Machaka

Saber Cherry · #1 June 29th, 2006, 04:41 PM

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Oversway said:

I would not recommend a bless strat with Machaka. The hunter spiders are good, but expensive and capitol only.

That's odd, cause I do recommend a bless strat with Machaka. Nature 9 and one of E4 or E9 or W9 or F4 or F9 or S4. Nature 9 also allows Mass Protection, Relief, and Mass Regeneration... while E* allows Legions of Steel. The combination of super-high protection, regeneration, and reinvigoration make Black Hunters very survivable, and the mounts almost invincible to anything save lightning and MR-save spells. You only need a few.

Oversway · #2 June 29th, 2006, 05:03 PM

Summon some ivy kings and you get all the same spells, no need for a dual 9 bless.

Although, you can beat the AI regardless

Nerfix · #3 June 29th, 2006, 07:22 PM

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Saber Cherry said:invincible to anything save lightning and MR-save spells. You only need a few.

Oh, but don't the two later on rule the battlefield?

Cainehill · #4 June 29th, 2006, 11:53 PM

Yes, but - something like 4 N9 hunters can clear most independent provinces. That makes it very feasible to expand quickly, and then work on longer term "solutions". Also, if you make a hunter lord your prophet, you can wind up with a very sweet early game mini-SC if he gets lucky with the HoF bonus, at which point you toss luck/ethereality/fire shield items on him if you didn't already.

Also - those black servant thugs? I think I was one of the first to discover 'em (surprised even Norfleet *grin*), and with heavy enough armor I had them successfully take 6 to 8 provinces with indies 7-8. Not sure if it's still possible with the CB mod, but the armored black servant is still pretty potent with a solid bless if you prophetize (or do stone boots/shroud of the saint).

shovah · #5 June 30th, 2006, 09:39 AM

dont really need to prophetise, just decent (dont have to be great, just done suck) items like lucky coin and a decent prot armour and you have a fairly good thug.

Saxon · #6 July 5th, 2006, 02:03 AM

Phoenix power... Thank you, if only all the problems in my life had such a simple solution. Perhaps they do and I just don't see them!

My undead problem is largely resolved now, though the Lictors are a tough nut to crack. The issue now is a powerful Pyrthium which has had time to grow strong while the rest of us squabbled. Any suggestions are welcome, though I am not too worried. If I am running just spiders, they tend to get stalled by the poison Hydra. The other enemy troops rush to that fight, then get poisoned. My spiders resist it, so they don't mind, but the infantry on the other side do!