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numOne (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Wlk777 (blue, Castle, Valeska, Piers) 2SM4d(3), 141

Started in the basement with two stacks. Didn't find anything tasty, just minor stuff; hopes were to get loot on the surface, and they were more than justified.
On the first week, a swamp secondary; at home, Manticores in the Citadel.
On the second week, via Town Portal, I take a Barbarian secondary and later Conflux. Total of 4 towns and 8 heroes. I gather gold, and thankfully there were enough money buildings on the grass, so I buy out all the growth at the start of the third week and head from the experience ground into the treasure zone. There, I grabbed several Pandora's Boxes for experience and a +5 club. I spotted a Dragon Utopia and was already planning to bring an overstacked hero and take it, when on week 1, day 3, turn 6, Piers comes through Town Portal from the Barbarian land and positions himself one hex away from my main. Completely unprepared for this turn of events, I couldn't perfectly transfer troops that same turn.
And the situation turned out as follows:
On week 1, day 3, turn 7, Piers takes my main, losing an Angel, all the Archers, and a couple of Griffins, and settles in there. Meanwhile, a scout hero takes the Barbarian secondary.
Having redeemed troops in Conflux and transferred forces, I stand one turn away from the town. Next turn, I need to recapture it — no choice.
141 - BATTLE!

[Shakti] 15 11 7 6 (60) 21 Medusae, 58 Troglodytes, 6 Minotaurs, 7 Manticores, 4 Wyverns, 21 Evil Eyes, 15 Storm Elementals.
Piers 10 9 5 1 (20) 56 Griffins, 9 Cavaliers, 30 Crusaders.
A very delicate situation.
All hope was that the catapult would sooner or later smash the towers, while I would weaken the enemy's meat with ranged shots at 100. That's how it was going, but Valentin, casting Mass Slow a couple of times with Wait, dive-bombed my stacks.
The walls were gone, and at one fine moment, after another dive, my Slow wore off, and due to the speed of the Minotaurs, I got the first turn. Mass Haste and forward! :smile19: Just then the gate was breached, and after a solid hit with the remnants against the enemy's battered troops, I managed to snatch victory. To be honest, at first I had serious doubts.

Valentin, as it turned out, had a native secondary. And despite the good setup, I could have ended up getting hammered.
Thanks for the interesting game!
Пусть мой враг будет силен и страшен. Если я поборю его, то не буду чувствовать стыда.