No, Drakkosha understood me correctly. I didn't mean the spell, but the skill. Sometimes it's very useful. The main thing is to summon the right creatures. To do this, you need to upgrade it to the third level. Then neutral creatures will start appearing. And the Druid chain and the Ring of the Elements will enhance it. This is powerful, especially in online games.
P.S. In general, it's a matter of taste and skill, but that's how I see it.
Added 8 minutes later
Yes, I agree that special cases like offline or online Tournaments need to be specified. But I do this constantly. Therefore, I repeat that in a simple offline game, against the AI (not for speed), the creatures will be no worse than vampires. Here, it's simply a matter of changing the usual tactics and partially abandoning the Necromancy upgrade. For example, upgrade only two levels, and then switch to upgrading other skills. Or switch immediately to, say, Martial Arts or Tactics, or another magic (for example, Nature). Agree, this is not uninteresting and not cliché. And therefore, it offers at least some variety, which I always welcome in strategy and tactics.

Барон "Vampires"
Отдай свои прошлые сны,
В сомненьях себя обрети,
В бешеном танце душа кружится!
Не думай, что будет потом,
Здесь и сейчас мы живем,
Стань хоть на миг сам собой, слышишь!