Atraphoenix,

To win the battles with Pontos in early game it is more than enough to have in each stack:

- One unit of Khuveshavagane Shanvar (general),
- One unit of Katpatuka Asabara (though called "medium", they are very good and versatile unit, better than most of "medium cavalry" of their opponents),
- One unit of Harmata Drepanephora (battle winners for Pontos, just use them in the right moment and right place).

In late game you can use Khuveshavagan from Hayasdan regions too.