Why do you play as the Academy?

I like them for their specialization in magic, and in particular, "Arcane Knowledge." After studying it, you can use all possible spells, and you can excellently develop a mage, for example, with the main skills for a Chaos Wizard: Spellpower, Intelligence, and Mechanics. And you can add two more, for example, Luck and Light Magic with its "Storm Wind" talent. After such development, try saying that mages are a weak race :) And creatures, upgraded with artifacts to the maximum, become real "powerhouses" on the battlefield.