how do you dealing with black dragons as a mage ?

[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]

ArchDemon
Dragon Sword
Black Hole

[Hento]

Archdemons are like made to kill all kinds of dragons-fire immunity, deal high physical damage, high initiative, highest speed and high health.

[Darmani]

I used the artifact that gives -1 speed to enemy flying (can't remember what it's called). Makes it so enemy blackies don't quite have enough speed to attack me, but the dumb AI still moves as far as it can, leaving them vulnerable to Royal Snakes+Dragon Slayer. I also did a lot of using my own blackies to absorb retaliation.