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Old February 15th, 2006, 03:59 PM
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I'd have to chime in, I used to think berserk sucks for mages but after watching a master of the five elements get killed by one stinking arrow, I think it's not a worry ...
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Old February 15th, 2006, 04:01 PM

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exactly, almost all non jotun mages get killed by something that hurts them unless they are heavily armoured. and imo any vunerable mage should be placed so that they will not be targetted
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Default Re: More thinking on S&A

And jotun mages aren't sacred (except for the niefel jarls, and it's not exactly a tragedy if one of those guys charges into combat).
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Hmm. Guess I got in the habit of thinking "no nature bless with sacred mages" back when I was always playing CW Pangaea, who has the sacred undead Pans. Probably also from sacred mages taking a single point of damage from spells (or because they had mistform up).
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Old February 15th, 2006, 05:03 PM
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Let's not stray off topic ~_^. What're people strats and experiences with s&A?
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I've had mages survive being hit by arrows many times. If it's melee attacks, then yeah, they're in trouble already. Berserk won't make a difference.

It's worse with the fire demons, since they're more likely to be targeted with arrows. Tough enough to take a shot, but quite fragile once they've closed.

Are they the only sacred ranged unit? (Not counting javelins and the like)
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well a flying cm with boosters along with maybe 40 w9 fire demons (and 4-5 water demons as a shield) does wonders for me (and costs too much) but then again i clam alot with S&A (even under cb)
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Old February 15th, 2006, 05:06 PM
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I never get to a stage where I can field 40 w9 fire demons.
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Old February 15th, 2006, 05:11 PM

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lol, for my expansion i usually get 2 nobles with horror helms+shields of valour/airshield ammy on my flanks to hit archers backed up by archers of my own, while this is out my mages clam and site search.
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Are they the only sacred ranged unit?
Hierophants, Saggitarian archers, Pegasus riders, Demons of heavenly fire,... that's all I can think of.
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