Civ 6 Tier List: All Pantheons Ranked
Do not underestimate the value of Pantheons. This is one of the most important considerations of early game. One consideration is doing the Shrine Rush, where you get Pottery first, then build A Scout and Shrine. This will allow you a greater choice of Pantheons, which is critically important, as these benefits last you the entirety of the game.
| Name | Description | Tier |
| God of the Open Sky | +1 Culture from Pastures. Especially Australia/Scythia. | A |
| Divine Spark | +1 Great Person Points from Holy Sites (Prophet), Campuses with a Library (Scientist), and Theater Squares with an Amphitheater (Writer). | A |
| God of the Forge | +25% Production toward Ancient and Classical military units. | A |
| Goddess of Festivals | +1 Culture from Plantations. | A |
| Religious Settlements | When chosen receive a Settler in your capital. Border expansion rate is 15% faster. Especially Russia. | A |
| Fertility Rites | When chosen receive a Builder in your capital. City growth rate is 10% higher. Especially China. | A |
| Earth Goddess | +2 Faith from tiles with Breathtaking Appeal. Especially Inca. | B |
| God of the Sea | +1 Production from Fishing Boats. Especially Indonesia/Norway/Maori. | B |
| Goddess of the Hunt | +1 Food and +1 Production from Camps. Especially Canada. | B |
| God of Craftsmen | +1 Production and +1 Faith from improved Strategic resources. Especially Mongolia. | B |
| Desert Folklore | Holy Site districts get +1 Faith from adjacent Desert tiles. Especially Mali. | B |
| Dance of the Aurora | Holy Site districts get +1 Faith from adjacent Tundra tiles. Especially Russia. | B |
| City Patron Goddess | +25% Production toward districts in cities without a specialty district. | C |
| Religious Idols | +2 Faith from Mines over Luxury and Bonus resources. Especially Nubia. | C |
| Fire Goddess | +2 Faith from Geothermal Fissures and Volcanic Soil. Especially Hungary. | C |
| Monument to the Gods | +15% Production to Ancient and Classical era Wonders. Especially China. | C |
| Sacred Path | Holy Site districts get +1 Faith from adjacent Rainforest tiles. Especially Brazil. | C |
| Lady of the Reeds and Marshes | +2 Production from Marsh, Oasis, and Desert Floodplains. Especially Egypt. | C |
| Initiation Rites | +50 Faith for each Barbarian Outpost cleared. The unit that cleared the Barbarian Outpost heals +100 HP. Especially Sumeria. | D |
| River Goddess | +2 Amenities and +2 Housing to cities if they have a Holy Site district adjacent to a River. Especially Khmer | D |
| God of Healing | Increases Healing by +30 in your Holy Site district, or any adjacent tiles. | D |
| God of War | Bonus Faith equal to 50% of the strength of each enemy unit killed within 8 tiles of a Holy Site district you own. | D |
| Stone Circles | +2 Faith from Quarries. | D |
Which Pantheon in Civ 6 is the best?
When choosing a Pantheon, it is best to select one that has an ongoing benefit regardless of your location or what geographical benefits are within your vicinity. The best Pantheon in Civ 6 is “Religious Settlements” because you are able to capture more ground with fewer cities. This enables more flexible location selection for new Cities and allows you to grab vital strategic resources more easily (horses, iron). Fertility Rites is a close second, but growing indefinitely isn’t necessary in Civ 6, as many of the benefits are capped at specific population numbers (ie, you need 7 population for a successful City, and no more than 10 is necessary).
Civ 6 Tier List: Best Places of Worship
Just a friendly reminder that this is purely game-related! We are not judging anyone’s religion! The Mosque takes the cake. The additional spread by Missionaries and Apostles can add up significantly if you are actively spreading your faith across the world.
| Name | Type | Ability | Tier |
| Mosque | Worship | +3 Faith; Missionaries and Apostles +1 Spread Religion charge | S |
| Synagogue | Worship | +5 Faith | A |
| Meeting House | Worship | +3 Faith; +2 Production | A |
| Wat | Worship | +3 Faith; +2 Science | A |
| Pagoda | Worship | +3 Faith; +1 Diplomatic Favor | B |
| Stupa | Worship | +3 Faith; +1 Amenity | B |
| Gurdwara | Worship | +3 Faith, +2 Food, +1 housing | B |
| Dar-e Mehr | Worship | +3 Faith; +1 additional Faith for each era since constructed or last repaired. Immune to environmental effects | C |
| Cathedral | Worship | +3 Faith; 1 slot for religious art | C |
Civ 6 Tier List: Best Founder Beliefs
If you founded a religion, you are privy to some additional benefits. More specifically, you receive perks from all followers of your religion, even if they’re not part of your Civ.
