When playing as the Swamp faction with Hydras, it's crucial to master quick-beat tactics. This allows you to achieve truly remarkable results.
Regarding the difficulties in breaking through neutral creatures during the first week, this is due to the lack of a powerful stack in the traditional sense. There are several solutions: Bron (an outdated option, popular when playing with 200% growth); Dragon (rarely chosen as a starting hero, but readily used when appearing in the tavern); Wistan (a popular hero in the 2009 season, a kind of swampy Valesk).
Or another option: the "shockwave" tactic, where instead of 1 strong stack, there are fast flanking and luring units and 2-3 medium-strength stacks. With careful play with the snakes, the losses (of course, taking into account super defense) are not that great...

Орден Феникса – харизматический :) лидер