Need to kill a golem...

[Viajero]

Magic Duel is 100 (1 S gem required) fatigue and Returning is 200 (2 S gem required), both S1 spells.

Assuming you have a mage with S2 scripted to first Magic Duel then Returning with just 3 S gems , can he cast both from a fatigue point of view? or does fatigue after Magic Duel (fatigue 100 / (1+2-1) = 50 ) need to be recovered down to zero before being able to cast Returning?

[WraithLord]

It is possible, and indeed likely, that he'll use 2 S for the mind dual rather than one. The AI sometimes does this to reduce fatigue.
I read somewhere that the AI can even decide to use more than 1 additional gem for casting.

[WraithLord]

" * Wind Ride : commanders with earth magic of 4 or more, size 6 or ethereal are not affected.
"

Golem is size 4 or 5 IIRC. Use wind ride and set up something appropriate to help the PD kill him. Like shatter spam, or magic dual

[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by WraithLord

" * Wind Ride : commanders with earth magic of 4 or more, size 6 or ethereal are not affected.
"

Golem is size 4 or 5 IIRC. Use wind ride and set up something appropriate to help the PD kill him. Like shatter spam, or magic dual

I believe Wind Ride is still bugged and will with high probability drop the commander somewhere en route to the ambush.

-Max

[NTJedi]

Originally Posted by Viajero

Magic Duel is 100 (1 S gem required) fatigue and Returning is 200 (2 S gem required), both S1 spells.

Assuming you have a mage with S2 scripted to first Magic Duel then Returning with just 3 S gems , can he cast both from a fatigue point of view? or does fatigue after Magic Duel (fatigue 100 / (1+2-1) = 50 ) need to be recovered down to zero before being able to cast Returning?

Well since it's a single golem why even worry about casting returning? I wouldn't risk a good level_4 or higher astral mage. Don't you have some level_1 and/or level_2 astral mages who can march with an army which also fields units/thugs with the cold aura?

In a current game I have several level_1 astral mages who's first order is magic duel for the pure purpose of a teleporting golem. The magic duel only involves the current base level of astral magic for each involved, thus any item or spell buffs won't make a difference.