Yeah... Hippogryphs are powerful... they just don't look very good at level 8 (((
What do you think about Thunderbirds?
They shoot twice, and they also cast lightning in melee combat!!!
Thunderbirds? Come on... Double shot is just a gimmick, like with all archers (not to be confused with ordinary monsters capable of double attacks ;) ), and the lightning is also weak. And in general, they can't even be compared to such "tough guys" as Antichrists and Diamond Dragons, for example. Many are stronger than them...
