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* Part 3 - Item and Spell Tables
Common Thug Items
Prot Thug
Const 1
1 Blacksteel Helmet 5
1 Blacksteel Plate 5
2 Blacksteel Full Plate 10
All good sources of prot. Full Blacksteel also having 4 encumbrance and costing 10 makes it less feasible on most thugs
Const 3
2 Ice Aegis 10
Ice Armor means this is the only shield that grants straight prot as well as parry
1 Barkskin Amulet 5
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Not great as you usually would want a mage to buff this – but useful in a pinch
1 Ice Helmet 5
1 Dragon Helmet 5
1 Horned Helmet 5
Helmets can provide crucial buffs in addition to the added Prot. Dragon Helmet can even solve issues with low Morale
1 Bracers of Protection 5
Straight prot on a misc slot. Also this stacks with temper armors as a new slot – so when used together is +6 Armor (and much better)
11 Kithaironic Lion Pelt 32
Providing essentially any random unit 21 prot against mundane attacks for 5 gems, this is a cheap item for low cost thugs.
Const 5
1 Flesh Eater 5
High Damage, gives berserk and some prot, and cheap
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Assorted Const 5 Armors
These are generally too expensive for thugs at 10 gems each, but tend to be good on Supercombatants
Repel Thug
Const 1
1 Enchanted Pike 5
The early game weapon of choice for pretenders or thugs going for a repel build
Const 3
1 Thunder Whip 5
Significant chaining damage, a common earlygame repel thug item
2 Vine Whip 10
Less commonly used than thunder whip due to gem cost and lower damage, this is the best item for ‘stymying’ a large block of infantry to a standstill. Has +3 attack compared to thunder whip
1 Burning Pearl 5
1 Ring of the Warrior 5
Sources of ATK
Const 5
1 Rat Tail 5
Rarely used – but deals fear on hit and +3 attack
1 Shock Trident 5
Similar to Thunder Whip but more damage and stats
Defense Thug
Const 1
No Entries
Const 3
1 Main Gauche of Parrying 5
+6 Defense and 0 length (so you can wield 2 weapons), this is the premiere defence thug item
2 Cat Charm 10
Expensive but +4 Def
Const 5
No Entries
Defensive Layer
Const 1
No Entries
Const 3
2 Eye Shield 10
It’s a shield and it weakens attackers
1 Pendant of Luck 5
Grants Luck. Most useful when preventing magic phase remotes like seeking arrow.
Const 5
21 Charcoal Shield 105
It’s a shield and a damage source
2 Vine Shield 10
The gold standard in Dominions 5 – since nerfed and now not worth the cost.
11 Dancing Shield 55
Blocks 50% of attacks but 10 gems. Generally reserved for Supercombatants
1 Amulet of Antimagic 5
Providing 4MR this tends to be used for Supercombatants
1Shroud of the Battle Saint 5
A way to get a bless on a non-sacred unit at the expense of heavier body armor
Damage Layer / AOE Damage
Const 1
No Entries
Const 3
1 Mace of Eruption 5
A useful, if underwhelming source of AOE damage
1 Enchanted Salt 5
Not just against Djinn – this applies weapon blesses and can pop glamor images
(Did they fix this?)
Const 5
1 Frost Brand 5
A useful source of AOE damage
1 Snake Bladder Stick 5
An awkward weapon but a way of dealing AOE damage. Be sure to have Poison Resistance on the wielder
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1 Implementor Axe 55
Fear plus a high damage arp attack (weaker than GSS though – you take it for the fear)
2 Horror Helmet 10
Provides fear on a helm. After being nerfed to 5 fear for 10 gems it’s not very efficient
1 Storm Spool 5
Provides Shock Damage when hit (which can stun)
3 Flambeau 15
Has a large AOE effect that is good for clearing out chaff, particularly summoned chaff (undead/illusions). Solid arp hit for dealing with tough units as well. The combination of effects is powerful but expensive
Reinvigoration/Regeneration
Const 1
No Entries
Const 3
1 Ranger's Boots 5
A lot like Boots of the Messenger except no mapmove and only 2 reinvigoration. Comes at const 3 however
Const 5
2 Wraith Sword 10
Provides Life Drain. This serves as HP and fatigue regen
1 Boots of the Messenger 5
Good mapmove and reinvigoration – a staple thug item
2 Amulet of Resilience 10
Great reinvigoration but expensive. Generally reserved for supercombatants
1 Girdle of Might 5
Provides reinvigoration on an E item.
