This article is a stub. You could even recruit Nobles with negative traits for no influence, especially if you are trying to recruit as many in a turn as possible to get them farming for you ASAP, up to you, but seeing negative traits annoys me so I never recruit them. Best Army Composition?

Benefit of going with Ranged Build over Dragons? Loremaster of Hoeth See point 4 at the start. Ship Spd. Har Ganeth. Thanks for the guide, noticed on my playthrough though that the handmaidens can get the Entrepreneurs trait too. Third, I may use the acronym LSG a lot. Talsyn Mortal Empires. Mage Life. Gate Guard.

Mortal Empires Damage Resist Missiles: I was just learning the game and was curious to try this strategy out. Last Defenders. Fyrus is the best choice because Fyrus does not have a port, and is likely to be occupied by one of the Bretonnian factions that may not be able to expand beyond Fyrus. Basically, look at your Objectives, figure out what you have to get a Short Campaign VIctory or Long Campaign Victory, and decide how you want to proceed going about that. First, this guide will assume that you own The Queen and the Crone DLC, because you really want access to the Sisters of Avelorn and being able to confederate Alarielle makes uniting Ulthuan a lot faster and easier. Wintertooth Mortal Empires. Powerful forces move to heal the maelstrom and avert catastrophe.

Views View Edit History. Ofc, it is also possible to just pick two mages in which case I would go for both lore of life and lore of heaven. Reliability: In Shogun 2, as long as you canceled all your treaties with a faction before declaring war on them, you avoided major penalties like losing Honor or massive negatives with other factions. Total War: Shogun 2 Updated!! Hag Graef. Funny thing is, if it were not for the Vampire Coast Pirate Cove bug or me wanting to unlock all the ritual videos and fight the Final Battle, it would have been easier and faster winning by Domination Victory instead of Ritual Victory. You are going to be farming all this Influence primarily in order to get the best 60 Influence traits on your Lords, and the best 40 Influence traits on your Mages. Was the game patched to prevent this type of strategy or am I missing something?

Command No. Navigation menu Namespaces Page Discussion. Argwylon Mortal Empires. Frostheart Phoenix. The Blessed Dread. Basically, look at your Objectives, figure out what you have to get a Short Campaign VIctory or Long Campaign Victory, and decide how you want to proceed going about that. Also, the lore master is pretty good vs infantry in a melee fight. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries.

Hide forest : This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. The Blessed Dread. Last Defenders. Spirit of the Jungle. Trade: I confirmed that if you do not have any trade agreements at all, you will not have any trade income. You want your Reliability to always be Very High. Posts: 2. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses. Alarielle the Radiant.

Unit Sol. Lots of cool stuff for battles. Total War: Shogun 2 Updated!! Avoid Military and Defensive Alliances, if factions you have treaties with both of decide to fight, your Reliability is going to suffer either way, it is not worth it. Talsyn Mortal Empires. Wintertooth Mortal Empires. Compare Units. Thank you! Also not only is it just little fun what fun is all these one or two unit armies? Be advised that putting too many armies in that area, especially right where the enemy stacks spawn, may cause the game to have the stacks spawn in a different spot.

This shall stand for Lothern Sea Guard with Shields. Well, if you decide to go for full ranged armies or full dragons army, well you are sure all going for efficiency but this is in no way fun nor really in lign with the spirit of a total war or simply warhammer. You are going to be farming all this Influence primarily in order to get the best 60 Influence traits on your Lords, and the best 40 Influence traits on your Mages. Ones that have positive traits cost some influence, ones with the best positive traits cost a lot of Influence. This is an inefficient use of time and will slow your campaign down. Mercenaries Map New!! Reikland Mortal Empires. Also, once you complete The Final Ritual, you will then have FIVE 5 turns for your faction leader in this case Tyrion to fight The Final Battle, otherwise… The Final Battle Quest fails, and in order to get to fight The Final Battle, you have to restart The Final Ritual… all 20 turns… and 2 separate spawns of like 6 enemy stacks again… Not fun, so make sure Tyrion is ready to fight the final battle as the Final Ritual finishes with a full army of Elite units I would just give him 19 Star Dragons, makes the Final Battle pitifully easy. Knights of Caledor.

You can get some from random events and other junk, but not anywhere near enough, so you have to go farm it. I was just learning the game and was curious to try this strategy out. Moon Dragon. The Barrow Legion. Stalk : This unit can move hidden in any terrain. After the Blue line, you want to go Red Line, getting everything that improves ranged units. Great Eagle. Total War: Attila New!! Followers of Nagash. Making sure you have plenty of gold reserves, because when the enemy armies besiege your cities, your income is probably going to go negative into the Red.

