An Inquiry into the Merits of Doom Horrors

[Boron]

Tuna said:

Well, there I disagree. I prefer bane lords
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Unit Name    Sz HP Prt Mor MR Enc Str Att Def Pre Mv   Ldr

Devil     x1 3  35 8   30  17 2   14  18  16  12  3/12 25/25

Bane Lord x1 3  42 20  18  16 0   19  14  14  10  3/6  25/125

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The key differences being lack of flying, higher price (10D vs 30Blood), but 2 full resistances (CR, PR vs FR, CS), better base equip (so non-full equip is a possibility) Encumberance (this is importnant if fighting stuff like skeletons or false horrors), Strenght (importnant vs high-prot units), and lack of 4 attack and 2 def.

Good post Tuna .

The big disadvantage with the banelord for me is though his undeadness . Dust to dust + Wither bones will make dust of him unfortunately rather easy , to a lesser extent the same with solar rays .
Once the enemy has a staff of storm the Banelord is imo really screwed with his then really slow movement .

Already earlygame the banelord is kinda screwed against any nation with air or nature mages who have death as well .
So ctis , jotunheim and machaka especially can give the banelord a great threat early with the eagle eye + dust to dust combo .

Earlygame though your bigger mobility is an advantage and the enemy can't protect all his provinces with 1-2 mages .


But in mid - lategame in bigger battles the banelords are very likely to get killed by wither bones and similiar while these spells don't work against a devil thug .

Are there any other good non-unique summonable thugs/scs ? Tartarians are excellent but only if you have GoH or the Chalice .