Thank you for the input, but since my mages are usually operating in pairs of 2 and not in large Groups the Caps are actually cheaper
Most of the times I have to control manay territories at once and due to this have to field many small battleGroups consisting of 2-3 commanders (likely 2 mages) at best.
But otherwise you would be prefectly right, in huge Groups of mages a Banner would be the right thing to do. The only benefit of many Caps in a setup like this would be greater immunity from flyer (attack rear) attacks. When the Banner bearer is killed this might be a real problem otherwise
CharonJr