[shovah]

yea, i had a rainbow mage too (although the only blesses it gave were a4 n4 d6 e4) and he did well. I sent a non prophetised BS against knights+crossbows+priests, another vrs dark vines+woodsmen+bloodhenge druids and a third vrs garnet amazons (1 priest and one fire mage+gryphons and amazons) and my BS's won all 3 matches. They were equipped with ONLY items that my smiths could make, charcoal shields/gleaming gold shields, black steel hels, black steel/marble plate, boots of strength, girdle of might and bracers of protection. They had 20 strength (and lifedrain is ap), 28 prot, 17 defence, 14 attack and either fire shield/awe.