04/16/2013 Defiant (Dungeon, Shakti, Nymus) def Gallicij (Castle, Valeska, Gurnisson) Jebus Cross 127
I took 1 rest, the opponent took none.
I immediately see a prison near the Castle with 20-49 combat gnomes. I take it with Shakti and about 120 troglodytes, and then! Nymus is level 10, an expert in logistics, offense, ranged attack, and advanced armor. I give her all the troops, run down, take a refuge with 20-49 gargoyles, kill them, and there are unique units :). I run further, see 2 artifacts right on the road, 1 guarded by griffins (he didn't attack, for some reason, although he should have), the other guarded by a hundred zombies. I defeat the zombies, take the artifact - it's a minimal one. I run further, see another artifact guarded by 20-49 ordinary griffins (I'm really lucky with the Hive guards) and a Pandora guarded by demons. The location and terrain are not very convenient, there's a 1-day difference in 5 heroes, I hope the opponent doesn't restart. On day 112, I go for the artifact guarded by griffins - it's the maximum one. In an auto-battle, I lose all 4 vipers, both unique units, and 35 troglodytes. I decide to try to handle it myself. I "handled" it - I lost the same amount, only a few more troglodytes. With 12 vipers and a few units, I take the Pandora, but it's empty :( . I transfer the army, Shakti takes the Crypt, defends the treasures, and I immediately burn 2 health artifacts: a potion and a ring, as well as a sphere of fire. In the next few days, I gather resources, take secondary artifacts, Nymus is persistently not given either earth or air magic, although otherwise, the hero is very strong. But suddenly, in the Tomb, I find a book of fire, and Nymus is given fire magic, and then I remember that I also found a sphere of fire. Thoughts of upgrading a mage, about armageddon, etc., come to mind, but in the end, all of this turned out to be the most useless thing. Next, I take a couple more Hives, break into the Castle, take a shield +6 and a Pandora guarded by unique units (I get 5k experience), health artifacts, a sphere, and stand before a Great Obelisk (100-249 liches). 40 mana, stats 10 14 4 4 (40), army: 36 archers, 1 angel, 7 grand minotaurs, 24 grand medusas, ~80 grand troglodytes + a few harpies. I defeat the Great Obelisk at 125 with the loss of an angel, 1 viper, and almost all the meat. Next, I immediately take a lair with 69 gorgons for an artifact, medusa huts, and a bag of gold, I leave the troglodytes there, then I fight 9 Cyclops for a teapot and another artifact. In the end: stats 17 21 10 10, 47 vipers. On the next turn, I get a good Nagash with experience in earth magic and 200 mana, I send scouts ahead, but on my turn, I receive a message about a surrender - the opponent couldn't handle the Great Obelisk.

Thank you for the game!