Civilization 7: Modern Civilizations Tier List

The modern era of Civilization 7 is the most important era in the game. It is where the winner is decided and where the game ends. This means it is essential that you push your advantages and make the right choice from the exploration era.

The civilization you choose is the key to ensuring your victory. Modern times offer 10 civilizations to choose from (11 if there is a crossroads of the World DLC). When mixed with the right Civ 7 leader, it can produce very powerful synergies. To make your choice easier, here are the best modern civilization tierists in Civ 7:

Civ 7 Modern Civs Tier List

S-Tia: America, Meiji Japan

A-Tia: French Empire, Mexico, Qing

B-tier: Buganda, Prussia, Russia, Siam

c-tier: Mughal

S-Tia Modern Civing

This is the best civilization that the 7 has to offer. From access to great military units to extremely powerful resource access, these choices allow you to control the map.

S-Tier: America

• Frontier expansion – Earn 100 gold for every resource you improve. +30% production for the construction of the Statue of Liberty.
• Marines – American unique infantry forces. It has amphibious capabilities. The training is cheap.
• Explorer – Unique American civilian forces. Claims land resources other than the usual settlement radius.
• Industrial Park – American Unique Quarter. It was created by building Railyard and Steel Mill in the same district. +2 foods in this city for all resources allocated to this city.
• Railyard -+5 production. +1 production adjacent to Quarters and Wonders. Unique American production building. age.
• Steel Works -+6 production. Gold adjacent for resources and wonders. Unique American production building. age.

With so many resources available, America does a lot and is one of the best civilizations of today. The frontier’s expansion characteristics can provide a huge surge in gold by improving resources. Elsewhere, Railyard and Steel Mill, which are gathered to create industrial parks, means a lot of food, production and gold. This makes the United States a very diverse and rounded civilization, with production to expand rapidly and meet it.

Plus, explorers can get important resources and further drive your yields. Marines are also solid units, thanks to their amphibious abilities, and are surprisingly agile. There are many things I love about this civilization.

S-Tia: Meiji Japan

• Goisshin – If you overbuild a building, you will acquire science equivalent to 50% of the cost of production of the building. +30% production for the construction of Dogo Ounce.
• Masasa – A unique heavy naval unit in Meiji Japan. When this unit is first destroyed, it will respawn in the nearest village you own with 50% HP.
• zero – A unique fighter jet in Meiji Japan. Increased range. +4 combat strength against other fighter aircraft units. You can intercept enemy air units.
• Zaibatsu – The Meiji Unique Quarter. It was created by building Jinko and Juko-gyo in the same district. +1 gold and production for buildings in adjacent areas.
• Jinko – +5 gold. +1 gold adjacent for gold buildings and wonders. A unique gold building in Meiji Japan. age.
• Jukogyo -+5 production. Coastal terrain and amazing +1 production adjacent. A unique production buiding in Meiji Japan. age.

Meiji Japan is extremely resourceful and has access to some very powerful aspects. Goisshin means you can rebuild your district or building for modern needs while retrieving a decent chunk of science for your troubles. Meanwhile, the Zaibatsu district can earn a large amount of gold and production if there are accommodations with many buildings. It’s a truly amazing collection of harvests that can push you into the endgame.

Plus, civilization has a frighteningly strong unit. Mikasa can be incredibly strong and can be resurrected once after death in the nearest settlement. This means you could either protect your investment in a naval unit or you could again engage the low unit that killed it to kill it and end the fight. On top of that, Zero is a lovely gaming aircraft that should be the strength you will be considered in the sky.

A-Tier Modern Civs

You cannot misunderstand A-layer civilization. They often have a variety of access to important resources and use special units to bring military power to the table.

A-Tier: France Empire

• Freedom, equality, friendship – Choose the modern standard government celebration effect. +30% production for the construction of the Eiffel Tower.
• Imperial Guard – Unique infantry forces of the French Empire. You can perform long-range attacks. +2 combat strength within the radius of a friendly Army Commander. More expensive training.
• Jacobin – Amazing person with one fee. Only trainable in cities with streets can be received once certain Jacobins. Cost training per Jacobin.
• street – The French Empire Quarter. It was created by building Jardin a La Francaise and Salon in the same district. +2 happiness in this city quarter.
• French garden -+5 Culture. +1 cultural buildings and amazing adjacent. A unique cultural building in the French Empire. age.
• salon – +5 Happiness. +1 culture adjacent for happiness buildings and wonders. A unique happiness building in the French Empire. age.

