[OmikronWarrior]

And honestly, the drain tolerance thing only goes so far to explain the heavy price tag. For example, the Bogarus Staret (sp?) will usually have 12 RP, but 10 RP in 3-drain dominion. The Magister Arcane will only average 6.5 RP in drain dominion, but costs exactly the same. Furthermore, RP is the only thing you buy mages for and thus not the only thing to blance with price considerations.

The normal Magister is by far the best researcher Man's got, and does have the advantage of not requiring a lab to be build. But, you can't use him in battle.