Titans are a top-tier unit, the most useful and awesome at their level!

No, I just don't like them; the Lightning Strike ability is weak, what's the point with such low damage? :confused: And I don't agree with your elite unit choices for all factions except for Gargoyles and Goblins; Golems will be too weak, and the Academy's only good elite unit is Rakshasa.
You're right about the high cost; the units are too expensive. I haven't played much with the Academy (actually, I haven't played with it at all), so I'm basing this on battles against the computer. By the way, if you set up a game with several computer-controlled players and one human