Summary
As part of the Religion Victory, Apostles are one of the core units that a civilization must attempt to build if they want to conquer the world peacefully via the spread of their religion’s teaching, although, it can sometimes invite bloodshed as well due to the resistance to the religion’s spread. These Apostles inCivilization 6are crucial, as they are able to convert foreign cities easily.
After successfully purchasing an Apostle via Faith, they can immediately acquire a promotion, some of which are better than others. One promotion allows an Apostle to convert more cities due to increased charge, while the other allows the civilization to thrive economically as well due to the gold reward from converting a city.
7Martyr
Obtain Relics Easily To Boost Faith And Tourism
Sometimes, during Theological Combat against other religious units, an Apostle can be prone to be defeated, especially when faced against 2-3 other hostile Apostles as well. By obtaining the Martyr promotion, the Apostle will have a chance to still be useful even after being defeated, as they drop Relics, which can be useful for both Religionand Culture Victory.
These relics provide Faith and Tourism bonuses passively when displayed in the city. In the early game, this can be very useful to boost the Apostle’s generation and gain a headstart on getting Culture Victory in the future.
6Debater
Keep Other Religions From Spreading To The Player’s Kingdom
In a game ofCivilization 6, it is common to see multiple civilizations vying for the same victory type, which, in some cases, can equal both conventional warfare and theological warfare that involves religious units battling against each other. By having the Debater promotion, a player can havean advantage against othersin terms of Religion Victory.
Moreover, the promotion can also be used aggressively to have an Apostle spearheading a religious spreading mission, leading other Apostles with a more ‘peaceful’ promotion.
5Heathen Conversion
Gain The Upper Hand Militarily With A Simple Trick
Even when pursuing a Religion Victory, a civilization will need to strengthen its defenses as well since focusing too much on religious unit creation can lead to a weak defense. However, with an Apostle who has learned the Heathen Conversion promotion, a civilization will be able to defend its capital against the fiercest warmongers.
The promotion allows an Apostle to spend 1 Spread Religion charge to convert all Barbarians that are in adjacent tiles. This strong promotion can also be used by warmongering empires as well to bolster their chances ofgetting a Domination Victory.
4Indulgence Vendor
Acquire Economical Advantage While Spreading Religion
Economic and Religion strength might not go hand in hand in certain situations, especially for players who are so fully focused on gaining a Religion Victory that they proceed to neglect their economy, such asignoring luxury resourcesto build Holy Sites. With Indulgence Vendor, such a playstyle can be rewarding instead of punishing.
An Apostle having the promotion will be able to gain 100 gold after converting a city to their religion for the first time. This can also mean the player’s own cities, as long as they have not been converted yet.
3Proselytizer
Eliminate Any Trace Of Rivaling Religions
Sometimes, a rival civilization’s religion might spiral out of control and dominate other cities before the player can capitalize on the empty cities, creating a network of pressure from the neighboring converted cities that have astill growing populationas well. Eliminating such pressure is possible with the help of the Proselytizer promotion.
An Apostle using Spread Religion with the promotion will eliminate a huge amount of pressure from other Religions in the city. This allows the religion of the Apostle to take hold of the city gradually, while the build-up pressure from other religions gets destroyed in a mere small number of turns.
2Translator
To win a Religion Victory, a player will need to have theirreligion become predominantin other civilizations' cities as well, making it necessary for them to invade other civilizations' cities with Apostles and Missionaries. This task can be made trivial with the help of the Translator promotion.
The promotion allows Apostles to gain triple strength when using Spread Religion, enabling more citizens to be converted in one turn. Even Holy Cities are vulnerable when a player is able to have two or more Apostles with this specific promotion.
1Orator
Even with the most optimal Religion Beliefs and Reformations, a player will face difficulty when trying toachieve a Religion Victorysince it requires them to invest a huge amount of faith in recruiting Apostles as well. However, having the Orator promotion in multiple Apostles will tremendously boost the chance of getting Religion Victory.
An Apostle with the promotion is able to, at minimum, use Spread Religion 2 more times compared to other Apostles without the promotion. This allows the player to invest their Faith in more pressing matters, such as rushing Great People with an overabundance of Faith.
