EA Ulm advice wanted

[Covenant]

Ick. And I know there IS an Agartha in the upcoming game.

This lack of Cavalary or shield use is really pretty distressing. If I use massive amounts of the Warrior Maidens, who seem to have much better accuracy than the cheaper archer gals, would flaming arrows be a must? Seems a tad risky to bet so hard on such an easily negated form of combat, but like I said in the beginning, Ulm is really pretty hamstrung in EA.