Playin impossible mage, might need help

[megajon]

well I spanked this fight pretty easily... just had to switch back to my snakes and the banner that gives +1 initiative to lvl 1-3 troops.

it's really all about winning initiative as a mage atleast.

right now I am lvl 18 and using:
green dragons
royal thorns
orc shamans
inquisitors
evil beholders

so long as the dragons can keep winning me initiative I might stay in this set up till the end of the game... assuming I can find another supply of royal thorns or a sacrifice spell.

I have found multiple copies of just about every uber spell out there except sacrifice.

[megajon]

I found a black dragon egg, a spot to buy arch devils, and red dragons...

unfortunately the devils and black dragon can't be ress'd buy my inquisitors, my spell, or timeback; so I had to put them back on my bench

I am however back in elf land now and spanking everything with my new red/green dragons... I just hope I can eventually find sacrifice or another spot to buy royal thorns... I love em, and altho I can't res them, I can atleast timeback them.

question: if you use necro call on your own undead units will it ressurect them? If so I might pick up the necromancers I found in demonis as well.

[Ryastar]

No, necro call only works on a fully dead stack, ie. one with no more units in it.. And it will only raise a percentage of those lost, so it isn't worth it.

[megajon]

thanks, one more question.. can you resurrect or inquisitor ressurect any undead?

also, how do druids rate vs royal thorns? they seem to be a decent alternative... maybe even better since they can charm beasts and are ressable? but i havent field tested them yet

[megajon]

thanks!

another couple questions:
can you res or use inquisitor res on undead units? might use necromancers if so.

also anyone have any experience with druids? might just use them as a substitute for royal thorns... I can res them easily, they are ranged, and they can poop bears out, ohh and also they can charm beasts.. so one might argue they are superior to the thorns... I know that thier bears are fewer in leadership value than the royal thorns germination... but they do have some other perks to compinsate... anyone field tested them?