It's the no retaliation - I know, I was using them myself. YEah, you'll always have more losses with Griffins, but hey, that's what resurrect and time back are for.
I'M not sure Witch Hunters will work - they have an intiative of 6, Ancient Vamps, I think, are 6 or 7 so will act sooner.
Demonologists are nice summoners/mages, but they suck at attack. They have a very low range (about 3-4 hexes) for their attack to inflict full damage. I used them myself, but found that their resurrection skill is only effective if you have a lot of them. Thankfully, now you can train them from mages.
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