Which level 1 monster do you like the most in Heroes of Might and Magic V?

Dryads and Nymphs are almost as good as Assassins and Stalkers! Against an Assassin, a Dryad! It has poison, and she has magic. Overall, they are almost equivalent units in terms of quality. And against a Stalker, a Nymph. The Nymph is stronger than the Dryad, and the Stalker is invisible, so the battle will also be more or less equal. Also, the defenders of the Dwarven mountains are quite good at level 1. :)

However, I must disagree here. I will provide some figures:
Dryads - health 6, damage 2-2, attack 2, defense 1, initiative 15.
Nymphs - damage 2-3, initiative 1 less, the rest is the same.
Assassins - health 14, damage 2-4, attack 4, defense 3, initiative 12. Stalkers - damage 3-5, attack and defense 1 more, health 15.
Base growth is 7 versus 10. Let's take the growth for a month without a castle. There will be 28 Assassins/Stalkers, and 40 Dryads/Nymphs.
Dryads go first. So, how many Assassins will they kill with their super spell? Maximum 2. Then the Assassins move, and approximately 4-5 Dryads die. And from the poison, a total of 17 Dryads will die over 3 turns. They will only cast their spell 2 times. And in melee combat, they are nothing against Assassins who have no penalty. I don't think it's worth describing the Stalkers - there are more of them, and poison hasn't been canceled either. Both Dryads and Nymphs are out of luck against them. At level 1, the Shadow League has an advantage in everything except growth and initiative. But the growth is more than compensated for by strength, and the difference in initiative is not so great as to decide the outcome of the battle.