Chevaliers de Lyonesse. Knights of Caledor. Total War: Attila New!! Flamespyre Phoenix. You could have even the worst climate provinces to Tier 5 in less than 10 turns, if even that long. Crooked Moon Mortal Empires. Broken Axe. The Eye of the Vortex Health:

Fear penalties do not stack. Some geospatial data on this website is provided by geonames. And get as many Conscientious Nobles as you can so that subsequent Lords and Nobles recruit at a high rank. This is what your Noble hero will be for, farming influence. Breaking Trade Agreements or attacking right after ending them hurts just as much as doing the same with Non-Aggression Pacts. Karaz-a-Karak Mortal Empires. Install Steam. Avoid Military and Defensive Alliances, if factions you have treaties with both of decide to fight, your Reliability is going to suffer either way, it is not worth it. And using a Prince to lead a ranged army is just fine, a Princess provides a better boost but honestly an army of LSG and Sisters of Avelorn will shred everything while the Lord just sits on their hands anyways. Great Eagle.

High Elf Lords and Heroes that cost no Influence have negative traits. The Dreadfleet. The Great Vortex Campaign builds pace to culminate in a definitive and climactic endgame, an experience unlike any other Total War title to date. Making sure you have plenty of gold reserves, because when the enemy armies besiege your cities, your income is probably going to go negative into the Red. Also, the lore master is pretty good vs infantry in a melee fight. Carcassonne Mortal Empires. Total War: Attila New!! Avoid Military and Defensive Alliances, if factions you have treaties with both of decide to fight, your Reliability is going to suffer either way, it is not worth it.

The Drowned. Loremaster of Hoeth. Sure you could have armies with 19 Star Dragons, but then you will probably not be able to afford as many armies. Also, once you complete The Final Ritual, you will then have FIVE 5 turns for your faction leader in this case Tyrion to fight The Final Battle, otherwise… The Final Battle Quest fails, and in order to get to fight The Final Battle, you have to restart The Final Ritual… all 20 turns… and 2 separate spawns of like 6 enemy stacks again… Not fun, so make sure Tyrion is ready to fight the final battle as the Final Ritual finishes with a full army of Elite units I would just give him 19 Star Dragons, makes the Final Battle pitifully easy. Always grab the Immortal Trait as soon as you hit Level Funny thing is, if it were not for the Vampire Coast Pirate Cove bug or me wanting to unlock all the ritual videos and fight the Final Battle, it would have been easier and faster winning by Domination Victory instead of Ritual Victory. Reference that list for what the trait does when I tell you to recruit a Lord or Hero with a certain trait. Date Posted: 18 Aug, pm. Change language.

You must have at least 1 trade agreement in order to benefit from trade resources. Broken Axe. Dragon Princes. Yet others seek to harness its terrible energies for their own bitter purpose. Damage Resist Missiles: Reliability: In Shogun 2, as long as you canceled all your treaties with a faction before declaring war on them, you avoided major penalties like losing Honor or massive negatives with other factions. Silver Helms. You can put 3 skill points into the Secure Influence Skill, so each Noble can get you 6 Influence with each successful action each turn.

Its purpose was to draw the Winds of Magic from the world as a sinkhole drains an ocean, and blast the Daemonic hordes back to the Realm of Chaos. Total War: Attila New!! Ofc, it is also possible to just pick two mages in which case I would go for both lore of life and lore of heaven. Views View Edit History. Not tens of them. And that Very Low rating just would not go away. Reikland Mortal Empires. Understand that the Loremaster can be very strong once built up, but honestly, you could play an entire campaign without building a single one of these guys.

Maidens can also be great for Replenishing troops, and for boosting ranged damaged, etc. Total War: Shogun 2 Updated!! Jump to: navigation , search. Clan Pestilens. Here is what you do:. Couronne Mortal Empires. Ones that have positive traits cost some influence, ones with the best positive traits cost a lot of Influence. Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts. If you care about trade, be very concerned about Reliability.

Lothern Sea Guard Shields. This means not breaking treaties too soon after making them 10 turns , or attacking too soon after ending a treaty 10 turns. Reliability: In Shogun 2, as long as you canceled all your treaties with a faction before declaring war on them, you avoided major penalties like losing Honor or massive negatives with other factions. Knights of Caledor. Karaz-a-Karak Mortal Empires. Charge Defence vs. Game content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of their respective publisher and its licensors. Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts. But definitely once you start the final ritual, any of these 3 that you are not at war with, even if you are military allies with trade agreement, WILL declare war on you, and you will no longer be able to have ANY diplomatic relations with them. Beastmen Mortal Empires.

