| | {{ :nations:la:phlegra:laestrygonian_tyrant.png?nolink }} | **??Laestrygonian Tyrant??**\\ {{gold}} 845\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 8 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 6\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>F4E3D2,10%FAED}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 13\\ {{:abilities:resist_fire.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Fire]] (17) \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Poison]] (10) \\ {{:abilities:berserker.png?15&nolink}} [[Berserker]] (4) \\ {{:abilities:gluttony.png?15&nolink}} [[Gluttony]] (10) \\ {{:abilities:cause_unrest.png?15&nolink}} [[Cause Unrest]] (+10/month)\\ {{:abilities:taskmaster.png?15&nolink}} [[Taskmaster]] (4)\\ {{:abilities:combat_caster.png?15&nolink}} [[Combat Caster]]\\ {{:abilities:fear.png?15&nolink}} [[Fear]] (7) \\ {{:abilities:siege_bonus.png?15&nolink}} [[Siege Bonus]] (15) \\ {{:abilities:heretic.png?15&nolink}} [[Heretic]] (1) \\ {{:abilities:population_killer.png?15&nolink}} [[Population Killer]] (70) \\ {{:abilities:unsurroundable.png?15&nolink}} [[Unsurroundable]] (2) \\ {{:abilities:shattered_soul.png?15&nolink}} [[Shattered soul]] (5%) \\ {{:abilities:poor_amphibian.png?15&nolink}} [[Poor Amphibian]]\\ {{:abilities:recuperation.png?15&nolink}} [[Recuperation]] | Laestrygonian Tyrants are expensive super-mages with a variety of abilities that make them fearsome combatants.\\ \\ A combination of Fear, high base HP and multiple attacks make the Tyrant more difficult to defeat with counterthugs. Berserk prevents it from routing, and adds extra protection on top of its very high base natural protection (16). Its magic paths are great for durability, allowing Tyrants to cast the ??Phoenix Pyre??-??Soul Vortex?? combo, self-buff ??Temper Flesh?? and cast ??Summon Earthpower?? for extra reinvigoration. Finally, it has some access to battlefield wipe spells like ??Fire Storm?? and ??Earthquake??, or ??Bone Grinding?? if added to a communion.\\ \\ However, Tyrants are not without their weaknesses. While their paths are powerful in a conventional sense, they do not provide the game-breaking utility you might expect for their gold cost. Tyrants are very unlikely to have Air paths and thus are much more difficult to empower into magic-phase capability compared to their predecessors, the ??Phlegran Tyrant??s. Finally, their berserk ability not only continuously generates fatigue while it is active, it also disables their spell-casting and forces them off-script if they are damaged. This can be exploited by canny opponents to prevent Tyrants from buffing themselves up to their full potential or pulling off battlefield wipes.\\ \\ Interestingly, unlike their MA counterparts (??Phlegran Tyrant??) Laestrygonian Tyrants lack Affliction Resistance, making them more prone to pick up afflictions while Phoenix Pyre-ing. | | | {{ :nations:la:phlegra:laestrygonian_tyrant.png?nolink }} | **??Laestrygonian Tyrant??**\\ {{gold}} 845\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 8 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 6\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>F4E3D2,10%FAED}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 13\\ {{:abilities:resist_fire.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Fire]] (17) \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Poison]] (10) \\ {{:abilities:berserker.png?15&nolink}} [[Berserker]] (4) \\ {{:abilities:gluttony.png?15&nolink}} [[Gluttony]] (10) \\ {{:abilities:cause_unrest.png?15&nolink}} [[Cause Unrest]] (+10/month)\\ {{:abilities:taskmaster.png?15&nolink}} [[Taskmaster]] (4)\\ {{:abilities:combat_caster.png?15&nolink}} [[Combat Caster]]\\ {{:abilities:fear.png?15&nolink}} [[Fear]] (7) \\ {{:abilities:siege_bonus.png?15&nolink}} [[Siege Bonus]] (15) \\ {{:abilities:heretic.png?15&nolink}} [[Heretic]] (1) \\ {{:abilities:population_killer.png?15&nolink}} [[Population Killer]] (70) \\ {{:abilities:unsurroundable.png?15&nolink}} [[Unsurroundable]] (2) \\ {{:abilities:shattered_soul.png?15&nolink}} [[Shattered soul]] (5%) \\ {{:abilities:poor_amphibian.png?15&nolink}} [[Poor Amphibian]]\\ {{:abilities:recuperation.png?15&nolink}} [[Recuperation]] | Laestrygonian Tyrants are expensive super-mages with a variety of abilities that make them fearsome combatants.\\ \\ A combination of Fear, high base HP and multiple attacks make the Tyrant more difficult to defeat with counterthugs. Berserk prevents it from routing, and adds extra protection on top of its very high base natural protection (16). Its magic paths are great for durability, allowing Tyrants to cast the ??Phoenix Pyre??-??Soul Vortex?? combo, self-buff ??Temper Flesh?? and cast ??Summon Earthpower?? for extra reinvigoration. Finally, it has some access to battlefield wipe spells like ??Fire Storm?? and ??Earthquake??, or ??Bone Grinding?? if added to a communion.\\ \\ However, Tyrants are not without their weaknesses. While their paths are powerful in a conventional sense, they do not provide the game-breaking utility you might expect for their gold cost. Tyrants are very unlikely to have Air paths and thus are much more difficult to empower into magic-phase capability compared to their predecessors, the ??Phlegran Tyrant??s. Finally, their berserk ability not only continuously generates fatigue while it is active (dangerous for ??Phoenix Pyre?? strategies), it also disables their spell-casting and forces them off-script if they are damaged. This can be exploited by canny opponents to prevent Tyrants from buffing themselves up to their full potential or pulling off battlefield wipes.\\ \\ Interestingly, unlike their MA counterparts (??Phlegran Tyrant??) Laestrygonian Tyrants lack Affliction Resistance, making them more prone to pick up afflictions while Phoenix Pyre-ing. | |
