Shades of Darkness

No, Gerther, with the release, the balance of opponents has changed. Vitek and Talanar are stronger than they were in your version because, in the beta, the AI managed to bug the troop generation for itself. But all the other opponents have had their armies reduced by almost half. Well, to a lesser extent, this applies to Orion and Frederick, because their armies were reduced by half, but the growth of each AI's main city was not affected. General tips: 1) Complete the dungeon quickly. 2) Don't try to completely destroy the AI, because they will resist this as much as possible, and they have a lot of armies. For the purposes of the mission, it is enough to capture the outpost at the end of the green AI's lands, and along the way, it is desirable to collect all the valuable resources. There is also a second mentor there. It doesn't matter how the outpost is captured: even with one ranger, or even with 999 dragons. 3) Develop Railag into a mage, because spells are abundant on the map. Summoning is the most versatile, as none of the enemy heroes can counter it, and a phoenix with such stats will be very strong. Darkness will also perform well, but sometimes the AI may have a powerful dispel spell, and one hero can shut down Darkness. Nevertheless, it is very useful, especially in combination with Summoning. Chaos is a must-have in the dungeon; it may be useful for longer, but I will not recommend it, because it is not effective enough against the AI heroes. It is also countered by one specific hero. Light may be useful, but it has not been tested in practice. I have great doubts about the Battle League, but you can try it. 4) Quickly complete the side quest to find the Faceless Ones. This will give you a second city and access to the Faceless Ones. And they are good. 5) On the way to the Faceless Ones, complete the quest in the seer's hut and capture all three unguarded Black Guard houses. This will allow you to get a very numerous defensive squad of relatively cheap tier 3 units. The main thing is not to forget about their ability to betray