So basically it can get taken down in half a round by a fighter
Suuuuure it can, lol.
Deva/Fallen Devas are pretty all around extra meat to put in your battles. They move a few ticks faster than normal units without haste, can cast a plethora of spells, and have various neat effects, plus all those resistances. If you have a divine caster with a few level 7 slots to waste, then you can't go wrong with them.
True, but that's if you have those guys in your party... though if you're picking Blackguard HLAs, that's definitely an option. Me? I wouldn't even bother picking up Deva summoning HLAs before picking up the much needed WW and GWW abilities, maybe Hardiness too.
Not sure whether this is Planetar exclusive, but I've seen Planetars's melee can instantly kill an enemy (you see the ghost thing from the wail of banshee appear on dead enemy). Not sure what the saving throw for that effect is.
@bbear That's because he has Silver Sword (25% for Vorpal Hit if failed save vs death with -2 penalty).
Deva, on the other hand, has Mace of Disruption (can stun enemy and autokill undead if I'm not mistaken).
What's funny is that you can actually disable those weapons as if they were normal characters. What's even funnier is that if you order a Planetar to use his fists instead of the sword, his haste effect stops
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Level: 30
HP: 110
AC: -7 (preDEX)
THACO: 5 (preSTR)
Attacks/round: 2
Has Mace of disruption+2
Magic Resistance: 70%
STR: 19
DEX: 19
CON: 14
Immune to: backstab, poison, confusion, petrification, level drain, charm, slay feeblemind.
Regenerates 1 HP per 3 seconds.
Alignment: Something Evil
Summon duration: 4 rounds + 1 round/level
Saves: 3-5-4-4-6
Resistances:
- Fire: 100
- Electric: 100
- Cold: 100
- Acid: 0
- Magic Fire: 50
- Magic Cold: 100
- Magic: 70
- Slashing: 10
- Crushing: 10
- Piercing: 10
- Missile: 10
Edit: don't take my list as complete...it does other things like stun on hit, dispell on hit, weapon immunity, spellcasting, etc.
A Deva can do a heck of a lot of healing and tank like an extra NPC. They're worth a HLA spot any day.
Deva/Fallen Devas are pretty all around extra meat to put in your battles. They move a few ticks faster than normal units without haste, can cast a plethora of spells, and have various neat effects, plus all those resistances. If you have a divine caster with a few level 7 slots to waste, then you can't go wrong with them.
Their only problem is that Planetar is so much better and regrettably you cannot have both at the same time.
Devas stun instead, 100% with a normal save.
Deva, on the other hand, has Mace of Disruption (can stun enemy and autokill undead if I'm not mistaken).
What's funny is that you can actually disable those weapons as if they were normal characters. What's even funnier is that if you order a Planetar to use his fists instead of the sword, his haste effect stops