Image:BackArrowGreen.png Back to the list of units The Swordsman is a Classical Era melee unit in Civilization VI. It upgrades from the Warrior (or its replacements) and requires Iron. In the March 2017 Update, the Swordsman's File:Civ6StrengthIcon.png Combat Strength was decreased from 40 to 36. * Attributes: * Bonus vs. anti-cavalry units.