The AntiHansel build 48 CoE + 1 SoS (and I know, i will get spied to death, its just for PvE) Sick, eh?
NOT TRUE, Thats the only reason some people do it, but for me it is cause spies are practically invincible in a war and can pierce many people. In fact, like the epic clan LOA (I dont know them, but their spy power is awesome), Im going spy for war. Of coarse spies are often scout-pinned and such in a war, but that is cause there arent enough spies-builds. My clan has recently merged with 2 others and now we have any spy-build OSFs. If I become a Spy build hansel (NO IM NOT GONNA BE OSF, NO TIME TO DO IT!), Im sure we will have enough spies to kill the enemy in war.
Im planning for war dude. SOSs need several other players to pin to no spies, while spies can pin someone's troops SOLO. I've done that on an inactive before for assasin achievement. Scouts can provide valuable info on how much power your enemy actually has at max and at just below dtw (Ally stats dont work well enough) if you crunch the math, and steals make over 20 mil. I consider then the snippers of the war(cause this sounds like what real snippers do) and are there to PWN. Also Im not active enough to become OSF anyways LOL. They do make close to t4 money when steals and hits if you r a hansel are added up though. They arent that bad.