My favorite unit...

MaxWilson · #1 June 20th, 2008, 02:26 PM

At the moment it's Zamzummites. The best non-cap-only battlemages I have ever seen. (Well, Druids might be on the same level, and Ktonian Necromancers are quite close.)

-Max

JimMorrison · #2 June 20th, 2008, 02:46 PM

Androphag Archers.

Illithids! <3

Ghandarvassssssss!

And a particular often overlooked summon which shall remain nameless, that I find to be wickedly powerful in longer games.....

Sombre · #3 June 20th, 2008, 02:55 PM

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JimMorrison said:
And a particular often overlooked summon which shall remain nameless, that I find to be wickedly powerful in longer games.....

Bog beasts.

ano · #4 June 20th, 2008, 05:36 PM

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MaxWilson said:
At the moment it's Zamzummites. The best non-cap-only battlemages I have ever seen. (Well, Druids might be on the same level, and Ktonian Necromancers are quite close.)

-Max

Bakemono Sorcerer is a splendid mage

MaxWilson · #5 June 20th, 2008, 06:14 PM

I've been tempted by Bakemonos in the past--they look about as good as Ktonian Necromancers. No Astral for communions but acid rain potential. I think they have worse Precision than Zamzummites, though. Anyway, I should try them out sometime.

-Max

mathusalem · #6 June 20th, 2008, 07:40 PM

Lobo Guard !

Foodstamp · #7 June 21st, 2008, 01:03 AM

EA / LA Mictlan Priests are my absolute favorite unit in the game.

DigitalSin · #8 June 21st, 2008, 01:40 AM

I'm going to have to go with the Ambibate Warriors of Marverni. I just love the mental image of a huge force of Celt-ish warriors assembling in a large horde, then charging, especially the barechested ones.

Lingchih · #9 June 21st, 2008, 01:56 AM

We are discussing favorite, and not best? Then for favorite, Sacred Hydras. They are like lawnmowers.

Omnirizon · #10 June 21st, 2008, 03:09 AM

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MaxWilson said:
At the moment it's Zamzummites. The best non-cap-only battlemages I have ever seen. (Well, Druids might be on the same level, and Ktonian Necromancers are quite close.)

-Max

Ktonians are cap-only. Bakemono Sorcerers are not though, and they are totally *****en; with the right spells, they can be out-of-the-box thugs. If there was a way to remove their old-age, they'd be top-notch.

EDIT: I just noticed, someone else already noted this, in response to the same post none-the-less. that's what I get for posting before reading the entire thread.

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Lingchih said:
We are discussing favorite, and not best? Then for favorite, Sacred Hydras. They are like lawnmowers.

These guys are hands-down the scariest recruitable unit. en masse, they can be a match for SCs. A single legion (about 20) of them can massacre armies of hundreds, even big powerful blessed armies of hundreds. The only way I've found to kill something like that is by exploiting the auto-rout or killing their leaders. Make sure they have no where to run to either (auto-kill), because any victory will by Pyrrhic, and you don't want to fite that again. At least that's been my experience with them.

They single-handedly make any nation who has access to them a powerhouse.