Regarding living items and armor bearers.....

Zen · #1 12-25-2011, 04:43 PM

Thank you very much for replying

But i was wondering for items which naturally degrade over battle like the wizards mantle ( i think its called, the one where u can pay crystals to increase its morale) how do those items work with companions? Cause i understand that some items like the one u mentioned only increase/decrease with special conditions

Fatt_Shade · #2 12-25-2011, 05:43 PM

Those items that have `neutral` race lose moral in every battle ,no matter who you fight. As you mentioned wizard mantle (trust me you`ll need those magic crystals later in game so dont use them to get that item under control). Better to fight item and use it in next 20-30 battles then waste crystals on it. If you cant suppress item wait couple lvls and get stronger, and in meantime equip some other item in it`s place. Tactical manual also loose moral in every battle.

MaroonMaurader · #3 02-02-2012, 12:36 AM

Hmm... probably too late for the original poster, but more detail for anyone in the future who finds this.

Items' morale is updated after each battle. Each item has individual conditions. The most common condition is "If the enemy army contained a certain type of unit, decrease morale by <some amount>." However, it can also be a constant decrease after every battle regardless of the specifics of the battle; it can be a decrease based on units in your army, it can be automatically set to 0 after a battle, and there are a few more esoteric ones too. Also, most items are actually a combination of several different morale effects - e.g., they can be decreased by fighting enemy thorns, while also having an automatic increase per battle.

It's odd that you should mention the wizard mantle, because that's one of the unusual ones. It's decrease is based on your hero's class and intelligence - a mage with 25 intelligence loses 1 morale per battle, while a warrior with intelligence 5 loses 9 morale per battle. I'm not aware of any items that are directly impacted by who your companion is, but I'm not prepared to rule that out categorically either.