fire storm

[Dragar]

yeah, rain is a killer against abysia, as are shock spells. Slow them down as much as you can, takes forever to close into battle

The leaders and mages are expensive, so remote spells like mind hunt etc can be very effective

[Ironhawk]

Originally Posted by Dragar

yeah, rain is a killer against abysia, as are shock spells. Slow them down as much as you can, takes forever to close into battle

The leaders and mages are expensive, so remote spells like mind hunt etc can be very effective

Don't try and mind hunt aby - they have astral mages and a decent player will send them along with his armies after your first hunt. Other assassination spells should be fine. But similarly, a good player will bring along chaff commanders when they see you trying this strategy.

On the topic of firestorm: with respect, it simply sounds like you were not prepared to be fighting Aby. When going to war with a nation that relies so heavily on fire magic you should expect from the start to be facing fire magic and heat auras on the battle field. While it is not always possible to protect mundane troops from these effects, that is what summons and item forging is for.

After all, while Firestorm is a good spell it is certainly not game winning by any means. If you prepare your army appropriately - say with your FR equipped mages, your own deadly battlefield enchant, and some FR summons (mech men have 100 fr, i think?) - your opponent will very rapidly feel as vulnerable as you do now...