VQ Counters - NO Debates

Daynarr · #1 May 5th, 2004, 09:56 AM

Fire 9 blessing is good counter (as mentioned by Norfleet) against VQ. Most nations have enough affordable holy troops that can be blessed to do fire damage that will ignore her etherealness and protection.

For example, Moloch is both great SC chassis and counter for VQ due to his blessing effect. You can equip with pair of armor negating/piercing weapons and, if you can afford, pendant of luck and/or boots of speed and tell him to attack fliers. He will engage VQ on turn one and should be able to kill her before she buffs her self (unless you are extremely unlucky).

Stormbinder · #2 May 5th, 2004, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by sergex:
Well, part of your VQ strategy must involve conquering her domain. Start off with as high a domain as possible (8-10). Restless Worshipers.

Restless Worshipers may not be a good idea, since it involves Turmoil scale. Turmoil=bad for business.

Pirateiam · #3 May 5th, 2004, 11:22 AM

Thanks guys so far for the feedback. I have a 2 human SP game set up where I am trying different tactics to Kill the VQ. So far I have had little success with Herald Lances. 10 scouts with Herald Lances did not even scratch her and I tried this 4 times. I think the flying dog pile before she is buffed is more viable.

I like the idea of jacking the capital. Can anyone give some ideas on how to jack the capital. Once you have Ermor's capital she has to come to you.

Pocus · #4 May 5th, 2004, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by Daynarr:
Fire 9 blessing is good counter (as mentioned by Norfleet) against VQ. Most nations have enough affordable holy troops that can be blessed to do fire damage that will ignore her etherealness and protection.

For example, Moloch is both great SC chassis and counter for VQ due to his blessing effect. You can equip with pair of armor negating/piercing weapons and, if you can afford, pendant of luck and/or boots of speed and tell him to attack fliers. He will engage VQ on turn one and should be able to kill her before she buffs her self (unless you are extremely unlucky).

So in essence, players that dont want to take a VQ in MP should use a fire 9 blessing strategy as this is the cheapest counter (the one which dont ask for half your gold and gem income just to repel the VQ)?
Dominions is in bad shape today

Pirateiam · #5 May 5th, 2004, 11:35 AM

Please Pocus. I only want this thread to be a list of possible counters. Debates can be done on other threads. Please no opinions just ideas.

peasant · #6 May 5th, 2004, 11:52 AM

Hmm, dominion push seems the most "Sun Tzu" method.

Maybe someone like Man, following a cheap temple/castle strategy?

sergex · #7 May 5th, 2004, 12:05 PM

A man watch tower/temple push could do well and then when you reach the VQ's dominion send in lots of monks to preach it away. That's something you can do early game.

Fire-9 Blessing with sacred units is also a good counter to pretty much every unit in the game. Can you think of a single unit that can survive many Fire-9 sacreds?