Reports on victories and defeats in online games of Heroes of Might and Magic V.

As part of the "To Each His Own" tournament, Final

Primus (Ranger, Elfina) def Mister X (Barbarian, Argat) - Spider, 2-1-6

From the start: Vinrael, Anwen, Elfina, and Talanar in prison. I started leveling several heroes and settled on a unicorn specialist. At the beginning of the first two weeks, there were no problems with wood since I was clearing several zones simultaneously. The factory helped a lot. I had bad luck with passages to other zones — either too many Death Knights, or a mix of many Djinns, Viziers, and a horde of Obsidian Golems, or too many Nightmares. IMHO, it's unrealistic to break through on the second week, or you could lose a significant amount of army. I didn't want to risk it, so I turned around and went to a zone where the passage was easier. By this time, my defense was decent, but I couldn't find any way to level up attack. After breaking through a portal, I ended up in a mine zone with a Dragon Utopia and an artifact shop. But I immediately realized that the opponent already knew this area. On 1-2-6, the first skirmish took place; I had to pay off for 7000. I was a bit upset by this fact, as I planned to quickly gain three levels and merge into the castle behind the portal. I decided to go through the Nightmares. And here I regretted not taking Darkness beforehand, as I later saw a Tome of Darkness magic. Then I got the armor of a forgotten hero from cyclopes (22 basic and 22 upgraded). After that, I went looking for BT and the Dragon Utopia, but the next portal led to a zone through which one could reach the opponent. Argat was preparing to merge into the castle at this time. So again, I had to run back several moves (the cockroach went in another direction) to hand over the army and merge. On the next move, specifically at the end of the fourth week, I broke my ГО and found a fort, which I was very happy about because I catastrophically lacked resources for upgrading trees and dragons. Even the factory and clearing other zones didn't help. I couldn't find any precious mines during the game; I only found one abandoned mine. On the first day of the fifth week, I bought all troops, a Tome of Light magic, upgraded higher creatures, and pushed toward the opponent's castle. I guessed that the opponent wasn't home because he hadn't broken his ГО. Therefore, I decided to be tricky and seize his castle in one move. I rushed at full speed, but same luck—I was two steps short. It then turned out that Mister didn't know or forgot that travel spells must be purchased. Because of this, he had no portal or summon reinforcements. The ransomed army could not be passed to the ГГ via a chain. Apparently, he didn't expect such a trick. Then I seized the castle, raised my level, and simply waited for the opponent. After 2-3 days, the finale took place. For those interested — download the replay. Thanks for the game!

Elfina level 23 8 24 9 13 1 4
Expert Avenger
Expert Light Magic (had Righteous Anger, but it wasn't given back after a crash)
Higher Education - Unraveling Secrets - Forest Cunning
Expert Logistics - Pathfinding - Way of War - Death's Tread
Constant Luck - Magic Resistance
Advanced Attack - Archery