Are land provinces with Shamblers unbalancing?

[Agrajag]

I don't like shamblers. They are weak.
I only use them if I have no other way to go into the sea. And then recruit the more survivable indies I find in the sea.

[Blofeld]

I also think that shamblers are weak, ichtyids are IMHO a more viable choice for getting a foothold underwater. You might need some luck with resorce-rich prowince or a castle built though.
Basic shamblers have terrible survivability, not unlike cavemen, who also seems tough at first glance but, lacking protection, die in droves.

[FAJ]

but, late game, when you have high gold, the low reasource and high HP melds good with earth spells like army of gold, or even weaker prot-boosting items.

They seem to me to be a decently cheap chassis for troop buffing spells, no?

[Agrajag]

Shamblers wear no armor, which IIRC makes them "immune" to spells that increase protection from armor. (immune in the bad way, of course)

[Blofeld]

Legions of Steel won't work.
Bark/stone/ironskin and their AoE versions should work fine, but they buff everybody and other troops are better to begin with.

[B0rsuk]

Blofeld said:
Legions of Steel won't work.
Bark/stone/ironskin and their AoE versions should work fine, but they buff everybody and other troops are better to begin with.

However, if you're sure you'll have access to spells that increase natural protection, units without armor gain more from them.
High hp units certainly gain more from regeneration.

[NTJedi]

Agrajag said:
Shamblers wear no armor, which IIRC makes them "immune" to spells that increase protection from armor. (immune in the bad way, of course)

Not all spells which increase protection need units wearing armor. The late powerful buffs don't need units to wear armor for their protection to be increased.

[Agrajag]

NTJedi said:

Not all spells which increase protection need units wearing armor. The late powerful buffs don't need units to wear armor for their protection to be increased.

Which is why I said "from armor"