Haven tactics.

I was just playing as Laslo on Veteran difficulty against the Empire. My hero got a random artifact, and it turned out to be the Diadem. I got a little lucky with the creatures; there were only Harpooners and Nomad Centaurs, but they weren't guarding the mines. In the first week, I cleared the Crystal and Sulfur mines with upgraded Archers, Peasants, and Soldiers (I didn't have any Armored Swordsmen yet). Here's what I liked about playing as Laslo: 1. I leveled up Attack as my second skill (aiming for Retribution). 2. I took Prayer and Basic Leadership. 3. The creatures were easily defeated. I attacked a group of 100 Warmongers with 40 Armored Swordsmen, 47 or 57 Archers, and 140 Landlords, and I gained two levels with zero losses (well, one Landlord did die). By level 17, my hero was developed like this: * Advanced Leadership * Attack skill with Retribution and Mass Slow * Defense skill with Fortitude (at the start), Evasion, and Deep Defense * Counterattack skill with Prayer and Experienced War Leader ... My advice to those who like to play as this hero: try not to attack the Empire hero with 15 Wild Ents (the Empire hero's defense was around 20) because of your ability and luck; they'll kill about 25 Armored Swordsmen, but the counterattack will be much tougher: maybe 3-4 Ents will die. If they cast Slow on your Armored Swordsmen, save your mana for a second cast of Mass Slow (attacking the enemy in their castle was difficult; it would have been easier in the open field). There were 190 or fewer Armored Swordsmen. That's how it went