[st.patrik]

Originally posted by japinard:
I'm playing with "Man" and have been recruiting a balanced army of spearmen axemen and archers.

I've had the Arch-Druid as the Pretender. I'd like to stick with Man since the units are easier for me to identify with.

Man's my favorite nation, hands down. But you are wasting your time with the spearmen and axemen. You want to recruit about 40 longbows and 10 - 20 Wardens (or Daoine Sidhe, if you're playing 'Last of Tuathas'). Put the Wardens on 'hold and attack' and put the longbows into 2 Groups - one on each flank, slightly behind the Wardens. Make sure you have a priest to bless your Wardens.
Take that force and you can take out pretty much any independant force up to strength level 6.

Research Alteration 4 for wind guide and send a crone along with a few air gems

Research Alteration 6 for mass protection and give said crone some nature gems

I should mention that you want to get a pretender with air magic to use this strategy, so that the blessing effect on the wardens includes an air shield.

Once you face other nations get province defense (even though it sucks for Man, it will act as a deterent for a while - to stop them declaring war on you) and raise a couple more armies like the one above.


I'm sure there's other ways to do it, but this is simple and effective to begin with.