The latest DLC Pack for historical turn-based strategyCivilization 6has arrived. The Babylon Pack is the fourth part ofCivilization’s 6’s New Frontier Pass, a season pass which will continue to include bimonthly DLC releases until March 2021. As well as the Babylonian Civilization, the new DLC also includes the Heroes and Legends game mode.
Heroes and Legends joins a growing selection of alternategame modes forCivilization 6. Like its four predecessors, the new game mode adds a twist to the standardCiv 6experience. Heroes and Legends adds 12 Heroes from various mythologies, including Hercules, Beowulf, and Mulan. For players looking to add some larger-than-life figures to theirCivgame, here’s a complete breakdown.
A Hero is Born
While there are only 12 Heroes in theDLC,Civilization 6players will be able to discover multiple Heroes over the course of a game. However, once a Hero has been claimed they are unavailable for all other players. There are five ways to gain a Hero in the DLC:
Once players begin to acquire Heroes, they’ll want to make use of their special abilities. While most of the Heroes can fight as regular military units, it’s their unique skills that really make them powerful.
The Hall of Heroes
There are 12 Heroes in theHeroes and Legends DLC, each with their own unit-type, stats, and special abilities:
Hunahpu and Xbalanque
The Story Ends
While their legends may live on, Heroes inCivilization 6are not immortal. Each one has a Lifespan, which defines how many turns they’ll be available to the player. However, no Hero goes quietly into the night. When a Hero dies, they leave behind two Heroic Relics: an Epic and a buried Symbolic Object. These Relics can be placed in new slots in any Monument, where they will provide passive bonuses. It’s worth noting that the Symbolic Object will have to be excavated by aCivilization 6Archaeologist unitfirst.
Later in the game, these Relics can be used to call Heroes back life using Faith. Heroes who have been restored in this way will have their Lifespan and Charges refreshed. However, each Hero can only be recalled once per era, and it costs more Faith each time. Heroes and Legends is one of the most robust game modes to be added inthe New Frontier Passso far and offers tantalizing hints of the directions Firaxis may takeCiv 6in the future.
Civilization 6is available for Linux, Mobile, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
