Are Lvl 5 Units viable anymore?

[Colbert30]

Originally Posted by Zechnophobe

Well, I've done no loss impossible with them, and recall it being one of the fastest (real time wise) ways of doing it. This was in KBAP where my army was RGBB dragons, and Archdemons. Except for the final two fights (Ktahu and Bhaal) where I used just Bone dragons + eviln.

What I also like about Black Dragons is their initiative. As a mage, they were always going first, so that let me control the battlefield with CCs or buffs as I pleased, even before the battle begun.