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When playing Pythium Default, why should one ever purchase a Serpent Cataphract?
They cost more than any other standard heavy cav unit around, and are slower, not sacred, are cold blooded but without any type of swamp survival or special resistances. "armored in the heaviest possible barding" my foot -- they have 18 protection, which is quite good but nothing to write home about.
Why 60 gold? More scary: why 58 resources?? I dont get it. I'd much rather wait to pounce upon Indy heavy cav. What am I failing to see?
thanks in advance