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					Originally Posted by  AreaOfEffect
					 
				 
				Fireball is an ideal long range fire spell and will carry you through until you get pillar of fire. Without seeing your battle I couldn't give you any more advice. It might be feasible to place your mages further up. A range of 25 will surprisingly cover quite a distance if your already up most of the field. 
			
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 At long range, yes--but by the time the buffing is done there will be units closer that can be hit by the shorter-range but harder-hitting stuff.
In general, watching the battles it's falling fire the AI uses against most stuff.  It only switches to fireball if everything nearby is already fried.