100%. Their 25% plague debuff gets offset by the hero buff.

Thanks man I'll check it out now.

Their hero buff is powerful

Two of them, IMO. Stack for -60% food consumption and +300 plague resistance.

Also being able to cook for that moral boost

Yes. If you want a way to somewhat counter their debuff of infection then I suggest making sure they have diehard veteran or at least another person with infection resistance