Re: Patch 3.23
Archae: Yes, they have a few options, but the Kappa are expensive to summon and maintain (in every way). The real issue is that they have no starting Water income. That means that the Pills are really your only option, and particularly with the new patch, the Air gems are extremely valuable (Dai Tengu are incredibly good.)
Although, I guess a good option to blitz the water would be to take an Awake Lady of Fortune. As I recall, she grants waterbreathing to some people in her army.
If you can get into the water early enough, you can dominate by completely losing one of Jomon's crippling long-term problems: upkeep. Considering the Ryujin is your best recruitable mage (by a wide margin) and you can recruit Monks in your surface forts. That would make most of your mages sacred. (You'll want some Onmyoji for Astral magic.)
Also, I'll note that the Arrow Fend Holy spell scales with your Holy level. This means that an Air/Nature Prophet has AoE 4 Arrow Fend for 0 base Fatigue. (Also: Dai Tengu can do this naturally.)
For those that want to Prophetize a Mage, I suggest a Master Shugenja over an Onmyoji, as the Master Shugenja is guaranteed to get the Nature pick required for the personal buff (which allows him to throw Fanaticism).
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