1. Dark Elves. Possess the strongest magic, with dragons being among the best at level 7, along with hydras, furies, etc. 2. Rune Gnomes, with lava dragons being the best at level 7, thanes + rune of battle rage, warriors – these are the same lava dragons, but smaller, cheaper city construction, and the castle is practically impossible to take due to powerful walls and a squad of warriors. 3. Mages – a very interesting race from a tactical point of view: mage sign, phoenix, elementals, titans – the only ranged unit at level 7, rakshasas, mini-artifacts (useful only in a long game), +10 HP for gremlins – this is significant, artifacts for invulnerability, luck, attack, and defense are very useful, and there is a lot of mana. However, you need to know how to play them ;) 4. All other races are approximately equal in strength.