03.11.2015 Djar (Red, Rampart, Ilor, Monare) lose Xenofex (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) Jebus Cross 211

There was one very big problem at the home respawn — there is no road to the secondary. No restarts left... On the bright side, there was one external dwelling of angels and one external dwelling of archers, and 2 external dwellings of griffins. The angel dwelling was guarded by trolls, and after the battle I had too few pikanos to take the angels in the first week.
On 121 things went south — the angels rolled critical morale and immediately crashed into the bowmen. After the fight, almost all the bowmen died. And there were 61 of them... My entire strategy for a fast exit evaporates into thin air. Now my only chance is the conservatories. I had 3 of them nearby! Minimum, double, and maximum. In the maximum one at the very end of the battle, I messed up and lost one angel. Valeska keeps being offered water magic, and I politely decline. For ГО I have 2 choices — bad and even worse — titans and the meanest guys from same-tier heroes (black dragons). I build my strategy around a late exit on 131. Since angels are faster than titans and titans are closer, I attack them with 12 angels and one-hit meat. There are 15 of them. After the battle, 2 angels fall. I start clearing the center, hoping that the opponent's life isn't exactly a piece of cake there either... Valeska levels up to the end and the final choice is diplomacy or keen sight. I take diplomacy, of course; after all, paying off enemies at more reasonable prices might come in handy =)
First contact! On 143 the opponent attacks (either flight, or jumps, or both together). I have 14 angels and 44 upgraded wyverns. The opponent has 46 wyverns, 15 green dragons (thank god they weren't gold...), 20 upgraded unicorns, 8 archangels (surprise), 2 stacks of pegasi to remove retaliation, and fodder. I have the advantage in stats, plenty of money, and diplomacy. I remove retaliation from the wyverns and hit them with my stack of upgraded wyverns, after which I brazenly pay them off at reasonable prices. The opponent is minus 17 wyverns...
Second contact! Same day, only now it's my turn. Since I still have plenty of money and can reach the opponent, I decide to attack. After chain lightning and armageddon, the opponent has 11 wyverns, 9 green dragons, and 1 upgraded unicorn left. (He cast oil). I pay them off with 26 upgraded wyverns.
Now the advantage in strength is mine. But I have one very big problem. No earth magic and no town portal... But the opponent has them... Here he began to develop a strategy correct for him — jumping across the map and seizing my castles. In the long run, he could have won, but he made one decisive mistake — he left his main hero in the castle that I eventually reached. And I managed to choke him out.
It turns out the opponent had 3 external dwellings of dragons...

Thanks for the game!


Thanks for the game!