drapanai must be baby sat! their complete lack of armor keeps them so vulnerable in some situations as to make them useless. while Thracian Elite stood at the front of every line i had and laughed at the javelins and arrows, then chopped everyones arms off. Elite Thracian's were the very first unit to become gold chevron through combat alone (besides FM's who have infinite soldiers and for me do looooots of combat)