Hey all,
I've noticed (both from my own games and from viewing other people's lists) that x/3 minors seem to be far more popular than their more damaging but lower defense counterparts, even in cases where the low defense heroes have some good abilities. For example, I tend to prefer the 3/3 vanilla suit over 3/2 redcap with dash. It seems to me that they trade better against other minors.
Obviously, I still run a few lighter guys because of their abilities - for example, I always run a scarabese with anubian and I'm partial to running a crashion or two. That said, in my evil deck, the core is going to be Bales (still need a third!), Dark Pharoah (yeah, some people hate him, I think he's epic) and Suit.
Do other people lean towards the tougher minors, or go for abilities or attack? I am well aware that if people always choose 3/3 heroes, there is little advantage in running 3 defense yourself and you can get a good advantage by choosing 3/x with good abilities.