UNIT - Creature Balance + Visual Changes

I am generally against giving magic to Orcs. And this is not an isolated opinion. The Sky Daughters would be a good fit for the Cloud of Thunderers.

Weren't shamans envisioned by the developers as spellcasters? The Sky Daughters control the element of air (Chain Lightning), while the Earth Daughters are more inclined towards melee combat, although they also have a couple of spells, but not with such destructive power.

All creatures in the Orc faction are designed around brute force; even the hero doesn't have "traditional" magic from the four schools. Therefore, for variety, the Sky Daughters were given their own abilities back in the original game. For those who prefer physical strength, there were the Earth Daughters.

Your option is very interesting; visually, the spell fits well with the image and name of the shamans, but the main problem lies in its implementation. Giving them the ability wouldn't be particularly difficult, but the damage it deals depends on the number of units in the stack. Since there are fewer Thunderers, the ability will deal significant damage. If you give it to the shamans, there will be no saving them. Furthermore, the Earth Daughters will become useless.
If you give the shamans the ability and reduce its damage, then the Thunderers will become useless because you can't adjust the ability only for one unit.

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Regarding the crossbowmen, opinions are divided as follows:
(opinions are taken into account not only in this thread but also in private messages and VK)

No one has voted for option 1.3 yet.
1 vote for option 2.
2 votes for option 4.
2 votes for option 5.
1 vote for option 6.
2 votes for option 7.

Sky Daughters.
2 votes for option 1.
1 vote for option 2.
2 votes for option 3.

The situation is not entirely clear yet, but preferences are already visible. My vote was not included in the count, but if a preferred option is not chosen by the 22nd, it will be decisive.

You can view the crossbowman options in posts 86 and 90, and the Sky Daughter options in 98.