Orcs – discussion about the race.

Why not? Even "Shouts" can be useful if the hero is going to use them constantly. I already talked about the "frenzied assault" tactic. There, "Word of the Leader," as well as "Leaders," are used. And the hero will shout often – with the "Shouts" skill, he only spends 70% of his turn. And "Empathy" also pushes his own army along the turn order. And everyone has a decent initiative – the "Leaders" try. And even the "Daughters" have 14 on level 1 and further accelerate everyone... Here's a replay so you can get a general idea of what I'm talking about...