2 Ring of Regeneration 10
Provides Regeneration
All Purpose
Const 1
No Entries
Const 3
1 Greatsword of Sharpness 5
Deserves a category of its own. The single strongest thug item
1 Coral Blade 5
Significant HP Bonus, bleed on damage, decent stats, this is a sort of all rounder item, albeit it tends to army thugs due to not dealing AOE. It’s biggest niche is the bonus HP.
Const 5
3 Gossamer Veil 15
Gives Stealth and Blur as well as +1
1 Flesh Eater 5
High Damage, Gives Prot, Very Cheap. Can be spammed on blood nations for very low cost.
Counterthug / Anti SC Items
Const 1
No Entries
Const 3
1 Greatsword of Sharpness 5
Deserves a category of its own. The single strongest thug item
2 Smasher 10
2 Star of Heroes 10
Anti SC items, the former for inanimates, the latter for heavily armored SC’s
11 Eyecatcher 55
11 Duskdagger 55
Both are hard to forge but if you have the crosspaths they are a very early source of AN
1 Hammer of the Mountains 5
Stunlocks low str thugs
11 Piercer 55
Deals ranged AN against light thugs.
11 Knife of the Damned 55
This curses enemy supercombatants
Black Bow of Botulf 5
Not as good as it looks (needs to deal damage), but automatically feebleminds if it deals damage.
11 Blade of Grass G5S5
Deals AP and causes bleeding – very potent against Armor heavy small/medium thugs
1 Holy Scourge 5
An item specifically useful to counterthug human sized undead like twiceborn wights
Const 5
1 Moon Blade 5
Deals AN to magical beings
1 Flesh Eater 5
High Damage, deals chest wounds
2 Heart Finder Sword 10
Rarely better than flesh eater – but occasionally on high HP targets the heart finding can be very relevant
1 Mirror of Trapped Images 5
1 Amulet of the Dead 5
A bit of a strange one, these can be spammed on scouts and can overwhelm a thug. The former is better for this
1Midget Masher 5
Come midgame on a large unit, this can one-shot a lot of things. Can easily do 70+ damage per hit
Spell Table (to research 4)
Multiplicative Fluffable
Level 1
1 Skeletal Body Alt 1
Level 2
2 Enlarge Alt 2
Level 3
1 Body Ethereal Alt 3
11 Mossbody Alt 3
3 Regeneration Ench 3
Level 4
2 Mistform Alt 4
2 Quickness Alt 4
21 Gift of Splendor Ench 4
Multiplicative Selfbuffs
Level 1
1 Air Shield Alt 0
1 Personal Luck Thau 1
1 Reinvigoration Blood 1
Level 2
1 Mirror Image Alt 2
1 Quicken Self Alt 2
11 Flying Shield Ench 2
11 Shroud of Splendor Ench 2
2 Personal Regeneration Ench 2
2 Hell Power Blood 2
Level 3
2 Summon Earthpower Conj 3
2 Protective Winds Alt 3
1 Fire Shield Ench 3
1 Astral Shield Ench 3
2 Shroud of Bewilderment Ench 3
21 Horrible Visage Ench 3
Level 4
31 Strength of Gaia Conj 4
1 Liquid Body Alt 4
1 Temper Flesh Alt 4
21 Shroud of Flying Shards Ench 4
Additive Fluffable
Level 1
2 Strength of Giants Ench 1
Level 2
1 Blur Alt 2
2 Temper Armors Const 2
2 Battle Fury Thau 2
Level 3
1 Barkskin Alt 3
2 Group Blur Alt 3
2 Gift of Giant Strength Ench 3
1 Iron Will Thau 3
1 Luck Thau 3
Level 4
3 Stoneskin Alt 4
2 Group Barkskin Alt 4
3 Soldiers of Steel Const 4
2 Spell Ward Ench 4
2 Earth Shatter Hammers Ench 4
2 Furious Warriors Thau 4
Additive Selfbuffs
Level 1
1 Personal Barkskin Alt 1
1 Blurred Body Alt 1
Level 2
1 Personal Stoneskin Alt 2
1 Breath of Winter Ench 2
Level 3
2 Displace Body Alt 3
1 Personal Ironskin Alt 3
Level 4
11 Stygian Skin Alt 4
1 Elemental Fortitude Alt 4