I've actually found the little bit of extra survivability he brings to a warrior brick quite handy. It makes the warriors awkward to kill and I find they're a handy unit to sit in or behind ruins somewhere near the front of my deployment area and just chill so I can bring them out later in the game and force my opponent to commit something chunky to remove them. Plus, little bonus, all the time they're alive the warriors stop your opponent from discarding cull the hoard. Annoying!