And here's something else regarding demons. You need to play them very carefully; any losses are unacceptable. You especially need to protect the imps, which are the demons' trump card, particularly against strength-based factions rather than magic-based ones, as many believe, because with their help, you can take away a very harmful thing from the opponent, namely - antimagic. After that, without mana, they become easy prey. Yes, demons are not like Necropolis, where you just need to get 60-70 vampires, and any neutral creature is dead. This is especially true for mermaids. Here, you need to be resourceful to avoid losses - gating, crystals, phantoms, dispel, single imps, and so on. Therefore, it will be very difficult for a beginner to play as demons.
И пока в кармане пачка милкиуэйев - значит все не так уж плохо на сегодняшний день