I haven't played much with Rampart; I played through the Elf upgrade, ignoring the Draconians (although their lair was right in front of me). I took 2 Knight units (I messed up with the third), they were in the Castle, and I grabbed 25 Grand Griffons in the Pandemonium. My army composition was: Griffons, Dragons, and Spirits. In the Treasure room, I snatched the Lion's Blade from under their nose, and then I boldly attacked with Ivor (if I had had gauntlets or +1 speed, it would have been a guaranteed win). I grabbed a helmet with +12 to knowledge and retreated home. Then, my opponent made a royal gift – he couldn't retrieve the fifth-level artifact. My scout grabbed it, and we attacked Kreg again. While Ivor was replenishing his mana, our troops flew to the outskirts to get the Console. Knowing that Kreg had no mana, I looked for an opportunity to engage him and found it. He had a lot of power and stats, but no mana – and the remaining stack of Knights blinded him. I cast Blind, then Mass Slow, and then defeated everything except the Blinded units.
Thanks for the game; my opponent had a great setup – he probably took advantage of his only chance to win.
