more SnA questions by tool - which of these do you like?

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by djtool:
Statue - Astral 5: this would be to start casting acashic record, which is good. Gems for SnA very important, very good. Having to spend all that time researching conj. 5, bad.

Conj-5 is also Bane Lords. Bane Lords good. I think the Masters of the Deads may be able to use them?

Acashic Record *IS* expensive, though, and doesn't pay off that well unless you're awash in astrals or searching high-magic terrains.

Cyclops - Earth 10 (maybe take a HE or Death scale for water 1): This would be for the bless effect of reinvigoration 5 (i think). I don't have a clear understanding (in my minds eye) how much of an impact this would have, but there aren't many items that have more then reinvig 5...so it seems pretty nice. This guy also functions as a pretty good SC 'cause his starting armor value is 29 and once you hit evoc4 you can crank out the blade winds. easy to get a luck coin and robe of shadows too.

The Cyclops also has an obnoxious habit of losing his only eye on turn 4. Be sure to get ready to switch him for tramplin' shoes, since he's going to spend the better part of the game flailing around blindly.