Phoenix Pyre, ARGH!

[Loren]

Originally Posted by AreaOfEffect

Fireball is an ideal long range fire spell and will carry you through until you get pillar of fire. Without seeing your battle I couldn't give you any more advice. It might be feasible to place your mages further up. A range of 25 will surprisingly cover quite a distance if your already up most of the field.

At long range, yes--but by the time the buffing is done there will be units closer that can be hit by the shorter-range but harder-hitting stuff.

In general, watching the battles it's falling fire the AI uses against most stuff. It only switches to fireball if everything nearby is already fried.