Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Leader Pass now official – 18 new leaders coming

Firaxis itself had leaked the new DLC called Leader Pass via a mobile website in advance. Now it has been officially announced with all the details.

Fans of the turn-based strategy epic Civilization VI can finally look forward to supplies again, because Firaxis has now officially announced the new “Leader Pass” after the previous leak. This is not just one DLC, but six DLC packs that should be available at no additional cost to anyone who owns the Civilization VI Anthology on Steam or via the Epic Games Store.

The new Season Pass will bring you a total of 18 new playable leader variants; the individual content is divided into the six packages mentioned, which will be released from November 21, 2022 to March 2023 on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, for macOS via Steam and Mac App Store and for iOS via App Store. The first additional content on the mentioned November date is the “Big Negotiator Pack”.

The new content should also offer you new approaches to diplomacy, war, expansion and more. 12 leaders are completely new, 6 are new variants of existing rulers. All come with a selection of surprising new or updated abilities.

While further information on the individual packages will follow later shortly before publication, the rough timetable according to official information is as follows:

• Great Negotiator Pack (Pack 1): Starting November 21, 2022, you can put your diplomatic skills to the test with the Great Negotiator Pack. It includes Abraham Lincoln (United States), Queen Nzinga Mbande (Congo) and Sultan Saladin (Arabia);
• Greater Commander Pack (Pack 2): Leading in the Great Commander Pack are Tokugawa (Japan), Nader Shah (Persia)³ and Suleiman the Magnificent (Ottoman Empire) the troops to victory;
• Rulers of China Pack (Pack 3): Players establish new dynasties with Yongle, Qin Shi Huang (Unitor), and Wu Zetian in the Rulers of China Pack;
• Rulers of the Sahara Pack (Pack 4): A return to the cradle of humanity with the Ruler of the Sahara Pack, including Ramses (Egypt), Ptolemaic Cleopatra (Egypt) and King Sundiata Keita (Mali)⁴;
• Great Builder Pack (Pack 5): With the Great Builders Pack, players can rebuild the world better than ever, including Theodora (Byzantine Empire)⁵Sejong (Korea)⁶ and Ludwig II (Germany);
• Rulers of England Pack (Pack 6): The Monarchs collection expands with the Rulers of England Pack to include Elizabeth I (England), Harald Hardråde (Varaigans) (Norway) and Victoria – Steam Age (England).