Worst Summon ??

NTJedi · #1 May 17th, 2004, 04:54 PM

Topics a mirror of another topic in the forum right now. Looking for opinions of what people feel are currently the worst summons in the game.

My opinion... Eater of the Dead is one of the worst since the thing eventually goes independent plus the fact its not easy getting a 4D and 4A mage.

PDF · #2 May 17th, 2004, 05:18 PM

I dislike most Drakes, the worst being Cave Drake IMHO : expensive, slow, clumsy in battle, usually dying from exhaustion...

calmon · #3 May 17th, 2004, 05:37 PM

The drakes and the seasonal spirits.

The Last one are just a few units for a priencly price. Cost/use ratio is very low even in season.

Its a way better to invest in good SC instead of crappy troops. At least in the start of the game. Later there are better troops to cast then the spirits.

Master Shake · #4 May 17th, 2004, 05:37 PM

Personally, I love cave drakes for early Ulm expansion. They are awesome for soaking up indy missles, and cavalry charges. Even with a handful of afflications, their role as a pin cushion is unparalleled.

Darryl · #5 May 17th, 2004, 05:39 PM

I must ask....

Does anyone actually USE Treelords?

Vynd · #6 May 17th, 2004, 05:50 PM

I have trouble picturing anyone raising Soulless or Longdead Warriors with a ritual spell, even if you do get 20 or 30 of them at a time. As a reanimation they're... well they're free. That's about all that can be said for them.

Graeme Dice · #7 May 17th, 2004, 06:11 PM

I think the wort summon is probably the corpse man. He's not much more than a stronger soulless.

Gandalf Parker · #8 May 17th, 2004, 06:50 PM

Now your going to set me off. Since anything "worst" or "weak" is my target zone. While others concentrate on testing "best" I like to test "worthless" and find new uses. I often can.

sergex · #9 May 17th, 2004, 07:09 PM

Ya, treelords seem pretty bad. What's their purpose? 50 Nature gems for that? You could have 2 Tarrasques, or 2.5 Ivy King Lords or Lamia Queens or...

As for the cheaper summons, I usually don't use them unless my castle is being seiged and I have a lab with some casters inside it. Then I cast as many summons of any kind that I can to help defend. It has actually helped several times. A bunch of corpse men or ivy men or drakes may not seem like they'd help but when you are defending a castle every little bit helps make the enemy route.

odd_enuf · #10 May 17th, 2004, 07:21 PM

i'll summon treelords at the oak of ages, when they only cost 25, otherwise they seem far to expensive.

odd_enuf