[MaxWilson]

Agree on that E10N6 for Ashdod. (E10 is rarely useful but in Ashdod's case it's the difference between Enc 1 and Enc 0 for most of their troops.) That bless is perfect for Adonim and Ahimans early on (and She****es, which I haven't played much with), goes well with Zamzummim thugs in the midgame, and is really nice gravy on Malik + Ditanu as well as Chayot + Ophanim later on (esp. for rejuv, e.g. it makes the regular old non-commander Ophanim accumulate no fatigue even if they trample 4 squares per turn, except in cold/swamps). Ashdod is still not as strong as Niefel early on, and recruitable Niefel Jarls are better SCs than recruitable Adonim... but Ashdod is terribly well-rounded.

A gcost increase for Zamzummim would not be out of line, to make them have awful research (like Helheim) to compensate for awesome units. PD is not as strong as Hinnom but is pretty decent, and nerfing PD would not mess up the nation thematically. (E.g. you could have human slaves + Edomites for PD instead of Edomites + Gileadites.)

-Max