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I conducted an experiment. I played as Kifrah against Jalib on the Outlands map.
I can say that in this case, everything worked out great. Of course, I understand that the computer is not the most intelligent opponent, but Kifrah the Warrior defeated it perfectly.
I developed Kifrah as follows:
- Fundamentals of Invincibility - Dark Ritual
- Skilled Leadership - Treasury Management - Troop Gathering - Aura of Swiftness
- Constant Luck - Magic Resistance
- Skilled Defense - Dodge
- Skilled Offense - Tactics - Battle Fury - Retribution
- Skilled Chaos
I was wondering if the computer would use a counterspell. And lo and behold! It used it three times in a row. As a result, neither of us cast spells, but the damage of my monsters was simply excellent! Luck triggered constantly (I found a Lucky Horseshoe +2).
Chaos, I think, is definitely worth taking. And it performed excellently. I used it to defeat neutral creatures.
In general, I defeated Jalib very convincingly.
But this was against the computer... I can only imagine what would happen if it didn't use a counterspell, but instead used Dark Magic. That would be really bad for the Warrior-Necromancer.
In general, I've come to the conclusion that the Academician is one of the most dangerous opponents for the Warrior-Elementalist. He is very unpredictable, and it is difficult to find a guaranteed strategy to counter him.