How to Win a Domination Victory with Zulu

The Approach

Keep pushing from city to city without pausing to fully rebuild between conquests — each capture upgrades the capturing unit outright (Corps becomes Army, standard becomes Corps), so an aggressive, continuous campaign actually strengthens your army faster than a slower, more cautious one would. Garrison Impi in newly-taken cities specifically, since the Loyalty bonus from a garrisoned unit is higher for Zulu than the baseline, helping captured territory stabilize faster.

Key Steps

• Unlock the relevant Corps/Army civics before your campaign starts — Isibongo's upgrade effect requires them to actually trigger.
• Keep momentum rather than consolidating slowly — the ability rewards a continuous string of captures more than a cautious, one-city-at-a-time approach.
• Garrison a unit in every newly captured city immediately — the Loyalty bonus is specifically stronger for Zulu and helps prevent captured cities from rebelling back.

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