[NFP] Domination Victory Elimination Thread

[Jewelrunna]

Alexander/Macedon [19]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [12]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/France [ELIMINATED] (3-0): Eleanor has a cute niche as a cultural-flipping domination Civ, but France itself isn't well-geared towards domination. Catherine helps France be more effective in this regard, but Eleanor only allows for a hard to use effectively meme strat. If you wanna play Eleanor as a domination Civ, England's better in this regard.
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [16]
Gandhi/India [6]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [13]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [19]
Montezuma/Aztec [17] (16 + 1): You have an incredible early game unit that directly rewards you for going to war early, and you have an ability that scales after every conquest thanks to luxury infusion. Y'all are tripping if you don't think the Aztecs are a top five domination Civ.
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [15]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [25]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [12]

 

[The Highwayman]

Alexander/Macedon [20] [19+1] Two very good Classical UUs. The swordsmen excel at assaulting cities while only costing 5 iron. That is a big factor early on long before Mercenaries or Equestrian Orders to get a big army up and running. The Horses can be the unit killers and rack up GGs. Taking the requisite districts for the eureka and inspiration boosts is likely given what the AI builds - helps advance down the trees for mid to late game warfare. The global healing can be strategically leveraged for uninterrupted pain deliverance. Plus we all know how much the AI likes to wonder spam, even to a fault. No war weariness. Did I leave anything out?
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [12]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [16]
Gandhi/India [3] [6-3] I don't care if the AI is getting double weariness...makes no difference to me. The Varu are a good defensive unit to plop down in a choke point or to prevent a flank. They're obviously much better offensively with Chandra's ability.
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [13]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [19]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [15]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [25]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [12]

 

[Kmart_Elvis]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9] (12-3) They're especially geared towards peaceful play, relying on faith, gold, wonders, and alliances. The Marryanu is the most powerful unit of it's time, but it's not that great for sacking cities, and most importantly, the exorbitant production cost makes it difficult to field in large enough numbers to start a good conquering spree. When I play Cleo, I'm doing it for peaceful religious or cultural victories... Going full domination is the last thing on my mind.
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [16]
Gandhi/India [3]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [16]
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [13]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [20] (19+1) Know what you get when you play Hungary with the Foreign Ministry? Half-off levied units with +2 movement points and +9 combat strength. They also get two UUs that upgrade into each other, one gaining extra combat strength by being next to your OP levy units. A civ so good they had to nerf it - and it's still damn good.
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [15]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [25]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [12]

 

[Weraptor]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [16]
Gandhi/India [0] (3-3) Eliminated. Not suited for excessive warmongering.
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17] (16+1) These guys are pretty good at it, tho.
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [13]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [20]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [15]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [25]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [12]

 

[bengalryan9]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [16]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [14] (13+1) One of the biggest hurdles to a domination victory is getting a foothold on other land masses than the one you start on. Kupe can do that before anyone else can even think about crossing the ocean. Get a couple of cities on each continent and then snowball from there. Toas have use for the whole game.
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [20]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12] (15-3) Yet another example of someone that a domination victory means ignoring what he's best at.
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [25]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [12]

 

[pjotroos]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [16]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [12]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [14]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [20]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26] (25+1) Yup, he's probably getting nerfed at some point, but even without GG stacking, you still get 4 move, +5 strength warriors and archers from the start of classical era, and it only gets better from there. I'm normally an Emperor player, with an occasional excursion into Immortal or Deity. I've just finished 8-player Deity game in record time, even compared against all the Emperor ones, after getting sandwiched between America and Mapuche at the start, and it never felt close.
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9] (12-3) They just have less going for them in domination department than anyone else on the list - even the low scores like Cleo, Peter and Pericles. Their unique comes in late and is a naval unit, and their abilities range between non-existent to ones better suited for another victory type. I enjoy playing the Dutch, but never with conquest in mind.

 

[alancsilver]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [16]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [9] (12-3) While the winged hussar is nice, it won't be enough to conquer all. And Jadwiga doesn't have much power with it.
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15] (14+1) Being able to settle various continents to get a foothold without having to battle loyalty issues is HUGE.
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [20]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26] Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[Bangau]

Hey! We're doing one again. Shame of the timing, I've just finished a Simon Bolivar game. That's just insane... Not including him in my points, though he's obviously number 1 at this point.

