Leader Ability Elimination Thread

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1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [16]
4. Chandragupta - Arthashastra [3]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [13]
11. Gitarja - Goddess of the Three Worlds [5]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [25]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [26]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [21+1=22] Big production bonus. What more needs to be said?
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [34]
25. Poundmaker - Favorable Terms [1-3=ELIMINATED] Should die already. What does it really do to help you?
26. Qin Shi Huang - The FirstEmperor [23]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [29]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [16+1 = 17] - A lot of bonuses. Free spy. Earlier spies. One more spy capacity. All spies start promoted. Diplo visibility = combat bonus throughout the whole game (not just 10 turns after some event like for other leaders). Spies are usefull - more money, more great works, stop enemy that is faster in space race, get you eurekas, remove envoys from CSs, remove governors (if you want to take a city by loyalty)...
4. Chandragupta - Arthashastra [3-3 = ELIMINATED] - Very situational bonus. I think I've declared terr. war maybe once. Not once in every game on average, but once in total. And even when you declare it, you get a bonus for 10 turns only.
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [13]
11. Gitarja - Goddess of the Three Worlds [5]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [25]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [26]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [22]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [34]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The FirstEmperor [23]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [29]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
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1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [13]
11. Gitarja - Goddess of the Three Worlds [5]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [25]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [26]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [22-3=19] Being declared isn't player-controlled. And if you can liberate city-states, you are probably winning already.
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [34]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The FirstEmperor [23+1=24] Gives you production (and food and money) when you actually need it.
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [29]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
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1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [13]
11. Gitarja - Goddess of the Three Worlds [5-3=2] - By far the weakest remaining.
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [25]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [26]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [34+1=35] - Strong military (early & powerful Eagle Warrior, +1 Combat Strength per unique luxury to all units), happy citizens (luxuries support +2 cities), advanced infrastructure (capture workers, rush districts) -- great foundation for any victory condition.
26. Qin Shi Huang - The FirstEmperor [24]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [29]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
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1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [13]
11. Gitarja - Goddess of the Three Worlds [2-3=Eliminated] - Agree this isn't as all round useful as the others remaining.
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [26]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The FirstEmperor [24+1=25] - Mostly those left are militaristic civs. This is the most powerful non-militaristic LUA to me.
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [29]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [13-3=10] Good bonus, but there are only good ones left now and this is not quite as good as many of the other.
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [25]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [26]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [25+1=26] - Besides powerful Wonders like the Colosseum, I may often rush wonders like the Mausoleum, Petra, the Oracle etc even in cities with low production. Sometimes even the Colossus. So the LUA reliably translates into other good bonuses that are there for a large part of the game. Saves production during the crucial part of the game.
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [29]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [10]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [25+1=26] This lets you fast-forward in the culture tree early on when it matters the most.
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [26-3=23] The district cost reduction is fine, so is cs, but I like to take Japan to the scientific victory.
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [26]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [29]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [10]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [20] (23-3). This is the only ability of those that remain that I would classify as "meh".
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [26]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30] (29+1). This is the best ability in the game. Period.
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [10]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [20-3=17]. 3 faster-built districts cannot compete with the remaining abilities.
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [26+1=27] For all of my previously mentioned reasons.
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25+1=26] Because 6 movement horsemen, and 4 movement archers/immortals is fun on top of speedy builders and settlers.
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [10]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [17-3=14]. Now we have the top third remaining. Everything here is a great leader ability, but this is my vote for next cut. The coastal bonus is very situational, and saving some turns on production for some districts isn't going to save this one.
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [27]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [17]
6. Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [25+1=26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [10+1=11] Another one I will defend. That double espionage combat boost is great, plus I love free trading posts. It might not be as great as free roads and trading posts, but this is a pretty good ability, excellent for warmongers, or for defeating opponents to give yourself a further edge towards victory.
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [14-3=11] The weakest and most situational left, but still a good ability. I have to pick something; sorry, Hojo :-/
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [27]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [18] (17+1) --- Perhaps not the absolute most efficiently powerful ability, but if you want to run through a hybrid early warmongering / late peacemongering game this may well be your civ. Roosevelt lasted so long with his +5 bonus, and he's limited to his one continent. Catherine gets +3 anywhere. A free spy means production allocated elsewhere, and the free promotion on all spies means they will both get captured/killed less and succeed more (freeing more production from replacement spies). Gaining a 2nd promotion skews this even more favorably to France, and a 3rd with intelligence agency means you can compete with Greece/Tamar for city states (as you just create scandals and wipe the board of the competition's envoys).
6 . Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [8] (11-3) --- Worst of what's left.
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [11]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [27]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [18]
6 . Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [8-3=5] Good, but not better than the others left.
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [11]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [27+1=28] top five ability, IMO
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [18]
6 . Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [5]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [11]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [28+1=29] It's crazy that one user has knocked 30 33 points off of this one, forcing people to keep their votes here rather than other options that they might feel are good as well.
30. Shaka - Amabutho [24-3=21] I personally get less use out of this one.
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]

