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Mission 13: The Siege of Dalaran

  • Mission Objectives:

    - Destroy Dalaran
    - Destroy the Alliance Defenders

    In this mission, you can make Death Knights: unfortunately, the Knights usually cast Exorcism on them before they could do anything, thus killing them on the spot.  So unless you want to make tons of them to cast Death and Decay, don't bother making them.

    Move your guys south and kill any Footman.  Keep going south, and go east a bit.  Kill the Humans, and explore a bit.  Build a Great Hall near the mine.   Position guys around town.  The enemy will usually not attack on land, so don't worry.  However, build several Guard Towers all around to help with the Gryphon Riders that will attack.  Start building the rest of the town, paying special attention to making Trolls.

    Now, start with oil production.  Start off by making about 5 Destroyers to build the Platform (they can kill the Gryphons).  Have about 2 Tankers, too.   Anyway, constantly replace Destroyers when they get damaged, and start making some Juggernauts.  Now, comes the repetitive part -- take about 3 Juggernauts and 3 Destroyers (and a Zeppelin) around the edge of the island, killing all available Towers.  Continue with this all around (again, killing the Gryphons).  Make more Juggernauts to replace sunken ones.  While you're at it, destroy any Barracks on the island, as well as any Knights, Archers, Mages, etc.  Just watch out for Fireball spells from Mages, and try and move out of their range.  Sometime at this point, your gold mine will run out.   Now, have the Ogres and Catapults in town attack the guys outside the land bridge to the island.  Once they are gone, build another Great Hall by the gold mine on the east.  Build some more Guard Towers, too.

    Back to the ships: once they reach the top of the cross island, build a Shipyard on the east side of the lake.  Have some Dragons and Destroyers defend it (yes, you can make Dragons).  Now, continue with the Juggernauts up north by destroying things on the shore, but make some Juggernauts in your new Shipyard, and proceed with blowing up stuff.  It's now time to start making a bunch of Trolls.  Upgrade them as well, because you'll need them.

    Once most or all of the Towers on the shore are gone, take 2 Transports with Trolls, Ogres, and a Peon to the south shore of the right part of the cross (near the Gryphon Aviary).  Unload, and attack.  Have the Ogre-Magi cast Bloodlust  on the Trolls, and have some Dragons help destroy the Gryphons.  Then, get rid of the Aviary.  Build a Barracks here (as usual) and make more guys to destroy the rest of the town.  You might as well bring everyone else still in your village on the attack, as they are now safe.  Make sure to use Catapults to rid the place of Towers!  Well, once everything's gone, that's it!