Tackling Banelords?

[MaxWilson]

No, you're thinking of Sun Slayer (which is D5 incidentally). At Construction-6, D4 mages can construct the Standard of the Damned, which casts Drain Life. Give it to a non-spellcasting commander and set him to "Cast Spells" and that's all he'll cast. The Standard of the Damned is a pretty sorry melee weapon (you lose -2 att, -3 def), but it does cause Fear +0 and besides, you're using it as an oversized magic wand and not a melee weapon. Downside is that you can't hold a shield so you're vulnerable to missile fire.

-Max

[Methel]

Two spells stand out against a undead SC.

Dust to dust. Level 1 thau 1D spell, negates armor and no resist.

And the improved version, level 6 thau 3D Wither Bones.

Enjoy

[Xietor]

Dust to dust does not work on bane lord. or he regenerates more damage then it does. I have had bane lords with ring regen. fight through countless spams of dust to dust solo. So i know he was the target. Of course he also usually has pendant of luck, but that only gives him 50 percent chance to resist, not 100.

[Methel]

thats strange, DTD should do 22+ an damage according to the manual.

[Xietor]

I think it can be resisted, despite what the spell description says. Banelords have high mr.

[Shovah32]

They dont have extremely high mr or health so spamming it should take them out. Other options are high damage spells like gifts from heaven ect.