So normally, you will only have 5 or 6 Lord with blue skill recruitment slots, meaning it will take you at least 4 turns to recruit your army. By this point you should have a bunch of Entrepreneurs in Lothern or Tirannoc, so you should be raking in the gold. Tiranoc Chariot. If playing Tyrion in Mortal Empires, unite Ulthuan, then make a direction choice from there. Warriors of Chaos Mortal Empires. Fear penalties do not stack. This article or section is a stub. Third, I may use the acronym LSG a lot.

You want to end up putting either Lord type on a Star Dragon once high enough level. Alarielle the Radiant. The Eye of the Vortex Har Ganeth. And that Very Low rating just would not go away. None of it seems to work. Very Important, if a 2nd Intervention Army spawns, then the Tower of Lysean is in serious danger unless you have a stack in it. Beastmen Mortal Empires. Cost MP : Lothern Sea Guard Shields.

Grimgor's 'Ardboyz Mortal Empires. An all-Chariot army can be very viable for field battles, and Nobles can get Chariots. Not tens of them. Trade and Non-Aggression treaties and Military Access are fine, just make sure to end them only after they have been active for 10 turns and make sure to wait 10 turns after the end of the treaty before attacking that faction. High Elf Lords and Heroes that cost no Influence have negative traits. The Barrow Legion. The Huntsmarshal's Expedition. What is the point?

Now the Great Vortex falters, and the world again stands at the brink of ruin. Archers Light Armour. If you care about trade, be very concerned about Reliability. I recommend the Campaign Blue Skill Line to start for all lords to start. Order of Loremasters. Jump to: navigation , search. The Barrow Legion. I imagine that you should be able to afford of these armies easily, which should be plenty to crush all opposition.

Same with the Pirate and Human factions scattered about. Order of Loremasters. None of it seems to work. All rights reserved. Third, I may use the acronym LSG a lot. Health: I would probably just take a High mage and a lore master. Support Honga. You are going to be using pretty much all of your Nobles to secure influence, especially at the start of your campaign. Sylvania Mortal Empires.

The Golden Order. Change language. Crooked Moon Mortal Empires. Punitive Trait is probably the best hands down, followed by Energetic. High Elves. Clan Angrund Mortal Empires. Reikland Mortal Empires. You want to put 3 points in Secure Influence and 3 points in Specialist, and then choose from there.

The Final Ritual takes 20 turns to complete, the rituals before it take Handmaiden of the Everqueen. It seemed broken but I was curious. Frostheart Phoenix. Archers Light Armour. Ofc, it is also possible to just pick two mages in which case I would go for both lore of life and lore of heaven. Shadow Warriors could work well on Tyrion when they might not for other Lords because Tyrion can tank for them. Can Cause Fear : This unit frightens all enemy units, reducing their leadership when nearby.

Cost MP : If you plan to win the game by doing the rituals, here is what I would do. Health: This is what your Noble hero will be for, farming influence. Lots of cool stuff for battles. Archers Light Armour. Units that cause terror are immune to terror and fear themselves. All rights reserved.

Loremaster of Hoeth See point 4 at the start. Fendelphi View Profile View Posts. Pirates of Sartosa. Gate Guard. In the Vortex Campaign, 1st choice would be Fyrus, 2nd choice might be Sartosa. Total War: Shogun 2 Updated!! So normally, you will only have 5 or 6 Lord with blue skill recruitment slots, meaning it will take you at least 4 turns to recruit your army. You must have at least 1 trade agreement in order to benefit from trade resources. Damage Resist Physical: Best settlement to farm Influence on?

Units that cause terror are immune to terror and fear themselves. Powerful forces move to heal the maelstrom and avert catastrophe. Can Cause Terror : This unit can cause terror, making its melee target rout for a short time. Be advised that putting too many armies in that area, especially right where the enemy stacks spawn, may cause the game to have the stacks spawn in a different spot. And get as many Conscientious Nobles as you can so that subsequent Lords and Nobles recruit at a high rank. For smaller settlements, this effectively destroys all of the wall that is not behind the gate or towers, giving the defenders nothing to stand on. All rights reserved. Clan Mors. Sylvania Mortal Empires.

