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MA Na'Ba, Queens of the Desert
Lore
General Overview
How the nation plays and what it is good at should go here, aka why would it be cool to play, whats good about it (in general terms) and where they falter
possibily there could be a standard for nation classification (sacred heavy, elves, communion nation, blood nation, research, economical, forging, stealth, thug based etc)
National Features
National Features
| Special Race Attributes | Military | Magic Access | Priests | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perefer  +2Giant Elves!    | recruit anywhere archers Half-Giant Infantry Sneaky Elven Half-Giants. |  Fire (4, Rare 5) Air (4, Rare 5) Earth (2, Rare 3) Nature (1, Rare 2) Astrial (1, Rare 2)Summable  (1*),  (3), (2),  (2*)*cannot be summoned natively |  Priests lv2 (giant Priests) |  Giant FortsLabs Cost 250 in Wastelands |
Domionins Hides Province Ownership elaberate.
Capital Special Sites
Great Dam
Increases Growth Scales
Produces 1
per turn
Jannah
Enables recruitment of:
Malikah
Jann Guard
Produces 1
1
1
1
per turn
The Vault of Incense and Marvels
Generates 100 
per turn.
National Units
Commanders
| Img | Unit Name | Abilities | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nabaean Scout 20 7  1+ foreign Rec |  Stealthy (50) Pillager (1) Mountain Survival Wasteland Survival | Cheaper recruit anywhere scout. |
 | Sheikh 65 8 1 + foreign Rec | Stealthy(40) Pillager (5) inspirational (1) Tax collector Wasteland Survival | Recruit anywhere Commanders, very useful as they can cover a lot of ground, can pillage, and start with 1-3 Falcons which harass like Imps. They are also tax collectors in case raiders try to cut off your land from your forts, or to make raiding more profitable. |
 | Karib 80 2 2 + foreign Rec |  1 1  7 sacred Stealthy (40) Wasteland Survival | Your cheapest early game researchers, and low-path Earth gear forger. Even at Magic 3, the Hermit Sahir give better RP/gold, but Karibs give better RP/turn. Being stealthy let them raid with 3 by first casting Summon Earthpower and then casting Summon Earth Elemental |
 | 'Adite General 85 26 1 | Wasteland Survival | An 80 Ld Commander. Note that Sheikhs give equal morale and better movement on a cheaper rec anywhere, but Adites are far safer from stray threats in battle. |
 | Mukarrib 120 2 2 |  12 7 sacred Fortune Teller 5% Wasteland Survival | One of your other spammable mages. As 1 mages the Mukarrib can pointbuff with Luck and Body Ethereal. As Sacred Giants with Astral magic, they can form durable communions to support your big mages Because of their 12 three Mukarrib can join in a communion to cast Divine Blessing and Smite if no better options are available. |
 | Hermit Sahir 125 2 4 + foreign Rec Only |  1 11 1100%    13 Stealthy (40) Wasteland Survival | A strong mage that can only be recruited from any unforted Lab in 4 turns. They excellent battlemages, and come with a Hinn Companion. Stealth and the Hinn make them capable of solo-raiding using Summon Fire Elemental, Summon Air Elemental or Summon Earth Elemental |
 | Jann Emir 275 26 2 | 1111100% 11 sacred Glamour Stealthy (65) Iron Vulnerability 1 fire Resistance (5) | A fairly strong Thug. Not only he is a Elven, giant hybrid, but he is also a sacred mage with thug paths. Each random can give good things, Phoenix Pyre, Ironskin, and Mistform. The 121 and 1111 versions thug best until Pyre. Enc 6 is an issue without AOE weapons.Can lead stealthy raids with other Jann. |
 | Sahir 315 2 4 | 2211100% 17 sacred Glamour Stealthy (65) Fortune Teller 5% Iron Vulnerability 1 fire Resistance (5) | Your strongest any-fort mage. 2 provide Legions of Steel, Strength of Giants, and Maws of the Earth. 3 can cast Storm and Thunder Strike well. 3 can evo (especially Smokeless Flame) and provide Heat From Hell. All can elemental spam. |
| | Malikah 485 1 4 Capital Only | 33111100% 10% 21 sacred Glamour Stealthy (65) Magic Being Ethereal flyingfemale  Spirit Sight Fortune Teller 5% Magic Power 1 Iron Vulnerability 2 Salt Vulnerability 1 fire Resistance (20) Shock Resistance (10) Obfuscate (25) | Any nation is better when they have a recruitable flying super mage. Malikah is such a mage and should be auto-recruited in your capital as soon as possible. A strong and hard to hit mage with excellent paths. Malikahs can thug in the early game and can Cloud Trapeze to catch mages and smaller armies that are out of position. She is your only recruitable nature mage. The 4 and 4 randoms give you access to high-level magic gear and spells. Beware of fielding 1 Malikah without other Astral mages, since they are extremely inviting for Magic Duel. |
Troops
| Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nabaean Desert Warrior 8 7 2 + foreign Rec | Stealthy (40) Pillager (1) Skirmisher Undisciplined Wasteland Survival | Recruit anywhere chaff with a bow and a high damage sword. Decent as cheap lance catchers and lets your army replenish their meat shields at any frendly province. Decently efficient Flaming Arrows users. |
 | Nabaean Camel Rider 22 8 24 + foreign Rec | Stealthy (40) Pillager (1) Skirmisher Wasteland Survival | Is a decent armorless horse archer that deals decent damage with their bow and sword. What really justifies their price is the fact they all spawn a falcon which will muddy up the formations and distract the enemy for a few turns. Very good as part of a expansion army. |
 | Nabaean Soldier 10 17 9 | Wasteland Survival | Decently armoured human chaff with a high damage sword. |
 | Nabaean Light Infantry 10 13 9 | Wasteland Survival | A more spammable armored human spear chaff with a javelin. Decent with all the range attack buffs you can throw down. |
 | 'Adite Light Infantry 25 20 15 | Wasteland Survival | A decent and flexible expander unit, high HP and Str, with ok Prot and a hard hiting javelin. Easily able to take out indies before taking attrition, especially when buffed. |
 | 'Adite Archer 25 37 15 | Wasteland Survival | This is one of the closest things Dominions has to a cannon. A great bow that deals a large amount of damage. As a Fire, Earth, Air, and a Nature communion nation, it's not hard to see how a group of fully buffed archers could decimate most elite units. Super combatants beware… |
 | 'Adite Elite Soldier 30 26 19 | Wasteland Survival | |
| | Jann Guard 40 26 19 Capital Only | Sacred Stealthy (65) Glamour  Bodyguard(2) Iron Vulnerability(1) Wasteland Survival  Fire Resistance (5) |
Heroes
Magic
National Spells & Summons
Evocation
Scorching Wind Evocation 4, 21.
