Wow, lots of useful stuff here! More on the background: We're on Karan, the game is quasi-over with me owning pretty much, but I refused to end the game without ever battling Abysia, since I never played a high-magic endgame before, so I insisted to get a beating!
(There is Carrion Woods still there as well having quite some armies and most Artifacts as I can tell, but Cainehill seems to forget about this game despite occasional reminders...
well, if the devils continue to remain unbeaten and Carrion Woods reawakes, I fear that I could still loose the game though...
) So I want to learn endgame-fighting. Inviting the devils for battle is not a concern, neither is wishing or clamming on my side, since that yields no insights for me...
At least for me, Research was finished a couple of turns ago. We are around 80+. There are healthy Tartarians on both sides (though I cannot heal them - maybe I should try some global spells other than a mere GaleGate...). EarthMagic is not a problem for both sides, too. My first mistake, I guess, was to split up my forces: ~40 StormDemons with AirQueens, ~40 Frost Fiends with 2 IceDevils, ~40 Vine Ogres with Tarrasque. Each pack backed up by 4-8 path-booster equipped seraphs, staff of storms, some seraphs and seraphines, few archers for chaff, etc. The IceDevils brought along an IronDragon, the Tarrasque an awakened Tartarian Sprit (Ember,Blood Thorn, Horrorhelm,Ded Dragon Scale,Rings of Warrior and Regen) and an afflicted spirit.
The enemy fields Devils, Heliophagus, ArchDevils, AbysianMages and a few storm demons. Boosters: Rush of Strength, Heat from Hell, Legions of Steel.
Some numbers:
IceFiends: 8 commanders, 55troops versus 6/340: 3 devils killed.
Storm: 6/50 vs. 10/475: 16 devils killed.
Tarrasque: 16/145 vs. 9/400: 105 devils killed.
So far, so nice. I was not impressed with the IronDragon, but it charged alone into the enemy ranks and died after dealing damage twice. I think it might not be well suited against size3 Devils because of its trampling attack despite having low AP.
Only the pack with the tarrasque did some damage, but that was probably due to three castings of NiefelFlames: A shot left most of the devils inside around 20hp (so 15hp damage), some few as low as 6hp, but never killing. However, I think it might be more cost effective to cast falling frost instead (considering fatigue and gems):
NiefelFlames: Range 35+, Area 25+, Fatigue 2/200, Dmg: 10(a.n.)
FallingFrost: Range 40+, Area 5+, Fatigue 20-, Dmg: 17+
Another thing I should have worried about is the heat: The last battlefield was around heat1-2, while the others where at cold1. I guess NiefelFlames are probably effected by the heat scale, so I shall retry (there are enough devils left
) with casting WolvenWinter before! And I will give Grip of Winter a try.
MurderingWinter was a disappointment though: I tried that a few turns ago, but the report showed only 10 hurt units, none killed for an army of more than 400! I did cast WolvenWinter twice that round to ensure that one of the castings was before, and indeed in the reports, one casting was beofre the MurderingWinter.
Wrathful Skies is nice, but I am deperately wondering what that Cold-Sensitivity of the Devils is good for...
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I meant DragonHelmets: 0 Enc, but 50% Fire Protection to complement the 50% from the burning pearl, sorry! But I guess I should not worry about that anymore: I will try Army of Gold instead, so 50% from the buring pearl might be enough if the boni stack. But Army of Gold does not protect from fires from the sky, so my seraphs should still wear more protective gear...
Re: Frost immune Devils?
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