Ereb! I play as Hafiz not because he's a machinist!!! You don't even need to take a Ballista! You can level up through Machine Might! On long maps, you can level up Spell Power (since machines are needed for it). On the contrary, I like Hafiz because he can also be an anti-machine hero (in Heroes III, I love beating Deleb with her Ballista and Kaspar:smile08:). The thing is, he has excellent units - probably the best (though Warriors are also powerful!!!). Look at Heroes III; they got a great 3rd-tier upgrade!!! He can disable Golems as many times as he wants!!!:eek: You're just underestimating Hafiz! Even if you don't use him as your main hero, he's a great secondary hero. You can put him in at the beginning and capture any other Academy hero!!! He's the best hero in the game:rolleyes::smile49: