Regarding the elf's development: maybe it would have been better to go for "Sharp Mind" and cast "Enchanted Arrow" on a few berserkers.

That's exactly the basis of my tactic. A few berserkers or a few "Subdue" spells. It was definitely better to take "Sharp Mind," then no cyclops would have helped. I myself saw what happens to the enemy army. And I think Mr. Mdance was just lucky, because the same druids and archers could have been placed in different parts of the map and protected. The elf didn't have many dragons, and there wasn't absolute luck either. He could also have learned "Readiness." But in general, I wouldn't say that orcs 100% lose to elves, so I don't agree with mish-gun here. The orc just got a lot of artifacts, and it would be interesting to see an Arghat game; it's good that you can develop so quickly in a short time.
I have a question for mdance regarding the replay. Arghat goes first and uses "War Cry." But Inrael goes second and sees that there are two consecutive turns for the cyclops. Why, then, does he do nothing and skip his turn? That's just complete stupidity. If he had immediately subdued the cyclops, the orc would be doomed. I just can't understand how the elf could have been so clueless.