First of all, the AI casts strategic spells now. That is AWESOME. But...

Was playing the scenario. and three of my champions stacks in a row entered Magnar territory, and got zapped. Challenging, I like it. BUT, I got no notification of a spell being cast, or a battle taking place. I was just told "champion defeated." Then...my ENTIRE stack was sent back to a nearby city!

This was happening earlier in LH and got fixed (with battles). Is this WAI with strategic spell casts?

Also, I think the spells that nuked me were Pillar of flame and Falling Star (Based on sound effects and the particle effects I was able to see). But I got no notification. I have in another game seen Tidal Wave cast on my stacks, but got no notification.

So-

1.) No notification for some strategic spells, like pillar of flame, tidal wave, and falling star? 

2.) Champions defeated by strategic spells have to go away with their whole stack?

Either way, having Nature's cloak on your champions make more sense than ever... 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sj3e83yi6bqly8m/strategic%20spells.EleSav