Advantages of Mages over other races.

It's hard to find a counter to Archmages; in battle, I always get hit by their armor-piercing shot at least once, and sometimes even 3 units take damage, even though the damage is the same. As much as it pains me to admit it, this is even better than the Lich's cloud! Miniatures are just overpowered (unit stats simply skyrocket) if you have a lot of resources! Developing magic is also a big plus.