Psyche_7(blue,Rampart,Ivor,Kyrre) def Wlk777(red,Castle,Tyris,Tyris), 2sm4d(3), 217

Started with 7 elves from a Castle, but has Kyrre and a lot of gold, although the roads are slow. Slowly built up, leveled up, and farmed, when around turn 3, the opponent decided to force the issue by breaking my Hero's Garrison (a stack of champions). From the attacking stacks, I only see archers and elves. I attack. We exchanged archers and fought a bit. The opponent pays a ransom.
I don't rush to catch up - because there are still a lot of archers and artillery there. I decide to "farm" Tyris for now, taking advantage of his speed. I encountered some uninteresting creatures. I return home, wait for the Grand Mage 5 to be built, and then head to the opponent.
At the end of week 5, I storm the Castle. The stat advantage and a +1500 special chance bonus didn't give the opponent much of a chance.

This victory isn't particularly glorious, but a challenge is a challenge.

Thank you for the game and your persistence.