Generals and outrunning their own bodyguards

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You would have a very hard time carving up the average MP pretender with normal troops...

Casting something like quickness, iron skin, mirror image, breath of winter, mistform on a reason able combat chassis is the usual early fighter. Magic items is is the main method of turning non-pretenders in super combatants, once you get to construction 4 there are enough items to make a good normal army killer.

The discussion was about commanders, and having some bodyguards with them when they reach the enemy. It is not easy task, but sometimes it's the only way you can try, and it surely works better than doing nothing.

Shouldn't any magic weapon be enough to break both mistform and mirror image when it hits? With e.g. Fire Sword (dam 12, att 4) and reasonable combat commander (att 12+) it just might work. And after Constr. 2, Lightning Whip (10 dam, no str, armor neg.) with heroic attack or Ring of the Warrior/Burning Pearl will help getting through the armor, and with good str (Jotun/heroic/bear claw talisman + girdle of might + boots of giant strength if you are reallydesperate) with Duskdagger (dam 3, armor neg.) can get through immense armor. Depending on enemy, Serpen Kryss (against lowish hp, especially when wielded by multiple units) or Smasher might also work.