Tactics for playing as the Sylvan faction.

I wouldn't say that unicorns are weak in the late game... they have excellent stats and can compete well with Ents in mid-game (in matches), and their blinding ability makes them awesome in melee combat!
Is it true that Light Elves can only effectively compete with Winged Elves? I'm not sure about that....
After all, victory isn't just about Winged Elf initiative; in a long game, you can collect so many artifacts that initiative becomes less important.
If Light Elves focus on defense, they aren't as fragile as people think because their stats increase nicely in defense.....Are Wind Riders, Unicorns, and Ents really that fragile?
They are designed to protect archers and druids or start attacks first, which means we will use Wild Ents anyway.
The 10% protection reduction for Light Elves is quite significant compared to the 6% attack penalty. I would say that Winged Elves are an exception.
...Let me reveal a secret: I started getting interested in Light Elves precisely because of Unicorns and Ilfina, just like I got interested in Erling because of Priests, or Laslo because of Armored Archers. These heroes mean a lot to me: for example, my somewhat successful build for Erling involved summoning (was it weak?). I had only one Castle, but mines and Heavenly Shield were incredibly effective! I remember Laslo using Zealots under Vampirism. And then there were mega-unicorns - in short!!