Killing blessed giants

[ExhalingDeath]

Hi, Im playing as Lanka in a game with two friends, and I was wondering how to effectivly kill nature and earthblessed giants. One plays as Niefelheim and the other Formoria, and they waltz through the AI. Thats probably because the AI is stupid..... but so am I.

Thanks in advance

[Twan]

One of the best ways is slay/paralyze spells as they are rarely numerous (if you have astral mages or can reach alt 8 for disintegrate)

Blood or nature can also allow you to charm them at high levels.

Or just immobilize them (with mages chain casting spells like vine arrow, earth meld, tangle vines, bonds of fire etc...) and kill them with hordes of expandable troops (troops with powerful weapons like barbarians to do more dmg than what they regenerate)

Finally, even with an E9 bless, units using n9+ bless are vulnerable against fatigue (especially niefel or fomorian thugs casting quicken self) as berserking gives an encumbrance penalty, so any spell doing stun dammage is good to use.

[thejeff]

Neifel Giants are vulnerable to fire.
The most dangerous thing about them is the Chill aura. Your troops fatigue out and die. If you can throw cold immune troops at them they're much weaker. Undead are cold immune.

Try to fight them in hot provinces. Avoid cold ones. The chill is weaker and I think they take penalties as well.


Lanka has impressive sacreds as well, if you've got a good bless of your own.

I'm less sure about Formoria.

[Maraxus]

Barbariens are definitly a good way.

Winter Ward helps against Nifelheim, a strong own dominion (without cold) even more.

[DonCorazon]

Not sure where you are research wise but Bane lords with Eye Shields is a cheap solution. They are immune to cold, and will send Niefel giants into the costly retirement home once those eyes start getting plucked.

[Sombre]

In my experience barbarians tend to suffer too much from the long weapons used by giants - their low morale and protection results in a whole lot of repels. The theory of using high damage or armour bypassing attacks is certainly right though. Bear in mind that your own armour is largely irrelevant also, due to their high strength.

[Maraxus]

Na, I remember fighting Barbariens with Giants and it hurts.

You get 38.5 Barbariens for a Niefel Jarl and another 11.5 Barbariens for each Giant.

A good mix is about 1 Jarl with 3 Sidekicks, so this is 73 Barbariens - definitly an equall opponent on temperature-neutral ground.