[Xietor]

I realize i am in the minority on the issue. I liberally use the lightless lanterns. But 12 d gems gives me a banelord.

Would I trade a banelord, who can, with constr 6 gear, kill anything in the game(potentially), for 10 research points?

If you look at the game we are playing against each other now Baalz, I was a research leader most of the way-or close enough as it made no difference, and I did not forge 1 research booster the entire game.

But favoring your view, Ermor, in the same game, took 2 drain and with the use of skulls was able to stay competitive in research. But he also had to pay for a double 9 bless.

But not every race gets castle bought troops as deadly as MA Ermor.