Yes, in Heroes of Might and Magic V, skeletons (archers) are important for the Necromancer, as they overwhelm with numbers, along with liches. It's good that ranged units were added, because in Heroes of Might and Magic IV, everything was melee-focused (vampires are much better!).
Special thanks to the developers for the skeleton archers. When you have over a thousand of them, even dragons aren't scary anymore.
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