Getting a Domination Victory in Civilization 6 can be tricky in some games, especially in higher difficulties such as Immortal or Deity. In these situations, the AI civilizations will have more advantage than the player. If players wish to undertake this kind of victory type, it’s necessary to become a warmonger and become efficient with their civilization.
Therefore, there are many aspects of the game that the player can try to optimize when becoming a warmonger. The best strategies include effective unit utilization, efficient city production, and becoming a suzerain to the proper city-states. For players who wish to optimize their strategy in this way, these city-states are the best choices.
7 Lahore
Rush Other Civilizations Walls with Powerful Nihangs
- Enable the purchase of the unique Nihang unit with Faith.
For a civilization that aspires to be a warmonger and achieve a Domination Victory, it’s essential to have the perfect units for every situation. However, with the addition of unique units for every civilization, having all-rounder units is crucial to taking down other civilizations’ cities.
As a suzerain of Lahore, players will be able to use Faith to purchase Nihang from their cities. This powerful unit increases in combat strength when any Encampment buildings (Barracks, Armory, Military Academy) are first constructed, allowing the unit to scale well into the late-game.
6 Wolin
Rush Great Generals For Easier Invasions
- Receive Great General points when a land unit defeats a major or minor civilization’s unit equal to 25% of the opposing unit’s strength (Standard Speed).
- Receive Great Admiral points when a naval unit defeats a major or minor civilization’s unit equal to 25% of the opposing unit’s strength (Standard Speed).
Great Persons have always been crucial for every civilization, with each of their unique abilities tailored to a specific need. Great Generals have an easier time with navigating wartime against other civilizations, making them crucial for warmongers.
As Wolin’s suzerain, players will enjoy a boost in recruiting Great Generals, as they can do this by simply defeating other units. The same applies with Great Admirals, provided that it happened in a naval clash instead of a land battle.
5 Preslav (Rise & Fall DLC)
Keep Cities from Loyalty Problems with Encampments
- Receive +2 Loyalty per turn in cities for each Encampment district building.
It is common to see cities taken from other civilizations to be problematic. These cities will have various problems, including loyalty penalty. Due to this penalty, warmongers will often raze the city instead of keeping it.
However, instead of razing it, a suzerain of Preslav can keep the loyalty of taken cities by constructing Encampments. Not only will the loyalty problem be solved, but the suzerain can also stage further invasions from the taken city.. This can strengthen their position and armies further.
4 Kabul
Double the Number of Veteran Units
- Units receive double experience from battles they initiate.
Sometimes, being a warmonger is about more than getting a Domination Victory. It might also be necessary in higher difficulty, since the AIs will be more aggressive with their units and modifiers advantage. Therefore, stronger units are necessary with the means of technological advancement and promotions.
With Kabul’s unique modifier, promotions will be earned quickly. Units will receive double experience from battles they initiate. It’s a perfect modifier for civilizations that can expect battles to arrive at their doorstep.
3 Valletta
Use Abundance Of Faith from Religion to Guard Borders
- City Center buildings and Encampment district buildings can be bought with Faith.
- The cost of purchasing Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Walls is reduced, but they can only be bought with Faith.
A civilization concentrating on the war aspect of Civilization 6 will often find themselves struggling in peacetime. Instead of simply sitting on numerous units during downtimes, they will need to increase the economy and technological advances of their civilization.
Valletta is the perfect solution for such a dilemma. It allows warmongers to quickly obtain buildings from City Centers and Encampments with an abundance of Faith, should they adopt a strong religion. Walls can also be bought with Faith, solving security issues at the borders.
2 Ngazargamu
Mass Purchase Units with a Huge Discount
- Land combat or support units are 20% cheaper to purchase with Gold for each Encampment district building in that city.
Gold is one of the most crucial resources in Civilization 6 for any type of victory, Domination Victory included. Therefore, it is crucial to keep the treasury full and maintain a good economy, in case of either an emergency or the need to mass purchase units during a time of war.
Being a suzerain of Ngazargamu will solve any gold problems. Players will be able to buy units at a huge discount, provided that they have the necessary conditions, such as having several encampment district buildings in a city. The discount, when maxed, can go as high as a 60% for all the three encampment buildings obtained.
1 Akkad
The Quintessential City State to Knock on City Doors
- Melee and anti-cavalry units‘ attacks do full damage to the city’s walls.
Walls have always been one of the main problems in laying siege to other civilizations’ cities. It halts an entire army’s progression and incurs heavy casualties. Warmongers will have to circumvent such issues by training ranged or siege units which also need protection.
As a suzerain of Akkad, warmongers of Civilization 6 can solve this issue. Their melee units will do full damage to city walls instead of having it massively reduced. This will allow them to concentrate on training strong melee units instead of having additional siege units, making invasions go more smoothly than planned.
Sid Meier’s Civilization 6
- Platform(s)
- PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Android, iOS
- Released
- October 21, 2016
- Developer(s)
- Firaxis Games
- Genre(s)
- Strategy
