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  • Queen Tomyris leads Scythia in

  • Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

  • The legendary Tomyris was

  • one of the greatest queens of antiquity.

  • Although we know little about her,

  • early historians describe her as

  • a formidable warrior ruler of steppe nomads.

  • Queen Tomyris is legendary for

  • having killed Cyrus the Great of Persia.

  • Her armies get a bonus when they attack wounded units,

  • and heal a little when they defeat an enemy.

  • As people of the Steppe,

  • the Scythians create 2 units instead of 1

  • when they build Light Cavalry or their unique Saka Horse Archers.

  • The Saka Horse Archer is highly mobile,

  • and it doesn't require Horse resources to construct.

  • The Scythians can field a massive,

  • mobile army very early in the game.

  • Scythia also gets the Kurgan as a unique tile improvement.

  • This provides faith and gold,

  • and gets a bonus for being built near Pastures.

  • It can't be built on a hill,

  • and you can't build Kurgans next to each other.

  • Scythia is one of the strongest military civilizations

  • of the Ancient and Classical eras.

  • Fast moving, hard-hitting,

  • they should take advantage of their Kurgans

  • for early Pantheon beliefs

  • and use those to reinforce their civilization's strengths.

  • Tomyris is an honorable warrior

  • who hates surprise declarations of war.

  • Think very carefully if she's a neighbor

  • and you're thinking about starting a fight,

  • or you might just find yourself

  • facing the wrath of her horsemen.

  • Will future historians speak your name

  • with honor and respect?

  • How will you lead Scythia in Sid Meier's Civilization VI?

Queen Tomyris leads Scythia in

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