[thejeff]

My thought was more to use the Neifels as troops with the full blessing. Godes would bless them and cast spells staying out of the fight, so the lesser hp and regen wouldn't be a drawback.

Since the Godes are much cheaper, you could field more Neifels for the same cost and rough effectiveness.

Essentially it seems a waste of Neifel Jarls to be fighting on the line, and they're not that effective as artillery until you're fairly high up in research. Skratti may still be more effective for that.

In dom2 at least, I'd happily send a Jarl out solo against any indies other than Knights or Heavy Cavalry, even at Indies 9. With a good bless, Luck Pendant, maybe horror Helm? Cast Quickness, Breath of Winter.
Haven't done much with them in Dom3.