Speed factor.

Stay away from the Knights! :smile29: I love them! :)

There's no accounting for taste, as they say... :) Valeska and Turis are, of course, decent heroes, mainly due to their specialization. I often leveled them up, especially when I was just starting to play online, and when there was no better option. But I don't remember ever managing to get even three out of the four most important skills for a warrior with a Knight: attack, defense, logistics, and earth magic. And such a situation is not uncommon for a Swamp creature; sometimes they even get all four. Plus, leadership is not the most useful skill. Regarding the Berserker: let's say a Castle attacks a Swamp, the Castle has an Archmage, and it's the first turn. It places a Berserker on the Hydras. And the Swamp has level 1 Snakes; it's their turn, and the Berserker's effect is removed. :) Or another example: your opponent goes first, casts Mass Slow, and attacks your stacks with tactics (let's assume the parameters are approximately equal, and there are many troops left). Your turn – you cast Mass Haste, and your opponent's stacks take damage from you twice in a row...