By the way, who has played (and won) on the map "Heroes of the Sword, but not of Magic," where magic is practically excluded? There, of course, brute force decides everything (Crack Hack "in the hands" of the computer is a terrible thing!). But, as it turns out, even a warrior hero really needs magic in battle!
As for mages, even the coolest ones still need an army!
And battle mages are called that because of their initial characteristics: 2-1-1-1, which is much more useful in the early stages of a hero's development than for other mages, who have an attack and defense of 1 or even 0!