Zhon's
Strengths
by
Orion
Powerful
Tier One Units
For costs, the Troll and the Hunter can easily take out an equal
number of Tier 1 enemy units on other sides.
Best
mobile siege unit
Although Stone Giant does not make an entrance until the later parts
of the game, it is the best mobile seige unit. In numbers, a group
of Stone Giants can overlap tremendous fire power to destroy all
but the quickest ground or air forces. Add in a typical swarm of
Trolls and Hunters for support, and you are pretty much guaranteed
to crush a ground army of equal numbers.
Flying
Monarch
Even though Thirsha is the most fragile Monarch, she has the greatest
army busting potential. Being airborne offers several advantages.
She has easy access to the center of a group of enemies for a full
effect Wind Wave blast, melee units can't hit her. She also has
access to all parts of a map and an excellent line of sight.
Many
excellent "Radar" units
Zhon's Bat, Gryphon and Kraken are readily available to help you
hit the enemy with ranged attacks before they see you.
Mobile
Factories
Zhon's unit producers are mobile, offering great versatility. They
can pack up and leave when threat is imminent, and they can move
forward to produce units at the frontlines to keep the pressure
up. Since they are small units themselves, they can build in places
where factories cannot be built, such as on a hill or in a small,
defendable pass.
Incredibly
tough loadstones
Well, we've seen a patch that corrected some bugs, and since the
extra strength Zhon Loadstones were not altered, we can assume they
were meant to be this way. You have to remember that Zhon cannot
crank out cheap builders to erect loadstones everywhere. Having
loadstones that can absorb three times the damage gives them a break
early on in the game against raiders.
