Elemental King/Queen summoning limits?

[Boron]

Cohen said:
Not so good amazing battle-magic.
It's good if you've massed guys and the enemy are few and lacks of MR, but otherwise it's better elemental magic.

Yeah it is two edged . Imo it is more supportative for path boosters / converting and lategame for wishing .

Soul slay / enslave mind are good but only against SCs .

And there is always the danger of magic duel .


I still haven't decided for whether fire or air is in general the best battlemagic . Air gives better Scs with the airqueens and is in many other areas more useful too though .
Anti-Sc only it is probably nature with charm .

[Cohen]

Air is better usually, because you can:

Mirror Image and Mistform ...

Lightning (armor negating), Orb Lightning or Thunderstrike depending your target.
Wrathful skies is easy to reach via research and battle cast that Fire or Flame storm (or strike, I don't recall, 2 are battle magic 1 is ritual).

Not to count that Air gives precision to your mages, fire gives attack that is useful only on fighting mages like SCs.

[Boron]

Yeah and air gives you the airqueens .
Both magic schools have though the problem that they don't work against SCs and probably later in the game the mages will be equipped with an air/fire resistence item too .

Especially the bloodnations have an edge here in midgame . If they face Airnations they can use a few storm demons and if they face Firenations they can use devils .

My problem is that i still haven't enough practical experience .

But i think killing SCs supported with some troops is almost impossible via battlemagic . If they are alone charm/soul slay etc. should work but if they have a bit support i think it is a real problem .