interesting

i might try that

do you mind if i add this to my Ra guide? You will of course get all the credit... and you forgot one thing :

Ra has UBER raiding becouse of the extra range, but chars will also be faster with Ra.. so that is also a raiding bonus. Then comes the fastest unit in game : Desert Wind Camel (Osiris). Under Ra. Ra has the best mythic raiding of all civs, no doubt.

I used to play a lot of Ra and i went Sekhmet 90% of the time. Those techs are awesome. Now that i use Set a lot Slings of the Sun is an incredible tech for me. Massed slings with a small animal+spearmen meatshield will kill anything. Bone Bow is great however the CA are very inaccurate at that range. Scarabs are pretty good but petsuchos are better. Citadel IMO is better than locust swarm but it doesnt even compare to ancestors. Basically if you are against a turtle go sekhmet because she gives you uber siege and an uber seige MU, allows you to raid without getting mauled by towers, and gives you 10 extra pop which against a turtle can do A LOT.

I always choose Sekhemut lately. Bonebow and burning pitch and those things are as good as siege. 5 will take out a tower in a matter of seconds. Two or three migdols producing those uber CAs and 6-8 rax ready to produce counters if necessary. I dont even make seige sometimes.

IamRa, I agree with EVERYTHING you say. I play Set and go Sekhmet 100% of the time. 10 Extra pop can get you 5 rax units/2 Elephants/2 Scarabs () extra. Her siege is phenomenal. Slings of the Sun is a must have in EVERY game I play, as Slings counter Infantry AND archers, so I only have to counter cavalry to own everything.

Sekhmet is more suited to Set, as he is the god of Archers and Offense. No eco bonus means Set needs POWER in military, and Sekhmet grants that

ra has CA speed + Health bonus. Sekhmet has bone bow which increases range. This has double raiding : extra speed + extra range. I think shes just as suited for ra as with set.

Yes i do think Sekhemut is the "Best" Herioc age god...i'd say Tieed with Nepthys...but Nepthys isn't reallty all that great

I have never had too mnay problems with Isis Ancestors+Eclipse Combo...the longer your opponent waits to use A+E the less effective it becomes

Besides using A+E against Ra is Insane...Ra has more reasons to build Preists then any other Eggy Civ because they can "Empower" that means Ra will have "More" Preists then Isis or Set..go ahead Cast A+E in my base i will have "Atleast" 4+ preists and a Pharoah...your Minions won't last that long

Ra is "Designed" to be Isis "Direct Counter" Ra can Fast Herioc "Faster" then Isis can...all of Ra's GP "Cancel out Isis bonus

Citadel Cancels out Isis +3 pop per TC at 3 TC...Citadel makes you even...Takes Away Isis pop Advantage

Ra Can "Over-power" Isis with "Superior Military...Rax or Migdol don't matter...Ra Barracks and Migdol units own Isis's Barracks and Migdol units wilt like a rose without water to Ra's "Superior" Military again Ra beats her her

Ra Econ is "Overall" better then Isis's

There is a reason why Isis players fear Ra players...cuz Ra players will have many preists taking away Isis A+E combo..and Ra's econ can keep up with Isis's..the only Advantage Isis has over Ra is A+E and 10 % cheaper techs

Ra has better Migdol units, Better Barracks units, Empowering Preists and Better Econ..if game goes to mid Herioc,Late Herioc or Mythic Ages...Isis is toast against a Ra player of Equal Skill...

The only reason to go nepyths is for ancestors ecplise, but a smart isis player will go hathor as the minions are only really effective vs attie and norse (who haven't got as good hero capabilities).

Hersir own minions! I'd use A+E Vs Greek (it's possible they don't have all their heroes) and Atty

I do accept Sekhmet is very good. Its only a matter of choice.

Sekhmet Myth unit becomes useless once u get those seige upgrade is the general idea but actually the scarab cannot be killed by villes and with her archers u can pretty much control heros. Jarls might still be a problem. Her god path is very good if u go for a CA camel combo. the additional 10 pop slot can be used for economy or 2 more seige.

Hathor too has some incredible bonus. Petsuchous is probably one of the best Myth unit. Unlike scarab its a ranged seige( Thought not even 50% as effective as the scarab.) 55 pierce damage over a range of 26, which never misses, out ranges even chariot archers. Combine this with roc it becomes as effective a raider as chariot archer. Sundried mudbrick is an awsome tech making buildings not only stronger but also really cheap. This helps u spam buildings.

With Hathor u can forward build like hell. Keep producing War elephant and 2-3 petsuchous to back them and a few camels, to take out seige and flank archers and heros, and keep forward building behind elephants u are un stopable. petsuchous have only the heros to fear so keep them in the forward build tower fire for safety add the SOO to it he is unstopable(Garison Soo when they go for it). Petsuchous can be very uisefull to fight Myth units too. With Roc u can transfer ur army to any position in the Base(Even if tis War elephants) in times of trouble and thats just one use of it.

This strat requires no wood as u purely depend and gold and food which can be obtained under the safety of town center and tower fire as compared to wood for which u have to keep moving and will probably work out in any map apart from the ones which has huge naval warfare.

So sekhmet is for those who are very offensive and if the match is going to have a quick end where as Hathor is for turtlers and defensive expanders which is what most eggies prefer to do.

Sekhemut is definatly underated. If you go to somewhere like nerve nx and look at the stats he is one of the most underused minor gods. The added pop. from citadel is alot more than it seems. Also his upgrades are huge if you can afford them. Sekhemut