Posted May 14, 2013
Malleus The Magician is probably the best Hero in this game, NOT INCLUDING CHAMPIONS of course so don't get ahead of yourself. I will always get him during ANY game, I really don't think there are any circumstances I would not get him.
For those not familiar with him he is a Spell Caster Hero that only requires 5 fame and 150 Gold to get with an upkeep of 3 Gold.
He has Spell Casting ability starting at 10 spell points that goes upto 90.
He has Arcane Power boosting an already strong Magical Ranged Attack that starts at 8 and goes to 25.
He comes with the Chaos spells Firebolt, Fireball, Fire Elemental and FLAME STRIKE.
He has Missile Immunity which raises his Defense score to 50 when attacked by Arcehrs or Slingers. Basically blocks at least 15 damage which is more than enough to survive the majority of ranged attacks. (Warrax actually lacks Missile Immunity for some reason)
Last but certainly not least he also has 1 random mage pick, but really this can only make him better and nothing would make me NOT hire him. Even Charmed, the worst possible imho, would be ok.
The fact that he has the Chaos spells makes him better in some cases then even Warrax. Even with Warrax being able to double as a Melee Fighter, having Constitution and 3 Random Fighter or Mage Picks and ofc ARMOR PIERCING attacks. Despite all of that Warrax does not come with any extra spells and also by the time you get him Malleus is probably already at a high level.
I equip Malleus with a Flaming (+3 Atk, requires 2 chaos books), +6 Attack, +3 Hit and +3 Defense Staff. This instantly gives him a total of 17 Strength Ranged Attack with a 60% to hit ratio, so an avg 10 damage atk before defenses. And that's at level 1.
Added to this I usually give him Flying, usually via an artifact as it cannot be dispelled then.
It's really sad actually how much better Spell Casting Heroes are over Archers. This is because every Archer Hero has only a max ammo of 8 while a Hero like Malleus has between 3 at start to 30 at the end and this is without any equips.
For those not familiar with him he is a Spell Caster Hero that only requires 5 fame and 150 Gold to get with an upkeep of 3 Gold.
He has Spell Casting ability starting at 10 spell points that goes upto 90.
He has Arcane Power boosting an already strong Magical Ranged Attack that starts at 8 and goes to 25.
He comes with the Chaos spells Firebolt, Fireball, Fire Elemental and FLAME STRIKE.
He has Missile Immunity which raises his Defense score to 50 when attacked by Arcehrs or Slingers. Basically blocks at least 15 damage which is more than enough to survive the majority of ranged attacks. (Warrax actually lacks Missile Immunity for some reason)
Last but certainly not least he also has 1 random mage pick, but really this can only make him better and nothing would make me NOT hire him. Even Charmed, the worst possible imho, would be ok.
The fact that he has the Chaos spells makes him better in some cases then even Warrax. Even with Warrax being able to double as a Melee Fighter, having Constitution and 3 Random Fighter or Mage Picks and ofc ARMOR PIERCING attacks. Despite all of that Warrax does not come with any extra spells and also by the time you get him Malleus is probably already at a high level.
I equip Malleus with a Flaming (+3 Atk, requires 2 chaos books), +6 Attack, +3 Hit and +3 Defense Staff. This instantly gives him a total of 17 Strength Ranged Attack with a 60% to hit ratio, so an avg 10 damage atk before defenses. And that's at level 1.
Added to this I usually give him Flying, usually via an artifact as it cannot be dispelled then.
It's really sad actually how much better Spell Casting Heroes are over Archers. This is because every Archer Hero has only a max ammo of 8 while a Hero like Malleus has between 3 at start to 30 at the end and this is without any equips.
Post edited November 20, 2016 by EvilLoynis
