Quote Originally Posted by moriluk View Post
No love for Hayasdan? They have good infantry and cav that can go toe to toe with the nomads.
Their infantry is absolutely ineffective against against medium and elite phalanxes because they don't have strong assault AP infantry. The only way to win against Ptolies and AS is to crush as soon is possible with the heavy cavalry the enemy flanks and then hit to the back the phalanxes or spam a lot Scythian Riders. Essentially you must rout quickly the enemy because your infantry cannot tolerate for long time attrition.

I prefer Saba to Hayasdan, their levy spearmen can hold very well the ground, their Red Sea axemen are great to hack to pieces the medium-elite phalanxes spam, their infantry is fast and have endless stamina.

Until now the Saba roster is the one that I have enjoyed the most.