A couple of questions from an old noob

[JonBrave]

Originally Posted by Soyweiser

Etherealness on thugs/sc's isn't worth the usage of one slot. usually when you get it there are easy counters for it.

What are your 2 slots best reserved for?

[Bwaha]

I'm big fan of the Rainbow armor.

Good stuff...

[Olm]

Originally Posted by JonBrave

What are your 2 slots best reserved for?

Miscellaneous slots?
I almost always use a Pendant of Luck in one.
The other varies with expected opposition. Often Rings of resistance. Or Ring of Regeneration. Or Amulet of Anti Magic or, or, or .......
I'd really like a helmet of Luck, to free up one misc slot. Lucky coin could be used, but then I almost always use the Vine Shield there.

[Soyweiser]

Originally Posted by JonBrave

What are your 2 slots best reserved for?

Well... it depends. (I know, sucky answer). But it depends on the enemy. Usually I go for resistances. (Rainbow armor is also nice, but the paths + gems can be hard to get at times). I also happen to like the rime hauberk. 200 cold res and an aura just to mess with non cold immune units a bit.

Otherwise, a shroud of the battle saint is nice if you have a good bless.

But the eth cloack has one big downside, it removes the already existing armor of the unit.

Look at this: http://dom3.servegame.com/wiki/Gearing_Thugs_and_SC%27s for more info.

Regarding misc slots:
+mr is always good. (Stops a lot more mind hunts). And luck also works, but you also want more resistances etc. So, once again, it depends. Vs the AI, I would not know, +mr isn't needed much then anymore.

[Flop]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I especially like the idea of starting my own items reference document, which will hopefully help me memorize some of this stuff.

Does nobody have any suggestions for overall strategies? It doesn't have to be too specific, I'd just like an example or two, to get an idea. Otherwise, maybe someone who knows of a good AAR or two, could link it here? I've tried the SA forums, but I don't have archive access, unfortunately, so that's no good. I did find one very good and detailed AAR here, but I'd like more, if anyone knows of any.

Thanks again, guys.