lvl 11 Paladin: Which units?

Zonc · #1 02-11-2009, 10:00 PM

You have Tolerance (or get one) so buy Vampires (from swamp, undead dwarf, Death Land or anwhere else) and you'll never loose single one.
Also, Archimages have shitty leadership/damage ratio so replace them ASAP (sea dogs are always good choice)

megajon · #2 02-12-2009, 12:51 PM

without knowing what you have available to you, it's kinda hard to make a suggestion like this.

I think your melee units are your weak link..

I say peasants -> (royal snakes/griffins)
and swordsmen -> (griffins/polar bears) or (dwarven canoneers/alchemists) if ya wanna beef your ranged more.

I disagree with losing mages this early myself... thier shock ability is so good at tripping up the fast moving big stacks early... I would only replace them once you have blind or a high lvl slow spell.

megajon · #3 02-12-2009, 03:22 PM

If you have made it to the Orcish embassy tho, definately pick up shaman, they are so very strong at this stage of the game.

eXeel · #4 02-12-2009, 03:58 PM

I hired 30 Shaman instead of the Guardsmen, which they were called. They have great hp and I like them as of yet.
The peasants I can try to upgrade to Griffins, when I finish the quest for the Griff kilt. Can't buy them while doing that, weirdly enough. But I really love how much dps the peasants can do. Yes, they die quickly when all focus is on them from a strong enemy, but what doesn't? Easily replaceable... But can try to check dps vs griffins or snakes and see.

megajon · #5 02-12-2009, 05:13 PM

the problem with peasants is, they have no mobility, initiative, or abilities that make for a good striker. I definately recomend snakes over them... the no retaliation coupled with high initiative make them an excellent defensively minded offinsive unit.

you can often times, wait, then double attack a unit that walks into range before that unit will get a single action... if it aint already wiped out... all of this while never recieving any retalitory swings.

Dabrinko · #6 02-13-2009, 09:34 AM

Peasants... good for a time, but Griffins is actually more survivable and the DPS shines through when you have unlimited retaliations. (and very high HP/leadership)

eXeel · #7 02-13-2009, 02:05 PM

So what is it, Griffins or Royal Snakes?

Griffins more mobile but defensive (unl. ret.) and Snakes more of a offensive unit (no enemy ret.)?

What would you get with my current lineup of Shaman, Inquisitors, Arch Mages and Evil Beholders?