The Fireleeches aren’t exactly an instant solution, but they have a pleasantly effective, attritional effect, allowing me to push forward a lot more safely. Sending the riders on repeat, cross-map bombing raids, I concentrate on the archers at first, hitting them on the ground with the bastilodon at the same time. Suddenly the skies are mine, and that elevation advantage no longer seems too big a deal. That deployment? Two units of Terradon riders armed with Fireleech bolas. This boxed-in killzone works much better, clearing the centre of the field rather well, and otherwise keeping the opposition busy until my second deployment arrives. Placing my ballista units (stegadons with magical Solar Engines equipped) at either side of the bridge’s mouth, facing inward, I hold back and drawn the the Elven warriors down toward me, putting a bastilodon on loose sheepdog duty.
I try a different tack on a later play-through, recognising that perhaps that choke-point’s use isn’t over. It eventually works, but isn’t exactly quick or clean. My initial (bad) plan is to flank the projectile units with my heavies while distracting them with my hardy Temple Guard. Because of course the elevation advantage. There are new Elven squads to deal with, of course, but also bolt caster units and a big gang of archers. Here’s where things get a bit trickier, as my single, clear objective is replaced by several different priorities. Door kicked rudely open, I flush through my foot soldiers (Saurus Warriors and Skink Skirmishers in this case) to flood the bottom of the hill, sending my heavies on to new targets.
It might sound risky, sending my Lord in on the first wave, but his innate ability to regen himself and nearby units provides rather a nice safety net to the whole operation.
My three heaviest units, dropped on a wall of squishy Elf-flesh, basically. Leading them as Legendary Lord Kroq-Gar - each race now has two Lords, who start the campaign in different locations, for variant campaign play-throughs or asymmetric co-op - I immediately try to punch a hole in the Elven ground-troops on the bridge using Kroq-Gar, a stegadon, and a feral bastilodon.
Fortunately, my angry fang-boys are well equipped.
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