Crystal of Secrets

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In Heroes of Might and Magic V, there's a bug related to the Crystal of Secrecy. Specifically, when placing these crystals, the AI sometimes disengages from the battle and allows you to attack it freely.
Of course, it's not ideal to exploit this bug, but sometimes circumstances force you to.
Usually, I place a stack of units, like Furies, in a corner of the arena and position two crystals near them, ensuring they don't touch the units but block the path to them.
From my personal observations, I've noticed the following:
- Crystals don't work against infantry; Lava Dragons, for example, easily break through them.
- Crystals work inconsistently against flying units. Sometimes they stand still, and sometimes they attack the crystals.
Therefore, the question arises: is there a 100% reliable method or plan of action where, after placing the crystals, the neutral creatures will simply stand there and do nothing?

The same thing happens with the Wall of Swords. Sometimes, you can use it to protect your units, and the enemy will start acting strangely. I've even seen a video of a battle between Biara and Zehir. In that video, the enemy didn't figure out what to do with the Wall of Swords, even though they had Archdevils in their army, which could have easily teleported the blocked unit out of there.

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