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Desert Folklore is a Pantheon in Civilization VI. It increases the Faith Faith output of Holy Site districts by 1 for each adjacent Desert tile.

Strategy[]

Like all pantheons that rely on specific terrain types, Desert Folklore attempts to boost the desirability of an otherwise unappealing terrain. It requires an appropriate start and the player having more interest in Faith Faith than whatever other bonuses may be obtained (e.g., taking God of the Open Sky for extra Culture Culture from Pastures built on Sheep Sheep, or Lady of the Reeds and Marshes for extra Production Production from Oases).

This pantheon makes deserts more viable places in which to found cities, especially when pursuing a Religious Victory or after adopting Theocracy or building the Grand Master's Chapel to enable Faith Faith purchasing of military units. It has good synergy with desert-biased civilizations such as Mali (with the Suguba further lowering Faith Faith costs), Egypt (whose Holy Sites can be built more cheaply next to a River, although River Goddess is also a reasonable choice there), and Nubia (whose Nubian Pyramid is particularly well-suited to being built next to Holy Sites).

The district tile terrain is not taken into account (maximum bonus is +6). In Gathering Storm this pantheon also works with Desert Floodplains (as the tiles are also marked as Desert).

Synergies:

  • 3 adjacency will trigger the "Splendid Holy Site Completed" Historic Moment for a one time +3 Era Score
  • 4 adjacency will allow you to get the benefit from the renaissance Simultaneum Policy
  • high adjacency will work great with the classical Scripture policy (double adjacency faith) and the Work Ethic follower belief (production from faith adjacency)

See also[]

Civilization VI Religion [edit]
Default Religions BuddhismCatholicismConfucianismEastern OrthodoxyHindu Dharma1HinduismIslam (Path to Nirvana Islam1) • JudaismMahayana Buddhism1ProtestantismShaivism1ShintoSikhismTaoism (Path to Nirvana Taoism1) • Theravada Buddhism1Vajrayana Buddhism1Zoroastrianism
Pantheons City Patron GoddessDance of the AuroraDesert FolkloreDivine SparkEarth GoddessFertility RitesFire Goddess GS-OnlyGod of Creation (Atum)1God of CraftsmenGod of HealingGod of the ForgeGod of the Open SkyGod of the SeaGod of the Thunderclap1God of WarGod of Watery Abyss (Nun)1Goddess of FestivalsGoddess of the HarvestGoddess of the HuntInitiation RitesLady of the Reeds and MarshesMonument to the GodsOdin1Oral TraditionReligious IdolsRiver GoddessReligious SettlementsSacred PathStone Circles
See also Beliefs
1 Specific scenarios only

GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

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