Robe of Shadows vs. Robe of Missile Protection

[mattzu84]

I just realized that I always opt for the Robe of Shadows over Missile Protection. I think my reasoning is that ethereal is better than air shield, but I don't know if this is true. Any comments on this?

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by mattzu84:
I just realized that I always opt for the Robe of Shadows over Missile Protection. I think my reasoning is that ethereal is better than air shield, but I don't know if this is true. Any comments on this?

Being ethereal doesn't do you any good if the arrows come from a magical weapon. The robe of missile protection is also cheaper, and uses air gems.

[Endoperez]

What if your enemy casts Fire Arrows?

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Endoperez:
What if your enemy casts Fire Arrows?

FA are considered magical, IIRC. In that case, the missile protect would be by far better.

[PvK]

Yep, fire arrows ignore ethereal.

But ethereal works against hand weapons too.

IIRC missile cloaks are cheaper, assuming you have air gems.

PvK

[mattzu84]

Man, I didn't think of fire arrows. I usually have enough units around my mages that ranged magic weapons aren't a big concern, but fire arrows could really crimp my current style. Thanks for the input.