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May 1st, 2008, 09:06 PM
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Re: How do you counter Hydras?
Just curious, which race can build or summon hydras? I can't remember seeing them in the spell list for any summonings.
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May 1st, 2008, 09:13 PM
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Re: How do you counter Hydras?
EA Sauromatia, MA Pythium and LA Pythium (sacred hydras). There's also a magic site that allows recruiting them
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May 2nd, 2008, 01:43 AM
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Re: How do you counter Hydras?
The site only allows recruitment of hydra hatchlings, which are quite useless.
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May 2nd, 2008, 02:40 AM
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Re: How do you counter Hydras?
The sacred Hydras of LA Pythium are quite nice. Put a little extra regen on them with your bless (N), maybe W9 too for defense and quickness, and they are awesome.
Also, the afore mentioned tactics still work against them though. Skelly spam will eventually kill them, and a ton of slingers does a nice job on them too.
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May 2nd, 2008, 03:39 AM
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Second Lieutenant
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Re: How do you counter Hydras?
How many slingers do you need per hydra? Slingers don't do much good in my tests. The main head has more protection than the lesser ones, so they seem to regenerate too fast for the slingers to do much damage.
Also, why are hatchlings even in the game? They seem to serve no purpose whatsoever. Aside from looking cute and venomous.
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May 2nd, 2008, 04:18 AM
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Re: How do you counter Hydras?
Well, they are only size three so they can blend in with cavalry. Hydras often get targeted by nasty spells first because of their size (6). And yes, even hatchlings can be effective with body ethereal and similar.
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May 2nd, 2008, 09:08 AM
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Re: How do you counter Hydras?
despite of the rate of fire problem, xbow worked well in my previous games against hydra. Slingers don't work too well unless you have loads of them. Anyways I can't help but think hydras were designed to be countered by rain of stones spell, 14damage-8protection=6(HP of hydra).
Casting body ethereal on hatchlings? just which astral mage is going to stand next to a dozen hydra and cast ethereal on them?
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