Here's a build that carried me to 1600. The basic idea which started it was to put 3 Howling Pains on 1 warrior, and back him up with a cold wizard, and together they'd separate out and take down one enemy quickly. It kind of worked, but the warrior needed some more muscle, so I gave him a Final Sword . . . Bejewelled Shortsword would work as well, or any number of substitutes. The priest packs a pretty good followup punch too, given that most of her tokens are spent on support. Anyway, just posting for those who might be curious, and/or have advice. I don't think it'll do as well this month as last month! August's maps look a lot more condensed. dwarf warrior Howling Pain Howling Pain Final Sword Chapeau Of The Afflicted Artist Snarlcub Hide Yvette's Buckler Hawkwind's Moccasins Apprentice Ferocity Ascendant Dervish human wizard Instant Snowman Instant Snowman Silverfire Vial Luke's Iron Hand Rod Of Palver Pree Akon's Amulet Robe Of Useful Things Ulalia's Boots Subtle Positioning Battery human priest Flail Of Fury Huetotl's Firebrand Aegis Of The Defender Stargod's Raiments Xalanen's Boots St Ulrich's Bones Spellstripper Relic Silver Healing Ring Bloody Command Novice Piety
My non-expert opinion: Warrior, Raging Battler if you have it. But best upgrade for me would be Ascendant Dervish, I don't think the Flight Aura gains you very much so I would switch for Focused Dervish or Frenzied Lycanthropy Wizard, Silverfire Vial although legendary, feels a bit unfocused, I would switch for a second Rod Of Palver Pree or even better Asmod's Telekinetic Chain (x2) Priest, Xalanen's Boots are very situational and often not worth it. Alternatives I would recommend are Mouse Boots or Goat Boots. Also I struggled with Bloody Command myself for a bit and decided it is one of the poorer legendaries. I would get more team moves on Command or Trained Command.
Thanks! Yeah, the flight aura is a holdover from last month, when all that impassable terrain hemmed in the starting areas. Raging battler is definitely the way to go. And yeah also the silverfire vial is a placeholder for if/when I ever get an Asmod's or 2nd Palver Pree. That said, I'm never unhappy to see one of its cards turn up . . .
