Agreed it takes a little effort to find the right set up. I have used them to good effect on Tikki, Black Knights, Woodcutter and others.
The shorter fighting rounds are a disappointment. When MOD was first released I was expecting (hoping maybe) he would be the same as a Tavern gen, but with the single change of having the travel time of a 'fast' gen. oh wait, we can do that now. .