Unique Ability
People of the Steppe: training a light cavalry unit or the unique Saka Horse Archer grants two of that unit instead of one, effectively halving their Production cost.
Scythia
Scythia has one of the strongest opening military pushes in the game, built around free mounted units and a self-sustaining raiding playstyle.
Unique Unit: Saka Horse Archer
A fast, powerful ranged cavalry unit available very early in the tech tree.
Unique Infrastructure: Kurgan
The Kurgan is a unique tile improvement that grants +1 Faith for each adjacent Pasture (rising to +2 with Stirrups researched), and provides Tourism equal to its Faith output once Flight is researched. It cannot be built on Hills.
How to Play Scythia
- Commit to an early rush — Scythia is built to peak in the Ancient and Classical eras.
- Use pillaging as a source of healing to keep your army in the field longer than usual.
- The free-unit bonus makes mounted unit spam unusually efficient early on.
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