Guide to Marverni

[Ming]

How do you get blood slaves for Marveni (not counting Pretenders with blood path)?

[capnq]

Ming said: How do you get blood slaves for Marveni (not counting Pretenders with blood path)?

A commander doesn't have to have a blood path to hunt for slaves; having a blood path just makes him much more efficient at it.

I'm not sure your nation even has to have the ability to do sacrifices. I can imagine a "slave trader" nation hunting to supply its allies in a multiplayer game.

[Baalz]

Also, one of the national multi-heroes is a blood druid. If you end up taking luck you're likely to land one or two.

[Ming]

Baalz,

Thanks. BTW, congrats for an excellent guide. I have learnt much from it.

You may wish to update it incorporate the cheap conj5 national summon - size5 sacred trampler, which would be a nice supplement to the Druids. I was toying with the idea of an W9 bless before I saw your guide, but unfortunately A4W9 is probably too expensive for keeping good scales. Not sure if W9 is a viable alternative to a F4A4 Phoenix.

[Sombre]

It's also worth noting that the iron pigs spell grants Iron Boars for marverni which are sacred super high prot high morale tramplers.

In CBM it's pretty crazy, but in basegame it probably still isn't worth it iirc.

[Baalz]

Sombre said:
It's also worth noting that the iron pigs spell grants Iron Boars for marverni which are sacred super high prot high morale tramplers.

I love all the easter eggs in this game.

At any rate, the great boar I don't find cost effective at all. Just get some indie elephants and save your gems for equipping druids - you'll always have very good uses for gems.

[Ming]

Baalz,

With due respect, I do beg to differ with you on this (the cost effectiveness of the Great Boar of Canute). It costs only 7N, no upkeep, is a sacred leader, has forest survival and much higher morale and magic resistance than elephants, and auto-summons one great boar per turn! Are you sure you are not mixing it up with the size3 trampling great boar (conj3, 20 for 20N) - which I agree is not cost effective except that you get one per turn for free with the Great Boar of Canute?

[Ming]

Capng,

Thanks. Didn't know one can hunt for slaves without blood path. Useful to know.