[PhilD]

Yeah, Sammas' advice is good. It took me two tries to redo this (on Legendary), and it's a good idea to take the western cities with a Prophet while a flood of monks go harass the Gardeners, take cities, and kill whatever the computer sends their way. 4 Monks kill a Legendmaker in the open, with no damage to them.

You probably can't stop the AI from taking a Human city and bringing in Archangels, but don't panic. Kill any healers he has (probably just gardeners), and the Archangels will die to 8 blows from Monks. Or, when you have the gold, buy a Paladin or two to finish the big guns faster, but vs the AI, Monks are a really great unit.