Great Writer (Civ5)

== Game Info ==
A Great Person in the Brave New World expansion, specialized in writing.
* Actions:
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** (One-time generation of a large amount of )
The unit is expended after performing either of these actions.
== Strategy ==
The Great Writer is one of the new types of Artists in the Brave New World expansion. The main method of producing him is building a Writers' Guild and assigning Specialists to work there. This earns Great Person Points. These Great Person Points eventually create a Great Writer, the pool empties and the pool size increases, meaning that more points are needed to earn each successive Great Writer.
As with the other Great People, the Great Writer has two uses: one for a more permanent benefit, and one for an immediate boost. Both of these abilities consume him.
Creating a Great Work of Writing and placing it into an appropriate building generates a permanent boost to and . Writing a political treatise, on the other hand, will immediately boost by a set amount (depending on your current output). Use the latter ability if you don't care too much about your , and want to speed up the acquisition of your next Social Policy.
There are many ways to earn "free" Great Writers. Purchasing them with does not push back the spawning pool, whereas all of the following do:
* Earning a free GP of your choice (with the Mayan Long Count, Liberty finisher, Leaning Tower of Pisa, etc.)
* Great Writer from Globe Theatre
== Civilopedia entry ==
== See also ==
* List of Great Writers
* List of Great Works of Writing
* Great Writer in other games
Category:Units (Brave New World)