well, to quickly find an opponent on the map, there's a good spell – air view.
-I only play 1-on-1 without any AI, so there's no need to get distracted by minor things – you go and eliminate the opponent as quickly as possible. I understand that we're discussing Necropolis tactics against Conflux, and if that's the case, then you can't afford to be slow.
-The maximum number of Griffons is 5 stacks of 40 each; they're very easy to defeat. You just need to corner them – then the Vampire only defends against two Griffons, while the rest graze nearby).