Best non-pretender SC's?

[DLC]

the elemental queen of water that regens 50 hp/sec with the amulet of the fish + misc if you dont kill her in one hit she'll keep coming.

[Cainehill]

Certainly not the "Best of the Best", but ... Recruitable on turn 2, Niefel Jarls are pretty awesome, especially with any of several high blesses.

72 HPs; Very high strength, good defense and protection, decent attack and precision; D2W3 for magic, and starts with Breath of Winter.

With N9, one Niefel Jarl Prophet was able to take 8 consecutive provinces with independents 9, starting on turn 4 - no magic items equipped. Berserk means he won't get dispirited and decide he'd rather be elsewhere; the combination of high hitpoints and regeneration means very few wounds (even against a heavy cavalry province, he received no wounds), and breath of winter helps kill any swarming human sized opponents.

W9 would also be an awesome bless, giving 1/2 haste and a defense of 20; E9 would give fatigue restoration and protection 19, and it's relatively painless to get one high blessing, without taking unpleasant scales.

Side question : Anyone know how much better Breath of Winter is than the inherent Chill aura?

[ May 19, 2004, 23:18: Message edited by: Cainehill ]

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Cainehill:
Side question : Anyone know how much better Breath of Winter is than the inherent Chill aura?

They're not comparable. Breath of Winter KILLS PEOPLE. Chill Aura, by itself, does not, it merely inflicts extra fatigue and occasionally a chill effect.

[Cainehill]

Originally posted by Norfleet:

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Originally posted by Cainehill:
Side question : Anyone know how much better Breath of Winter is than the inherent Chill aura?

They're not comparable. Breath of Winter KILLS PEOPLE. Chill Aura, by itself, does not, it merely inflicts extra fatigue and occasionally a chill effect.

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Ah. I had thought Chill Aura was more like Abysia's Fire / Heat Aura, which sets units on fire, thus killing things. Thanks.

[Norfleet]

The Chill Aura is like the Heat Aura of Abysians. Both of them inflict additional fatigue, and a side effect: For the Chill Aura, it's the "chilled" effect. For the Heat Aura, it's being on fire. Obviously, one of these is much more harmful.

Breath of Winter, on the other hand, actually inflicts damage.