[Maerlande]

Sounds like you are doing EA Abysia. Although it could be MA.

Let's talk MA. In general the humanbreds are your best bet so that their huge shields can block arrows. The axe are generally better because they can kill. Spears don't kill very well.

If you want to use the heavy infantry the defence is basically irrelevant because all Abysians have terrible defence. You rely on protection. Flails and morning stars are best vs. other shields. They have a bonus against shields. Axes kill heavy armoured opponents better. Note that the 2 hand flail has 2 attacks. So it's like using dual weapons.

Use tower shield guys in the front line to soak arrows. Flank with heavy 2 hand weapons slightly behind to avoid arrows. Choose axe or flail depending on your opponent's use of shields.

The Abysian infantry are very slow. So if you have to catch archers or light troops use the humanbreds and fire evocations. Don't try to catch troops in the back with Abysian heavy infantry. They will just fatigue out.

Most importantly, all your infantry are immune to fire. So use them with any of the big fire spells and you won't hurt your own guys.