Scripts to defeat earth attacks or ashen angels

[PvK]

A few ideas:

Give the S2 mages an astral pearl and script Soul Slay.

Give a valuable target a bodyguard that is as large as an earth elemental so it can't be trampled.

The decoy accompaniment NTJedi mentioned is also a good idea.

PvK

[aku666]

How about using mindless/mechanical units as bodyguards?

[Ironhawk]

Against an Ashen Angel, all you need is some chaff bodyguards to stall the angel for a turn or two and then script your mage to cast Dust to Dust. I suppose Banishment might also work if it was a priest? Not as good of a bet tho.

As for an Earth Attack - thats a tough spell to stand up to. Paralyze, Soul slay, etc would probably be your best bet. Or the spell that kills magic beings? Cant recall what it is. If you are willing to spare a gem, you could summon your own elemental in the battle. In the case of earth attack tho, you really are better off going with chaff commanders like scouts to reduce the chances of a mage or key commander being assassinated.

[tibbs]

Well, I believe there is a spell that is designed to kill a magic unit.I think it is maybe 3 astral and fairly high up the research scale. Also there is a sword, (moonblade?) that is good against magic beings.

But decoys are probably your best and cheapest route for low lvl mages.

[Borya]

I rarely use bodyguards with morale below 20 because of the routing issue.

Sorry for offtopic - what is the issue about?

[NTJedi]

Borya said:

Sorry for offtopic - what is the issue about?

It's not a bug, but a by design issue... if a bodyguard dies during an assassination battle then all units make a morale check. If they fail the morale check all units will retreat and thus anyone retreating during an assassination battle means death for them.

[1000yd_stare]

You should surrender to Yomi.