[Meglobob]

Shadow Vestals are strong to begin with, awesome for early expansion.

But having played MA Ermor twice now are very, very weak in the mid/end game.

They are capital only, you share a age with MA Margnon + MA Abysia who laugh at shadow vestals.

They are hard to use in a stealth capacity, as you lack numbers and fires from afar wipes them out quickly once they reveal themselves.

Shadow Vestals are very vulnerable to evocation spells lightning, fire etc and because they are undead are also vulnerable to all the many anti-undead spells.

Raising the cost of Shadow Vestals is a serious blow to MA Ermor.

Personally, I always struggle like mad with MA Ermor once I reach the mid game, it seems to become a dead end nation.