[Gregstrom]

Nehekhara is strong, yes. Maybe not Ashdod strong, but I reckon they'd stand up well against any of the big EA nations.

I stood up relatively well against your initial armies, but your size (and my costs) meant I couldn't replenish my losses effectively - some of that was due to size difference, of course, but I also think that Nehekharan infantry are more effective than their cost justifies.

Most of the ranged counters you refer to weren't that effective for me, possibly because I didn't employ them in enough numbers. The various bows and D2D castings seemed very unlikely to hit the right square, and the herald lances I used on Tomb Kings didn't deal enough to the Scorpions to kill them before my troops were squished. Cursing them seemed a good plan, as then afflictions could mount up and maybe disable them. And ofc I couldn't use lightning or crushers thanks to my path (and gem, somewhat) access issues.