GameTierListUpdated S/A/B/C rankings

Civ 6 Tier List

Up-to-date Civ 6 tier list ranking the best characters. See S/A/B/C tiers, reroll picks, and why each is ranked for the current version.

Updated 2026-06-2757 units rankedSource: metatierlist.com
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S
Basil II (Byzantium)Frederick Barbarossa (Germany)Pericles (Greece)Hojo Tokimune (Japan)Seondeok (Korea)Montezuma (Aztec)Wilfrid Laurier (Canada)Simón Bolívar (Gran Colombia)Peter (Russia)Suleiman (Ottomans)Eleanor of Aquitaine (England)Genghis Khan (Mongolia)
A
Chandragupta (India)Gorgo (Greece)Victoria (England)Kublai Khan (Mongolia)Tomyris (Scythia)Gitarja (Indonesia)John Curtin (Australia)Matthias Corvinus (Hungary)Eleanor of Aquitaine (France)Kupe (Maori)Philip II (Spain)Harald Hardrada (Norway)João III (Portugal)Kristina (Sweden)
B
Alexander (Macedonian)Pedro II (Brazil)Dido (Phoenicia)Wilhelmina (Netherlands)Trajan (Rome)Lautaro (Mapuche)Jayavarman VII (Khmer)Qin Shi Huang (China)Teddy Roosevelt – Rough Rider (America)Gandhi (India)Saladin (Arabia)
C
Teddy Roosevelt – Bull Moose (America)Mansa Musa (Mali)Ba Trieu (Vietnam)Ambiorix (Gaul)Hammurabi (Babylon)Cyrus (Persia)Mvemba a Nzinga (Kongo)Kublai Khan (China)Shaka (Zulu)Poundmaker (Cree)Pachacuti (Inca)Gilgamesh (Sumerian)Menelik II (Ethiopia)
D
Robert the Bruce (Scotland)Jadwiga (Poland)Amanitore (Nubia)Cleopatra (Egypt)Tamar (Georgia)Lady Six Sky (Maya)MetaTierList

Tier distribution

S: 12A: 14B: 11C: 13D: 7

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