[Jasper]

Originally posted by General Tacticus:
Yes, it looks like it can be done, on paper. Still, that 20% of your income will be missed elsewhere : for building additional fortress, province defense, even plain old armies... You also need more priest on sacrifice duties. Not to mention the fact that your good research pretender has cost you a lot of points, so your scales are not that good.

I haven't tried ice devils, so I cannot say how good they are, but would you say 1 Ice devil every two turns is worth investing 20% of your income for the crucial 20 first turns ?

I think the investment cost is actually less, with more of it coming towards the end and less during expansion. In particular scouts are cheap and effective blood hunters.

Well equipped Ice Devils were quite powerfull in Dom 1, and the only thing I've seen significantly change in Dom 2 is Paralyze. With a Wraith Sword and Regeneration Ring they wade through conventional armies. Quickness plus their cold bonus gives them high enough stats to deal with other tough combatants.