The strongest castle in Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

He tears through Phoenixes quite well... As for spells, I'll say that the Wizard has them too! Chaos magic is not the best magic in the game, but in some places it's better than Life!

These magics have different focuses (on oneself and on the opponent). And they complement each other perfectly. Life is good—but it's good when there is someone to protect!:)
Besides attacking, Chaos has a couple of powerful tricks at the end. I consider it one of the strong ones.

To Mynos
Because of their ability, Archangels and Phoenixes were made VERY weak (the WEAKEST among their brethren!!!). The CD is a unit that exceeds its closest opponent by 2 times!
Simply by the time you decide to use this skill—you won't be able to realize it Fully... you lose a turn and then another hit from the CD... sad...:(...:):):) Believe me, I often play as CD and I know how sad it can be for opponents... Yes, there are fewer of them, but how unpleasant!