In part 2 of the mini-series well be taking a deep dive into Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, and what makes them unique! Plutus starting abilities are:

• When you redraw your hand, gain gold equal to how many times you have redrawn this turn
• When you place land, gain 1 gold for each statue on your island
• At the start of each year, if you do not have a statue card in your deck, add a random statue card to your deck

Being the god of wealth, its only natural that 2 of Plutus abilities are tied to gaining more gold! Theres also an ability tied to the statues which are unique to Plutus, but we will go into that in more detail in another post. Obtaining extra gold is also very helpful for mercenaries, which is another of Plutus' unique mechanics that we will explore more later.
Plutus god power cards allow for some powerful synergies:

• Hands of the Fates Repeat the effects of any statues that have been built since the last harvest
• Empsychos 8 damage to enemies adjacent or diagonal to statues
• Raised from dust cards played this turn have zero resource cost

Hands of the Fate and Empsychos have powerful synergies with the unique statues that Plutus has access to, and with good statue placement, Empsychos is capable of destroying whole waves of enemies! Raised from dust enables you to play lots of costly cards in one turn allowing you to place wonders for free or place buildings that you desperately want but dont have access to the resources yet! For those who played the Next Fest demo, did you find any other strong synergies relating to Plutus unique abilities and god power cards? Wishlist the game to help us out and stay notified when it releases in September! Also join our Discord to get involved in the discussion and playtesting!