[LP] Civilization VI Official Leader Cards

[Laurana Kanan]

No new information here, but Firaxis has posted Official Leader cards to their social media accounts. In the vein of CCGs, they give an overview of the leaders' LUA with a stylized portrait.
For the full image gallery, see here.

Leader Pass Pack #1 Great Negotiators

Spoiler Twitter Posts :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1598346426391699456

https://twitter.com/x/status/1598719480917626880

https://twitter.com/x/status/1599086136927965186

https://twitter.com/x/status/1599810924587761665

Leader Pass Pack #2 Great Commanders

Spoiler Twitter Post :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1605289539995459585

Leader Pass Pack #3 Rulers of China

Spoiler Twitter Posts :

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1620104682751332378

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1620467079609458688

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1620829332804440069

Leader Pass Pack #4 Rulers of the Sahara

Spoiler Twitter Posts :

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1628439482553729024

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1628801868523528195

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1629511548308799490

Leader Pass Pack #5 Great Builders

Spoiler Twitter Posts :

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1636751754283950080

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1637831376392306690

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1638193754749149187

Leader Pass Pack #6 Rulers of England

Spoiler Twitter Posts :

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1642557508232400898

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1642919906772410368

https://twitter.com/CivGame/status/1643282290074701826

 

[Vandlys]

I think these look great! Could it be something to make us warm up to, so they can use it for Civ 7?

 

[bbbt]

Are these like those steam cards? I don't really get the point of them.

 

[Laurana Kanan]

I think they're just a promotional/informational tool with unique Leader artwork.

 

[Inawordyes]

Do they have these cards or at least art in this style for all/any of the pre-LP leaders? It’s really neat to see, but will be kinda weird/sad if only the LP leader additions get this treatment

 

[Zaarin]

Do they have these cards or at least art in this style for all/any of the pre-LP leaders? It’s really neat to see, but will be kinda weird/sad if only the LP leader additions get this treatment

They haven't, and I'd be surprised to see them this late in the day. It's probably just something their new marketing department came up with.

 

[pokiehl]

Nzinga Mbande finds renewed strength against enemies from abroad.

Build relationships with civs on your continent for prosperous peace under Queen Nzinga!

So as others have noticed in other threads, this text is clearly referring to Nzinga's original abilities (+5 Combat Strength against civs who have a different home continent + trade route bonuses to civs that share your home continent).

Sloppiness of them literally promoting the wrong thing aside, what we actually ended up with for Nzinga is so much more boring and derivative than the original idea. A real shame.

 

[pokiehl]

Also, "receive" is spelled wrong in Lincoln's card, sigh.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Also, "receive" is spelled wrong in Lincoln's card, sigh.

Okay but in fairness I can barely spell that damn word.

 

[reddishrecue]

These cards are so neat because they show what the leaders are about.

 

[Hellenism Salesman]

Leader card art style as a whole: I like it a lot. Hoping they do this for all the packs!

Julius: Nice variation on the 3D model. No better or worse than it.

Abraham Lincoln: Better at capturing his weathered-ness, but feels uniquely more cartoonish than the other leader cards thanks to the heavily exaggerated face. Feels more Lincoln-like to me (still not spot on), but I'd call it a slight downgrade from the 3D model.

Ana Nzinga: The added rendering on her face gives the impression of age that doesn't reflect the rest of her appearance. Her lips look a little strange to me. Very subjectively, I'll say this is a downgrade from the 3D model.

Saladin: A more realistic face that maintains the character of the 3D model while toning it down. It's still stylized, just not as exaggerated. That's a win in my book. The face feels very right to me- has the appropriate level of age and wisdom for a commander. Big upgrade from the 3D model to me

Overall, I like the leader cards! Fun little marketing trinket with a nice (if inconsistent) art style. Yep, that's Civ VI art

 

[Zaarin]

Leader card art style as a whole: I like it a lot. Hoping they do this for all the packs!

Julius: Nice variation on the 3D model. No better or worse than it.

Abraham Lincoln: Better at capturing his weathered-ness, but feels uniquely more cartoonish than the other leader cards thanks to the heavily exaggerated face. Feels more Lincoln-like to me (still not spot on), but I'd call it a slight downgrade from the 3D model.

Ana Nzinga: The added rendering on her face gives the impression of age that doesn't reflect the rest of her appearance. Her lips look a little strange to me. Very subjectively, I'll say this is a downgrade from the 3D model.

Saladin: A more realistic face that maintains the character of the 3D model while toning it down. It's still stylized, just not as exaggerated. That's a win in my book. The face feels very right to me- has the appropriate level of age and wisdom for a commander. Big upgrade from the 3D model to me

Overall, I like the leader cards! Fun little marketing trinket with a nice (if inconsistent) art style. Yep, that's Civ VI art

I agree with most of this, especially how great Saladin looks, except on Caesar. To me it looks like they just traced a screengrab of the 3D model, whereas the others at least look like art that was inspired by (rather than traced over) the 3D model.

 

[Kupe Navigator]

So as others have noticed in other threads, this text is clearly referring to Nzinga's original abilities (+5 Combat Strength against civs who have a different home continent + trade route bonuses to civs that share your home continent).

Sloppiness of them literally promoting the wrong thing aside, what we actually ended up with for Nzinga is so much more boring and derivative than the original idea. A real shame.

Can modders come with mods of her original abilities ?

 

[The_J]

From Twitter:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1605289539995459585

 

[The_J]

mmhh... we didn't have these for the base game, or did I miss something?

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

mmhh... we didn't have these for the base game, or did I miss something?

Correct. This is new for the LP.

 

[The_J]

Okay, good.
When I have time the coming days I'll create a separate image gallery for these cards.

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

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So they give Suleiman's new Persona a heck of a tan, but then they revert his look in the Leader Card back to his original skin color... What?

 

[Kupe Navigator]

So they give Suleiman's new Persona a heck of a tan, but then they revert his look in the Leader Card back to his original skin color... What?

Errgh... not going to help with the case of those who claim Fraxis had "bad basis " for Suleman's new persona.

 

[SecretWeapon]

So they give Suleiman's new Persona a heck of a tan, but then they revert his look in the Leader Card back to his original skin color... What?

I feel confident that they are recycling the final concept art for each of the models for these cards, hence the discrepancies