Another quick on on astral Corruption...

[vfb]

I agree it's a pain because of the micro, but I do like the doom horrors that show up, just because they look cool. Some good side benefits are:

- Send Lesser Horror has a chance to get upgraded to a regular horror
- The Hunter of Heroes will hunt down heroes in the HoF

It's not a game-winning spell IMO. I'm 0-for-3 (maybe more) in MP games where I've cast it.

[chrispedersen]

I'm 2/2 out of games where I've cast it.

I think it depends on the games, and how you've set it up.

If you've played the game to setup the global (deprive other nations of a blood economy, attack astral nations first), and can get the spell off pretty early - its pretty brutal.

[Viajero]

In my case, and the reason of opening this thread, is that I am playing as LA Ermor, and allegedely somewhat dominating the game, having the lead in research and being the first at having forged a decent number of artifacts etc

Thus my opponents casting AC to limit my ability to continue sumonning tartarians, mages and rituals that LA Ermor is based upon.

My opponents have reached a state where they do not care much who really wins aslong as it is not me. As Ermor LA has little Astral I'm quite fukced and c'ant blame them obviously, a good move.

[FAJ]

Originally Posted by vfb

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- Send Lesser Horror has a chance to get upgraded to a regular horror
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I did not know this! Do you happen to know the chance of upgrade?

I have been forging astral boosters for my S3 mages to let them cast the bigger horror spell; if the chance of upgrade is high, this is likely a waste (or a bigger waste than it already is).

[chrispedersen]

Its pretty high... also horror marked units spawn bigger and tougher horrors with much lower levels of horrormarking.

Finally the effects of the horror dome become pretty brutal as well.