Re: Gloves of the Gladiator...
 

As for awed Deva, mayby 3-4 shields would be better with some area spells, like shockwave, freezing or heating?

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Any weapon that provides multiple attacks is great against hydras. If you got rushed by LA Pythium with 10+ A9W9 hydras in year 1, the easiest(maybe only) solution is equipping your combat pretender with gloves of the gladiator or wave breaker and boots of quickness.

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Why would you give hydras a W9 bless? They already clear a square!

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I'd give them E8 for sure. Not sure whether S or W would be best after that.

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D8 is clearly the best hydra bless =p

(ok, A6+ is probably the best hydra bless, but D8 poison clouds are tasty).

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No, no, you're all wrong. A9B8 is where it's at, clearly.

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It's what I met in my last MP. I think W6 or W8 would be better because my nagas and monkeys just route immediately before the hydras have a chance to attack them:(

Re: Gloves of the Gladiator...
 

skelly spam.
earth meld + stellar cascades.
Dont fight the hydras. Run away, trade province for province.
One he splits, attack using Single focus spells.
etc.

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Speaking about single focus spells, do not try to soulslay the hydra - creature has several forms (9 heads, 7 heads, 5 heads, etc), and soulslay kills only one of the forms.

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Earth meld and similar spells will slow down hydras but can't kill them. For many nations your army will route before they can deal enough damage.