From a psychological standpoint, you can justify anything here. In any other situation, I would vote for NNV, but in this setting, you can play for three years, considering all sorts of defenses and permanent, indiscriminate killings.
I agree, I don't understand what they found in these Might & Magic games.
Let's eliminate the Shaman.
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I think we can pair Heroist and Shaman.