Need to kill a golem...

[NTJedi]

Originally Posted by Viajero

See attached picture of a Golem selfteleported to my rearguard, adjacent to my capital. Turn 60+ almost everything researched, playing as MA Ermor. How do I stop this thing from going from province to province as if it were a walk in the park?

Also, is there a way to know who will be moving first if I move into his province? or is this destined to be cat and mouse?

Any help appreciated!

Thanks,

I'm not sure who put the golem together, but they must have been drunk or in an extreme rush to place hydra armor on him.

Stopping a golem is simple... magic duel.

You could also use any variety of units/commanders which generate the cold aura to take him down.

[Viajero]

Magic Duel is 100 (1 S gem required) fatigue and Returning is 200 (2 S gem required), both S1 spells.

Assuming you have a mage with S2 scripted to first Magic Duel then Returning with just 3 S gems , can he cast both from a fatigue point of view? or does fatigue after Magic Duel (fatigue 100 / (1+2-1) = 50 ) need to be recovered down to zero before being able to cast Returning?

[WraithLord]

It is possible, and indeed likely, that he'll use 2 S for the mind dual rather than one. The AI sometimes does this to reduce fatigue.
I read somewhere that the AI can even decide to use more than 1 additional gem for casting.

[WraithLord]

" * Wind Ride : commanders with earth magic of 4 or more, size 6 or ethereal are not affected.
"

Golem is size 4 or 5 IIRC. Use wind ride and set up something appropriate to help the PD kill him. Like shatter spam, or magic dual

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by WraithLord

" * Wind Ride : commanders with earth magic of 4 or more, size 6 or ethereal are not affected.
"

Golem is size 4 or 5 IIRC. Use wind ride and set up something appropriate to help the PD kill him. Like shatter spam, or magic dual

I believe Wind Ride is still bugged and will with high probability drop the commander somewhere en route to the ambush.

-Max

[NTJedi]

Originally Posted by Viajero

Magic Duel is 100 (1 S gem required) fatigue and Returning is 200 (2 S gem required), both S1 spells.

Assuming you have a mage with S2 scripted to first Magic Duel then Returning with just 3 S gems , can he cast both from a fatigue point of view? or does fatigue after Magic Duel (fatigue 100 / (1+2-1) = 50 ) need to be recovered down to zero before being able to cast Returning?

Well since it's a single golem why even worry about casting returning? I wouldn't risk a good level_4 or higher astral mage. Don't you have some level_1 and/or level_2 astral mages who can march with an army which also fields units/thugs with the cold aura?

In a current game I have several level_1 astral mages who's first order is magic duel for the pure purpose of a teleporting golem. The magic duel only involves the current base level of astral magic for each involved, thus any item or spell buffs won't make a difference.