Deity player checking in . Scout , builder , slinger usually works for me . Yes , sometimes you can ' t do builder second but 95 % of the time that works for me . Why that order ? Few things barb scouts rarely show up until turn 6 or so and then have to spend time running back home . Additionally , on deity the AI starts with five warriors and three settlers . Those warriors are actually extremely effective at wiping out camps for you . They usually then go look for someone to kill . Sometimes that ' s you , sometimes it ' s a city state . Less so nowadays after the initial release . Scout , builder , slinger also sets you up for inspirations and eurekas . Boosting craftsmanship and foreign trade is a given . Most importantly , the early scout sets you up for goody huts and city states . An early builder or trader is incredibly good . Even a second scout is really nice . And as said before , there are huge bonuses to finding city states so it ' s a race in the early game to find them . So send that warrior out for a little scouting then bring him back home while your scout then goes and does the real work . After the first slinger I ' ll either do a second scout or second slinger depending on the situation .