The Ghost King

[Blitz]

The GK really doesn't play to Arcoscephale's strengths: Priestesses can't remove afflictions for undead units such as the GK, so you'll still have to pursue conventional affliction removal aggressively.

Crud. That was the whole idea. I just played a whole game against the AI where my GK never picked up one affliction. Guess that was just luck. I guess that explains why my Wraith Lord never healed either heh.

Why Water 3, though? Is it for site searches/clam hoarding? Because I would think knocking that down to 1 and bringing Fire up to 2 (Phoenix Pyre)... would make him more of a force against other SC's in the late game... and cost almost exactly the same amount (gotta love 20 point paths).

Well the idea was that if the GK died somehow it wouldn't be completely useless. I'm kind of used to a "half rainbow" mage with arco (F3 W3 E3 A3 S5), this was my attempt at a hybrid SC/Rainbow without totally destroying scales.

But losing the affliction removal really changes things. I'd probably be better off with a Wurm or a Nata if I went the SC route. Sadly this all but closes the death path when playing Arco. Ironic that my favorite race (Arco) and magic path (death) are not compatible.