Best (for the price) recruitable commander?

[Coffeedragon]

DP.

[ February 01, 2004, 18:39: Message edited by: Coffeedragon ]

[Coffeedragon]

I like the Bards a lot.

At first I thought they look quite useless. But then I learned they can:

-Cast Spell Songs
-Summon Horned Serpents
-(With a Green Gem) cast Panic
-Improve Morale by just being there
-Search for Nature Sites
-Gain Experience fast
-Switch to Research at peacetime

And, at 75 Gold, unlike the high end leaders, they are expendable.

[moodgiesanta]

Mictlan Priests, the lowest level ones. They can harvest blood, and they cost only 40 gold and a few resources. Good stuff.

[PhilD]

Originally posted by Coffeedragon:
I like the Bards a lot.

At first I thought they look quite useless. But then I learned they can:

-Cast Spell Songs
-Summon Horned Serpents
-(With a Green Gem) cast Panic
-Improve Morale by just being there
-Search for Nature Sites
-Gain Experience fast
-Switch to Research at peacetime

And, at 75 Gold, unlike the high end leaders, they are expendable.

They are my primary researchers when I play the Tuatha theme (most of my Man games to date), but I'm now playing a basic Man game, and the Daughter of Avalon beats the Bard (she's home province only, though). She has one more Nature, and is Sacred, which is good in a mass-produced commander.

For battlefield presence... the Bard is good, but I'll miss the Nature 2. I admit I'm not using the Stealth too much, as I like Longbowmen too much; Man is clearly missing a stealthy Version of the Longbowman

[Pocus]

Originally posted by moodgiesanta:
Mictlan Priests, the lowest level ones. They can harvest blood, and they cost only 40 gold and a few resources. Good stuff.

cost 80 gold, but still a very good price.

[Pocus]

One of my preferred leader is the Marignon initiate (65 gold) in a magic scale Marignon.

I like also to use them in battle, for 2 spells:

bond of fire, to pin down big creatures
will o wisp (one gem) which are very interesting units because of etheralness and high defence. Sure if they are hit, they die, but until then they can waste quite a number of attacks from enemy infantries.

But perhaps the Pythium Theurg is even more impressive : holy, cheap etheralizer, can cast starfires and communion.

[Leif_-]

Originally posted by Coffeedragon:
[QB] I like the Bards a lot.

At first I thought they look quite useless. But then I learned they can:

-Cast Spell Songs
-Summon Horned Serpents
-(With a Green Gem) cast Panic

[SNIP] Don't forget:
- Cast Protection
- Cast Swarm
- Instigate unrest (well, I've never been able to actually use that ability in any useful way, but I'm sure that's my fault and not the bards'.)