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The problem with the Orb is that it occupies a convenient slot. In fact, it doesn't even occupy a slot, but rather clears one – you don't need to take elemental books and enhancements.
The same goes for the amulet, which is taken instead of +2 speed, which is noticeable.
If the Orb were a shield+sword combo, it would be a rather strategic item, not obvious in terms of application conditions.
CS combined with AotD is often the only weapon against Necropolis. You can't replace the shield or sword. It would be great to have it instead of the amulet, and AotD + CS + Cloak of Negation wouldn't counter Haven.=Lizard=
Banning CS/Po + antimagic in all elements would have been optimal, and people have been playing like that for a long time, and it was great, but the Yekaterinburg mafia, blah blah blah...
There were also trolls with skeletons with 11 speed and 20 HP ;) The heroes are great, but they are different now. For example, Armageddon in SoD and HotA are different spells in terms of strength.