ZEPHON (Syncretic & Imperious) on Nightmare difficulty as Syncretic Deva - Part 1

I think the Syncretic Deva is easily in the top 2 strongest leaders of the entire game (which is funny if you've played the Tau in Gladius because he shares their 'Utopia' mechanic but they're pretty weak, guess the designers learned from that experience). Insane loyalty and starts with a free technology so he gets a legup on everyone else. Still though, I did overestimate my early army and got humbled a bit. A combination of Anashims and the new Prowlers (really like them, even if they're a bit fragile, also their voicelines are amazing) with Commander support is usually enough for my first war but I didn't expect Zephon's two cities to both be so close which obviously meant twice as many units to contend with. Also that was definitely a bit early to be fighting Eradicators.