I understand your point about the patch; I'll probably wait for it.
Personally, I've always found it strange that the Knights are Tier 6 units. A simple guy on a horse, without magic, is just as good as a high-level demon or a six-meter-tall half-human, half-cat with six arms. The Dark faction's riders look more impressive, and they're only Tier 4. I would swap the positions of the griffin and the horse. You can understand why the griffin is Tier 4 (because it's not very big, about the size of a cheetah), but why is the horse so good? The demons have a hellish horse, but it's still weaker.
These are just my thoughts.
And also, this is a Tier 6 unit - a very rare unit. For example, in MMX, our team of adventurers goes to beat up Duke Olen, and at the same location are Duke Anton, the EMPRESS, and Lord Kilburn - there should be a lot of high-level units, these are the most important people in the state, but no! If there are 10 Sun Riders, and there's only one angel, but he's very strong.
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Actually, these positions have been changed for a long time, as well as some other things:
Monks - Tier 4
Knights - Tier 5
Griffins - Tier 6