[licker]

Originally posted by Master Shake:
For the price of 10-15 Hydras, you could have 10-15 Master Theurg's. They cost a bit more (360 vs 250), but their upkeep is less because they are sacred. I've rather have the Mind Burns/Paralyze/Air&Water magic with 100 precision then some unpredictable poison machine that I can't mix with regular troops in MP.

They cost "a bit more"??!?!? ~40% is 'a bit'? Anyway, play serpent cult and your Hydrae will be sacred too... then bless them with something cool and watch them stomp even more so than they already do

Besides its really not that hard to manage your Hydrae (well when blessed with at least nature4 anyway...) and not that hard to keep your non poison protected troops away from them on the battlefield, all it takes is some thoughtful planning.