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13] (16-3) For me a dom game is a fast game, industrial zones and commercial hubs have little use in such a game.
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [16]
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [9]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [21] (20+1) My favorite dom civ. Focus all your effort on suzerainty and roll.
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26] Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[enKage]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [17]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17] 16+1 If war cart wasn't enough, you get halfpriced levies. If I went for my fastest domination, I would probably choose between Aztec and Sumeria
Gitarja/Indonesia [15]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [6] 9-3 Very messy civ with no focus and UU is not so spectacular as it should be
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [21]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[Navelgazer]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14] (17 - 3) I love Catherine, but her strengths lay elsewhere. Spies are much more effectively used for other win-cons and the UU is better defensively than offensively.
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16] (15 + 1) Giving her an upvote based on the strength of the faith-economy for units and the awesomeness of the Jong. Honestly, I feel like Tamar went out too quickly here (the Khevsur isn't great, but could be worse, but moreover any civ built around gobbling up Suzerainities has an advantage just from levying units, if nothing else.)
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [6]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [21]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [15]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12]
Peter/Russia [9]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[Lily_Lancer]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [6]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [21]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [14=15-1] Negative Civ.
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12]
Peter/Russia [10=9-1] I can't believe a Civ with Cossack is being rated that badly. BTW, Where's Gandhi? Gandhi is one of my favorite leaders for Domination Victory, upper-middle level strength, and lots of fun for the specific strategy.
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [10]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [15]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[Arithmion]

Post above me has 2 downvotes, no upvotes, and downvotes should be -3, not -1. @Lily_Lancer I assume you meant Peter 9+1 putting him at 10, Mvemba at 15-3 putting him at 12?

 

[Drivingrevilo]

I’m also leaving out Bolivar in my votes. Yes, we all know he is very, very good, but a nerf is obviously incoming - and we don’t know what shape it will take. People assume the stacking between GG and CG will go. But who’s to say the universal +1 movement will stay....? Maybe he’ll be locked out of normal Great Generals....? Or maybe the Llanero will be nerfed....?

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [19]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [6]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [21]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [12]
Peter/Russia [10]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [7] (10-3) Yes, there is a niche early-game strategy of rushing your nearest neighbour with the Okihtcitaw. But cmon, there are loads of better options remaining. And personally, I think that if you’re playing Cree, warfare is counter-intuitive – y’all want alliances and trade as Poundmaker.
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16] (15+1) Again, there are objectively better Civs on a standard (boring) Pangaea map. But on anything to do with water, Vicky rocks. And Redcoat are very, very powerful - annoying that you can’t prebuild them, but when you do get them out they remain relevant for a long time, being able to hold their own against Tanks and more. Plus, Workshop of the World gives hella production, and production is king for building units.
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[Equilin]

Gorgo was somehow missing. Fixed.

