[Finalgenesis]

Keep in mind 1.82 cbm nerfs demons (and 1.7 too I believed) via an upgraded cleansing bell, which does AoE 6 AN 10 non-resistable damage every turn automatically vs demons, thus nations with good national demon troops/commanders and blood summoned demons need to be careful of serious usage of demons as it will result in getting spanked by mass bells.

If you play in those newer cbm games you don't want to overuse the excellent demons and use them sparingly and where unexpected or else risk getting bell spanked.

Otherwise blood has vampires, vines, spawns, none as generally useful as demons but each with their pros. Vampires for defensive stealth (and offensive if you have good dom and/or push it out), the vampire lord is an excellent stealth caster (with obvious syngery leading vampires) that can bloodhunt if you have nothing else for it to do, vines for tanking and spell decoy but is slow to move, spawns only really useful with luck 3 for the elite spawns, in particular basilisk for the death gaze (like a catoplebas), but otherwise summons mostly chaff.