Strategy: Use Pyre Zombies as expendable front line troops. They are as strong as Axemen, but when they are killed they explode, damaging all units (enemy and friendly) within a tile of the zombie, centered on the tile that the Pyre Zombie is located on (the tile it defends, or the tile in which it starts its attack on an adjacent enemy). You can also use Pyre Zombies as kamikaze units, to soften enemy stacks with collateral damage. This can also be a way to take down stronger units. General tips on defeating the Pyre Zombie: