[Xietor]

Lanka is insanely tough. I do not think K even had to breathe hard killing off his first few races.

While K is a very good player, Lanka is insanely tough. It is easily the best land race.

Has anyone saying otherwise seen those mandahas(sp). I mean autocast darkness and soul vortex? Come on! And the capital only sacreds are insane. Throw in the strong blood and air, and they are just brutal.

So no, I do not think lanka prospered only because they had a good player or location. EA caelum is tough, but they went head to head with ma pythium(the best ma race). And they lost a close hardfought war. EA Caelum walked all over MA Abysia 1st before fighting Pythium.

Pythium is a tough draw for caelum because hydras>Mammoths.

So i think much of it was match ups, location, and diplomacy.