1) Take Hafiz as your main hero! He is the best hero for the Academics, you can do anything with him!!! You can rush, and it's easy to clear out neutral creatures! And he himself can withstand any opponent who dreams of rushing you!! He's not just a hero, he's a dream :) because he has
1) 3 stacks of 30 Gremlins at the start + a special ability for them
2) He's a Machinist, the Ballista gets stronger very quickly!!! Since all stats go into Spell Power and Knowledge, and he can also get a Tent at the next level, which means battles without losses!!!
3) As with all mages, he has strong magic
4) But the most important thing is that he gets a Ballista initially, along with a cart of ammunition, which is a good saving of money for further development!
You will see that playing with him is a pleasure (although he has been excluded from the list of heroes for the tournament, along with Deleb and Vittorio)
Allocate skills to:
1) First, fully develop the Machines: take the Tent, Ballista, and Triple Ballista
2) Take Summoning!!! This is 100%
3) Sorcery
4) Education
5) You can take Magic, or Logistics (although it's only 2%). Most likely, you will win sooner!!!
Useful tips:
The most important thing is not to lose the Gremlins, and the Tent will help you with this!
Good luck in the game and more victories!!!:)