Who should I choose to fight against Conflux?

Here's how I envision it. Since it's a small map, three of you will be quite cramped. It's highly unlikely that he'll place his birds on the first week, so the *maximum* you can expect is a hundred griffin fairies, three dozen archers, and maybe 5 psionicists and a mace-bearer. The Barbarossa plan is to eliminate him by week 2. Here are some possible matchups: - Barbarians (Gurnisson, Kreg). We'll kill him with ballistas and upgraded griffins, which move faster than fairies. If we're lucky with crystals, we can also count on bears; this is more realistic than relying on his birds. - Elves with Ivor. With a good starting position, a group of elves, a couple of unicorns, and a group of centaurs, you can defeat him in a 1v1. - Castle with Vale, similar to Ivor, but slightly more difficult. However, there's a higher chance that your own heroes will arrive, bringing us archers. They're definitely better than his archers, and the fairies can be dealt with in a round or two. With an external stable and a couple of horses, you can also manage a 1v1. As an alternative, you could use Mullich and attack the psionicists head-on (using "Blink?"), without waiting for the mace-bearer. - Less effective options (in my opinion) are Shakti or Necromancers. You can hope for hives and take Tazik or Brok. - Another option is for one of you to take Solmyr, Deemer, or Aislin, attack him, deal significant magic damage, and then surrender, allowing you to finish him off. Of course, we won't build any towns, we won't skip turns, we won't take experience from chests, we won't be afraid of crypts, etc. Waiting for 5 weeks for him to build up his bird army, which will be twice as large as yours, is not an option. :smile32: