The methods for countering them have not all been tried by me, but I have seen them used. You can actually mass any unit, so I have covered the most frequently seen. These are some of the most popular Masses, not all of them. All races:Īir units and anti-air ground units are good. Druid of the Talon is another good unit to get.įrost Wyrms are a good choice, though Crypt Fiends with Web are good as well. Night Elves can counter mass, or go Dryads and Priestess of the Moon. Orcs can easily dispatch Hippogryphs with Wyverns and Troll Headhunters are good too. Be careful not be caught off guard, as it will kill you. Rifles and Gryphons are a good counter, and you can try Sorceresses as well. You simply produce Hippogryphs with two Ancients of Wind and use Archers left over from the beginning of the game. It can deal with almost anything, and is very powerful. Like the Necromancer Mass, construct effective melee units, and purchase Wands of Negation, if available. A Lich with Death and Decay is useful as well. The Banshees can cast their Anti-Magic Shell on the Abominations to protect them from Polymorph. Use strong melee, primarily Abominations, and get Banshees. Huntresses are good too, as they are cheap and can move quickly. Night Elves can use pretty much the same strategy as in the Necromancer mass: they should get Dryads for Abolish Magic a Priestess of the Moon to support them. Your best bet is with strong melee or the Shaman mass. If you have a Tauren Chieftain, the Endurance Aura can help balance that. You can use Purge, but your units will be slowed. Orcs are the most vulnerable, as they don't really have a "Dispel Magic" spell. Melee units are again effective, and quick, agile units are useful as well. Use Dispel Magic to return your Polymorphed units to there normal state. Now, how to survive it:Īgain, Priests are very good counter. It is important that you upgrade the Sorceresses to the Master level, so that you can use Polymorph. Two to three Arcane Sanctus should do it. It usually consists of an Archmage with the Brilliance Aura and Sorcerers (maybe some Priests). This is very similar to mass Necromancers. If playing multiplayer, attack them at the same time. Frost Wyrms, though expensive are also helpful.Ĭonstruct air units units, and purchase Wands of Negation, if available. A Priestess of the Moon is a good choice as Starfall can help thin out the enemy ranks.Ī Necromancer mass is good. The Dryad's Abolsih Magic can shrink the Shamans, just like the Priests', and Hippogryph Riders are also effective. Wyverns can also work, but they are very expensive. Mortar teams can be very helpful, though be careful to have melee protect them, or the Shamans will get too close for them to be effective.Ĭounter massing is your best bet. Now, how to stop this mass in its tracks:ĭispel magic can help shrink them down to size, though powerful melee is usually better. An interesting combination is when you add Witch Doctors with Healing Wards. Make sure that you get a lot of them before you attack anyone. Two or three Spirit Lodges and you are ready to go. Massing Shamans is a good tactic, because of the spell Bloodlust. A Lich with Death and Decay is also good.Ĭonstruct effective melee units, and purchase Wands of Negation, if available. Obviously you can counter mass, however, Abominations with a Dreadlord and Vampiric Aura is often successful. When using Dryads, a Priestess of the Moon will greatly boost the damage of your Dryads, while Starfall will crush Necromancers and their skeletons alike. Abolish Magic will eliminate most of the skeletons and the Dryads should have no problems dealing with the remaining Necromancers. Night Elves should get Dryads for the same reason Humans should get Priests. A Far Seer with Chain Lightning is good against the Necromancers, and Whirlwind is also useful. You can also get Wyverns and eliminate them from the air. A Paladin is a good hero to have, as he can destroy the Necromancers from afar (Holy Light), and, at high levels, reincarnate his troops so they are not "skeletonized".Ī strong front of melee (Taurens) will do the trick. You can also build strong melee (Knights and upgraded Footmen) and fight it out. Priests are very good counter, using Dispel Magic to eliminate the skeletons. You will also need to do all upgrades that effect skeletons as they will be your main army. Just get two Temples of the Damned (A Slaughterhouse for Abominations) and you are set. This article explains the popular masses and how to deal with them (or concoct them yourself).Īn Undead player will often mass necromancers (sometimes scattering some Abominations in) to raise skeletons. They will "mass" this unit throughout the game. Many people love to get a single kind of unit and just keep getting it. We all know when a player masses, you are in trouble if you go for fast tech or other strats.
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