Who is your favorite SC?

[BigDaddy]

I'm asking who everyones favorite SC is, because I'd like to run a poll. So, I don't really need duplicates or explanations on this thread! I'll take all the responses and put them into 1 question.

My favorite SC is Pazuzu (the bringer of storms!).

[quantum_mechani]

BigDaddy said:
I'm asking who everyones favorite SC is, because I'd like to run a poll. So, I don't really need duplicates or explanations on this thread! I'll take all the responses and put them into 1 question.

In terms of power, a VQ with wished magic and power to the max would probably be at the top of the heap.

[PvK]

My favorites are the SC's that I kill with a magic item I forged for 2 gems, wielded by a 30-gold independent commander.

PvK

[NTJedi]

One of my favorites is a Tartarian summoned thru the gate which has 3 earth and 2 air. Give him a fire shield, copper-plate, fire brand, lucky pendant, boots of speed, air-spirit helmet, and anti-magic amulet.

Script his spells in order depending on the threat:

Air-Shield -giving 80% avoiding incoming missles
Summon Earthpower -giving reinvigorate-4
Iron Will -- giving super high magic resist
Invunerability --giving 30 protection
Mistform --making difficult to hit

This allows him to be immune to all elements and poison, with 80% for avoiding missles, with reinvigorate, with 30 protection, fire and lightning attacks, ..... the list goes on and on.

[Saber Cherry]

I though I was everyone's favorite SC...

In-game, though, I like cyclopses and Bune. Of the ice devils, only he (without empowerment) can self-cast luck, body ethereal, astral shield, and astral weapon. And he's only marginally weaker, stat-wise. Those 4 boosts allow you to kit him out with a full set of equipment ignoring ethereality, luck, weapon damage/armor piercing ability, charcoal/vine/eye shields, making him the best in my view.

Edit. As noted below, I mean Bifrons. As for Mind Duel, I've never encountered it in a game...

[Huzurdaddi]

I'm guessing that you actually mean Bifrons the ice devil with 2 astral, IIRC.

But doesn't that 2 astral leave him really vulnerable to Mind Duel? That sounds like a pretty big hole in an SC to me.

As to what I like ... If we are talking about crazy no limits on gems kinds of pretenders then I like some kind of immortal ( probably a VL ) who has wished for power and wished for magic a couple of times. I like the immortality since even if *somehow* your opponent is able to kill him ( unlikely ) you don't lose 1000 astral gems that you have invested.

If we are talking about normal cost SC's then I like the AQ's and the IDs. Both are dandy.

[Saber Cherry]

I equipped a Tien Chi immortal hero as an SC and sent him into combat (alone versus a huge army, but in my dominion)... and he got mind-enslaved =) Immortality is not perfect. I can't remember how respawning worked after my immortal got taken by the enemy.