Favorite Melee SC

[OG_Gleep]

I am sure this has been asked before, but I did a search and couldn't find a thread on this subject.

What is your favorite Melee SC, and what is your favorite way to outfit him.

Currently my favorite is:

Bane Lord
Wraith Sword - 2hnd: Dmg 9 Atk 2 Def 3 (Life Leech)
Spirit Helmet: Prot 2 (Lighting)
Boots of Stone: Prot +4

Burning Pearl: +4 Atk
Pendant of Luck: +Luck

He ends up with:

42 HP
25 Protection
18 Morale
15 Resistance
19 Strength
18 Attack
15 Defense

Obviously if I am going up against a specific threat, I can drop the pearl or the pendant to cover it.

I am currently searching for a good single handed weapon to mass produce, because my favorite shield is the:

Scutata Volturnus: +4 Prot +4 Defense
And another Lightning bolt.


Curious to see what you guys use.

[Windreaper]

Not exactly the most effective, but I like...

Ettin (with budget equipment):

Weapon: Wraith sword
Shield: Lucky coin (3 hands, hee hee)
Armor: Hydra skin
Helmet1: Horror helm (or gore helm if I'm feeling evil )
Helmet2: Horror helm (ditto)
Boots: Quickness boots
Misc1: Antimagic Amulet

Costs 20 death, 10 (+20 for GoR) nature, 10 water and 5 astral to equip (less with hammer, of course). If I got the gems to spare I'd probably get him starshine skullcaps or spirit helms.

[Raz 24]

Hey Windreaper how did you get an ettin

[Saber Cherry]

On a unit with no encumbrance, a marble armor is way better than boots of stone. Especially since you can give them boots of the behemoth or boots of quickness without fatigue worries. Jade armor is also good on encumbrance-free units, as is elemental armor. What kind of armor do Bane Lords start with?

[Nagot Gick Fel]

Originally posted by Raz 24:
Hey Windreaper how did you get an ettin

Usually with Crossbreeding or Improved Crossbreeding, plus Gift of Reason.

[OG_Gleep]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
On a unit with no encumbrance, a marble armor is way better than boots of stone. Especially since you can give them boots of the behemoth or boots of quickness without fatigue worries.

What effect would trample have? Aren't BLs the same size as a regular human? How effective are Boots of quickness. I have never given one of my commanders a pair of those. Any other application besides melee sc's?

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
What kind of armor do Bane Lords start with?

Its actually not that bad. Plate Hauburk +14 Def, and Plate helm +2 def. I was giving them Full Black Steel for a while and that brought it up to 28, but because I was producing this spec in large amounts I couldn't sustain it with my earth gem supply, which I needed for outfitting my Smiths. Honestly they really haven't needed the extra defense so far. They tend to hit pretty regularly, and I don't let them get mobbed (or haven't yet). They rarley get hit, and when they do, the wraith sword always gets it back.