Ok, so you say the DL patch made Horny broken? I never noticed that.
What was the strength bug exactly? Will test it with Horny vs. Avatars later.
Well, I think giants are not that good anyway for direct melee, they are defeated by most comparable strong creatures in 1v1 due to their low HP and lack of any magics(aside speed on L10), they can be only useful with support(and then may cause great damage with their 2nd highest strength value).