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Mission 13: Assault on Blackrock Spire

  • Mission Objectives:

    - Destroy Blackrock Spire
    - Eradicate any and all enemy forces

    Oh boy.  Start off by making more Peasants, and lots of Knights (Paladins, once you can upgrade them).  Once your get your oil production going (get the patch north of your town), get about 5 Destroyers and 4 Battleships.  Your current objective is to take that island north of your town with the enemy Stronghold and some Dragons defending it.  That gold mine on that island is a valuable resource for later on.  Have the Battleships get the Guard Towers, and the Destroyers should be able to handle the Dragons.  Once everything's clear, send over a Peasant, a couple Paladins and a Ballista.   Set up a new Town Hall here.  The Ballista should take care of any remaining Towers, and a Paladins take care of the guys.

    Now, you might as well make another Battleship or two, because you're going to destroy the Orc town in the northwest.  Clear the seas, and attack everything on the shores.  Not too hard.  Now, send up 2 Transports, filled with Paladins, and about 2 Ballistas.  Cast Exorcism on any Death Knights the minute you can, and try to keep those Paladins out of range of those Towers until the Ballistas get them!  Once the Death Knights and Towers are gone, it's easy pickings.  If the Dragon that's floating over an island happens to attack, try to lure it into the Destroyers' cannon fire.

    Now, for the final attack.  You can't do a whole lot on the shore attack, since much of it is protected by mountains.  Anyway, make a few more Battleships, go into the enemy harbor in the northeast, and proceed to eradicate anything you can reach.  Now's the time to build a Gryphon Aviary.  See those Ogres and Trolls that killed Lothar at the beginning?  It would be a waste of Paladins to kill them on foot, so send over a Gryphon to lure them all into the shots of your boats.

    Once the Trolls are gone, the Gryphon can take care of the Ogres without a problem.  If you haven't already, make many, many units.  Make 4 Transports, and fill them with 3 Ballistas, 3 Mages, a Peasant, and the rest Paladins.   Take it to the southern corner of the enemy island you're overtaking.  Build a Barracks there to provide backup, and proceed to kill the Orcs in the area.  Heal everyone, and wait a bit for magic to regain.  Gradually head north, kill what you can, healing as needed.  At the sight of a Death Knight, cast Exorcism.  Once you reach the Temple of the Damned, barrage it with Blizzard spells, and keep Paladins nearby to protect the Mage.  At your Barracks, make a bunch of Elves, these will take care of any Daemons that may fly your way.   The rest of this level should be pretty easy; just keep your guys out of the way of your Blizzard attacks!!