why ma acro is the counter of ma pythium?

[Cipher]

I heard that MA acro is born to counter MA pyhium, but I never played acro, why is it?

[Wick]

Presumably because all of Pythium's mages have some astral and Astrologers have more so they can Magic Duel. That, and tower shields don't help against trampling elephants.

[Humakty]

If I remenber well, pyth theurgs have S2, and arch theurgs have S3+.Mystics only have S1(and I can't remember astrologers S level), so I don't think arco could win a magic duel war.
True pythian army gets really squishy against tramplers.

[Endoperez]

All Astrologers have S3, and a good chance at S4. Astrologers beat Theurgs, and Theurgs casting Magic Duel might just find an Astrologer at the other end and kill themselves.

[LDiCesare]

Asttologers are capital only, cost 180 and are not sacred.
Theurgs can be recruited everywhere, cost 150 and are sacred.
With 1 or 2 levels of difference, the magic duel being a d6+ roll, you have 3 or 4 chances in 6 of killing a theurg, and 1 of both dying if I'm correct. I'm not sure S4 Astrologers are cost effective to magic duel against Theurgs.

[Ironhawk]

Also, while Elephants certainly do trample well - its not my first choice to use them against a nation with cheap 2S. Wont they just paralyze all your elephants in a heartbeat?