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [20] (19+1) strength bonus on top of strength bonus, plus movement for already-fast cavalry.
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [17]
Jadwiga/Poland [6]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [21]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [9] (12-3) no direct bonus to dom other than wildcard slot, and hoplite doesn't help dom either.
Peter/Russia [10]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [7]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[kryat]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [20]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [14] (17-3) Too far ahead of the pack. The divine wind strength is meager, and very limited. The vast majority of land is not coast. He’s decent at science, giving him somewhat of an edge, but Hojo is mediocre at domination.
Jadwiga/Poland [6]
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [22] (21+1) Levying is a super efficient way of doing cross continent war. Why waste time sending out boats when you can just borrow the army elsewhere. Matthias ensures those city state armies won’t turn in the midst of your wars.
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [9]
Peter/Russia [10]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [7]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[TCBB]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [20]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [15] (14+1) I strongly disagree with the previous poster. It’s not about the +5 combat strength next to coast (which I agree is situational), it’s the half price Encampments and the insane Industrial Zones - which, combined with Japan’s great science game, means you can be pumping out superior tech units non-stop in the midgame. One of my fastest ever domination victories was as Japan on small continents.
Jadwiga/Poland [3] (6-3) Its definitely her or Mali. Unless you got for a niche culture bomb & crusades strategy, Jadwiga doesn’t really have anything to offer for decent domination.
John Curtin/Australia [15]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [22]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [9]
Peter/Russia [10]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [7]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[bengalryan9]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [20]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [15]
Jadwiga/Poland [3]
John Curtin/Australia [16] (15+1) Speaking of people who can out-tech and out-produce everyone else, let's go ahead and give an upvote to the Aussies.
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [9]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [22]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [9]
Peter/Russia [10]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [4] (7-3) If you want to rush someone early, you could do it a lot more easily with several others on this list *without* having to level your scouts to level 3. Even many of the civs left on the list who maybe can't do an early rush as well as Poundmaker more than makeup with it with strong units in the next several ages. I think the game is basically telling you he's not built for domination by giving him a scout UU and alliance bonuses.
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [18]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[Leucarum]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [9]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [20]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [15]
Jadwiga/Poland [3]
John Curtin/Australia [16]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [6] (9-3) First time returning to a civ I have already downvoted. Mali just has such a slow start that a domination game is tougher for them than anyone else bar Canada.
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [22]
Montezuma/Aztec [17]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [9]
Peter/Russia [10]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [4]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [19] (18+1) Much scarier in player hands than the AI. Early corps and armies is nice.
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[Jewelrunna]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [6] (9 -3): I don't particularly find Egypt to be well-suited for Domination. Yes, the Maryannu are very powerful, but they're also very expensive and can't be mass-built. Egypt are incentivized to sim-city a decent bit, and they don't have much to orient them for a war playstyle outside of the Maryannu. For some of the other Civs ranked lower than them, Poland at least have an incentive to build Encampments, have a strong unique unit, and a production boost. Mali can buy units en masse to build an army. I can't say the same for Egypt. The next on the chopping block should be the Cree, IMO, but I wanted to take the time to bring Egypt down a peg first.
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [20]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [15]
Jadwiga/Poland [3]
John Curtin/Australia [16]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [6]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [22]
Montezuma/Aztec [18] (17 + 1): I'm shilling for the Aztecs again, sue me. Refer to my previous post for an explanation.
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [9]
Peter/Russia [10]
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [4]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [19]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]

 

[The Highwayman]

Alexander/Macedon [20]
Amanitore/Nubia [17]
Catherine/France [14]
Chandragupta/India [16]
Cleopatra/Egypt [6]
Cyrus/Persia [17]
Dido/Phoenicia [15]
Eleanor/England [15]
Frederick/Germany [13]
Genghis Khan/Mongolia [20]
Gilgamesh/Sumeria [17]
Gitarja/Indonesia [16]
Gorgo/Greece [16]
Harald Hardrada/Norway [16]
Hojo Tokimune/Japan [15]
Jadwiga/Poland [ELIMINATED] [3-3] You're not going to culture bomb your way to victory; the UU can help with dom but everything in Poland's kit is all over the place.
John Curtin/Australia [16]
Kupe/Maori [15]
Lautaro/Mapuche [14]
Mansa Musa/Mali [6]
Matthias Corvinus/Hungary [22]
Montezuma/Aztec [18]
Mvemba a Nzinga/Kongo [12]
Pachacuti/Inca [13]
Pedro/Brazil [12]
Pericles/Greece [9]
Peter/Russia [11] [10+1] This is too low. Good culture civ gets you to Nationalism and Fascism very quickly combined with great faith economy for buying your army. The UU is a monster that doesn't need to take down walls - they can do the rest while the bombards handle that part.
Philip/Spain [16]
Poundmaker/Cree [4]
Seondeok/Korea [16]
Shaka/Zulu [19]
Simón Bolívar/Gran Colombia [26]
Suleiman/Ottomans [22]
Teddy Roosevelt/America [16]
Tomyris/Scythia [16]
Trajan/Rome [16]
Victoria/England [16]
Wilhelmina/Netherlands [9]