Different types of heroes in Heroes 2.

Necromancer are only cool in their own castle...:mad:

When I played online in H2 (though it was a long time ago and for a short while, as I soon switched to the third one), I won several games by taking a Necromancer hero, even though I started with other castles. And in the third one, by the way, this is also a popular tactic. It all depends on the map—whether there's an opportunity to raise a bunch of skeletons...
Also, the Necromancer has the best starting spell of all. :) In general, the debate over which hero is better hasn't become any more meaningful in the 10 years since it began. The best hero is the one you need at the moment! For a prolonged game, you take a Barbarian; for a blitzkrieg, any mage will do, but a warlock is better; on a sea map—the lady... only the Knight is a question; he's taken if a warrior is needed and there are no Barbarians in the tavern. :cool: