First Look: Great Builders | Civilization VI: Leader Pass

If you dream it, they'll build it. Get a FIRST LOOK at the Great Builders!

The fifth of six packs from 𝗖𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗩𝗜: 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦 is available now on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Theodora
00:58 Ludwig II
01:46 Sejong

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ABOUT THE LEADER PASS
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Throughout 6 DLCs that are scheduled for release between November 21, 2022 - March 2023, Civilization VI: Leader Pass features 12 leaders brand new to Civilization VI and 6 new takes on classic Civilization leaders.

The Leader Pass is available on Steam, Epic, Mac App Store, and iOS only. On Steam and Epic, The Leader Pass is included at no extra charge as part of Civilization VI Anthology, or can be purchased separately.

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ABOUT CIVILIZATION
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Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Explore a new land, research technology, conquer your enemies, and go head-to-head with history’s most renowned leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.

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[rairarku]

Ludwig's ability feels so powerful, I love it!

[kaijuslayer]

Sejong’s agenda of disliking those ahead of him in science and culture seems very odd. Korea was never one to have a superiority complex like feudal China. And Sejong’s nature of his reforms and such made him favor wanting education and such to be widely spread to all. Him disliking those who are well learnt is kind of counter intuitive to everything he stood for. Granted, they probably put this weird agenda just so it would be different from base Korea. Which actually likes those with high science. In general, Sejong probably got the shorter end of the stick for this pack. Besides what I just said, his actual ability is lacking in power and isn’t the most fitting thing they could have gone for Sejong.

[RAS_Squints]

Sejong drew the short straw in this group for his bonus

[brasswirebrush]

Ludwig's ability is so weird, I love it.

[kevind]

All these new leaders are great, but who I really want to play as is Dan Quayle

[infinitedonuts]

Sejong was so OP in civ 5 but here he looks significantly weaker. Regardless, looking forward to playing all of them especially Ludwig.

[jebwatson]

Looking forward to work ethic and desert folklore with Theodora. Just plain broken and I love it.

[zekielwagen]

It seems like the devs got the two Theodoras mixed up. The civ animation appears to be based on a mosaic depicting Theodora, wife of Justinian, from the 6th century. Then there was another Theodora in the 9th century, wife of Theofilos, and that was the one who ended iconoclasm.

[Chaotic_Monk]

It feels like there is already a tonne of civs with a heavy culture focus, was kinda hoping for more production or science centric leader bonuses

[rahadirihatmadja]

If only Neuschwanstein castle had been available in Civ VI

[rybosny]

Theodora is great, especially with Work Ethic for versatility or Choral Music for culture snowballing. Considering she can easily have high faith adjacency (due to farms) in almost any land, both WE and ChM seem great choices.

Ludwig is... interesting. Spamming wonders even with no intent to finish them seems both ridiculous and unique. XD

Sejong... Damn. Anansi from Heroes & Legends mode has an overall better ability. With Sejong, you need to plan your scientific and cultural progress around the ability, and the reward is pretty insignificant.
Also, you can mess yourself up by getting free tech from a tribal village (!), wonders such as Oxford University (!!), or even some Great People (boosting "wrong" tech at the "wrong" time), World Congress competitions, and your Steal Boost spy operations. XD
If the ability was for example: "+1 food per Specialist in Seowon and Cultural District. Gain a one-time boost to culture equal to double your science per turn each time you recruit a Great Scientist. Gain a one-time boost to science equal to double your culture per turn each time you recruit a Great Writer", the ability would be a way better. But sadly, it's not.

[TheViolaBuddy]

The way the music transitions from Byzantium to Germany is very satisfying. Listening back, I guess the timing of the two pieces isn't quite synced up with each other as well as I first thought, but I think it's just the fact that they're in the same key (except whether it's major or minor, I guess), and Byzantium is this low, quiet theme whereas Germany's starts off with a huge crescendo into its climactic part.

[tfwzyko]

Civ players: "sweet a second German civ leader!"

Hearts of iron players: "there is another..."

[markadams]

I like how they say Theadora was a former actress. Acting wasn't all she did from what I've read. lol

[butterspread]

Ludwig sounds really interesting and right down my alley!
Some amazing strats to build dense cities, especially when you’ve already got the extra district and squeezing aqueducts, dams, hansas, and commercial hubs together as Germany. Ludwig synergises perfectly with dense theatre squares and wonders to get mega culture, gold and production yields!

Theodora is a really nice alternative to those (like me) who don’t go full domination, still powerful with military, but incentivised to redirect that extra faith towards naturalists and rock bands. Combine with the incentive for farm and new hippodrome faith bonuses and you get a high food, amenities (all yields!), faith, and culture for a powerful wide all rounder. Trying to stay on good diplomatic terms? Just send the heavy cavalry out and pillage for more yields and less grievances!

Sejong sounds weak but he leads a hard science civ that wins big from rushing cheap powerful Seowons as soon as the ancient era, without fear of district planning. If a civ sounds weak, it’s usually cause you can get their bonuses near the start, which is a huge boon. Pop seowons around hills, get early mines around them for that extra science and production and try to blast through science one era at a time. When that final tech turn starts, make cities prioritise science, swap policies (maybe buy if they’re locked), ready your Pingala and see the benefits of science priority flow. In a science win that’s the equivalent of 16 turns of culture generation at a way higher level than you’re likely working with. That could be a good 10% of your civic tree covered there! Seondeok may have strong governor bonuses but they’re stuck to a few cities or spread thin. If you’re going total science 9% bonus culture from a governor in a city that isn’t focusing on culture aint doing much (apparently it’s *every* first era tech so times what I said by 2.5X)

[moonman]

Missed opportunity to include King David IV of Georgia, also known as David the Builder.

[zacharyfreeman]

Definatley gonna go home and play Theodora. I never understood culture victories but I got one recently and that made me love how it's played. I still have a lot of work to figure out optimization but still enjoyable

[fanonfrenzy]

You know i didn't expect anything all that exciting, i gotta admit ludwig looks the most curious but i think i like all 3.

[jaeshin]

King Sejong is gonna need some improvement mods.

[YY-ugmv]

Ludwigs unique leader ability is him being a failure.I was suprised to see an unsuccessful Leader when i first saw him but this is actually funny.