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I'm playing as a Paladin on Hard difficulty.
I had very bad luck with random encounters. Overall, the best unit before Verona was 3 units of Corrupted Thornlings. I traveled with Archers, Imps, Corrupted Serpents (plus Serpent Boots!), and Inquisitors. Then, using a Scroll of Raise Dead, I raised 49 Vampires (I think it was on the Crimson Wind map).
Verona was the 5th island in order. At the entrance, you could buy Demonologists.
This annoyed me, so I sailed to the Elves, stole a Scroll of the Isle of the Unknown from under their noses, and sailed there... I bought Vampires and 4 Black Dragons there (I didn't touch anyone on either island). I returned to Verona... and then the fun began. I cleared everything except the capital, where Demion had fortified himself. I went to Montero, where I defeated everyone except the Driller. At the entrance to Montero, if you sail through the air on a wooden square made of planks... you can reach the Dragon Cave... you have to defeat them - it was a fun battle - my hero was level 29, I had some meat and 4 Black Dragons against 18 Black Dragons, 22 Red Dragons, 40 Green Dragons, and 800 Ogre Mages.... after the battle, only 4 of my Black Dragons remained (plus one squad was 100% resurrected). But then I could hire all 3 types of dragons, which I did. That's how I've been playing ever since - Black Dragons, Red Dragons, Emerald Dragons, Inquisitors, and Vampires.
Somewhere on the Orc island, from a chest that a little dragon created on the battlefield, I found a Scroll of Sacrifice.... so I started breeding Vampires and Inquisitors every time I increased my leadership.
I defeated the Spider on level 32, and not quickly, and the Toad on level 37 (both without losses).
I defeated K'tharr on the 7th day at 8:00 PM (level 46)... before the battle, you need to dig up a dagger that gives +20% damage to K'tharr and 15% to all Lizardmen :)
I got wings for my hero on level 30.
I just sailed to the Isle of the Unknown - 8th day, 1:00 AM.
Right now, I also have 210 battles without losses!
P.S. - I keep Inquisitors - to increase rage. I periodically cast Phantom on the Inquisitors, 2-3 squads massively increase rage. Plus - if they kill a few dragons (Red or Green), I heal a dragon to almost 60-90% health, and then the Inquisitor phantoms resurrect them :)
I agree that your Elite Griffins and Pladins are super units!!!
I initially took 5 squads, but I see that K'tharr is systematically killing them... I thought, is it worth it to take so many losses? That's why I only took 2 squads. I gave Stone Skin to the Vampires, and Stone Skin and Armor of God to the Emerald Dragon, and sometimes I healed him too. The Vampire stood in the center - distracting everyone, and with the Dragon, I attacked in melee every round, targeting the weak spot, then he doesn't retaliate!
That's it, K'tharr is defeated!:p Of course, with losses, 32 Ogres (summoned with a scroll), 20 Imps, 16 Giants.:( I completely forgot about the scrolls (there were 2 Time scrolls among them), and I could have won without losses! In general, Royal Griffins, with Giants, are the best! Approximately 226 battles without losses (as far as I remember), I just need to kill Baal.:)
The difficulty level is impossible, Barbarian, 16 days. I'll write a full report when I finish.
Unfortunately, I messed up with one quest, where I had to stab the knife into Demion's mistress, I felt sorry for her, and sailing to Darion would take a day..., so I'll get fewer points...
P.S. By the way, at the beginning, I also used Thornlings (I really like them), but the random encounters gave me very few, so I decided to leave them behind...
P.P.S. I didn't install the patch, my hero is level 51, Baal, get ready. I didn't have time today, because on Thursday I have swimming, and swimming is sacred!