Yeah, and there will be fewer pawns in the actual game. Then the difference will be even more noticeable – you can still win with cavalry, although you might suffer more losses, but with angels, you might not even be able to get out.

But if you manage to get a level 3 consul with 2 angels (and in the actual game, it's usually possible to get both a boost and a spellbook, so this is very realistic), you get a very powerful stack of 5 angels, which is easy and enjoyable to play with, much more enjoyable than with 3 angels and the remnants of the castle's growth after taking the consul. Although, of course, I don't deny that it's very difficult to get angels when playing as Castle in the first week, but there is definitely a point to it.