We agreed to play all random. Elves weren't built up, and their heroes didn't show up at all—I found neither hives nor confluxes, only an external dwelling for uniques. I thought about taking a rest, but Mephala appeared in the tavern, so I decided to play.
On the first week, I took 2 crypts (1 was maxed, gave a necklace +1 to speed), 2 external dwellings for uniques, a secondary Tower (the passage to the second was blocked by snipers), and built dragons in the fort. Two ГОs were found—20-49 devils on the road and 100-249 upgraded liches off-road.
On the second week, I took the only two hives on the respawn, 2 dwarf dwellings, and a medusa dwelling. I found another ГО—50-99 efreeti, though I had to go 2 days off-road for it, and couldn't reach it by the second week. Mephala stubbornly wasn't given Earth, but Fury got it very conveniently as a second skill and mastered it, so I decided to break through with him. On day 127, I positioned both heroes at the ГО's starting point.
On day 131, I broke through the ГО and on the same turn took a shield +4 all, a mantle +10% resistance, and a hat with level 5. I took another hive, a Pandora's box for experience (mastered Air and took Intuition) and Inferno in the center, then sat down to replenish mana. I beat a sword +5 all and another Pandora's box for experience (finally gave Earth), a crown +4/+4, and a book of water behind upgraded nagas. As it turned out, the opponent got wings right after entering the treasure zone and briskly cleared a good third of it.
I decided to return to the central castle to replenish mana (there was no one to fight), to fly over the mountains toward the opponent, and ended up one tile short. The opponent's stats were lower than mine, and their army was weaker, and the devil compelled me to fly his way without refilling mana... since Mephala's growth couldn't be brought there except by the road that led to the passage to the opponent's zone. I visited the library, took sandals +2 all, and on day 137 stopped on the road, forgetting to check via Air Vision for nearby enemy heroes :( On the next turn, Mephala (22,23,21,20) with 61 grand elves, 19 war unicorns, 15 wyverns, and 3 gold dragons, having bought and delivered growth, is attacked by Shakti (12,21,8,5) with 55 grand elves, 18 war unicorns, 16 wyverns, 4 gold dragons, a few pegasi, a red ball, shackles, and a necklace and cloak totaling +3 speed. But Mephala's defense isn't so easy to break, and as a result, the opponent loses all troops, while I have 1 dragon and almost all the war unicorns left.
Thanks for the game!