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Level 5: Death from Above
Our aim in this level is to get to the Angel of Death statue before the Dakini Shaman does. The flyby notes the important locations that will aid our success and a countdown of fifteen minutes will appear. Now there are many ways of doing this level, but I've laid out the most common two so it's up to you to choose!

METHOD 1: Send your Shaman immediately to the stone head to gain three conversion spells and send your warriors to pray at the totem pole.

Once you have the convert spells, head your Shaman over towards the Guard Tower and convert as many braves as you can, getting them to pray at the totem pole.

When you receive the boat, move all the converted braves to the main settlement. Don't forget to keep one brave in the boat so he can bring over the warriors and more importantly, the Shaman. Pray at the stone head to gain two landbridge spells.  Train the rest of your braves.

Using the boat, move your Shaman and warriors to the little gap beside the Angel of Death shrine. Try not to get too near the enemy because as soon as you do, they will start attacking.

When the Dakini do come to attack, cast the landbridge spell up to the shrine and get praying quickly! Keep your Shaman guarded as she prays - you may need to use a few swarms and blasts to keep the enemy away. And be wary of preachers! Within a matter of seconds, the shrine will reward you with the Angels of Death and then just sit back and watch them finish the level off for you.

METHOD 2: This way of completing the level is probably the way that you should! Start off following the instructions as above and when you get everyone back at the settlement, build up and train your army. Move your trained men into huts as they will produce more mana than normal braves. Leave one brave per hut so it can be upgraded and keep an eye on lazy braves who don't automatically upgrade!

When you are ready to attack (leave at around five minutes), pray at the totem pole. This will create a landbridge that will lead you straight into the Dakini camp. Blast the guarding warrior and preacher into the sea. Be very careful as the Dakini army will start attacking in their masses so speed is of the essence! Try and land a lightning bolt on the guard tower where the Shaman is so she won't be tempted to cast swarm and send your followers all over the place. Cast a landbridge to the nearest hill.

Keep your Shaman guarded with two warriors and preachers (select them and press G). Cast the second landbridge straight onto the plain where the Angel of Death shrine is - and do take pleasure in the exploding huts!

Get the Shaman straight to the shrine, using blast to move any enemy out of the way. Keep the guard there until the praying is finished. Once the Dakini Shaman has been taken out by the Angels of Death, the level will be over or you can watch as they finish off the Dakini tribe for good.

Estimated time for completion: 10 minutes