[Ewierl]

Another trick against carrion things: go for chaff instead of SCs/thugs. Those sleep vines are hugely effective against high HP/protection/defense targets, since they essentially ignore the first two, and have many attacks to overwhelm the last.

Think of your opponents as if they're an army of chaff with built-in SC counters. Go for evocations, archers/slingers, and your own chaff. Banishment will work well on his most numerous units, but the best vine critters have much higher MR.