Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

Psycho, if hide is not an instantaneous order every stealth unit becomes useless, because he unveils and attacks when arrives in enemy province!!! ^_^

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

The turn you can see it is the turn you cannot attack it. Because stealth order is executed before magic phase.

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

Are you sure that assassination spells always fail to find stealthy units? It seems to work half the time for me.

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

Mind hunt does find stealthy units. Seeking arrow and earth attack surely do not.

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

Anyone tried VotD? (I'd test it myself if I wan't at work.) Thematically it seems more like Mind Hunt, and therefore could be worth a try.

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

It should work, I think.

But it might not have much effect if they haven't personally killed many units.

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

Stealth should probably be executed after magic phase so you have a chance at magiking those bastards. I'm just beginning to appreciate exactly how extremely powerful stealth commanders really are.

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

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Horror seed? Leprosy?
Your own stealthers with bane venom charm or built in "Reaper" effect?

If its in your provinces, set up some watchers/call of the winds for upkeep free patrollers?

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

VotD doesn't work, surprisingly. Horror seed and leprosy do, but they would take too long to have effect. I guess my best bet is fires from afar.

Re: How to attack stealthy astral mages?
 

Can you try assassins against stealthed commanders? Assassins can have trouble against mages, but the odd one gets through to the mage, against astral especially if you buff them with some cheap +MR.