The Gift of Kurgi - is it useful?

ditoLoco · #1 November 1st, 2011, 04:53 PM

When The Gift of Kurgi is useful enough to be used?
The side effects are pretty scary ...

TigerBlood · #2 November 1st, 2011, 05:24 PM

I've used it on a stealthy raider before. As an item, the fatigue cost from the spell is minimal.

Biggest drawback is that it's holder becomes a preferred target for spammed horrors unless backed up by another mage capable of casting horror mark. Even then, success is not a given. You could probably do a few tricks with Returning or other spells, but commiting a mage to help make it work kind of makes the item redundant in a lot of situations.

The ritual spell it grants can be used without a lab, so that is a plus.

PriestyMan · #3 November 1st, 2011, 05:51 PM

Its a great SC item. give it to a tartarian or something and it gives fear +30, ethereal, and flying all in one item. and that tart should be able to beat down an endless amount of horrors and even some doom horrors assuming he is kitted otherwise intelligently.

Stretch · #4 November 1st, 2011, 10:51 PM

It's definitely useful. Give it to an SC unit with some decent gear and it will be a great raider. The insanity doesn't actually build that fast and you're going to be sending it to raid your enemies most of the time anyway.

brxbrx · #5 November 2nd, 2011, 01:03 AM

I'd suggest putting on something mindless or combining it with a slave collar. You can get a good SC that way

earcaraxe · #6 November 2nd, 2011, 06:21 AM

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I'd suggest putting on something mindless or combining it with a slave collar. You can get a good SC that way

what is the reason behind giving it to mindless commander? immune to insanity?

PriestyMan · #7 November 2nd, 2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by brxbrx

I'd suggest putting on something mindless or combining it with a slave collar. You can get a good SC that way

This is painful to read. never do that. ever. give it to something worthwhile that can kill stuff. like a tartarian clops or a wendigo/grendlekin. sure it will be insane sometimes, but you can get a ton of benefit out of it in the meantime

brxbrx · #8 November 2nd, 2011, 07:50 AM

yeah. I think. The slave collar definitely makes you immune, not so sure about mindlessness

Knai · #9 November 2nd, 2011, 11:09 AM

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yeah. I think. The slave collar definitely makes you immune, not so sure about mindlessness

It also utterly cripples combat potential in the vast majority of cases. And I'm not so sure about this whole immunity either.

brxbrx · #10 November 2nd, 2011, 07:21 PM

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yeah. I think. The slave collar definitely makes you immune, not so sure about mindlessness

It also utterly cripples combat potential in the vast majority of cases. And I'm not so sure about this whole immunity either.

nah. it makes you feeble but given to a decent fighter you can pretty much ignore that. Pair it with an amulet of antimagic if you're so worried, along with some reinvigoration stuff (probably boots of the messenger or callius the druid)