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Or maybe, to avoid disrupting the map's structure and specific features, but to make the weaker factions more playable, we could add some useful artifact to the Hero? For example... a Legendary Axe (a bonus for the army, replacing the missing tactic)... or something else. Shields, unfortunately, are not suitable, because a Mage cannot use them, and giving them to a Lord or a Runner is dangerous – they would then become an easy target for the opponent, and killing them is not difficult. Although... In general, this is my idea.