Oh yes =) Academy is a very powerful and balanced race. No one has categorized it as a "cheater" race, which is also very good =) Every single unit is needed in battle, without exception. In duels with the Academy, I used to tear one person apart always, absolutely always, and with an astonishing rout. The loser decided that mages were terrible cheaters, and then started playing as mages himself. I admit, it was very hard... He chose Razzak, and he had 240 golems plus 300 gremlins + 8 titans. I played as dark elves; I don't remember the hero, he has good magic, wearing a yellow hat, someone might have him on their avatar ;) Anyway, I won EXCLUSIVELY because of irresistible magic. The golems were smashing everything in sight, and the gremlins kept repairing them, repairing, repairing. Plus the mage was casting all sorts of nonsense =) In short, I managed to cope, but with very, very great effort. Only Earth Shocks saved me =) First I took out 8 titans, then I eliminated golems 28 at a time (I had to use magic — in close combat the golems would have completely wrecked me), and that's how I won by a minimal margin. A very strong race. =)