It takes 15 minutes to decently regear a hero warrior with a 30-40 damroll. Repetitive regearing does suck at times, but is it worth that 15 minutes to kill a "protected character?" I think so. If you can't strike back at the Power, strike at the followers.

The best way to weaken an enemy force is to ensure that no-one wants to be a part of said enemy force. It's the basic premise of cabal wars. I don't see how it's any different from a Nexan killing Rager apps or a midbie Empire AP killing midbie Marans. People out killing cabal applicants have no way to strike at the head (Leaders) so they chew up the body as much as they can and spit out the bones.

In this case, the Leader is basically untouchable, like a God. You're not going to hurt Sacer, Talia, Thrakburzug, etc. by running up and trying to run them through. You are going to hurt them by annihilating anyone who follows them.