[Omnirizon]

This is LA Argatha, BTW.

What are these marble statues of which you speak? MA troops?

I figured they are weak to archers. I just need something to keep them from reaching archers.

chaff like militia or cheap troops dies way too quickly. Hydras mow through a hundred of them in a few turns. I was thinking I need something robust, or something ethereal.

Crushers would work, but I can't summon tons of them and they are susceptible to Soul Slay. I was actually wondering if Spirit Mastery would be a good idea. Ethereal, 100 PR, and they paralyze! 1 HP doesn't matter, because Hydras do enough damage per head to kill any chaff in one hit anyway. They might be able to hold back a mass of Hydras while archers tore them down.