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Himiko, High Shaman occupies an intriguing niche withinCivilization 7, as she seizes upon incredible Culture output at the noteworthy cost of a board-wide decrease to Science. This makes her hyper-specialized, and a keen choice for players pursuing the Cultural Victory Path - with the caveat that you don’t want her to completely fall behind on the tech-learning front.
Our in-progress Himiko, High Shaman guide will cover your best practices, should you choose to occupy a role as the empress in your next big Civ 7 playthrough. We do recommend caution here - if you’re just starting out with the game, you might not want a leader with a built-in negative modifier to any core stat!
Himiko, High Shaman Leader Overview
Himiko is all about thatCulture, but don’t discount her less pronounced perks. A niceHappiness-related boost, and a marked uptick inProduction toward Happiness Buildings, makes the High Shaman excellent at keeping her culturally-sophisticated citizenry enthusiastic.
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Culture
+20 percent Culture, but -10 percent Science. Effects are doubled when in a Celebration.
+50 percent Production on Happiness Buildings.
How Do Himiko’s Attributes Work?
The+20 percent Culture boost at the cost of -10 percent Scienceis a pretty big deal on its own, butdoubling both parameters during Celebrationsreally goes to show how integral it all is to Himiko, High Shaman’s playstyle.
With theHappiness Building Production boost and increases in base Happiness from those Buildings, you’re going to be hitting Celebrations quite frequently, too, which meansyour Culture will be consistently sky-high, but your Science will be frequently diminished.
What Civs Work Best With Himiko, High Shaman?
Himiko, High Shaman is a culture queen who absolutely needs a civ that’s going to increase her Civic-learning speed even more swiftly than her base boost and Celebration uptick provide, if you’re going to progress your strategy per her inherent merits.
Any civ withtangible ways to benefit Himiko’s already-high Culture outputis a solid choice, but therearesome particular winners.
Greece
No other Antiquity Age civ caters to Himiko, High Shaman’s Culture quite like Greece does. TheParthenon and Odeon unique Buildings are both big Culture-makers.
The Greek unique Great Person, theLogios, frequently connects with this trend; and Greece’sInfluence output boostscan help you to befriendCity-States. Look forScience Independent Powerswho can help make up for your Science reduction.
Rome
Rome is a pretty good pick, too.+1 Culture on the Capital and City Centers in Townsdoes add up, and you’ll get synergisticHappiness and Cultureboosts via theForumunique District and theTemple of Jupiterunique Building therein.
TheBasilica, Rome’s other unique Building, grants a bonus toInfluence- again, a nice blend for pulling inCity-Stateswho can potentially help out with Science (and other fare).
