[LintMan]

Originally posted by Ironhawk:

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Originally posted by LintMan:
Mages are a plus but not critical.

I disagree with this. With the Mystic and the Astrologer (!!) Arco has access to some very powerful mages. They should not be "a plus" to any arco strategy but an integral part of it. Additionally as was noted in some other arco threads, the Mystic acts almost as a mini rainbow-mage so you should be able to get your gem supply up fast.

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Yes, the mystic and astrologer are definitely awesome units, and I build lots of them. But when I was saying the mages were not critical, I was speaking of for in-battle usage. I use the mages mainly for research, rituals, and forging and wasn't willing to spare many for battles until late-game (and I found I didn't really need that many in battle). Of course, that's just my style of play (and skill level - I'm not an expert) - I'm sure they can be an awesome force in themselves, expecially if you used communion to link them up. I'd be very interested in hearing how you use them in battle (ie: how many, what spells scripted, what items, etc).

You do have a good point about their mini-rainbow-mage site-hunting potential that's well worth mentioning.