An Inquiry into the Merits of Doom Horrors

[Boron]

deccan said:
How many demilichs do you think you'd need for one doom horror?

So generally you'd say that doom horrors aren't really worth it?

Good questions .

The doom horror has 80 hp + blood vengeance + 1 drain life attack .
Drain life does 14+ an damage and a demilich has 18 mr so you have only few blood vengeance effects .
So basically 6 drain life attacks in one round should be enough against a single doom horror .


The biggest advantage of the doom horror is his high mobility combined with his great built in abilities .
He can fly during a storm as well .

I personally think that a doom horror is good because you don't need to equip him much ( ok you can't ) .
If you use pearls as currency the doom horror costs you 100+40 base + probably +15-20 for equipment .

A thug like a banelord if you equip him fully has at least costs of about 20 + 60-70 pearls .


Everything has advantages and disadvantages this makes dominions so great :
The doom horror has problems with elemental resistences because he lacks slots .
An undead like a bane/wraith lord you can easily give all 4 resistences but he can be easily killed by antideath spells .

Golems have the mind duel issue .

From the non-unique Thugs imo the devil is the best because he only costs 30 blood , has a very good att/def + built in fly / FR . Only the -50% CR hurt + possible use of Flamebeaus/Herald lances against him .


Very big problems with Melee SCs are though imo :
- Storm
- Battle summons

Many SCs have only 2 attacks / turn so they are really often easily immobilized by lots of false horrors / skeletons .
Against that fire shields etc. help alot but this way you lack likely another important thing as e.g. luck if you exchange lucky coin by the charcoil shield . And EF to forge them is if you are not playing machaka/ulm not so easy to get for forging with lots of nations .

There is just no "optimal" choice in dominions like cataphract bowmen / cataphract elephants in Rome TW e.g.