I need some guides... help me heh? Pretenders....

[Slen]

I'm fairly new to dominions....played dozens of games at this poin but I *ALWAYS* fail heh. I've tried eremor and citis with massive undead armys combined with death mages, i've tried calaecium(sp?)-the winged guys, with virtue pretender.........

I just can not win lol! I've thoroguhly played the newbie guide out.

Anyone have any advice, or any guides on making a good pretender, or on general gameplay strategy?

[quantum_mechani]

There are some good tips for newbies in this thread (sorry, my own thread was the only one I could think of to link to ).

[sushiboat]

Here is another thread that might be useful: 10 Turn Challenge!

[Slen]

I am WELL informed on buffing, I think, heh .

I have already read that thread(and actually, know everything in it).

For my pretender I USUALLY put 4 into earth, 4 into astral and max out one other skill. Earth for item crafting, astral for the many astral spells.

[quantum_mechani]

Well, do you build lots of mages? A good rule of thumb is to make about one mage per turn if at all possible. Also, what kind of scales are you using? Taking full order and magic are very important, particularly in the base game.

[Slen]

I use tons of mages, whoever I play. I always use mages as the backbone of my army-whether they are casting offensive spells or support, EVERY army I field is high on mages.