I blood hunt with enough of them to get a decent blood economy going, this means a decent sized map maybe 6 to 8.
After that I use them entirely as thugs. I use them, generally in the following configuration:
I find them to be excellent thugs. I find that their strengths are:
- excellent mobility on the battlefield
- great damage
- decent skills
- cold resistance
- regen
- can cast quicken self
their only weak point seems to be
- terrible MR, which is fixed by Armor of Souls.
Overall I think that they are excellent for 250 gold, and recruitable everywhere.
The Eye shield is a little pricey. However it really does complete the package and makes it unlikely that the unit will get crushed by hoards of chaff ( of course it will eventually succumb due to it's non-zero encumberance ( the boots help but they are not enough, other items are difficult and/or pricey for Jot to get ).