how do you dealing with black dragons as a mage ?

[Lathspell]

I managed it with the mass dragon slayer spell + elves and hunters. Faeries kinda suck against them, since they have magical damage. Also the ghost sword spell goes through their resistance, so that's an option as well. And of course, the Reaper's Black Hole is wonderful. Knights are another nice option, and their speed is not that big of an issue since the dragons will come to you. Couple that with the sword and the shield that give bonuses against them + dragon slayer spell, and you've got a killer stack. The nice part is that they're in infinite amounts at the castle by the time dragons pose a real problem.

[YENKO]

Since dragons have such a high initiative, investing in Readiness after hitting Demonia may prove useful.
Also, buffing high-initiative stacks (like lake fairies+Anga's ring) will allow you to have the first strike. Not spells on the dragon itself, but something else like spawning extra fodder units and place them on the dragon path, like Demon Portal, Phoenix, Phantom, Trap etc.

In KB there is no such thing as 'universal army composition'.

[Gatts]

Originally Posted by YENKO

Since dragons have such a high initiative, investing in Readiness after hitting Demonia may prove useful.
Also, buffing high-initiative stacks (like lake fairies+Anga's ring) will allow you to have the first strike. Not spells on the dragon itself, but something else like spawning extra fodder units and place them on the dragon path, like Demon Portal, Phoenix, Phantom, Trap etc.

In KB there is no such thing as 'universal army composition'.

Now I realized I never tried TRAP on black dragons... does it actually work?

[TemjinGold]

Originally Posted by Gatts

Now I realized I never tried TRAP on black dragons... does it actually work?

Yes but you need Green Dragons to drag them over it. Otherwise, they just fly past the trap.

[lauvhk]

All Dragons walk if the moving distance is two hexes or less.

[Gatts]

Well I usually pasted the trap just in front of my unit where I expected enemy to walk to hit me hand-to-hand... there is not so much variation when AI is deciding whom and how to hit... but well... I remember many lost traps in battles un-triggered... I just hope I won't walking there again...

[stpkg]

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