The Bloody Handz Mortal Empires. For smaller settlements, this effectively destroys all of the wall that is not behind the gate or towers, giving the defenders nothing to stand on. Click on the Ritual Button and see which 3 cities will be ritual sites. Be advised that putting too many armies in that area, especially right where the enemy stacks spawn, may cause the game to have the stacks spawn in a different spot. Unit Sol. Ignore the campaign skills for these mages, build up their Magic Skills to get Arcane Conduit and the best damage and healing spells, and you will also have a ready defense force to defend whatever province you put them all in. This article or section is a stub. I would strongly advise against this build or strategy, steamrolling a game repateadly smashing the auto-resolve with your full dragons stacks? Last Defenders.

Ofc, it is also possible to just pick two mages in which case I would go for both lore of life and lore of heaven. You want to put 3 points in Secure Influence and 3 points in Specialist, and then choose from there. Moon Dragon. Chevaliers de Lyonesse. Their magic is cool and can be very useful but after my campaign I feel that their Magic skill line should come after their Combat line, and it takes a long time to level them up. Carcassonne Mortal Empires. High Elves Units Units. Ship Spd. All rights reserved.

Best Army Composition? Can Cause Terror : This unit can cause terror, making its melee target rout for a short time. Sylvania Mortal Empires. Also, once you complete The Final Ritual, you will then have FIVE 5 turns for your faction leader in this case Tyrion to fight The Final Battle, otherwise… The Final Battle Quest fails, and in order to get to fight The Final Battle, you have to restart The Final Ritual… all 20 turns… and 2 separate spawns of like 6 enemy stacks again… Not fun, so make sure Tyrion is ready to fight the final battle as the Final Ritual finishes with a full army of Elite units I would just give him 19 Star Dragons, makes the Final Battle pitifully easy. The Final Ritual takes 20 turns to complete, the rituals before it take Karak Kadrin Mortal Empires. Last Defenders. When you start a ritual, at least 1 Intervention Army is going to spawn to the left of Lothern it may or may not happen immediately.

Armor :. Fendelphi View Profile View Posts. Bordeleaux Mortal Empires. Vanguard Deployment : This unit can deploy outside the deployment zone. If you save scum, you can start the ritual, see where the stacks will spawn, reload your save and then surround that area with your armies. Merging the landmasses of The Old World plus Naggaroth, Lustria, Ulthuan and the Southlands into a single epic map, players may embark on monumental campaigns as any owned Race from both titles. I think that the best use for the Loremaster will probably be for Damage Walls. Also, the lore master is pretty good vs infantry in a melee fight. Trade and Non-Aggression treaties and Military Access are fine, just make sure to end them only after they have been active for 10 turns and make sure to wait 10 turns after the end of the treaty before attacking that faction.

The Huntsmarshal's Expedition. The Bloody Handz Mortal Empires. Mercenaries Map New!! Warriors of Chaos Mortal Empires. Stalk : This unit can move hidden in any terrain. Compare Units. I was just learning the game and was curious to try this strategy out. Crooked Moon Mortal Empires. Shield :. Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts.

Chevaliers de Lyonesse. Cult of Sotek. Clan Mors. The Eye of the Vortex This article or section is a stub. The Drowned. Royal Military Academy - Sitemaps. Ithilmar Chariot.

Português Brasil. Global Achievements. After the Blue line, you want to go Red Line, getting everything that improves ranged units. This is true for Green and Yellow Climate provinces. Some geospatial data on this website is provided by geonames. White Lions of Chrace. Install Steam. Can Cause Terror : This unit can cause terror, making its melee target rout for a short time. You want your Reliability to always be Very High.

Ellyrian Reavers. Was the game patched to prevent this type of strategy or am I missing something? With Tyrion, you can run him along the enemy lines to draw Aggro while the Shadow Warriors shoot away, and if any units break off to attack your Shadow Warriors, they will run away, and as long as Tyrion can bog down the cavalry and fast monsters, they should shred the enemy. Silver Helms. Hide forest : This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. Glittering Tower should be safe, because as far as I have seen, the armies always spawn to the left of Lothern. Warriors of Chaos Mortal Empires. Crooked Moon Mortal Empires.

Support Honga. Date Posted: 18 Aug, pm. Stalk : This unit can move hidden in any terrain. This article is a stub. Benefit of going with Ranged Build over Dragons? After the Blue line, you want to go Red Line, getting everything that improves ranged units. Broken Axe. Each Handmaiden provides 10 Growth base, and you can put 3 points in Stimulate Growth, for a total of 40 Growth per turn.