Mizrael (Dungeon, Shakti) def Lost Paradise (red, Castle, Valeska) 2sm4d(3) 227

We started quickly, only one restart. The respawn was in the underground, but with as many as 4 forks, the pendant of protection from berserker, and Arlak brought a ballista. I immediately upgraded the Troglodytes and started clearing paths. Week result: main hero level 6 with expert Logistics, two secondary heroes (Tower and Grove), at home cats with a Citadel, and caps from the third starting hero upgraded in the Tower, which allowed me to start eating the easier stuff from the snow respawn. On day 1 month 2, Galtran arrived with 3 stacks - a third front of battle opened, Galtran cleared the crypt and did small cleanup on the grass respawn. The main hero leveled up and captured 2 external Dendroid dwellings + a portal. Good thing I didn't bother upgrading the Eyes and Harpies - I was hoping for something level 6 from one of the respawns, but the trees will do too. On day 2 month 2, I broke a level 2 conservatory, and Shakti stayed home, waiting for mana and getting a speed boost. At home: Citadel, Grove - Dendroids and a Citadel, but all the meat was bought out and working :). The third week was spent in the treasure zone; there I found 4 Wyverns, a Cloak of +2 Speed, plus I revealed 3 Dragon Utopias. Through an adjacent respawn into the snow came Valeska, saw my mine, and ran away. Red's scouts with 4 speed got stuck in the snow, plus it was still quite a way to the secondary hero, so I decided not to touch them yet - let them come closer. Week result: Castle at home and at the Grove's, decided not to build Dragons, but to buy up the meat in the treasure zone. On day 4 month 2, I split back home, doubled my mana, and went to the treasure zone again; chains bring troops from 2 castles and external dwellings. On day 4 month 2, a conservatory for 3 Angels; on day 4 month 2, a minimal Dragon Utopia where a lot of small fry and 1 Angel remained - I was stingy with mana :(. By the end of the week, I obtained the Golden Bow, broke two more Dragon Utopias (useful stuff: Gladius, Orb of the Earth, Book of Fire, and a level 5 hat), from under the Efreeti I retrieved the Sword and Ribs of the Cursed Armor (I already had the Shield, but never found the Skull), I crashed on Tactics against some Snipers and sat at home with 1 Dragon to double the main hero's mana, not some scout's :). Lots of money, I bought out everything in 2 castles, and as it turned out, not in vain - week 4 is often a trap week, and that's what happened: Plague. Said goodbye to plans for a huge archer army with the Golden Bow, and sped up near Valeska's respawn, deciding to jump and see what she had at home; if dangerous - fly back, thankfully Logistics gives extra movement range. The main hero wasn't home, so I quickly killed the castle guard and sent scouts in all directions. I had to fire extra heroes and put the main hero and the needed scout inside the castle, resulting in the main hero staying stuck inside (didn't have enough time for one turn). 4 taverns said my army strength was lower, meaning Valya was in the treasure zone and had eaten - I upgraded my Angels, put the remaining Grove troops on defense, and jumped home (there are still 3 uneaten conservatories in the snow). By the end of the week, Valeska hadn't recaptured her homeland, so as soon as she appeared, I bought all the growth (ungraded to keep it cheaper). A scout on 2 Archangels bought her out from under her (also checked for Shackles of War) and gave them to the main hero, who with 6 Archangels flew all week in the snow, breaking conservatories, Naga banks, and small stuff. Valeska broke through Glacial Overlords on day 2 month 2 and couldn't reach the castle. The chains worked, and all the army I needed was carried far away. At home sat a Warlock with a Lightning Bolt for 135 damage and surplus troops. Valeska teleported home for a Tree of +1 Level. On day 2 month 2, I sped up with my main hero on territory un-explored by Red so as not to scare her and to reclaim my castle on day 7. However, Valya teleported back. On day 2 month 2, the scout blocking the subway from Red's scouts attacked to check for Valya; she had 55 mana, her army hadn't increased... I decided to attack. The Miner dug in, and the final battle:
Shakti, level 21, 27-9-13-10 (20 mana), expert Attack, Tactics, Earth, Logistics, Armorer, Artillery, advanced Wisdom and Fire. Army: 6 Archangels, 8 Angels, 3 Black Dragons, 45 Dendroids, 32 Greater Medusas, 40 Greater Eyes, 64 Dwarves. Golden Bow, Negator of Morale, Cloak of +2 Speed, Pendant of Protection from Berserk (at home a built Mage Guild level 4 with Berserk - a good starting artifact :))
Valeska, level 21, 18-17-11-14, expert Leadership, Archery, Attack, Earth, Tactics, Fire, and Wisdom, Pathfinding. Army: 4 Archangels, 26 Wyvern Monarchs, 13 Zealots, 12 Champions, and 8 Crusaders. Pendant of +1 Speed and Badge of Courage (I took mine off since there will be no morale, and Berserk doesn't bother me).
My first turn: Mass Slow and taking out the Archangels with an air strike. The archers with the Golden Bow also contributed well. By the time Valeska's turn came, she only had Wyverns and Champions left. Here I must give credit to the opponent - in the heat of battle, he didn't just cast Berserk on the dense group of fliers, but first checked if it would work on them (easy to tell by the flashing outline; there have been cases where people didn't look and lost the cast), and finally slashed with Armageddon. Thanks for the game.
P.S. By the way, a good example of why Valeska isn't suitable as a main hero - two completely unnecessary skills (Leadership is negated by the Negator, and bows rarely survive to the final fight; in this game they died at Glacial Overlords: Angels + Black Dragons, and the rest were finished off by the mage-defender of my capital).