Machaka and their spiders
 

What about some hunter spider riders refills? I can't manage to keep them alive for long, no matter what I try.

I mean, the spiders alone are nice (and not have to spend any money with support a good bonus), but the combination of the two that is truly lethal.

Re: Machaka and their spiders
 

Air & water blessing effects? You get pretty much all other magic paths on your mages, so having those on your pretender might not be such a bad idea.

Re: Machaka and their spiders
 

The hunter spider defense is too low to start with (11), so water won't help much. Air is nice, but managing a good air shielding (40-60%) is kinda expensive if you are trying to have nature nine (extra protection and regeneration does wonders to the ridderless spider.

You have a point about the magic paths, though.

Re: Machaka and their spiders
 

The spiders are already way too strong, IMHO.

Machaka doesn't really have to build anything but those, and they rip through most opposition.

Re: Machaka and their spiders
 

If you are feeling excessive you could try Earth Mother earth9, nature9. This works well though you lose the occassional rider. For a more aggressive approach try the Lord of the Desert Sun with fire9, nature9.

Cheers

Keir

Re: Machaka and their spiders
 

Hunter spiders got mr5, 'nuff said. They're good for early expansion but will get fudged over by magic later.

Re: Machaka and their spiders
 

Being able to reequip the war lobsters, various spiders, and so forth would be a nice addition. Maybe a good mechanic would be to have an unridden "mount" in the province consumed when recruiting that unit type and having a 50% reduction in unit cost for its replacement in exchange.

Re: Machaka and their spiders
 

Damn! I haven't noticed the low MR. Even with a drain dominion and astral bless bonus their MR is too low to be safe. Another reason to get some riders refills http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif