getting ready for an ocean invasion

[Master Shake]

Do the Illithid's actually target mindless units? That's definetly a bug.

My experience is that Illithids target nearby Mindless units over non-Mindless commanders at the very back of the map.

What I listed is one of the tips the developers provide which appears between turns. You can go argue with them.

I realize it is one of the tips. And if you leave your non-mindless commanders in the default position (middle of your portion of the map), they will definitely get Mind BLasted. However, I have found that if you park them at the very back, the Illithids do not bLast them unless there is nothing else left on the battle. My experience is that Illithids target nearby Mindless units over non-Mindless commanders at the very back of the map.

Try it against Rlyeh AI sometime.