Unique Improvement - Kurgan: Scythia's exclusive tile improvement.

Requires the Horseback Riding technology to build, but does not require a supply of Horses to build.

Unique Unit - Saka Horse Archer: An exclusive Classical Era mounted ranged unit.

Unique Ability - People of the Steppe: Receive a second light cavalry unit or Saka Horse Archer each time you train a light cavalry unit or Saka Horse Archer.

Hates civilizations who backstab and declare surprise wars, especially if Scythia is a neighbor of the civilization who declared surprise war.

Leader Agenda - Backstab Averse: Likes civilizations who are their declared friend.

When they eliminate a unit, they heal up to 50 hit points.

Leader Ability - Killer of Cyrus: All units receive +5 Combat Strength when attacking wounded units.

When she founds a pantheon, Scythia can also make great use of the 'God of the Open Sky' belief, which provides +1 Culture for every Pasture.

This not only allows her to create Horsemen units, but also allows her to make greater use of the Kurgan, which provides her with an early supply of Faith and Gold. Typically, Scythia will want to found cities near a ready supply of horses. Beyond the Classical era, however, the only other light-cavalry units available are the Industrial era Cavalry unit and the Atomic era Helicopter unit, meaning that Scythia will lose effectiveness during the mid-game but does regain some potency during the late-game. For this reason, Scythia may be the best 'rush' civilization available, able to overwhelm opponents before the enemy cities are capable of erecting Ancient Walls. Thanks to the People of the Steppe ability, Scythia is capable of fielding many light-cavalry or Saka Horse Archer troops in a short time, which is particularly powerful in the Ancient and Classical eras, especially when combined with the combat healing of Tomyris's Killer of Cyrus ability. Tomyris's Scythia is a primarily military-based civilization. Scythia is led by Tomyris, an ancient Scythia warrior-queen.

Scythia is one of the original 19 civilizations available in Civilization VI.

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