I was actually talking about Gremlins under Minotaurs - (increasing their initiative to 21 is actually great!)

That's right! Gremlins are indeed the best tier 1 unit. But only for mage heroes, especially Hafiz. ;) And isn't +15 HP cool? Then they are harder to destroy than Warriors.

In general, you are judging incorrectly who is better. All units are approximately the same, but who is better depends on the situation.
For example, Gnomes are really strong under Ingvar. + to attack, defense, HP, runes:smile11:
But will they be strong under the command of, say, Hafiz or Vaishana?