Gray Alliance

Yes, the 3rd map turned out to be easier than it seemed.
There were more problems with the strong neutral units (like a stack of demons guarding the boots and the bag of gold) than with the necromancers. The Mage defeated all of them, except for the last boss, with one unit of armored knights, supported by a phoenix and a shield.
There was just enough experience on the map to bring Cyrus to level 30. After that, he used mentoring to raise Alex to level 25 + the skill tree to level 26.
In the last battle on the 2nd week of the 5th month, Alex led the charge in a full set of dwarf gear and an academy army with mini-artifacts for initiative, attack, and defense (except for the golems, which were replaced by inquisitors). The losses were enormous: 2 archmages and several gargoyles.))) The enemy's main hero was so desperate that he attacked in melee instead of using spells. He only managed to attack once.

P.S. By the way, it's strange, I started replaying the last battle, and a scripted spawn of elementals began.
The first time I played, it wasn't there.