[Beginner] Pointers about magic usage

[velk]

I think an important thing to keep in mind while designing a magic pretender is how well your troops fit in with the kind of magic power you are aiming for.

In general, unlike supercombatants, magical pretenders are going to need to have troops with them to stop them being overwhelmed while they are casting. So you need to keep in mind what troops you are going to have available for your nation.

Some of these are obvious - the battlefield death spells are going to be as dangerous to your troops as they are to the enemy if you use primarily living troops - and some are not so obvious - such as does your nation have a mage capable of casting thunder ward so you can get wrathful skies out an extra round earlier because your pretender does not have to cast it.

One other note I guess, is that it depends a lot on whether you are aiming for multiplayer or single player. Nothing you are going to do will suprise the computer, but taking something non-standard that doesn't have immediately obvious advantages can be devastating to multiplayer opponents simply because they were not expecting it.

The best way is probably going to be to experiment - there are so many subtle touches to dom2 that it is extremely difficult to make a plan in isolation.