Different types of heroes in Heroes 2.

Ever since the early days, when my Warlock's blue creatures were chopped to pieces by paladins, I've always chosen Beavers as my main heroes. In the second game, if there's a decent area for movement, I pick a Knight. The only exception might be the Dragon Rider, but who even uses him? Even in Forsaken Lands, I only used a Necromancer to get advanced necromancy and eliminate the legion of skeletons on day 8 without any losses, for example, using Rangers. After that, the Necromancer would sit in the castle, and the Knight, after collecting chests with skeletons, would go to the Warlock. Building a mage instead of an army is complete suicide. And with green creatures, magic isn't particularly useful for the Knight, especially with stats like 10-10. A dozen fast Hydras from the Warlock will have a hard time biting them. Also, when dying, mages like to give necklaces and scrolls to the melee units. Don't let the battle on even very large maps drag on to the 3rd month, and there won't be any huge battles. Sometimes, in the home castle, there are black dragons, and there isn't even a magic tower.