"Weak demons"??

...In general, for me, there are two main tactics: Gate (logistics, leadership, luck – all specific Gate-boosting skills, and Darkness) or First Strike (attack-tactics, leadership-speed aura, luck, logistics). If I go for the first, I try to grab everything for the second...

This is the best tactic for Nimus, and I think many people know that. It's a bit harder to build a Gate with other heroes: for example, Grol has Chaos, Jezebeth has Sorcery, Marbas has Defense, Alastor has Sorcery, and Nibros has Attack... So, if you want to max out all these skills for the Gate (let's say with Nibros as the hero), you'll be at level 20, and even then, we only have high luck, developed leadership, and logistics as the foundation. If you want everything, level up to 25-28. Here's something else I want to say: for demons, there's one very important skill – Machines. It's not for nothing that it's needed to get the Urgash's Call, and the chance of it dropping is only 10%:eek: So, it must be on the hero's skill list.

Added 9 minutes later

If there's little defense, you can't add 30 percent to it! It's not +30 defense, but +30%. Let's say you have 11 attack and 2 defense on a level 21 hero (from the manual), then the change in defense, which isn't significant, will only be felt by Nightmares, Lords, and Archdevils...
...In addition, regarding Light, if it comes along (2%):
But Mass Stone Skin (+12 defense) (and on the first level in Light – a tempting divine power and a very tasty speed boost) can greatly extend life in Light. Unless you take defense for "Resilience" and "Stone Toughness" +9 (defense)?

Still, 30% is something, and if needed, you can take Dodge. However, as my experience shows (and it's not small), I'd rather take Mass Stone Skin and Dodge – what's wrong with that? +12 to defense is just a dream for Imps with their low defense, especially for higher-level demons and Imps with dogs...:smile49:
Resilience is still debatable, but there's also resistance +2 (small, but still) to defense, which sometimes helps... You still need to find Light, and if we have divine power and speed boost in the Castle, there's time to think, but it's better to find a Castle where you can fully study Light