Dealing with an early N9 E9 Niefel Giant rush

[JimMorrison]

Originally Posted by Falkor

We are talking about Nifel rush so key battle(s) will take place in warm provinces. The sacreds of both Lanka and Mictlan will deal good amount of damage against lower def, prot and weaker cold aura of the Giants.
Lanka will bring undead chaff to the battle. Mictlan, as Chris mentioned above, will have advantage in numbers.
Fire blees alone is not enough to stop Nifelheim but Lanka and Mictlan are far from defenseless.
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Yet, are also considered some of the strongest contenders in EA. What about Tir 'na n'Og? Maybe Abysia? Kailasa? Marverni? For most nations, the ability to stop a strong Niefel rush has nothing to do with bless troops, but a reliance on researched magic, or nothing.

[chrispedersen]

I'll give you two hints from my book of stop niefle rushes.

Blight.
Bow of botulf.

[Nikelaos]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

I'll give you two hints from my book of stop niefle rushes.

Blight.
Bow of botulf.

Doh *facepalm*, awesome idea.

it's been so long since i ever bothered with bow of botulf, but provided you can hit the commander it does seem perfect.