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So, artifacts should only be bought on the black market :D. Everything else is free!

Yes. And heroes shouldn't be freed from prisons :D. I'm not saying what should or shouldn't be done, I'm just saying what's free and what isn't ;)

Follow-up question. What's your opinion on Elves from a hidden stash, bought with money earned in the Dwarven Mines? :D

I see that people have such a sensitive attitude towards hidden stashes, but they somehow forget that they give a very small number of troops and that they cost money. For example, for the Swamp, the hidden stash of Ducks seems cool, but it gives only +3 Ducks per week with built-up dwellings, which is less than a Minor Hive... Regarding Elves from a hidden stash, bought with money from the Dwarven Mines, the money can be spent on something more useful, for example, on building Dragons. It's good when there's a lot of money, but that's not always the case (unless it's on Jebus-like templates where money and resources just lie on the ground in huge quantities).

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No, in my opinion, taking the Dragon's hidden stash for 24 gold for 20+ Diamond Golems is a real bargain :) They can take on a hundred.

If you can defeat a hundred Diamond Golems with 24 gold on the first day (without a book and extra troops), I'll write "I'm a noob" :D