Quote Originally Posted by Elanesse View Post
Good point, thank you. I do NOT plan on attacking unless it is to mop up a chain target. So I will train some elites, but mostly, I'll be running d-specs. Besides the obvious need for MS and mage damage, my main goal is going to be to carry enough thief power to steal effectively and run some NS. So I was thinking 15% TDs and 5.5 raw tpa or so.

For others who have mentioned it, I do know what I need to do for recovery in EOWCF, I probably should have clarified I need a decent war strat. I'm sure I'll figure it out through experimentation, but any tips you have would be great.

Thank you!
If you go rogue, you should be ready to use it- that means props and AW. NS is completely possible as Faery/mystic, if that's more the type of thief ops you're looking to do. As far as being UB, faery/mystic with good TPA comes close, although no prov is ever truly "UB".

Elf/mystic works better as an a/M with strong mage ability, faery/mystic works better as t/M.

By the sounds of it, I would suggest faery/mystic. Faery/sage IMO simply isn't worth it as you miss out on the +1 mana per tick in war, MS, and double guild effectiveness (all three are HUGE for a t/M) in exchange for some relatively modest sci improvements. If you're going to be in a consistently warring kingdom, you probably won't have much time to pump science, anyway.

A hint- in war, it's most effective if you consistently stay below 60% mana, as that reduces spell mana costs. As faery/mystic with (incredible) 5 mana/tick, to start with you'll probably need to run 35+% towers to pull this off and use all your mana effectively. As you get channeling science you can reduce this, but trust me, you will need far more towers to start off with than you realize.