Griffins are superb for that at low to mid levels i find. They have good hp, decent defense, furious so they do loads of damage while grabbing the enemies attention, are very fast with high initiative so that you can park them right next to the enemy base line. Sure they'll need support when taking the brunt of the attack but that's to be expected.
Archmages can cast Shield which halfs the incoming damage. Stoneskin may help, Resurrection II can bring them back to health, Magic Spring gives you mana and strengthens their defense a bit etc.
Polar Bears are also decent tanks, they have 160 hp or so, so you may be able to keep them alive with Heals against weaker enemies. They are slow though.
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