The French Empire is truly a lovely synergistic civilization, and it is worth considering whether there are plans to win a cultural victory. Thanks to the avenues created by Jardin a la Française and the Salon, civilization has a major feedback loop of culture and happiness that can, if properly managed, promote it throughout the present day. For this reason, there are many celebrations, feeding the traits of Liberte, Egalite and Fratans.

It’s not the beater of the world, but the Garde Empire is a decent unit in case you try to bully you when you build the happiest and most cultural civilization.

A-Tia: Mexico

• rotate – Unique government, starting with inversion. This government has one celebration effect, with a culture of 10 turns +30%. Cannot enter other government types. +30% production for the construction of the Palacio de Velás Art.
• Welding machine – Unique Mexican infantry forces. Adjacent units heal +10 HP. It won’t stack.
• Innovative – Amazing person with one fee. You can only train in cities using Zocalo, and the specific Revolucionario received is random. Each Revolucionario can only be received once. Increased costs of training by Revolucionario.
• No Caro – Unique Mexico quarter. It was created by building Catedral and Portal de Mercanderes in the same district. +2 Culture of all traditions that have been invaded by the government.
• Cathedral -+5 Culture. +1 cultural buildings and amazing adjacent. A residential area of ​​Mexico’s unique culture. age.
• Merchant Portal -+5 Culture. +1 gold adjacent for gold buildings and wonders. A unique cultural building in Mexico. age.

Unlike the French Empire, Mexican civilization is a cultural powerhouse. It’s a bit less capable of happiness, but it comes with the extra bonus of access to more money and great help from the culture. As long as you can start a celebration by stacking happiness in the building, civilization will have access to a 30% cultural bonus. Created by building Catedral and Portal de Mercedes in the same district, the Zocalo district offers even more culture.

Soldaderas units can also be relatively tanky if they are in the correct formation and the units are healed with each other. If you are looking for culture and have plenty of access to happiness, Mexico is a major candidate for cultural victory.

A-Tier: Qing

• Kang Qian Shengshi – +4 gold, +3 culture, +2 influence, but -1 science from import resources. +30% production for the construction of Mount Chendae Resort.
• only -Qiang Unique Infantry Force. +4 If adjacent to GUSA by combat strength.
• Hanging – A unique merchant. A civilian who can establish trade routes to import resources from foreign settlements. Earn 50 gold for each resource you get when creating a naval trade route.
• huiguan -Qing Unique quarter. It was created by building Qianzhuang and Shiguan in the same district. +35% impact on this settlement.
• shiguan – +6 Science. +1 Adjacent for Happiness Buildings and Wonders. A unique science building. age.
• Qianzhuan – +5 gold. +1 gold adjacent for gold buildings and wonders. Qing unique gold building. age.

Qing civilization has many things, but it has its drawbacks and needs to be managed. The characteristics of Kang Qian Shengshi can increase gold, culture and influence, but they can also drag you into science. In modern times, technology moves rapidly. Therefore, misunderstanding this property can lead to delays in discovery.

That said, this shouldn’t be a big problem, especially since certain resources, wonders, and construction management can offset that a bit. There are many useful accesses here, so there are plenty of things to recommend this CIV.

Additionally, GUSA units can be extremely powerful even in proper formations and large squadrons. This means you have good access to military power.

B-Tier Modern Civing

This is where good civilizations belong to, with substantial amounts of benefits. They may be a little more specialized and feasible in fewer scenarios, but generally bring overall value to most legacy paths.

Layer B: Buganda

• River attack – Acquire culture when looting buildings and improvements equal to the yields acquired and healing. Military forces on the land gain amphibious capabilities. +30% production for the construction of Mujib Azara Mpanga.
• Guardian – Buganda’s unique infantry unit. Heal +10 hp by looting tiles.
• main – Unique Army Commander of Buganda. 50% yield from looting within the command radius.
• Kabaka’s Lake -+3 Happiness. You will receive a lake yield bonus, including all Buganda ability yields and Mujibu Azalam Panga Wonder. Unique improvements to Buganda. age. Do not delete tile warehouse bonuses. It should be placed on flat terrain. One for each payment.

Buganda is an interesting option for those who want to burn space on the ground. A powerful army is required to enter enemy territory and begin to tear their settlements. However, it can gain a considerable amount of resources. You need to be active frequently and go to war, but if managed correctly, this can work for you. The characteristics of river raids and the Abangbowa and Mwami units bring great value from looting, so you need to do it frequently.

That’s also because Kabaka Lake is good for happiness and lake resources, but civilization has no direct access to important modern yields such as science, culture, gold and influence. So you’ll have to plunder to make up for it. It’s a pretty unique style of play and if you’re resourceful and strong enough to target the yields you need to access, it can work. However, if you become fully active, it can fall apart quickly.