| Name | Type | Ability | Tier |
| Pilgrimage | Founder | +2 Faith for every city following this Religion. | A |
| Tithe | Founder | +3 gold for each city following this religion | A |
| Sacred Places | Founder | +2 Science, Culture, Gold and Faith for each city following this religion that has a world wonder | A |
| Cross-Cultural Dialogue | Founder | +1 Science for every 4 followers of this Religion in other civilizations. | B |
| World Church | Founder | +1 Culture for every 4 followers of this Religion in other civilizations. | B |
| Lay Ministry | Founder | Each Holy Site or Theater Square district in a city following this Religion provides +1 Faith or +1 Culture respectively. | C |
| Stewardship | Founder | Each Campus or Commercial Hub district in a city following this Religion provides +1 Science or +1 Gold respectively. | C |
| Papal Primacy | Founder | When you send an Envoy to a City-State it adds 200 Religious pressure to that City-State. | D |
| Religious Unity | Founder | +1 Envoy at each city-state when it first adopts this religion, in addition to any envoy from a city-state quest. | D |
Civ 6 Tier List: Best Follower Beliefs
Much less potent than the Founder beliefs, the Follower beliefs can still add a boost to your gameplay.
| Name | Type | Ability | Tier |
| Work Ethic | Follower | Holy site district’s faith adjacency provides equal production | S |
| Choral Music | Follower | Shrines and Temples provide Culture equal to their intrinsic Faith output. | A |
| Divine Inspiration | Follower | All world wonders provide +4 Faith. | A |
| Jesuit Education | Follower | May purchase Campus and Theater Square district buildings with Faith. | B |
| Reliquaries | Follower | Relics have triple yield of both Faith and Tourism. | B |
| Warrior Monks | Follower | Allows spending Faith to train Warrior Monks, medieval land combat units with a unique promotion tree. May only be purchased in a city with a Temple in its Holy Site. Holy sites culture bomb adjacent tiles | C |
| Feed the World | Follower | Shrines and Temples provide +3 food and +3 housing each | C |
| Zen Meditation | Follower | +1 Amenity in cities with 2 specialty districts. | C |
| Religious Community | Follower | International trade routes provide +1 gold for every Temple and Shrine in the origin city | D |
Civ 6 Tier List: Best Enhancer Beliefs
Wrapping up our section on Religion, Enhancer Beliefs come later in game and has mostly to do with combat and spreading your religion further.
| Name | Type | Ability | Tier |
| Religious Colonization | Enhancer | Cities start with this religion in place if founded by a player who has this as their majority religion. | S |
| Scripture | Enhancer | Religious spread from adjacent city pressure is 25% stronger. Boosted to 50% once Printing Press is researched. | S |
| Itinerant Preachers | Enhancer | Religion spreads to cities 30% further away. | A |
| Missionary Zeal | Enhancer | Religious units ignore movement costs of terrain and features. | B |
| Monastic Isolation | Enhancer | Your Religion’s pressure never drops due to losses in Theological Combat. | B |
| Defender of the Faith | Enhancer | Combat units gain +5 Combat Strength near friendly cities that follow this Religion. | B |
| Holy Waters | Enhancer | Increases healing of your religious units by +10 in Holy Site districts belonging to cities with your majority religion, or any adjacent tiles | C |
| Crusade | Enhancer | Combat units gain +10 Combat Strength near foreign cities that follow this Religion. | C |
| Holy Order | Enhancer | Missionaries and Apostles are 30% cheaper to Purchase. | C |
On the next page, we will rank governments, wonders and natural wonders and name the best ones. Alternatively, jump back to the Table of Contents to go to a different section.
Wow you guys went all out. This Civ 6 Tier List is incredible… actually its more like 10 tier lists. How long did this take you?? geeze
Poundmaker is one of my favourites…. Maybe im just a sucker for punishment but here are my reasons: Strong scout that can assist in early capital taking (doesn’t get bonus versus arrows so you still want atleast a couple of warrior variants for later in the game). This scout lets you pick the reward from huts meaning you can sneak in a weapons upgrade and get an archer with double sight bonus or heaps of extra defence and heal. The scouts also can take more hits and less likely to get one shot prior to tech upgrade, meaning more of… Read more »