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Originally posted by Taqwus:
Ghost Kings, however, are not immortal; so a Ghost King SC can pay a fairly hefty price when slain in terms of both magic loss and temporary unavailability. Nor, if memory serves, do they natively fly. They shouldn't be recklessly risked on battles at potentially suicidal odds while expanding at the expense of the local independents.

True, a VQ is superior in many respects to a GK... the main one being Immortality.

However, it wasn't really my intention to debate the merits of a Ghost King vs. a Vampire Queen... I mainly meant that they are similar in that with minimal research/forging they both can slice right through independents with nary a scratch.... and with more research/forging (ie Phoenix Pyre/Soul Vortex + Elemental Armor) they are dominant SC's in the late game who have few weaknesses.

So if one nerfs the VQ to the point of weakness, expect to see the same template moved over to the Ghost King.