I originally wasn't going to vote, but that ten straight knocks is ridiculous. Even if one thinks it's over-recognized here, it's going against the spirit of the game.
 
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1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [18]
6 . Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [5]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [11]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [35+1=36] +1 Combat Strength from each Luxury resource can be very powerful in the early game. If you start near another continent it gets even better. It's also possible to increase enough Luxury resources for the combat strength to have an impact even in the late game. Plus 2 extra cities benefiting from 1 amenity is nice.
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [29-3=26] Pre R&F an extra builder charge was very good, it has gotten nerfed significantly with R&F though. A single governor promotion give +1 builders charges, extra builder charges aren't a huge thing now. I also don't build builders in multiple cities much simultaneously. I'd rather stick Liang in my highest production city, enact Feudalism then build builders galore. After a while I build enough builders and don't need more so I get rid of Feudalism and take Liang out of the city. Plus I like to settle cities and defend myself early (when the AI is most dangerous) instead of taking risks with early wonders. (I play on Immortal)
30. Shaka - Amabutho [21]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30]
 
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3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [18]
6 . Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [5- 3 = 2] +3 for cavalry is solid, but a pretty moderate bonus compared to the rest here at this point. And the capturing is nice but more of a flavor than something to build strategy around.
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [11]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [36]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [26]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [21]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [30+1=31] = Yes it's a relatively moderate bonus overall (you can get the same amount of culture by meeting an early cultural CS for example), but it's pretty much the only one here whose effects are kicking in turn 1 (as soon as you settle your capital), and you are getting to everything along the civics tree faster - from the first policy cards and governors to the first government - and their associated boosts.
 
1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [18]
6 . Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [2]
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [11]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [36-3 =33] Builder capturing and district rushing aren’t actually part of his bonus. Amenities aren’t hard to come by, and Ghengis and Catherine can get a higher combat bonus earlier with diplomatic visibility.
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [26]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [21]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [31+1=32] = This couples well with any sprawling empire. The culture yield is incredible in the early game, and free stuff is hard to turn my nose up at.
 
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1. Alexander - To The World's End [28]
3. Catherine - Catherine's Flying Squadron [18+1=19] Very flexible for many different victory conditions
6 . Cyrus - Fall of Babylon [26]
9. Genghis Khan - Mongol Horde [2-3=ELIMINATED] Even the mightiest has to fall
12. Gorgo - Thermopylae [26]
14. Hojo Tokimune - Divine Wind [11]
17. John Curtin - Citadel of Civilization [19]
19. Montezuma - Gifts for the Tlatoani [33]
26. Qin Shi Huang - The First Emperor [26]
30. Shaka - Amabutho [21]
33. Tomyris - Killer of Cyrus [30]
34. Trajan - Trajan's Column [32]
 
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