The Civilization 6 team has shared gameplay details for Arabia, led by Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the Vizier of Cairo. Check out the video below for more details on Arabia in Civ 6:
A talented scholar and commander, Saladin’s wisdom won praise from enemies and allies alike. Saladin’s Leader ability is called “Righteousness of the Faith” (also a translation of his name). The worship building for Arabia’s religion costs very little faith to build and produces bonus science, faith and culture.
Arabia’s special ability is called the Last Prophet: when the next-to-last Great Prophet is claimed, Arabia automatically receives the last one, if they haven’t already received it. This guarantees that Arabia can found a religion and frees them from the pressure of building faith or treasure to earn a Great Prophet.
Arabia’s unique unit is the Mamluk, a Knight replacement that heals at the end of every turn, even if it moves or attacks.
Arabia’s unique building is the Madrasa, which generates more Science than the university and provides faith based on the campus adjacency bonus.
Arabia takes advantage of religion easily without racing for a Great Prophet. Many Holy Sites will allow you to take advantage of Saladin’s ability. Science and religion both flourish in Arabia, making it a civ well-suited to either victory type.
If you need more Civilization VI info, we have the gameplay details for Sumeria, Greece, Spain, Scythia, Japan, Egypt, Rome and the United States of America, along with their new leaders’ unique bonuses. We also know about Norway, China, England, France, Germany, India, Egypt and the Kongo. There’s even a major pre-order bonus: the Aztecs, led by Montezuma I. You can pre-order Civilization VI here , check out the deets on Civilization VI ’s 25th anniversary edition here and check out our hands-on impressions of Civ VI here, here and here.
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