Tactics for the Stronghold.

And in the Barbarian Castle, you simply cannot build a level 5 guild – there are only 3.

He meant that it’s easier to build a Grand Mage in another castle, captured during the game. :)
Although, in reality, Barbarians don’t really need mega-spells...
In the late game, it definitely won’t save them – at least, I believe that although the Stronghold is not the easiest castle to play, it has more chances of winning at the beginning of the game. After all, the speed of capturing the map and gathering resources matters.

By the way, perhaps there is some rational idea in the strategy of building an external castle for the Barbarians – since their army constantly suffers defeats from the armies of other states, maybe it makes sense to supplement it with units from captured castles?
Of course, this is expensive, but the Stronghold is very cheap in terms of unit prices and construction... and can the rapid capture of the map with the help of the Desser be used to achieve victory?
What do you think...