[Tifone]

Not only MR imho. When VotD comes in play, actually as far as I know, you can even recruit some of the cheapest indie commanders from the many provinces you got with your SCs and put them with him. Shouldn't this reduce exponentially the chance of your SC or thug being affected? This isn't a permanent solution of course but couldd gain you some time to try to drive your SCs into your safe provinces where he can't be spotted easily, or to attack the enemy casters of VotD...