Back to Civilizations (Civ6) The Scythian people represent a civilization in Civilization VI. They are led by Tomyris, under whom their default colors are light orange and dark red. The Scythians' civilization ability is People of the Steppe, which gives them two units instead of one for each light cavalry unit or Saka Horse Archer they train. Their unique unit is the Saka Horse Archer, and their unique tile improvement is the Kurgan. Starting bias: Tier 2 towards Horses, tier 5 towards Grasslan