Antiquity Age Civs Tier List

Skies of Itzamna: +0.5 Science on the Palace for adjacent Vegetated Tiles

Maya Civics

• Rain of Chaac: Unlock the K’uh Nah Unique Building. The Altar gains Science for adjacent Vegetated tiles.
• Lords of Xibalba: Unlock the Jalaw Unique Building. Hul’che Unique Ranged Units and Jaguar Slayer Unique Recon Units gain Stealth in Vegetated tiles.
• Calendar Round: Completing Techs grants a small amount of Culture, and completing Civics grants a small amount of Science.

Maya Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Jaguar Slayer, a Recon Unit that can start combat and set Traps.
• Hul’che, a Ranged Unit that can see and move through Vegetated Tiles.
• Jalaw, a Happiness Building with Culture adjacency for Quarters.
• K’uh Nah, a Science Building with a Science adjacency for Vegetated tiles.
• Uwaybil K’uh, which grants this City Production every time you research a Technology.

Kingdom of Natural Wealth: +2 Gold on all Resources

Aksum Civics

• Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Unlock the Hawilt Unique Improvement. Increased Resource Capacity in Settlements on Coast or Navigable Rivers.
• Monumentum Adulitanum: Altar and Monument Buildings gain a Culture adjacency bonus with Hawilt Unique Improvements.
• Book of the Himyarites: Dhow Unique Naval Units get the Swift keyword, letting them ignore enemy Units’ Zone of Control.

Aksum Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Tankwa, a Trade Ship with increased Trade Route range that cannot be pillaged.
• Dhow, a Naval Unit that grants increased Combat Strength on Coast Tiles and can create a naval Trade Route.
• Hawilt, an Improvement with a Gold Base yield that gets Culture from adjacent Wonders or Hawilts.

Nine Provinces: The Capital and Towns gain an additional Population with their first Growth event

Han China Civics

• Zhi: Unlocks the Great Wall Unique Improvement. Science Buildings gain an adjacency for Quarters. Increased Settlement Limit.
• Li: Increased Influence on the Palace.
• Yi: Chu-Ko-Nu Unique Ranged Units gain increased Combat Strength when defending.
• Junzi: Increased Science in the Capital.

Han China Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Shì Dàfū, a randomized Great Person with one of ten abilities
• Chu-No-Ku, a Ranged Unit with zone of Control and higher Defense. Has increased Combat Strength when attacking adjacent Units.
• Han Great Wall, a Fortification that adds Culture and increased Happiness for adjacent Great Wall segments. Can only be built in a line.

Twelve Tables: +1 Culture on Districts in the Capital, and on City Centers in Towns

Rome Civics

• Exercitus Romanus: Unlock the Temple of Jupiter Unique Building.
• Civis Romanus: Unlock the Basilica Unique Building.
• Legatus Pro Praetore: Gain a free Infantry Unit in new Settlements that you found. Increased Settlement Limit.
• Senatus Populusque Romanus: Increased Social Policy in the Government. Increased Settlement Limit.

Rome Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Legatus, a Army Commander that can create a new Town every three Promotions
• Legion, an Infantry Unit that gains Combat Strength for every Roman Tradition in the Government.
• Basilica, a Gold Building with Influence adjacency for Culture Buildings.
• Temple of Jupiter, a Happiness Building with Culture adjacency for Happiness Buildings.
• Forum, a QUarter that adds Culture and Gold for every Roman Tradition in the government.

Dhamma Lipi: You can choose an additional Pantheon after unlocking Mysticism.

Maurya Civics

• Acharya: Unlock the Dharmashala and Vihara Unique Buildings.
• Vyuham: Infantry and Cavalry Units gain increased Combat Strength when adjacent to each other.
• Ayurveda: Increased Healing for Units adjacent to a Purabhettarah Unique Cavalry Unit.
• Mantriparishad: Increase to all yields in Settlements not founded by you. Increased Settlement Limit.

