I actually made elephants only because I conquered a pre-fab fort province that had them available. I prefer to build archers for the 10 normal troops the mind lords can lead, but the route to the front passed through the elephant province, allowing them to scoop up the elephants on their way.
The Firbolg's standard ability has been nice for the elephants and all the slave troops as well (I made my pretender with many paths and have empowered her on top of that, and have the +1 to all magic paths ring on her as well). I like Behemoths but I have a summoning bottle-neck as only my pretender has inherent death magic, beyond summoned casters, and I've only recently been pushing them out the door.
Thanks for all the advice!
