Secondly, does anyone actually use the alternate griffons? If not, I'll say that they're not weak at all...

You're right, I don't know who said they were weak, but a few pages ago, everyone agreed that they're better than the old ones, and indeed, in my opinion, the new griffons have the abilities that are best suited for the gameplay tactics, I don't understand what the argument is that we'll lose them, well, we'll lose them, but it's better to lose archers, right? Before we lose them, the griffons will inflict significant damage on the enemy army and free up the paladins.