What are the best units to turn into Prophets?

[thejeff]

There are a few basic options for early prophets.

Use your starting commander, for divine bless and smiting.

If you have a recruitable H3+ priest, prophetize one to get access to H4+ spells.

If you have a non-sacred thug and a good bless, prophetize one for a more serious thug/SC. The Skratti would fall in this category, if you've got a good bless.

Use a stealthy commander to preach behind enemy lines.


I wouldn't research with a prophet. They can, but there are usually better things for them to do. (Though I did have mage prophet in an SC game who picked up the Heroic Researcher ability after his first fight. That was too nice. I pulled him off the front lines and got him a cushy lab job. I missed the prophet, but an extra ~15 rp early on was too tempting.)