Still more questions -

a)    Is Landslide worth upgrading to Libra? I can understand Virgo for the HP boost and the +5 levels. But how much help can you get out of extra ATK on a tank...? My 1 glory LS is currently on Leo, thanks to the workshop, so resources are not exactly plentiful..

b)    How much of a difference (gameplay-wise) is there between a Great Sage @ Divine 1 (Leo) and Divine 2 (Capricorn). I can see the 1 extra rage recovery but would like the opinion of someone who has used both. Once again, I am resource poor for this upgrade and dependant on the workshop. Assuming the Glory/Skill/Merc Level conditions are pre-met, the jump from Leo to Capricorn will cost -

Rings          5,700
Souls        230,000
Mutagen    10,500 (!!!)
Shards       6,000  (!!!)

That's a long time for the workshop to churn those amounts out. Is it worth it?

1) Libra is eh. Just get the HP one and wait until you can take him straight to Capricorn if you use him on defense, that's the one that makes a difference.

2) My Sage is miles away from that but ones with divine 2 who raid me do crazy damage.

Offensively yes I can see that. It is not his dmg done but what the extra rage provides to the rest of his team.
When I look at GS on O I can use his skill to set off needed skills for my team which is based on survivability and ATK rate increase. I have a virgo LS I only use in Arena because AD, Chiron, Amb,GS generally work well but I use ET over LS everywhere else. If I didn't have a team with dps, Clones ATK rate or AD I would lean on a team with LS ambro and go from there since some that invested highly in GS are often dead via my hands, but I kill because. In the long hall I would prefer not to need it but the game is about skills.
On D he may or may not run his skill, without his skill/Divine he's shite despite the revive(s) via fortitude that many swear by but everything is dependent on the opposition.

And another question -

This time about enchantments for Chiron.

@ Lvl 3, what should be the priority? Increased ATK rate or Increased DMG?

New question just popped up in my head (Not limited to high level players either) -

When someone attacks you in a Resource Raid and flattens your base, is the amount of gold they win, actually reduced from your stash?

Although I have never checked, I get the odd feeling winners get more than what was in the defending base...

This is the result of TheW83's suggestion For all I know, Wheelie might be able to get some stats out of this....  

Got a blessing for +10 rings per Mug via Cats Meow, I then emptied my collection of mugs. Be warned - dullest COL2 video in existence!!

https://youtu.be/ytqwSLIQ9gQ

A question for properly high level players as suggested in the topic header....

Finally time to address a potential mountain for a F2P or monthlies-only player - Talents.

This something wholly untouched so far in my game, because I just bought 3 random starter talents for each Hero I regularly use (none for the aids, of course) and left it as it is.

Question is - What kind of investment are we looking at for each instance of a specific maxed talent? I'm guessing Charm Curtain and Blessed Weapons are at the top of the pile? And I'm also guessing it's a pretty pricey step up for the edge that most of the top players depend on..

This is a bit of black hole / voodoo part of the game for me, since it has been pretty much ignored, so all input is appreciated.

Or maybe "Art Of War"? Soon after I posted this, Wheelie posted a pretty convincing argument for this talent on another thread (http://col2.forum.igg.com/topic?fcid=347&ctid=194095&nfid=0)

That seems directly applicable in my case, as I'm aiming for a Wizard build for BR and both my PG and SM have maxed Mercs and Ambr is in the pipe for the same treatment. With SM's enchantment to extend the Divine duration...  Hoo boy.

Yeah, Art of War is really good. I wouldn't put in on Ambrosia though since she's such a good defensive hero, and downwind is very good defensively on her, but if you really want some crazy BR scores go for it.

I'm not sure how many rolls it takes to get 5/5 talents since I just used refresh beads as I got them from the alchemy shop, but it seemed like there were different rarities so it depends on what you're going for. I remember art of war and cast in iron being really common, charm curtain and downwind being harder to get and things like the crit and dodge talents being a huge pain. At least I don't think there's any reason to actually use the crit talents, but dodge landslides are really good and I don't even want to think about how much powder I used to make mine. I also see some people with dodge enchantresses running around.

Actually putting talents on things is the worst though, expect 3-5k gems for each one, and it's usually closer to 5k. Pretty hard to justify unless you've been playing for a long time.

Question time! This time about enchantments, focused on GC.

Assuming all Heroes are available and @ Leo or better, what would the priority Heroes? Once again, all opinions are welcome.