Lanka pretender design/strategy

[Shovah32]

I tend to play Lanka with a E9N9 bless(Imprisoned cyclops, makes a nice SC when he breaks out) but I've also tried and enjoyed W9N9 and W9E9.
I stick with E9N9 because it helps all of your sacreds survive - you get extra protection from both earth and berserk, regeneration from the nature and reinvigoration from the earth.
The berserking mages can be annoying but you can always just keep them away from priests you have scripted to bless so that they don't go berserk at the start(when spells like earthquake/rain of stones ect are most likely to be cast).

The E9N9 is also great on the late game Mandahas and Davanas - units who rely more on their toughness than their defence.

[sum1lost]

Drain has the advantage of increasing your mr and protecting against battlefield spells- one of Lanka's main weaknesses. Your cheap mages will be blood hunters. Gold is vital for Lanka, I think, so definitely order.

Growth is vital. Especially since Lanka's blood and reanimation like population to be high.

E9 is nice for increasing protection and reinvigoration, and a nature bless is nice for regeneration. Water is obviously useful, though fire has its points as well.

Astral bless isn't very appealing, if only because twist fate seems useless for a nation whose sacred troops can take on thugs.

[Shuma]

Yomi?

[Gregstrom]

Yogini possibly?

Btw, why spend 90g on the 1B Raktapata as a researcher when you can get a Yogini for 110 with twice the RP?

Looks like my early idea of a F4W4N6 awake pretender isn't quite up there.

[jutetrea]

Yogini's aren't sacred, so upkeep piles up a bit quicker.

As you move from a primarily gold to a primarily blood economy, each gold piece counts a bit more.

[sum1lost]

Shuma said:
Lanka?

Clearly.

:-p