Barbarian (Civ6)

Barbarians encompass various hostile groups unaffiliated with either civilizations or city-states. They are based in outposts found within unclaimed territory, and their colors are dark red and black.
== Units ==
Barbarian units are mostly identical to normal units, with the respective abilities and particularities, but there are small differences:
* Early cavalry outposts will employ the Barbarian Horseman (a light cavalry unit) and the Barbarian Horse Archer (a ranged cavalry unit). These are the weakest units in their respective classes - the former has the same Combat Strength as a Warrior and the latter has the same Ranged Strength as a Slinger - but they both have a of 3.
* Barbarian units can't heal unless they Pillage an improvement that provides health.
Barbarians start the game with Bronze Working, Sailing, and Shipbuilding. Aside from these, they automatically gain technologies that are discovered by half of the civilizations and will produce the most advanced units available to them.
Note that fighting Barbarians will only earn XP normally for your units until they reach Level 1; afterwards each encounter will only earn 1 XP (except when playing as Julius Caesar).
If a city's fall too low and it goes into Revolt status, various Barbarian units (a.k.a. "rebels") will spawn around the city limits until its condition improves. The same will happen if an enemy Spy successfully performs a Recruit Partisans mission in one of your cities or a city becomes a Free City. Although they are not technically Barbarians and don't belong to an outpost, experience gained from them is still limited.
== Outposts ==
Barbarians come from outposts, which have a chance of appearing randomly on any land tile that doesn't have a revealed resource and is outside a unit's field of vision. This also includes Tundra and Snow terrain, which are rarely inhabited; that's why it is common to find outposts in the far north and south until very late in the game. Each outpost starts with a fortified anti-cavalry unit (Spearman, Pikeman, etc.), which stays there as a permanent guardian; and a Scout, which will roam far and wide in search of places to raid.
Each Barbarian unit belongs to its own home outpost (the one which spawned it), and won't stray too far from it. The Scout unit makes an exception - it will roam around until it reaches the coast, or finds a suitable target for raids.
Outposts are further affected by location and strategic resources. Depending on where they are located, we can say that there are three distinct types of outposts:
* Melee outposts spawn on most inland tiles and will produce run-of-the-mill land units. These are usually the least trouble.
* Cavalry outposts spawn near and will employ mounted units in their assaults (as well as Barbarian Horse Archers). These are quite fast and, especially in the early game, could turn into a nightmare for an ill-prepared force.
* Naval outposts spawn on coastal tiles and will create naval units.
Barbarian naval units will menace your coastline, destroying naval improvements and attacking hapless land units which stray too close to the coast. It's important to maintain a navy to keep them off your back, but the best way to stop these attacks is to destroy the coastal outposts nearby. If left unchecked, these outposts will produce large numbers of Quadriremes which will not only harry your coastal lands, but may also overwhelm any lone ships you send to deal with them in the early game.
A civilization will earn a reward (which scales based on the game's difficulty level and speed) for dispersing a Barbarian outpost, in addition to the benefit of stopping it from producing more Barbarian units. The method for this is simple: any land unit must enter the tile of the outpost, or a naval raider unit must perform a Coastal Raid. You'll have to defeat the guardian unit first, of course (or force it off the tile with a Winged Hussar). There may also be a chance that the guard will move away from the outpost to attack a nearby unit (especially ranged ones), leaving the tile exposed for a capture. An outpost can also be dispersed by expanding a city's borders into its tile.
== Behavior ==
Unlike in earlier games, Barbarians have a more devious play-style. Like other civilizations, Barbarian outposts will send Scouts (for land tribes) or Galleys (for naval tribes) to survey the land. If the scouts find a city, they will attempt to "report" back to their home outpost (meaning they will try to move back to it); if successful, the outpost will launch a wave of Barbarian raiders that will attack the city. This wave usually consists of 3-6 units (depending on game difficulty), which are produced in successive turns after the return of the Scout. The flip side is that if the Scout doesn't manage to report, the outpost won't produce any additional units, even if attacked.
Barbarian units will target the nearest city their Scout has spotted. They will maraud around it, pillaging improvements, plundering , trying to capture civilians, and attacking your military units. On lower difficulties they usually won't attack the city itself. On higher ones, though (Emperor and higher), they will attack the city, especially if there's more than one unit around. If Barbarians manage to capture a city, unlikely as that is, they Raze it instantly...and if this is your last or only city, it's game over! However, Barbarians cannot capture a civilization's original ; any attack that would otherwise capture it instead reduces its HP to 0. 
Barbarian Scouts behave differently - they rarely attack, but will capture civilians and plunder s. Generally, they prefer to head back to their home outpost as soon as they spot a target for a raid.
When an outpost is cleared, all remaining units, even Scouts, that belonged to that outpost become very aggressive and attack everything in sight.
== Strategy ==
In Civilization VI speed is paramount when dealing with Barbarians. If you don't move fast, you'll soon see a party of Barbarians at your borders, ready to destroy your improvements or conquer your city. This is why it's important to periodically survey the land around your civilization, destroying outposts before they become a threat. Always try to kill any Barbarian Scouts as soon as you see them, and if you don't manage to keep the Scout from reporting, prepare for a heated battle immediately.
Cavalry outposts are usually the most annoying kinds to deal with. Their units are fast, tough, and ignore zone of control, which makes them very difficult to counter in the early game. If you notice such an outpost, train some Spearmen ASAP, because they will be of immense help. Then make it a priority to destroy the outpost.
Naval outposts, however, can be an even greater nightmare, especially if they are found on small islands or in narrow straits where you can't approach by land. You will then have to deal with them via ships, and this could turn problematic because you will be faced with (usually) multiple Quadriremes, which will be troublesome for Galleys. The best thing to do, if you haven't particularly developed your own maritime abilities, is to leave the outpost alone, if you can, until you get your own Quadriremes...or, alternatively, build up a fleet of at least three Galleys, then attack carefully and attempt to overwhelm each enemy ship separately, using formation bonuses. And if you can't ignore the outpost long enough, you should prepare to fight it with mass ranged units.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The Barbarians' symbol is a horned helmet.
== Videos ==
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== See also ==
* Barbarian in other games
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