Queen Bryn seemed utterly useless, I would even take Mulan over her. Shayd remains the only viable end-game mage (not counting Herja of course), considering nobody is even close to Aphrodite (Shayd on roids and with major breast enhancements). Herja is a must have, which is why she joined medium-high powered players lineup since the day she was introduced. Flavius and Ahmose were surprisingly overlooked and underrated by many.. I have been building up Flav and Ahmose since day 1 of the new patch.