Best Faction for war?

[Unknownno]

Hey just wondering what you all think is the best choice for a War Playthru.

Just taking over any who attack me but also for rapid expansion.

[Paulogbfs]

China is completely INSANE. Upgraded chu-no-kus are nothing more than bazookas that fires 2 times (85+85 damage) each turn!! Overpowered to hell.

Of course, do not forget to rush the appropriate wonders like Himeji Castle and Statue of Zeus.

[Crim]

The question better question is which faction is best for war during which era

For example - Babylon is purely a Science faction, but they are also one of the best factions for late game war because they reach the late game while everyone else is in the middle game. Trust me, Guns kill Swords.

While on the other hand Huns will absolutely dominate the early game and England will dominate the game if its ocean warfare.

Then there are plenty of Civs that do War and something else well such as Assyria that does great War and Science.

[butterfingers158]

Mongols can take cities without taking any damage, since their UU is a horse archer that can move after attacking

[tsuru]

I happen to find any civ works well for war, but that might be because I always go for a domination victory and work towards a huge military. I find Russia works well, though, because they give you double Iron and Horses so you can just spam your enemies with Horsemen and Swordsman during the early game, and in the late game you get double Uranium, so you can just nuke everything. :D
But civs that you might want to use to win domination is Assyria or the Zulus mainly.

[friend robocat]

Zulus are great stuff. With an Ikanda or two in your high prod. cities, you'll be pumping out waves of mini-zerglings that promote to rifle units instead of lancers

[tsuru]

I happen to like Assyria though, because of there OP Siege Towers...

[Unknownno]

Hey Guys Thanks for ur comments another question:

I have Vanilla Civ 5 that I bought for 20$ What DLC should I get for it?

[friend robocat]

Originally posted by maclazer:

I happen to like Assyria though, because of there OP Siege Towers...

Not bad. Better than Rams actually (even tho Rams are easily attainable through ancient teching or warrior ruins) since their Sapper promotion gives adjacent melee/range units a whooping +50% combat bonus against cities.

I think I'll have to try a melee naval-focus game with a stacked Tower or two soon...

[Peaceful Panda]

I am a big fan of England for their naval domination. If you get the great lighthouse and exploration policy they can move 8+ tiles/turn.