The most effective starting strategy for the Inferno faction.

Yeah, Waisan, and it's even more interesting to replay each battle manually to reduce losses :) Honestly, it gets tedious, but I already have some ideas. I prefer to play as Grok (the movement bonus isn't that big, but he runs further than any other hero at the start). IMHO, he's a pretty good hero at the start; he runs far, and he has teleport for only 4 mana. And it doesn't take long to level up Sudden Strike, which is also important for demons, both in the final stages and in clearing out creeps. When it comes to alternate upgrades, the choice is quite difficult. Imps or Pitfiends? (of course, I'm not considering their abilities related to mana stealing). I've tried both. I still haven't decided; Pitfiends run further, but their 1-4 damage is very frustrating; the difference is 4 times! Imps have more reliable damage and less variance. With the 2nd-level upgrade, things aren't that simple either. I used to think it was definitely a new upgrade, but now they're starting to confuse me. They receive twice as much counterattack damage and have minimal defense, and it's rare for them to kill an entire stack or at least reduce the counterattack to an insignificant level. I'm glad that Nightmares can be built in the 2nd week, but Cerberuses and Imps are still the main force at the start (the latter deal very good damage, but they die in droves). Tamara, playing as the same hero gets boring, and secondly, it's still better to be able to play as several heroes ;) And as they say, it's better not to get used to playing as a "machine" hero, otherwise, it will be very difficult to play as a regular hero later. :) That's why I don't choose Daleb. Without "machines," I just want to play; I've structured my build in such a way that they don't fit in, and I don't want to remove anything. ;)