[Norfleet]

Originally posted by PvK:
They can certainly be used to take out weaker independents, and a flying demon army is stronger when combined with flying Eagle Warriors, for instance.

Well, actually, a flying devil army isn't stronger when combined with flying Eagle Warriors, because Eagle Warriors are not capable of strategic flight, and thus your army's mobility is hamstrung. Furthermore, in combat, the Eagle Warriors are likely to catch fire from proximity to the devils' heat auras.

As a result, the Eagle Warriors end up becoming an expensive and bothersome fiasco. Did I mention that they are capitol only, and not as mobile as the devils or fiends? That same cash could have been spent on another priest to hunt for more blood slaves or summon more devils.

While it's certainly possible to enhance the effectiveness of the Mictlan sacreds through the use of a strong bless, this is expensive in points, and has a short obsolescence date, as Mictlan troops quickly fade from effectiveness when blood summons become available in force, and cannot be easily adapted to other roles as better units, such as Vanir, can. Thus a blessing choice for Mictlan is a very short-term decision which you may come to regret.

Basically, I feel you are better off sticking with blood summons to back your army, and using only slaves to patrol provinces you are hunting in so you have to give up less in taxes, so you can buy more priests and hunt more blood.