can commander with no magic paths with slave matrix be used as a comm.slave?

[Verjigorm]

Originally Posted by lch

The mage has to stop casting after a while, though, either by fleeing or engaging in melee, or the slaves will never act on their own.

Put a bow on them is the best idea. Running makes the force move extremely slow and engaging in melee isn't always the best idea. 5 buffs )if using a master matrix), Fire Rearmost with a nice bow.

This type of communion can be very nice if you have a good number of thugs to pair it with and you can get buffs on them that you wouldn't normally be able to put on and you can save gems/fatigue costs of high-fatigue AoE spell versions.

Fatigue costs can be rather brutal, unfortunately. This makes Summon Earthpower and Reinvigoration great additions, but you have to be able to keep the blood slave(s) alive during the buff cycle. This technique can be foiled by mass AoE... Taking out your blood slaves before the mage can reinvigorate the communicants can trash your well-laid plan.

[chrispedersen]

Originally Posted by Verjigorm

Put a bow on them is the best idea.

Crossbow is better, in many instances. Some are 1/3 fire rate, which can be used time scripts.

[Verjigorm]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

Crossbow is better, in many instances. Some are 1/3 fire rate, which can be used time scripts.

I prefer Vision's Foe, BBOB, and Bow of War, but usually take the VF since it's so very very useful and all-purpose. 18AN and precision 10 are delicious and anyone can hit with it. It one-shots weaker units and cripples those it fails to kill. It is, a 1/3 CB, too, so it fits your bill as well. Doesn't fire underwater like an Ethereal though, but it also can't be resisted by MR.