[kianduatha]

But doesn't having enc-5 Ahiman Anakites pigeonhole Ashdod into having an E10N4/6 bless far more than enc-7 giants does?

triqui, I presume part of your fervor about this is because you are currently playing Ashdod and are in a war with MA Ermor? I would suggest that Squirrel is right and focusing on commanders would be a much better use of your resources. Slapping some better armor on a handful of Zamzummites or Adons or Talmai Elder and making sure they have 0 enc would go much further than relying on relatively unsupported sacreds.

As far as I can tell, the meat of your argument is that Ahiman Anakites are overcosted now. They still work about as well as before for expanding/acting as a second target for an Adon, so reducing the price might cause imbalances in those directions. Also, gift of reasoning them is...very nice, come to think of it. Pay 4 earth gems for a girdle of might and you more than account for the difference in encumbrance.