Setting up an Ettin?

[jutetrea]

Improved cross breeding has a chance I believe

[Hadrian_II]

You can get Ettins by cross breeding (you dont need the improved variant), and it is possible to wish for whatever unit you want.

[Szumo]

I got mine from improved crossbreeding.

[Hadrian_II]

I got one from the normal crossbreeding, and i think the only change between the crossbreedings is the better slave/unit ratio.

[Juzza]

Easiest nation to do it with is pangera (sp?)

And the Lord Of The Wild can take some pretty awesome builds himself.

[Frostmourne27]

Juzza said:
Easiest nation to do it with is pangera (sp?)

Mictlan is probably easier - Priest Kings can cast it, and Mictlan will put more emphasis on blood research. If you are willing to try repeatedly, you don't need improved crossbreeding, but it helps alot. Of course, Mictlan has other units to equip first, and has a harder time with the requisite Gift of Reason, so it's probably about the same. Any blood nation can manage it in the end.

[Valandil]

Pangaea can get an ettin mandragora hero, who adds six sleep vine attacks into the mix. Gloves, Flambeau, horned helmet, horned helmet, jade armor, chi shoes, stone bird,

would give, following Nikolai:

Gloves
Gloves -2
Gloves -4
Gloves-6
Flambeau-8
Horned-10
Horned-12
Chi-14
Bird-16
Bird-18
Bird-20
Sleep VInes -22
Sleepvines -24
Sleepvines -26
Sleepvines -28
Sleepvines -30
Sleepvines -32
Gloves -34
Gloves-36
Gloves-38
Gloves-40
Flambeau-42
Horned-44
Horned-46
Chi-48
Bird-50
Bird-52
Bird-54
Sleep VInes-56
Sleepvines-58
Sleepvines-60
Sleepvines-62
Sleepvines-64
Sleepvines-66
.
now THAT is alot of attacks.

[Maraxus]

Looks interesting, let me design an Ettin:

Fire Brand
Faithful
Shield of gleaming gold
Bone Armor
Wraith Crown
Dragon Helmet
Birch Boots
Ring of tamed Lightning

Strengths:
With Lucky + Etheral + awe + good defence, he will not be overrun by small troops. With the bone armor, he will hopefully leech himself good. Elemental spells don't harm him.
Weaknesses: Stay the hell away from astral nations, the Magic resistence is not good enough. Massed undead spam (the typical Mandragoras) might get him. Costs lot's of death gems.

[jimkehn]

Why does no one mention the heart finder sword??? That is instant death. Against Tartarians as well, no???

[sum1lost]

jimkehn said:
Why does no one mention the heart finder sword??? That is instant death. Against Tartarians as well, no???

Only if they fail a magic resistance test. Tartarians have a base resistance of 18.