Defensive gameplay and other tactics.

After the attack, the blinded cyclops lose their blindness, which means you need to time it so that the hero moves in front of the cyclops, but this doesn't always work. The damage that the orcs inflict on the cyclops is incomparable to the damage that my troops will inflict on them, because their weakest unit is stronger than my entire army, and by attacking with orcish troops, you kill two birds with one stone: you reduce the number of cyclops and also weaken the remaining units. I didn't have any air elementals, and I doubt they could inflict significant damage on the cyclops. I agree that phantoms are very useful for providing cover.