Worlds	Great Nusantara	Jong	Kampung
India	Gandhi	Satyagraha	Dharma	Varu	Stepwell
Khmer	Jayavarman VII	Monasteries of the King	Grand Barays	Domrey	Prasat

D Tier

Civilizations with leaders that only have a few distinct skills that are effective for high-difficulty situations score poorly.

Civilization	Leader	Leader Bonus	Unique Ability	Unique Unit	Unique Structure
Scythia	Tomyris	Killer of Cyrus	People of the Steppe	Saka Horse Archer	Kurgan
Spain	Philip II	El Escorial	Treasure Fleet	Conquistador	Mission
Mapuche	Lautaro	Swift Hawk	Toqui	Malon Raider	Chemamull
Scotland	Robert the Bruce	Bannockburn	Scottish Enlightenment	Highlander	Golf Course
Kongo	Mvemba a Nzinga	Religious Convert	Nkisi	Ngao Mbeba	Mbanza

F Tier

Right now, the game’s worst civilizations. In all elements of the game, these civs and their leaders are of limited use. They are vastly outclassed by everyone else, making them ideal for a challenge run of your abilities.

Civilization	Leader	Leader Bonus	Unique Ability	Unique Unit	Unique Structure
Norway	Harald Hardrada	Thunderbolt of the North	Knarr	Berserker	Stave Church
Cree	Poundmaker	Favorable Terms	Nihithaw	Okihtcitaw	Mekewap
Georgia	Tamar	Glory of the World, Kingdom of Faith	Strength in Unity	Khevsur	Tsikhe

This was our Civilization 6 Tier List. You can select the best Leaders from the game using our tier list.

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