Pikeman (Civ6)

The Pikeman is a Medieval Era anti-cavalry unit in Civilization VI. It upgrades from the Spearman (or its replacements).
In the Rise and Fall expansion, the Pikeman can upgrade to a Pike and Shot. In the Gathering Storm expansion, its cost is decreased from 200 to 180, its purchasing cost is decreased from 800 to 720, and its maintenance cost is decreased from 3 to 2.
* Attributes:
** +10 Combat Strength vs. light, heavy, and ranged cavalry units.
== Strategy ==
Come the Medieval Era, civilizations with access to can start fielding Knights, whose great mobility and Combat Strength can be devastating on the battlefield. Pikemen are your best defense against them, and have the advantage of not requiring any resources to produce. Use their long pikes to keep enemy Knights at bay, and provide a decent line of defense even if you have no . Try to avoid having them fight Men-At-Arms, however, until they earn Thrust and Schiltron - Pikemen with these s are a force to be reckoned with, but without them, the +5 Combat Strength bonus Men-At-Arms receive against anti-cavalry units will turn the tide in their favor.
Make sure to upgrade your Pikemen as soon as possible. Pikes alone become useless against the muskets of the Cavalry, whereas the Pike and Shot and the AT Crew have the strength to resist them.
Like the Spearmen from which they upgrade, Pikemen serve as the guards of barbarian outposts, making them difficult for Knights to capture and allowing them to withstand a few attacks from stronger cavalry units.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The icon for the Pikeman is actually a halberd, not a pike. The actual unit models in-game use local polearms, such as a mix of pikes and halberds for Europeans and guandaos or naginatas for East Asians.
== See also ==
* Pikeman in other games