[Blitz]

Fortune tellers only cost 90 gold, and give you 5 research, that's definetly good enough. As for their other units, the rangers are the best missile unit in the game, they have very high protection infantry, and infinite supplies of cannon fodder from the wolves. The vampire counts make an amazing defensive force when given only minor items.

Their other mages are also very stealthy spies, which can shut down enemies production centres very well. They can also cast antimagic to remove Ulm's weakness to MR negating spells. Then they also have access through communion to all the sorcery battlefield spells.

Well you've given me some things to think about to be sure. I know Rangers are pretty good, but I maintain that compared to other themes, Black Forest leaves something to be desired. Obviously the Vampire Counts are the big draw.

It's not a theme I've used in MP yet, just played around with it against the AI a few times. I can tell you one thing though... that Burkhard Nachtzehrer hero might just be my favorite from any theme. Not the strongest to be sure, but one of the coolest.