MA Tien Chi in 3.10

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I looked around, but I don't think there were any threads about this rather significat workover they got. Which is kind of suprising, or then everyone at Dominions got super elite while I was away, and can easily see their weaknesses and strengths. But eh...

So let's talk about Tien Chi.

Well. Now the commanders (most of them) look really cool. So, uh, that's nice. The plethora of fortune tellers seem to be kind of tailored to counter the ill effects of Misfortune. I suppose Order coupled with Misfortune is still a very potent strategy?

The veggie chemist mages. The Apotechary guy is cheap, but strikes as kind of "meh what's the point". The Alchemist is better (I think he's got the healing power also), but 1N with 1 Random isn't very heart warming.

The Ministers of Magic are neat, cheap researchers are always nice. I once noticed that they could be recruited in labless castles. WAD? The Geomancers...hmmm...they look like they're just *made* the forge the Communion Matrix items. Apart from that, they aren't too hot. But they are fortune tellers. And old.

Master Of The Way and Celestial Master look pretty much unchanged.

But the Imperial Alchemist...oh wow. Lots and lots of magic. But is it useful? At least he isn't not burneded by a Magic Duel risk. Nature opens up at least Eagle Eyes, and I think he can use battle magic, depending on his pick. Now...thinking...I'm thinking that perhaps these guys could be equiped with the Communion master matrix and have Ministers of Magic/Apotecharies/Alchemists/whatevers as slaves, boost them to a level where they can do higher level spells and use Relief and whatnot.

I see some Ministry Troops have been added. Somewhere halfway in power between the weaker and the stronger infantry? OK.

What kind of research and magic strategy you would use for MA Tien Chi? TC still strikes me as kind of a lots of magic, little coherence nation, or maybe it's that I haven't played this game seriously for a rather long time. Hm. Rush for Communion Matrix items? Use the evocation combo spells (magma, acid). Boosters? What?