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[Benjamin]

I agree with you but why would I raid a province that had anything but pd in it? Or, ok shockwave is a no go but what then orb lightning? That I KNOW trashes abyssian pd and burning ones.

[Squirrelloid]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I agree with you but why would I raid a province that had anything but pd in it? Or, ok shockwave is a no go but what then orb lightning? That I KNOW trashes abyssian pd and burning ones.

How early are we talking here? Are we talking Caelum or Arco?

I'm pretty sure either is defendable, especially given you're not going to have good scouting early enough to make defending an interesting guessing game. I mean, we're talking EA. Your odds at an indie scout province in year 1 is like 10%. And your fort time is too valuable for scouts.

[Tolkien]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

I agree with you but why would I raid a province that had anything but pd in it? Or, ok shockwave is a no go but what then orb lightning? That I KNOW trashes abyssian pd and burning ones.

Problem, of course, with Orb Lightining is that it's Range 15 (fairly short), and will deal less damage then shockwave spam. Of course, that 15 range could mean salvation, but I would still go with shockwave over orb lightning, considering it's very likely they'll be able to march up and slaughter your would-be thug quite quickly (and, compared to shockwave, you'll likely deal less damage). If we're talking about magic here, thunderstrike would be much more efficient in decimating Abysian PD, considering it's Evo-4 (instead of Evo-5 like Orb lightning), and has much longer range (which is a godsend), and, overall, will deal more damage then Orb lightning. Course, there is the fatigue problem, but you can't have everything.

In conclusion, I would say that shockwave and thunderstrike would be preferable to orb lightning, with thunderstrike being the key evocation.