Pyro Mission 6 Mission Title: Agothera, the capital of the Glebe, past bastion for the forces of James Objective 1:Defeat Grakkus Objective 2: Defeat Charlotte Mission Attributes: +2 to Pyro New Units: Bombard New Spells: Firewall You're ordered into Agothera to deal with James, who refused previous negotiation attempts. Pyro showed his might with the pyrodraulic dynamo in his previous mission and now attempts to overtake James on his own turf. To do so, you must lead your forces against two wizards, whom you've faced before - Grakkus and Charlotte. Thankfully, attacks don't come immediately. Instead, you must explore the nearby valleys, encounter enemy ambushes, and use converted souls to increase your army. Take time to play defense, convert enemy souls, and increase the size of your army. Your new unit, the bombard - which requires four souls - launches fiery artillery from long range. Firewall, the new Pyro spell, covers the selected ground with flames, which cause damage to all enemy units underneath. Both will prove useful during the mission; don't hesitate to use a few bombards in your unit groupings and support them with high-level melee and air units (as well as closer-range ranged units). Begin the mission by building a manalith at the mana fountain ahead. Use available souls to create a few melee and ranged units to support your bombard and other free units (you may also need an extra manahoar or two). Group them and proceed through the fall to the west. Keep moving (use speed up on the bombard to quicken its pace) till you spot the mana fountain ahead. Wait until all your creatures have caught up, then approach the fountain to trigger the ambush. Enemy units surround you. Concentrate all firepower on a nearby single unit. Cast spells to quickly assist in their destruction. There's no enemy wizard around, so don't worry about enemy souls being returned to their host. Collect any souls of your own and replace them with new units. After defeating the ambush, convert enemy souls, build a manalith on the mana fountain, return to your altar, and wait for the sac-doctors to complete their job. Make new units with your converted souls. Explore the other valleys for additional ambushes and collect their souls. Return to your altar between each exploration, because an attack comes soon from either Charlotte or Grakkus - or both. You're better off conducting this huge battle at your altar with the help of a manalith (with optional guardians) and quicker conversion of souls (cast speed up on sac-doctors to increase the process slightly). The battle is quite tough, and you will need to use powerful offensive spells quickly and frequently and will need to replace your destroyed units fast. You also need to heal your own units with the preset menu to keep units healthy, because you're likely to be outnumbered. Collect souls and convert them - stay at your manalith and altar and fend off more attacks until you possess an army of 20 to 24 units. Start pushing through the valley and destroy encountered manaliths - replace them with your own. Encounter Charlotte or Grakkus' altar and take out its defenses (if any exist) and clear out neighboring manaliths. Altar defenses are tough; weaken them with spells as you advance and attack with your units. Desecrate the enemy altar at the earliest opportunity. Finish off the second enemy wizard - you should have an overwhelming unit advantage. Desecrate the second altar to complete the mission and receive a boon from Pyro.   « Previous Page Pyro Missions (cont.) »