Favorites, to battle! - 6 - The Battle of Favorites! - 6

Group D.
9.11.2013 Grizvald (blue, Castle, Katya, Tyraxor) def twaryna (red, Fortress, Tazar) Jebus Cross, 133

We took all the resets and went.

111 - I managed to spread out with only 5 heroes, there's a Sphere of Earth almost at my doorstep, I revealed a Pandora's Box behind some wood, a road block leading to the secondary, I didn't see the guard, but the Imp hut was visible. Also picked up an external dwelling of spearmen along the way.

112 - I entered a crypt with 50 spearmen and a few archers, of course it's max there :rolleyes: Lost NotBad, got out with 35 spearmen (obviously could have fought better). The Imp hut block turned out to be 10+ Zealots, and there were ribs guarding them too :mad: . A Dragon Utopia and a couple of crypts near the road.

113 - Scouted another Dragon Utopia close to the road, there's a Griffin Conservatory (level 3) far away, on the other side a Sphere of Fire behind Golems, then a Helm of +5 Knowledge. Revealed a double GO of Greater Hydras and Giants, both need to be fought.

114 - Didn't do much of anything, scouted Boots of Speed with a weak hero, immediately started preparing a chain for them. Finally found an external marketplace.

115 - Finally revealed a couple of Hives and took a secondary Dungeon, stables nearby on the road, both hives are large, didn't attack immediately. Revealed a Pandora's Box behind regular Peasants.

116 - Checked the first Hive - 8 Wiverns, took it right away, then the second one also had 8. Moschna went for the Boots, Tyraxor on an Angel aimed for the Peasants.

117 - A brutal fail with the chain, I beat off the Boots, but couldn't transport them back, had to stall :smile05:

121 - Brought a couple of Angels from home and broke through the Peasants, in the Pandora's Box I got 30 Monks :smile13: Tyraxor declined Air Magic, had to take Learning later :smile04:

122 - Finally broke through the Zealot block, scouted two more Hives and the native secondary.

123 - Took the Hives, total 28 Wyverns, transported Moschna via chain and took the level 3 Griffin Conservatory with a weak hero, losing a ton of spearmen.

124 - I take the level 3 Dragon Utopia, got a Hat for the entire 5th skill slot, a Chupa Chups, Shield of +4 All, and Legionnaire's Hands. With Tyraxor I suicided into the Dungeon and doubled my mana.

125 - Broke through both GOs and ran a bit into the center, Red Dragons were guarding a Necklace of +3 All and a Cloak 2/2. Clues behind Hydras.

126 - Tazar arrived with extremely defensive stats, I was thinking about using Dimension Door for the Titan's Cuirass, or just taking the artifacts from behind the Dragons and attacking in the hope he had no Orb/Cloak. In the end I took the artifacts and attacked, first FB:
Tyraxor 19-14-14 (94) 6 Archangels, Wyvern, 13 Wyverns, a few Zealots, 30 of the same

Tazar 12-34-7 (22) 13 Serpent Flies, 4 Angels, 33 Greater Basilisks, 3 Hydras, 4 Mighty Gorgons, 30 Monks, 20 Greater Lizards

Opening the spellbook (already easier), and successfully casting Implosion on the Imp (that made it much easier) I cast it on the Wyverns, it had a boost by the way. 28 Monks flew away. Then after a trade in the following round Bears resist :smile04:, after a few more trades the opponent surrenders, losing the Monks and three Mighty Gorgons, I was left with 2 Archangels, 2 Wyverns, and 30 Zealots. Continued running further into the center.

127 - Ran into 50+ Greater Minotaurs on the road, had no Oil - had to use Dimension Door, but I saw a town in the center through view, picked up a Naga Bank and settled in the Citadel for rapid growth, there were Efreeti nearby for the Gauntlets and a Pandora's Box. I was slowly building up the secondary to Angels.

131 - Beat the Efreeti with a Golden Bow, took the Gauntlets, got 15 Thunderbirds from the box. Then I also beat the Pandora's Box, but nothing useful. Went back and settled in the Citadel. From home I moved reinforcements towards the center.

132 - Then out of nowhere my opponent flies in, takes my secondary Castle and heads towards my main and the Dragon Utopia. Luckily Tyraxor with 2900 movement points and Dimension Door managed to suicide on the Grems near the GO and, settling in the home town for growth with all the main army, I just watched to see if Tazar could reach the Utopia (by my estimates he could, but there was nothing to do about it).

133 - Tazar fell just short of the Dragon Utopia, I immediately suicide my weak hero next to my main into the Dungeon, double my mana and enter the Utopia. It's a level 1 Utopia, but it gave everything needed - Shackles of War and an Orb of the Firmament. I trap Tazar and cast Implosion, he had nothing to counter, and in the end Tazar throws up Armageddon and surrenders.

Thanks for the game!:smile13: