When you're scouting in Discovery or the Colonial age with your hero, he is sometimes attacked by another hero. When you're playing against the Sioux or Indian civilizations then there's a trick which will help you a lot in a hero battle.
The Sioux War Chief and the Indian Brahmin both have a splash damage, which affects all units nearby. This includes treasure guardians! So when your hero is being attacked by an Indian Brahmin or Sioux WarChief, simply walk next to a treasure guardian and it will take some damage due to the splash and as a result of that it will attack the enemy explorer.
The better the treasure the more damage the enemy hero will take. So if you are able to lure your enemies explorer to a big treasure with 3+ outlaws the chances are good that the enemy explorer will die.
Good luck and have fun!