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In your opinion, which faction is the strongest in Heroes 5? Let's discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each faction.

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Fireball;74830
This is not disputed. But still, the Phoenix and Vampire are quite effective when besieging Gnomes.

Their abilities are indeed the best in the game, but their units are not. However, Pillage and Keen Mind come from Logistics, and the chance of obtaining it is only 2%. Mentorship is a 3rd-level ability, and therefore it is not always easy to obtain, just like Empathy. Rune Harmony is often completely useless considering the presence of Leadership. Pyrokinesis and Eternal Light are very strong, but if you take all of the above, you will be left without Attack and Defense.

Exactly, it's hard to level up, who will let them. Given the current state of affairs, they need to be killed almost first.

And they also really need Chaos Magic, Attack, and Luck. There are clearly not enough levels. And prolonging the game is risky.

And that's all you need. 1 mana for 10 units of damage dealt is a lot. This is considering that it is also not difficult to obtain Magic Attraction.
Gnomes
Well, considering the combat style, you can choose from the skills, and there are many options, since Gnomes have average characteristics.
Attack - 20%
Defense - 30%
Knowledge - 30%
Magic - 20%
Their units are strong with Rune magic, for example, Mountain Guards, they hit very hard, but with low initiative and speed, it's problematic, but runes save the day.
Lava Dragon is the strongest 7th-level unit, and it costs only 4500 and 2 crystals (I think), while the Archdevil costs 4666, which does not justify its cost.

Mages,
Since you say that they need to be destroyed first, it means you agree that they are very strong.

High Elves
Education - Mana Attraction - only 2 levels are needed.
Spellcasting - Arcane Knowledge - 2 levels, you can stop at these branches of development, these skills are important to use the potential of the Necromancer in magic, so it is worth using.

Necromancers
It's not 1 mana for 10 damage, but for 50 units of damage, and then you need a lot of mana to create a Phoenix, and a Necromancer or Mage can also summon a Phoenix, and it would be even better if the Mage takes it and banishes the Phoenix :p