Wishing for snatch?

[RicoRico]

I'm puzzled..

My completely awesome almost ultimately equipped SC Earth King just got teleported out of his province, right into a wickedly set up trap of a host of Blood spell casters, killing him with a couple of life for a life spells before my King could even blink. There was a lvl 9 astral pretender present as well..

How did that happen?
Can't have been Winged Monkeys or Wind ride, as the King is a size 6, ethereal (in my case), earth 4 mage.

Could this be a Wish for that particular King?

That would be a quite horrible unstoppable counter to any unique SC...

[Baalz]

Yes it was probably a wish, yep there's not much you can do about it. What's even better is if those blood casters were casing hell bind heart...they land that and they've not only snatched your Earth King but also all the equipment (artifacts?) that you equipped him with (they can always follow up with life for a life after they've tried just to make sure). This is my favorite use for wish, and one of the reasons why I usually take an astral bless with Mictlan.

At the stage of the game that wish and life for a life are both researched though, every SC is expendable....

[RicoRico]

Yes, but not my Aegis and Mage Bane and other nice stuff..
darn..!

Does that tactic also work against pretenders?

[Ygorl]

Nope. Pretenders can only be wished for by their monster type (e.g. Vampire Queen) and you just get a base, no-frills version as a troop. Even with something like a Wyrm, that's pretty badass without more than the starting level of magic, it's an expensive way to get a fighter.

[Ironhawk]

Whats the wording for a wish like that?

[Taqwus]

Wish for the exact base unit type, ex. 'King of Deeper Earth' or 'King of Banefires'.

Heh -- the Wish(er) could also have wished that Aegis or Magebane out of the King's hands, first. Doesn't work too well for cursed gear, 'tho, unless the Wish(er) doesn't have the appropriate slot.