DEVOUT VS. OBSIDIAN SERPENT ELVES

• One of the strongest armies out there, IMHO.
  
• They've got high armor and high damage on you.
  
• If he uses a Lotus Eater, spend time gunning for it. It's worth it.
  
• Take a Tormented. Mucho armor and damage. Send it after his Obsidian Guard or his Adamantite Golem.
  
• You'll need some Cursed to counter their Axemen.
  
• Consider some Risen to guard your magic users. Their immunity to the Elves' superior bowmen will be useful. Beware of the archers outmanuvering you.
  
• Dusk Realm Warriors are expensive, but strong and with good armor. Will counter against the Obsidian strengths very well. But beware, they are quite slow.
  

DEVOUT VS. SONS OF KRONOS

• They've got speed and high damage on their side.
  
• You need Risen Archers and Jackal Crossbowmen, as you can hurt him plenty with missile weapons.
  
• Also, the Risen are easily sacrificed because they're so cheap. Once he gets stuck up fighting them, send in the Cursed to make it a party. Their armor will peel away compared to the Cursed axes.
  
• Consider the Wailers. They are fast, and hit hard. Their wail might be useful too.
  
• Demon Wings. Hard for his slingers to shoot down, and will give you some ability to flank on a frontier he can't fight.
  

DEVOUT VS. DWARVES

• There's a lot of versatility in the Dwarf army. They are not all slow, lumbering armored midgets.
  
• Shooty: Dwarves have missile weapon superiority. Face it. Risen are a good start at neutralizing it, but Risen cannot withstand a Dwarven charge.
  

DEVOUT VS. BLACKBLOOD

• Like the Dwarves, a highly versatile army. You can;t know what you will be facing when it hits the table.
  
• Multiple Wounds: A Blackblood general can field a full army of troops with multiple wounds.
  
• Mounted Units: Anotehr big Blackblood problem.
  

DEVOUT VS. STYGIAN

• Speed. They've got you beat. Just own up to the fact that they will be determining the charge. But don't let them decide the fight as a result.
  
• The lynchpin to defeating the Stygian is your spellcasters, especially the Warped Lord and the Stalker.
  
  • Stygian leadership isn't especially high. A couple well-placed Possessions can throw chaos into their line troops. If you're lucky, you can even set off his blood frenzy.
    
  • Wait until he gets his snakes close to your main lines. Go for the Stalker/Dark One's Fury/Give Two Orders combo, and clean the house with him. Even Skeletons get scary when they move in like that.
    
• Big guns. The Abyss Crawler will really only help against the Priestess, and he willdefinately get mobbed once he surfaces. On the other hand, the Tormented is a wrecking ball, and even the Damned is great backup for your line troops (send him after their bigger guns.)
  
• Exploit their lack of flyers and shooters. Soulflayers cause problems, especially with their template. Demon Wings are a bit expensive, but can mob up the Ophidian while the Soulflayer works on the rest.
  
• Jackal Crossbows, lots of shots.
  
• Skeleton Archers, Necromancer to Quicken them. Repeat as necessary.
  

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