[Tuidjy]

> In fact I find big monster of any type note very suited in face of a lot of
> infantry hitting them each turn. What do you think ?

I think that by the time you can field tartarians you can equip the ones that are
commanders so that they can take on ANY amount of infantry. Attached is an example
of the first tartarian I readied for battle in my only current game where I have
them. She casts "Summon Earthpower", "Iron will", "Soul Vortex", and Invulnerability".
This leaves her immune to fire, cold, and electricity, with 50%
immunity to poison. She regenerates, gets extremely high armour, has a fire
shield, a decent magic resistance, and those who get close are drained of life and
vigor.

She took, by herself, 240 guardians and longbowmen, backed up by 20 of Man's
mages. In one battle, she got two levels and 160+ kills. Even if a paralyze
had gotten through (it did not), she would have still won. The soul vortex
keeps even paralyzed units alive when they are this tough.

If the tartarian is not a commander, and is not worth being made into one, you can
use it as a meat shield. It may not achieve much unsupported, but it will be
great to shield your valuable mages and unit. And frankly, even as troops,
the Manticores pack quite the punch.

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Actually, I guess that in the screenshot she was carrying a lantern shield, not
a charcoal shield. The starshine skullcap and a charcoal shield would have
been better equipment, but at that point they were a lot harder for me to forge.