Playing as the Sylvan faction (Disciples 2).

The Plate Mail unit, due to its frequent upgrades over a long distance (after 5 upgrades, the Plate Mail will have 2 upgrades of the Barbarian, and it takes longer to upgrade to the Barbarian), will outperform its competitors in terms of damage. Also, its armor is good, so I always choose the Plate Mail. In general, I like it when the front line is upgraded frequently; you don't have to worry too much about healing them, and the damage and health will improve as a result.

With an Archer, you can shoot at two different enemies, just like with any other unit with two attacks. And two shots are much more useful than one – if you miss once, you'll definitely hit the second time, but with one shot, you miss and that's it. Although, based on my own preferences, I choose the Ice Guard, but I admit that the Marauder is better.

I already wrote about the composition of the squad in the discussion thread about my favorite race, but I'll repeat it: Hero-Warrior (even if weak, but I don't see the point in taking a Mage or Archer – there are plenty of castle units for the second line, but there's nothing to cover them), two Plate Mails, two Ice Guards (water attack eliminates the need to take a Mage against creatures with physical immunity), and the last Sylph – a healer with air protection.