Tonight's observation...

[JaydedOne]

Stacking high Earth and Nature bless on Late Era Man is very, very nice. Perhaps not the best combo out there, but given the decent hit points and high protection already on their Wardens, you come out with a squad that's capable of absorbing a LOT of damage, doesn't eat a lot of afflictions, and keeps stacking over time. And making a Prophet out of their sneaky Warden Lord to take all those sneaky Wardens around is just -nasty-.

Of course, their big downside is their rather pedestrian magic resistance. Once you start running into undead that age you, that hurts. A lot.

[Nerfix]

Hmmmm, interesting. How much HP their Wardens have?

[JaydedOne]

12 hps. But given how little damage they take due to the high protection (base 17 before you add the earth bless), you're in great shape in the early game with them. They make a very effective blitz force. That said, once the high-level evocation starts showing up, they're pretty much toast. An Ermor AI that went unchecked by the other AI players smoked my forces with a ton of Shadow Blast damage.

Stupid Ermor.

[Nerfix]

What's their MR? They sound quite interesting.

[Cainehill]

That bless also worked very well in Dom2 for Arco's Heart Companions, with the added advantage of priestesses able to heal what afflictions they did pick up.

[Endoperez]

LA Wardens have crossbows and MR 11.