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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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