Layer B: Prussia

• Blood and iron – Units receive +1 combat strength for unfriendly or worse civil relationships.
• Hassar – A unique Prussian cavalry unit. There is a +1 movement. +1 combat strength for all remaining movements.
• knock – Prussian Ground Attack Air Unit. +3 combat strength against land units.
• State Railroad – A unique railway in Prussia. Products in +2 gold and country tiles feature State Sithenbahn.

Prussia is a civilization choice for people who are not afraid to anger everyone. If you are trying to bully the entire map, Prussia is for you, as you gain combat power for everyone who hates you. This is a citizen for those who are not only militarily hearted, but also pugnasious. Hassar, especially Stuka, is also a powerful unit, and can win the most fairest battle.

The problem with Prussia is that it’s a small word. This is about throwing yourself into other civilizations and trying to overwhelm them. Reconciliation is required for the need for a strong military to meet scientific and cultural needs. Both are important in modern times, and even in a military sense if they can’t keep up with the rapidly evolving technology. Staatseisenbahn has been done so far only in terms of gold and production. Plus, you’ll be chewing more than you can bite here. It’s funny to make everyone mad. That is until all civilizations on the map declare war with you at the same time.

Layer B: Russia

• Prosveshchenie – +1 culture in urban districts. +1 science on urban districts of the tundra. 30% production for the construction of +her.
• Cossack – Unique Russian cavalry unit. +4 combat strength in friendly territory.
• Cutie Shallow Rocket Launcher – A unique siege unit in Russia. There is a +1 movement. It has a lower base combat strength, but has splash abilities. Deals damage to enemy units adjacent to the target unit.
• obschchina – +2 foods from adjacent farms. +2 culture of the tundra. Unique improvements to the Russian Empire. age. Do not delete tile warehouse bonuses. Cannot be adjacent to another Obshchina.

Russia has access to some great yield bonuses in the district, and the Scientific and Culture Mix is ​​a civilization-resistant suit. That said, these bonuses aren’t that big and only really charge the cultural output in Tundra, which can be restrictive to your boundaries. With all things in mind, you may catch up behind other more specialized civilizations in terms of yield.

Cossack and Katysha Rocket Launcher are interesting units. This means you can protect the advance civilization of science and culture you are building, but usually defensively and only against large military forces where splash damage is involved.

B-Tier: Siam

• That Farahab – Acquire independent diplomatic actions and become the supreme power of the city-state at a higher impact cost than independent friends. +30% production for the construction of doi suthep.
• Jang Bean – Siamese unique remote unit. Range strength and +1 movement are increased. You can move after attack.
• uprat – Amazing person with one fee. You can only train in a city if independent powers are friends, and the specific Uparat received is random. Each umbrella can only be received once. Increased costs per trained Uparat.
• Slugging -+3 Culture and happiness. Siamese unique improvements. age. Do not delete tile warehouse bonuses. It must be located in a navigable river.

Siam has a rather unique characteristic in that it can quickly become the supreme power of a city-state. This can be powerful, especially if you stack many city-states to support you with other yields. However, civilizations will depend on your ageless buildings and your leaders, as they do not have the special access to creating the impact they need to do so. However, this trait may be useful to you if you can promote its impact.

Chang Beun is also a great ranged unit that allows you to pilot around enemies and stay out of reach when played correctly. Otherwise, there is no ton of standouts here. City-states should help compensate for lost yields with a variety of benefits, but it also depends on the emergence of the right city-state.

C-Tier Modern Civing

Although not bad civilizations, these are often situational civilizations or civilizations that require a unique playstyle that may be best suited to more experienced players.

C-Tier: Mughal

• National Paradise – +75% gold from all sources. -25% on all other yields. +30% production for the construction of Red Fort.
• Sepoy -Mughal unique infantry forces. You can attack with gun range.
• Zaminer – Mughal unique settlers. A private unit that can establish a new town. +1 population of the new village.
• Stepwell – +2 foods from adjacent farms. Mughal unique improvements. age. Do not delete tile warehouse bonuses. It should be placed on flat terrain. It cannot be adjacent to another stepwell.

Mughals are not a bad civilization. With proper setup and circumstances, this civilization can be very strong. However, there are risks. + 75% gold from all sources is very powerful and can be the most abundant in the game. However, if you can’t alleviate -25% on all other yields, you can easily fumble. Science and culture are so important in this era that to maintain it, you need to make sure that the money you are investing in compensates for that penalty.

Elsewhere, other Mughal traits are fine, but they don’t pop out as essential to victory. On the right hand, the mughal can really do good, but for those who are not so sure, there are easier options.

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