LA ermor pretender question

[Xavier]

given a rainbow pretender (min. 2 in all paths), and the option of taking one of the following paths from 2 to 4, which path would you choose, and why?

air
earth
nature
blood

[NTJedi]

2 in all paths? I would drop blood from 2 down to 1... then use the extra points elsewhere.

I would take 4 earth for the following reasons:

Sacred shroud armor will reinvigorate your mages.
Access to casting useful globals such as earth blood deep well, mechanical militia and forge of the ancients.
Access to summoning the earth kings, one which generates earth gems.
Great battle spells unaccessible or made stronger such as blade wind, petrify, marble warriors, and army of gold.

[vfb]

Sounds like good advice to me. Plus you can have him make you a hammer or two too, for cheaper skulls. I think it was K who pointed out that making skulls is a more efficient method of generating research points for LA Ermor than summoning mages.

[Endoperez]

Probably Earth. Firbolg Fortresses are Earth sites, earth can be alchemized into gold if you're short on money, and the Army Of Gold/Lead spells can be used to boost your armies of crap into nigh unkillable armies of crap.

Also, Earth/Death will be fun once the patch comes out. Would be even more fun if you were LA Abysia.

[Xavier]

alright, thanks guys http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

i'll see if the 1 point of blood buys me anything.

[OmikronWarrior]

I'm pretty sure its less about buying you anything accept making it easier to break into blood magic through blood hunting. Of course, since Ermor dominion so quickly kills population this is one nation where blood hunting is going to be very difficult.

[Xavier]

i know all about how to get blood going as LA ermor. it's an endgame thing.... but if you have 0 blood on your pretender it just won't happen. the LAST thing i'd be doing with that pretender is blood hunting, believe me.

[Endoperez]

Just remember that the bug with Ermor's population not dying properly has been fixed. Your population will die ten times faster now.

[Xavier]

i just read that...joy!

i...hadn't exactly counted on that. I already had 3 fortune though...i'll just have to hope for good cash events and an early source of fire gems.

although...it's tempting to switch to an SC pretender now, so I have a chance to fight off early rushers....