Maurya Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Nagarika, a Settler that grants extra Happiness on City Halls.
• Purabhettarah, a Cavalry unit with increased Combat Strength against Fortifications
• Dharamshala, a Happiness Building with Science adjacency for Quarters.
• Vihara, a Happiness Building with Culture adjacency for Mountains.
• Matha, a unique Quarter that increases the Happiness of this City

Ksekam Chamnon: Urban Districts on Rivers do not remove the natural yield of the tile.

Khmer Civics

• Mousong: Unlocks the Baray Unique Building. Improvements, Buildings, and Urban Districts do not get pillaged by floods.
• Amnach: Yuthahathi units gain increased Movement.
• Chakravarti: Increased Growth Rate for the Capital. Reduced Happiness for every other City.

Khmer Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Vaishya, a Merchant that is Immune to Flood damage and ignores movement penalties from Wet tiles.
• Yuthahathi, a Cavalry unit that has increased Combat Strength but low Movement, and is Immune to flood damage.
• Baray, an Improvement that adds Food to all Floodplains in this Settlement.

Gifts of Osiris: +1 Production on Navigable River tiles.

Egypt Civics

• Arrival of Hapi: Unlock the Mortuary Temple Unique Building. Minor Rivers do not end Unit movement.
• Scales of Anubis: Unlock the Mastaba Unique Building. Medjay Unique Infantry Units generate Gold when stationed in a Settlement you own.
• Light of Amun-Ra: Increased Gold on the Palace. Increased Settlement Limit.

Egypt Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Tjaty, a Great Person that grants one of ten possible effects
• Medjay, an Infantry Unit that has increased Combat Strength in friendly territory
• Mastaba, a Culture Building with Gold adjacency for Desert tiles.
• Mortuary Temple, a Building with Happiness adjacency for Navigable Rivers.
• Necropolis, a unique Quarter that grants Gold every time a Wonder is constructed in this City

Demokratia: +3 Influence per turn on the Palace

Greece Civics

• Ekklesia: Unlocks the Odeon Unique Building.
• Agoge: Unlocks the Parthenon Unique Building.
• Symmachia: Adds Culture for each City-State you are Suzerain of. Increased Settlement Limit.

Greece Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Logios, a Great Person that grants one of ten possible effects
• Hoplite, an Infantry Unit that has increased Combat Strength if adjacent to another Hoplite Unit.
• Odeon, a Happiness Building with Culture Adjacency for Quarters.
• Parthenon, a Culture Building that gains Influence if placed on Rough Terrain.
• Acropolis, a unique Quarter that gives the Parthenon Gold for every City-State you are the Suzerain of

Hamarana Council: Infantry Units receive +3 Combat Strength when attacking.

Persia Civics

• Spada: Reduced Military Unit maintenance.
• Satrapies: Unlocks the Pairidaeza Unique Improvement.
• Achaemenid Empire: Adds Gold for every different Civilization you have captured a Settlement from.

Persia Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Hazarapatis, a Commander that starts with the Initiative promotion
• Immortal, an Infantry Unit that heals for a set amount after defeating an enemy Unit.
• Pairidaeza, an Improvement that adds Culture and Gold.

Goose Societies: All Buildings receive a +1 Food Adjacency for Resources.

Mississippian Civics

• Earthworks: Unlocks the Potkop Unique Improvement. Gain increased Production towards constructing Buildings.
• Cah-nah-ha: Increased Resource Capacity in the Capital.
• Waahih: Burning Arrow Unique Ranged Units can pillage tiles at range with a reduced Movement cost.

Mississippian Unique Units & Infrastructure

• Watonathi, a Merchant that gains Gold per Resource acquired when creating a Trade Route.
• Burning Arrow, a Ranged Unit that has increased Combat Strength against Fortified Districts and Siege Units. Applies the Burning status to tiles for two turns.
• Potkop, an Improvement that adds Gold and Food for each adjacent Resource.