[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by HotNifeThruButr:
What's the first summoned units with access to magical weapons? The only ones I can think of right now Ether Warriors.

Anything with a life drain attack has a magical weapon, so the earliest available summon is a black servant. Banes and, wights, and bane lords all have a bane blade, so they can damage the troops normally.

Of course, against soul gate, while you might not be able to hit their troops very often, the spectral troops will also have trouble hitting you. The Antimagic spell is extremely effective against these troops. Any magical attack that doesn't specifically state that it has trouble against ethereal troops will also work very well since magic ignores etherealness.