If you don’t play Slann and want to focus more on melee, which item should you choose between: - cube of darkness - wand of jet for +1 dispel (and eventually earth rod) - 2 dispel scrolls (and eventually earth rod) There are even other combination of course as ruby ring and dispel scroll but I’ll gonna to play him defensively
I think generally you just take.. no magic items on a Skink Priest. I only like Skink Priests on Stegs, and then i would go for Battle Magic Assailment Signature spell and a 5+ ward item. More boys less toys!
If I'm not going with Slann I would go with 2xSkink Priests on Ancient Stegadons /w Engine of the gods. One with Dispel scroll and Talisman of Protection. Second with Cube of Darkness. This gives you decent casting with 2x +3 modifier and okayish magic defence, while still being focused on smashing through the enemy lines. Otherwise I'd go with 2xSkink priests just to spread the dispel range wider. Cube of Darkness I feel is a must item and I would load up the second one with 2xDispel scrolls. I'd also want something fast that can get into melee and tie up/assassinate enemy casters.
I thought about that build but will cost a lot. You cannot cast spells in melee and neither dispel. You can only move to shoot magic missile. So if i'll try this build i'll probably just use one on a stegadon and the other one on ground.
Yeah of course, but still, it gives you some sort of dispel. As a small addition to what i said before, i have noticed that i do like the Earthing Rod on him as getting to dodge a wound on him is kinda ok and pretty worth it for if you roll 2-6 on a dispel if you have 5 points left. I am still not sure if the Rod is better than a Skink, but i could see it. Playing it more and more i have disliked going a ward on the Priest as he can get it with Oaken Shield, i rather have the Talisman and even the Glyph Necklace on the 2 other big monsters you have in your 1000 point character allotment in 2K.