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?