Update: This preliminary/pre-release tier list is now outdated. It also does not take into account the effects of the natural environment - especially climate change and disasters - which are focal points of Gathering Storm. To be clear, this is purely speculation based on every new Civilization VI leader that’s been revealed.
Which ones look good and functional on paper? Which ones are just fancily tacked on? If you’d like to know the basics, check out our full listing of all the unique quirks of the newcomers in this expansion including the recently announced Eleanor of Aquitaine. With only a little over a week to go until the release of Civilization VI: Gathering Storm, we thought it best to look at each civ’s/leader’s unique abilities and units. There are only two constants in the entire Civilization franchise - the first is that Gandhi will always want to nuke you, the second is that players love speculating on tier lists or rankings.
