Summary
- Harriet Tubman in Civilization 7 has unique abilities focused on Espionage, War Support, and the removal of movement penalties in Vegetation.
- Players can choose from many Leaders in Civilization 7, each with specific abilities and attributes.
- Civilization 7 will launch on February 11, 2025.
Ahead of the release of Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, Firaxis Games has given fans a detailed look at Harriet Tubman, revealing how she plays in the game. While Civilization 7 will not launch until February 11, 2025, this first look at Harriet Tubman’s abilities from the developer could give fans a good idea of whether she is the type of Leader that fits their play style.
One of the major features of Civilization 7 is its Leaders system. Thanks to this feature, players can choose a significant historical figure to help direct their empire in the game. The developer has already detailed many Leaders players will be able to choose from in Civilization 7, such as Machiavelli, Benjamin Franklin, Charlemagne, and Hatshepsut, and there are more expected to receive the spotlight in the future. Recently, the developer gave players an idea of what to expect from Harriet Tubman, a famous freedom fighter from the United States.
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Specifically, Firaxis Games has revealed Harriet Tubman’s abilities and attributes, along with sharing a trailer showing some gameplay featuring the character that is coming with the launch of Civilization 7. According to the developer, the character has a specialty for spying, with her Unique Ability, Combahee Raid, reflecting this. This ability, which references her historic raid that freed hundreds of people, gives Harriet Tubman increased influence when starting Espionage actions. A few other bonuses of this Unique Ability include getting additional War Support when war is declared against the Leader and removing movement penalties in Vegetation.
Harriet Tubman’s Abilities in Civilization 7
Unique Ability
Combahee Raid: Increased Influence towards initiating Espionage Actions. Gain a set amount of War Support on all wars declared against her. Units ignore Movement penalties from Vegetated tiles.
Attributes
Agendas
Veracity: Increase Relationship by a Medium Amount once for each formal war the player declared. Decrease Relationship by a Medium Amount once for each surprise war the player declared.
Starting Biases
Besides the Unique Ability, some other parts of Harriet Tubman’s kit highlighted by Civilization 7‘s developer include her Diplomatic and Militaristic attributes, which can be leveled up in the game. In addition, the Leader’s Agenda was revealed to be Veracity, which is related to starting wars. According to the developer, players will receive an increase in Relationship for initiating formal wars, while this value will decrease when starting surprise wars. It is worth pointing out that the character overview also revealed that Harriet Tubman’s map start bias is Vegetated.
It will be interesting to see what else is revealed for Civilization 7 in the weeks leading up to its release on PC and consoles. As part of the festivities at The Game Awards 2024, a cinematic trailer for the game was unveiled, helping to hype up the next installment in the Civilization series. With 26 Leaders reportedly part of the game, it will be interesting to see which others Firaxis Games decides to show off next.
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