Thanks! The GRs were pretty uneffective indeed, at least in comparison with what they did to the armies of Atlantis, Pan and Abysia. Although draining your gems was certainly a priority for them
The Darkness, well, I expected a more forward positioning and put a couple of the large area tangle vines first to immobilize your dudes, which could have been Vans (I had no info on what you had, you know

)... That was a waste, obviously, but the Vine Ogres were very expendable, as evidenced

Too bad I missed getting life after death by a turn, it would have undoubtedly made the battle even more fun with the infinite wolves changing into infinite soulless!