PoopLoops: The rankings are actually not jumbled:
One Chevron: Private
Two Chevrons: Cpl
Three Chevrons: Sgt
And then the stars are : One star: Brigader (General), Two Stars: Major (General), Three Stars: Liutenant (General), Four Stars: General
The Water Poison mage with the binary Poison / Paralyze combo together with high boosted mana is quite unbeatable. With that you dont really need any offensive power at all. Just make sure that all defensive umbrellas are bought so that you survive without a dent until you get 20 Special. The only drainer I caught was one or two blood-waves.
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