Smokeless Flame Evocation 6, 31.
Summon
Pride of Lions Conjuration 3 10
, 21. (
Great Lionx10 + Lv)
Contact Jinn Conjuration 4 10, 21. (
Jinnx1)
Summon Jinn Warriors Conjuration 5 10, 21. (
Jinn Warriorx3)
Summon Hinn Conjuration 6 6, 11 Only in Wastelands. (
Hinnx5+[1/2 lv]). Stealthy Ethereal beasts. Has a heat aura and resistance to Fire and Shock. could rear attack or stall enemies while fatiguing them out.
Summon Si'lat Conjuration 6 21, 2. (
Si'latx1)
Contact Houri Conjuration 6 26, 2
1. (
Hourix1)
Summon Binn Conjuration 6 6, 
11 Only in Wastelands.. (
Binnx5+[1/2 lv])
Summon Marid Conjuration 8 66, 42. (
Maridx1)
Awaken Jinn Block Thaumaturgy 5 5, 11. (
Jinn Blockx1)
Blood
Can't be cast normally, need a pretender or a rare indie to start collecting blood slaves but only need 1 to summon lower levels and empower a 3 once in Blood to get the higher levels.
Feast for Ghuls Blood 4, 1, 
21 Only in Wastelands.. (
Ghulx5+[1/2 lv]). Regenerating ethereal demons with a second shape but have upkeep.
Summon Ghulah Blood 5, 1, 31 Only in Wastelands.. 
Ghulah are 
1
1 assassins and decent blood searchers. Once you get a Ghulah they will take over your blood hunting and summon more of themselves. All their attributes make them good at assassinations and joining communions.
Summon Ifrit Blood 5, 13 58
. Summon a Thug. 
Ifrit are…
Summon Shaytan Blood 6, 13, 73. 
Shaytan are Stronger blood mages with 222 and has 
Corruption.
Magic Access
Combat Magic
Na'Ba relies almost entirely on FAE casting, but has several options among them.
- You have a strong fatigue build with Fire Resistance, Heat from Hell, Scorching Wind, Sulphur Haze, and evocation heat AOEs. Adding Curse of Stones or Maws of the Earth can give this more time to work, and you can prepare the battlefield with Breath of the Desert.
- Wind Guide can pair with Flaming Arrows and evocation spam for a heavy ranged threat, useful against massed elite troops.
- Both of those plays can be shut down by the fire fatigue and projectile deflection of Storm, so against any Air nation you need a change-up option. You can Tstrike competently or put out remarkable elemental spam, and late game your Fog Warriors access can be used to buff elemental summons to new heights.
- For simple army slogs, your buffing game is quite good, with Earth buffs early and Fog Warriors plus elemental resistances later. Decide whether to buff hard and let the enemy come to you, or pair Mass Flight with whole-field buffs for a sudden blitz.
- Finally, Smokeless Flame, Magma Bolts, Incinerate, and potentially Gifts From Heaven provide threats that very few SCs or hellbless nations can stomach.
Ritual Magic
Magic Items
Thug Template (F15 Eagle): Malikah equipped with a Halberd of Might, Enchanted Ring Mail Armor,Dragon Helmet. Next Script: Blessing, Iron Skin, then Attack
National Items
- Jinn Bottle:21. Costs 105. Gives a renewable retinue of 1 Jinn Warrior. Also wasteland survival for your indies or stolen mages who may not have it.
- Companion Bracelet:2. Costs 10. Unremovable wedding ring that also gives a retinue of an 11 Qarin, as well as luck and a research bonus (not nearly as efficient as an Owl Quill).
National Discounts
- The Magic Lamp
- Flying Carpet
- Stone Idol
Strategic Guide
Early Game
Blessed Jann Guard sacred very efficiently during initial expansion. With these scales aim for a fairly modest 2 expansion parties in year one. Get a critical mass of your sacreds Supplement with Camel Riders outside your cap and they’ll do well enough at punching through indies with minimal losses.
Quickly gets to Construction-2, then Alteration-3.around halfway through the first game year, you’ll be able to field ultra-light Malikah thugs early enough to jump right in and help with your initial expansion,
Mid Game
Late Game
Tactics
Spells
Malikah & Jinnun focused strategy
150 Proof Guide to Na'Ba By Baalz
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