Dud units / monsters / summons

[Managarm]

I've been playing Marignon for a while and I found Flaggies with a F9 Bless very good despite their afflictions. Maybe they aren't top notch, but they can be recruited anywhere. With proper Dominion you can recruit enough of them to cover front lines, acting both as arrow catchers and breaking the enemy lines if they get close enough to enter in melee.

Now I'm playing with C'Tis and I think that Militias are rather weak. OK, they're dirty cheap at 7 gold and 2 resources, but taking into account that Light Infantries get a shield and a javelin for 3 extra gold and resources...

[Jazzepi]

Shouldn't you be hiding the Flaggies behind a small screen of some high armor troops and have them flank from the top and the bottom? That seems like a pretty good use of them to me.

Jazzepi

[Managarm]

Jazzepi,

Yes, your army setup is optimal if heavy enemy fire is expected: let the shielded infantry deal with arrows harmlessly whilst the blessed Cavalry and Flaggies wreak havoc on their ranks.

In fact my army setup is more focused on screening the real infantry (say Man At Arms) from enemy's cavalry lances, and also to save some space in both flanks for Crossbowmen and Knights Of The Chalice deployment.