Skink Oracle or Priest?

[Lampros]

The last time I played WH2, Oracles weren't implemented yet. So assuming you are only taking 1 caster hero per army as Lizardmen, which is preferred - and why?

[Fryskar]

Oracles were in 2, although rather late.
Since all lizard heroes got access to good SE mounts, picking both is valid.

[ope84]

I bring both, with the channelling stance there is enough winds of magic for everybody.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Fryskar:

Oracles were in 2, although rather late.
Since all lizard heroes got access to good SE mounts, picking both is valid.

I know they were in WH2; but the last time I tried out Lizardmen, I think, was right before the Tehannauin (sp.?) DLC was implemented.

But if you had to choose one, which one do you prefer? ;)

Originally posted by ope84:

I bring both, with the channelling stance there is enough winds of magic for everybody.

But what if you had to choose one? I just don't want to run 2 casting heroes.

[Conflagration]

Oracles are better than Priests. Their lore of magic is far superior to either Heavens or Beasts, and they get a very good mount as soon as you recruit them (whereas Priests need to get to level 20+ for their Stegadons). However they're much more expensive and they require higher-level buildings to get more. If you can get an Oracle I'd definitely pick it over a Priest though.

[capybaras are cool]

i think oracles are better because their mount is excellent from day 1. heavens is a solid lore and priests get great mounts so its up to you.

i would suggest maybe reconsidering your stance on only one caster per army though. lizardman caster heroes get fantastic monster mounts, so theyre basically a monster that casts magic which is one of the strongest types of units in the game. limiting your casters is more of a consideration when youre playing a faction whose casters have poor combat potential like empire cathay or high elves (outside of HE fire mage)

[SpeaksTooFast]

I also take both if able, their passives work together well. I normally only use the oracles for healing and the occasional flock of doom but they are ok fighters and once they get leveled they get some nice abilities. Free comet anyone?

That being said it takes a lot longer to increase your capacity/recruit the Oracles so they are more of a late game QoL boost for most armies.

[SpeaksTooFast]

Originally posted by Lampros:

But what if you had to choose one? I just don't want to run 2 casting heroes.

I understand if talking about MP but in single player campaign they actually complement each other nicely, different passives, lores, mounts, and roles.

[Basarab Laiota]

oracles for healing magic, priests for damaging magic

[Krayton]

Kroak + Oracle.

[miksss]

Oracle because he has nice bug going on for him: I call it Chain-Fireball-Gun. If you time it right you can spawn fireballs every 2 seconds for free, no cooldowns or magic power cost. You cast fireball, then wait till 1 second elapses, pauses the game and then move forward a little. The fireball is flying to the target, but the casting timer is interrupted so no coooldown for spell and no cost of fireball taken from your pool.
Except from the bug Oracle is better because Troglodon mount is a very good at hunting large entities. Trap enemy with your infatry and shoot with Troglodon