Best - worse magic paths

NTJedi · #1 November 13th, 2006, 10:57 PM

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Shovah32 said:
casting the spell swarm, a level 1 nature spell requiring 1 gem that, iirc produces 20 weak dragonflys or something like that. Using it with undead archers you can get some (practically free) chaff that it dosnt matter if your archers hit or not (since they die after battle)

Yes, I know what these both seplls are. I was curious about the synergy between them.

I understand your point, and I agree that swarm is a nice delaying spell. But how is this combo (with undead archers) different from using swarm with any other deadly missile attack? Like for example "normal archers with fire arrows"/"swarm" combo?

Because it's not always possible to use normal archers when advancing into enemy lines... disease, gold, morale, food supplies. Also not every nation has access to fire mages which can provide their archers with fire arrows.
On the same note not every nation can acquire the undead archers easily.

Arameyan · #2 November 14th, 2006, 12:40 AM

Talking of lamia queens...

What is their bonus to cast lamias? +1? +2? more?

Some EA pans may have N5...

Windreaper · #3 November 14th, 2006, 11:43 PM

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Arameyan said:
Talking of lamia queens...

What is their bonus to cast lamias? +1? +2? more?

Some EA pans may have N5...

They used to get +2 and it still says so in the desc. Pan has no problems summoning the queens (you need to empower a Pan in death in EA, though), but you might as well use the Panii to summon the Lamias, since in Dom3 the queens cost a bunch and don't even start with the required nature levels (you need some luck with randoms or pathboosters --> easier and more effective to use a Pan). Maybe if the queens could call Lamias without using the ritual...At current gem costs they're just so not worth it, imo.