The demi-god and legendary king of Sumeria, Gilgamesh, is leading his country to victory in Sid Meir’s Civilization VI. Unlike the other civs, nobody is sure whether Gilgamesh was a real person or just a character that was made up, but his myth has encouraged leaders and tales alike.

Sumeria’s special ability is “epic quest,” which lets them gain a tribal reward (the same thing that exploring ruins gave you in Civ V) upon capturing a barbarian outpost. The ziggurat is their unique improvement and provides both science and culture when built next to a river and not on a hill.

Gilgamesh’s legend has him commanding war carts to defeat his foes, which is why they’re Sumeria’s unique unit. They’re an early game cavalry unit that doesn’t suffer penalties against spearmen and gains extra movement when starting its turn on open terrain. War carts go into Gilgamesh’s other trait, “adventures with Enkidu,” which shares the experience points any of Sumerian military unit with the nearest allied unit.

Gilgamesh is a good friend to have. He climbs the culture and science trees extremely early on in the game with ziggurats and shares any experience gained from battle with allies fighting by his sides. Both a partner in war and advancement, he’s a diplomatic powerhouse as well as a force to be reckoned with early on. You’ll want him on your side when taking on world leaders.

Gilgamesh and Sumeria brings the total confirmed civ count up to 17 so far. Civilization VI will release for PC on October 21st.