[Fantomen]

Great guide! As always.

Two things though. I usually start off buying 40 harpys to patrol my capitol at 200% until I get a second castle up, to me it seems to make a significant difference early on. Also your starting army can usually take the weakest indy next to your capital.

Also you don´t mention the black dryads at all, I find them useful combined with manikin bodyguards casting spellsongs. Same with dryads and dryad hoplites. I guess you consider it insignificant, but since you´re talking about getting rid of dryad researchers you might as well discuss their possibilities in combat a bit more.