[Norfleet]

Originally posted by PDF:
Ha, Ok Norfleet, I made a mistake about AE Mages - I compared them only on paper and didn't correctly read the AE Unit List .
So AE magic is on par with SG magic. For high-level commander summoning, it not that hard to give a couple Dusk Elders a Skull Staff to get Senators, then a Skull face to have Consuls. And anyway you can have a 6+ Death Pretender to help.

Indeed, it's perfectly DOABLE, but a skull staff, and a skull face, won't really be available until you've done some research. Combined with the cost, it's not something you can bolt out of the gate with, like AE. I've tried both SG and AE: AE is definitely a stronger starter. On a larger map, one that isn't nauseatingly claustrophobic, SG will probably catch up by midgame: I've found that the paralyzing spirits are very effective at stopping Doom Horrors.