I remember a Necromancer player from The Eastern Wastes coming to my aid around the second week, in the middle of the game, with a hundred zombies and 5 liches – it was tough...
Ideally, The Eastern Wastes shouldn't be easy to defeat at the start, so it's more about controlling the late game, but if you only have one castle, it's debatable – what if the Warlock gets a powerful spell or item?!
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