Equipment for Elemental Royalty

Psycho · #1 June 18th, 2008, 04:57 PM

It died, but I didn't see how. I prepared a reverse communion with soul slay spamming but then he went south into new Sauromatia lands and I didn't get a chance to avenge my dead monkeys.

AMA is cumulative with either iron will or antimagic giving +8 MR. Petrify spamming isn't that easy - you need 5E, not every nation can do it.

Agema · #2 June 19th, 2008, 07:50 AM

I'd advise that if you're facing a strong astral nation, you want at least two items with +MR. Mind Hunt is extremely cheap and fairly effective. 22MR will be decent protection from a basic S4 mage, but not an S4 mage with +3 penetration, which is easy to acquire. I'd suggest you should be looking at 25 or more MR for really important SCs.

If Earth Kings don't suffer encumbrance (I've never got round to using one) a lead shield would be cheap and do: with enough protec and regeneration a vine shield to trap attackers just isn't important.

MaxWilson · #3 June 19th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Hmmm, what's the best penetration you can get? Eye of the Void + Rune Smasher + Green Eye + Ring of Sorcery = penetration +6. Of course he's blind but that doesn't matter for Mind Hunt.

And of course most nations don't have three slots on their S4 casters, but Ashdod does on its Talmai Elders.

-Max

Psycho · #4 June 19th, 2008, 01:56 PM

Actually Eye of the Void + Rune Smasher + Green Eye + Ring of Sorcery = penetration +7.
Rishis also have 3 mics slots.

MaxWilson · #5 June 19th, 2008, 02:53 PM

Ooops, you are correct.

-Max

ano · #6 June 19th, 2008, 07:31 PM

From what I see Rishis have 2 misc slots. Didn't know about the Ashdod Adon and Taimai Elder though. It can be a good bonus for spellcaster as well as for sc.

MaxWilson · #7 June 19th, 2008, 07:56 PM

Yeah. It took me a while to figure out what the line "being a King, the Adon adorns himself with enchanted jewelry" (paraphrased from memory) means but I think it's about the misc slot. Note also that Talmai Elders have Forgebonus (15).

So far I really like Ashdod. Except for the supply problems.

-Max

Psycho · #8 June 19th, 2008, 08:15 PM

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ano said:
From what I see Rishis have 2 misc slots. Didn't know about the Ashdod Adon and Taimai Elder though. It can be a good bonus for spellcaster as well as for sc.

Then it's just the ones you receive as heroes with the worthy heroes mod.