Mike_HP (red, Conflux, random, Inteus) def Деконтаминатор (blue, Rampart, Ivor), 2sm4d(3), 2-1-1
There was no decent hero available as a main, so I took the starting mage, especially since he leveled Logistics early. On day 2, I already picked up the native secondary skill. Two large grassy respawns solved all the money problems. In the first week, in the native castle, Phoenixes in the Fort; in the secondary town, Water Elementals in the Citadel. In the second week, Inteus and Luna captured two more secondary towns — Dungeons — and also several Gnoll huts and Manticore lairs. So by then, Phoenixes in two castles, economy in the capital, income over 7000 per day. In the third week, Inteus took two level-2 Griffin Conservatories and headed to the nearest Treasury. Artifacts there were sparse, but I gathered rich hives for 50 Wyverns, freed a level 20 hero (though he wasn't needed), and most valuably, collected the entire level 4 of magic from a Pandora's Box. After that, in week 4, I went for the Boots at the respawn of my secondary town, behind a hundred Earth Elementals. Then I planned to go to the opponent with Armageddon. But it was clear he had taken Dragon Utopias, since he had more gold in the tavern than I did — I had 50 thousand before buying out the army. Then he revealed Ivor's stats, more than twice as high as mine — even with my double army, it became scary. So to be sure, I decided to visit another Treasury near my secondary town, which was underground. I had just stopped at the entrance with Expert Haste when Ivor broke through the ГО. Inteus went to the Treasury to pick up what was close and Portal home. The turn was long thanks to Boots, Logistics, and a stable, and the object placement in the Treasury was lucky. Finally, I found a Dragon Utopia right at the entrance — it gave a Sword +5 All Stats. Nearby, I managed to grab a Necklace +3+3 to Magic and another hive of 8 Wyverns. I Portaled home, gathered all the army except the Ice Elementals, and sat in the castle as the main hero in ambush with a scout hero. Ivor approached, but seeing the guard, didn't attack and turned back. On my turn, to decide the attack tactic — attack with all the meat or with fire-resistant units for an Armageddon plan — I attacked with the scout hero. Magic worked, so Inteus attacked with 20 Phoenixes and 40+ upgraded Earth and Fire Elementals. Armageddon for 1200 decided the outcome. The opponent bought back with 5 Angels out of 8, losing all the other meat; I lost only 5 Phoenixes. I went with Inteus for a return visit. The next day, I got a bit careless and, without bringing the rest of the army (even without the brood that couldn't be taken, there were over 100 Storm Elementals, 58 Wyverns, 4 Angels, and all the Elementals), attacked the opponent's capital with only 15 Phoenixes, hoping to cast Armageddon again. The defense had 5 Angels, 130 Centaurs, and single Butterflies. But Armageddon didn't work because the opponent still had the red ball. Had to fight hand-to-hand. Ivor's power stats were higher, but still, losing 12 Phoenixes, I captured the castle. Thanks for the game.