Religious Sect/1.03.25

Ssrathi
Most races get access to their spellcaster units in tier 4. The Elven races originally defied this rule by having them accessed at tier 3, but then came the Ssrathi who broke yet another mold. The Religions Sect produces the Ssrathi spellcaster. As the Snakepriest also doubles as the Ssrathi missile unit, you are pretty much forced to produce them. Fortunately, they're a great unit once upgraded in tier 3 and can even solo enemy bases by themselves. But, until then, they remain a little underwhelming, not to mention that they are quite costly and have a long build time. The build time issue can be circumvented by building more Religious Sects, which, like all Ssrathi buildings, are quite small and can easily be placed within your base grounds without much hassle. Also, as with any building that produces spellcasters, you might want to set the building's attitude to Magic Defender, so the Snakepriests are automatically set to Magic Defender, too.