How do I Deal with Living Statues and Raiding Tarts?

[MaxWilson]

Golem vs. Tart: Holy Scourge would be a better choice. With the Golem's base ST of 25, the extra 9 points of damage (AP) is less important than the Scourge's 2x attacks. Suppose the Tart has Prot 28. Flambeau will do (25 + 13)x3 - 28/2 points of damage on average, for 100 points of damage on average. Holy Scourge will do (25 + 4)x2 - 28 points of damage for 59 points of damage on average, twice, for a total of 118 points of damage. That's 18% more damage for 1/3 the cost (Holy Scourge is 5 gems, Flambeau is 15).

-Max

[Aristander]

Yea Baby! Duel-wielding Herald Lances I like the sound of that!

[SlipperyJim]

Won't dual-wielding Herald Lances cause an Attack penalty? Golems have a pretty lousy Attack rating without any penalties....

Add a Ring of the Warrior and a Burning Pearl if you can.

[Tolkien]

Originally Posted by SlipperyJim

Won't dual-wielding Herald Lances cause an Attack penalty? Golems have a pretty lousy Attack rating without any penalties....

Well, 2 length-4 weapons= -8 attack + 1 attack for each lance so -7 attack per attack. That means 1 attack for the golem without bonuses (ooooouch).

[SlipperyJim]

Originally Posted by Tolkien

Well, 2 length-4 weapons= -8 attack + 1 attack for each lance so -7 attack per attack. That means 1 attack for the golem without bonuses (ooooouch).

Yeah, that's what I thought. You might as well blindfold the poor Golem, give it a stick, and then tell it to whack the giant piñata....

I like the Holy Scourge + Burning Pearl idea. At least the Golems will have a prayer of hitting the Tartarian. If they DO hit, it'll hurt. And the equipment is pretty cheap, so you won't lose much if the Tartarian wins.